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 »
Detroit Pistons vs. Boston Celtics, Game 1 Detroit Pistons legend Chauncey Billups. An early cornerstone of the Toronto Raptors franchise and one of the greatest dunkers the game has ever seen in Vince Carter. The Jerry West logo for the third time – this as GM/front office guru. The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced… Read More »
Vince Carter, Seimone Augustus, Chauncey Billups, Michael Cooper, Walter Davis, Charles Smith, Dick Barnett, Harley Redin, Michele Timms, Herb Simon, Bo Ryan, Doug Collins and Jerry West will be part of the 13-member Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame Class of 2024, which was announced Saturday. The 14 finalists for the Hall of Fame class… 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 »
CLEVELAND – The Eastern Conference is tossed with teams that have a degree of dominance mixed with periods of confusion and inconsistency – yet the optimism remains. The Cleveland Cavaliers fit neatly into both categories, sometimes enchanting and sometimes confusing. They’re better built than the pack that meekly fell to the New York Knicks in… Read More »
Payton Pritchard is averaging 18.7 points and 7.7 dimes over his last three games for the Boston Celtics, who may be able to move on from some players and open up more minutes for Pritchard. That makes him a great player in fantasy basketball leagues. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images) Specially for Yahoo Sports With… Read More »
The long grind of the regular season is coming to an end, with a new, more urgent grind on the horizon. Here are a few burning questions facing the NBA, a month away from the start of the playoffs. The refereeing has become lighter, the number of fouls has dropped and the scores are not… Read More »
A move to the New York Knicks has dropped Bojan Bogdanovic’s production, as he’s only scoring 11.1 points in 15 games with his new team, making him someone to cut from fantasy basketball rosters. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images) Specially for Yahoo Sports The end of the NBA regular season is quickly approaching. That means… 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 »