Devin Booker has 45 points and a minus-37 through two games and that is exactly what OKC designed
Devin Booker has 45 points through two playoff games against Oklahoma City. He is shooting 48.4% from the field. That sounds like a star doing…
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Raptors already used their desperate adjustment in Game 2 and Cleveland still won wire to wire
The Toronto Raptors are not down 0-2 because they have not tried to adjust. They are down 0-2 because they already made the desperate adjustment…
Jalen Williams grabbed his hamstring again and the Thunder’s playoff ceiling just changed
Jalen Williams left Game 2 against Phoenix midway through the third quarter after grabbing his left hamstring. He had 19 points on 7-of-11 shooting and…
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 37 in Game 2 by solving every defensive adjustment Phoenix tried
Phoenix had a defensive plan for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in Game 2. Force him left, load help into the paint, shrink driving lanes, and send late…
Detroit held Orlando to 83 points in Game 2 and the Magic may not have an offensive answer
Detroit held Orlando to 83 points in Game 2, the Magic’s lowest scoring output of the season, and outscored them 38-16 in the third quarter…
Scoot Henderson scored 31 on 11-of-17 shooting and Portland’s pace broke San Antonio in Game 2
Scoot Henderson finished Game 2 with 31 points on 11-of-17 shooting, including 5-of-9 from three, and posted a 79 percent true shooting rate while leading…
Orlando Magic held Detroit to 34 points in the paint in Game 1 and the Pistons may not have an answer
Orlando held Detroit to 101 points in Game 1 after the Pistons averaged 117.8 during the regular season. Detroit shot 40 percent from the field,…
LeBron is doing something no 41-year-old has ever done in the playoffs and the Lakers are up 2-0 because of it
LeBron James is averaging 23.5 points and 10.0 assists through two games against Houston, both above his regular-season numbers. The Lakers are up 2-0 without…
Spurs blew a 14-point fourth quarter lead in Game 2 and Wembanyama’s absence does not explain that
Victor Wembanyama entering concussion protocol is a significant development for the series. It does not explain what happened in Game 2. The Spurs led by…
VJ Edgecombe’s 30 and 10 in Game 2 came on the same shots Boston dared him to take in Game 1
VJ Edgecombe finished Game 2 against Boston with 30 points and 10 rebounds on 12-of-20 shooting, including 6-of-10 from three. He became the youngest player…
The Mavericks are targeting Tim Connelly to change how they build their roster
The Dallas Mavericks are changing how they build their roster. This front office search comes from failure and urgency. Dallas is operating without a permanent…
Deni Avdija emerges as Blazers’ primary option with 41-Point play-in takeover vs Suns
Deni Avdija is no longer operating as a secondary piece, Portland is running its offense through him and trusting him to close games. Avdija finished…
Lamelo Ball’s dirty play overshadows the Hornets play-in win over the Heat
LaMelo Ball made a reckless play that should have been called a flagrant, but the Miami Heat weakened their own argument when they acted like…
Sacramento Kings stuck with costly roster and no clear path forward for the offseason
The Sacramento Kings built a roster that does not align with any competitive timeline, and the result is a team that cannot realistically improve without…
Giannis and the Bucks disagreed on roster as season ended in wider conflict
Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks disagreed on the roster heading into the season, and that disagreement eventually carried into how the year ended. Reporting…
Memphis Takes Quiet Approach to LeBron Drama While Ja Morant Uncertainty Grows
The Memphis Grizzlies are choosing not to respond publicly to outside criticism, even as uncertainty around Ja Morant continues to shape the direction of the…
Scoot Henderson Expects a Win as Trail Blazers Face Suns in His Biggest Test Yet
Scoot Henderson didn’t hesitate when asked about expectations. “Man, a win. That’s my expectation.” That answer captures where the Portland Trail Blazers are heading into…
Why the Charlotte Hornets Are a Bad Matchup for the Miami Heat in NBA Play In Tournament
The Miami Heat have been in this position before. Play-in pressure. Elimination stakes. Erik Spoelstra has already described it as a Game 7 environment where…
Why Devin Booker never appears in trade rumors even as the Phoenix Suns sit in the middle
Back in February, the NBA trade deadline passed without Devin Booker ever becoming a real part of the conversation, and that silence looks louder now…
Ryan Rollins posts 24-9-7 as Doc Rivers says ‘the ball was really hopping’ in Bucks win
Doc Rivers said “the ball was really hopping,” and that was the clearest reason the Milwaukee Bucks looked in control from start to finish in…
Draymond Green reveals what he knows about whether Stephen Curry will get ‘shut down for the season’
The Golden State Warriors season is not going to plan. But they are not going to give up yet. Even before Jimmy Butler suffered a…
Cavaliers adjust after 6-for-32 from three, ride Evan Mobley to win over the Jazz.
“We’re 6-for-32 from three… it’s really hard to win an NBA game with those stats,” Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson said after Cleveland’s 122-113 win…
LeBron James says Lakers took a “professional approach” in win without Luka.
“We had a professional approach,” LeBron James said after the Lakers beat Washington 120-101, and the numbers made that point for him. Los Angeles shot…
“Our guys were unbelievable tonight”: Pistons push Thunder to brink despite missing core
“Our guys were unbelievable tonight,” J.B. Bickerstaff said after Detroit’s 114-110 overtime loss to Oklahoma City, and the game backed that up. The Pistons led…