Welcome to the regular season finale, where thirteen playoff seeds are still up in the air, and the only first-round series we know for sure is the fourth-seeded Los Angeles Clippers versus the fifth-seeded Dallas Mavericks. Most notably, the final guaranteed playoff spots in both conferences remain uncertain. A win puts the New Orleans Pelicans… Read More »
In the span of a few weeks this past fall, the Milwaukee Bucks traded for perennial All-Star point guard Damian Lillard and signed two-time MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo to a three-year contract extension, establishing themselves as the betting favorite for the 2024 NBA. championship and possibly beyond. Nothing has gone right for the Bucks since then,… Read More »
10 observations: Javonte Green’s career-high night lift Bulls past Knicks originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Presented by Nationwide insurance agent Jeff Vukovich The Chicago Bulls defeated the New York Knicks 108-100 on Friday evening at the United Center. With the win, the Bulls moved one game ahead of the Atlanta Hawks with five to… Read More »
NBA Power Rankings: Where Warriors, Kings sit with one month left originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area And just like that, the 2023-2024 NBA regular season ends in a month. Aside from the still-rising Boston Celtics, every team is vying for the best possible positioning, whether that’s for playoff seeding or draft purposes. The… Read More »
NBA Power Rankings 2023-24: Knicks, Nuggets in rhythm with month to go originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area And just like that, the 2023-2024 NBA regular season ends in a month. Aside from the still-rising Boston Celtics, every team is vying for the best possible positioning, whether that’s for playoff seeding or draft purposes.… Read More »
Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell is insulted by Atlanta Hawks forward Bruno Fernando, right, during the first half of the Lakers’ 136-105 victory Monday at Crypto.com Arena. (Gina Ferazzi/Los Angeles Times) Anthony Davis didn’t need 20/20 vision to see the Atlanta Hawks trying to get the Lakers’ attention. “You don’t want my view!” Austin Reaves would… Read More »
March is the time of year when many teams are looking forward to making deep runs in the NCAA tournament. For other programs, the season was a huge disappointment, leaving head coaches in hot water. Louisville is in the second year of the Kenny Payne era and, after a grace year last season, it may… Read More »
NBA Power Rankings: Where Warriors, Kings Sit with 22 Games to Go originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Two things 28 other NBA teams don’t want to see: the Bucks and Nuggets finding rhythm late in the season. Milwaukee and Denver have each won six straight in early March, a possible sign of things… Read More »
Welcome to The Playlist: my weekly column that tells you who and what to play — when it comes to music or other things in my rotation — for the week ahead in fantasy basketball. Each week you’ll see a compilation of the pickups you need to make, lineup notes (who’s in and out of… Read More »
Fantasy basketball’s annual hiatus has arrived, and All-Star Weekend kicks off tomorrow in Indianapolis. Considering the number of injuries impacting fantasy basketball, the All-Star break couldn’t have come at a better time. While we’re in the middle of a two-week fantasy scoring period, I wanted to take a moment to reflect on which players have… Read More »