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For most of the last week, Knicks-76ers looked like it might become a Jalen Brunson pace-and-shotmaking series. Then Joel Embiid came back, Philadelphia won three…
The Knicks have the playoff scoring numbers everyone notices, but the more important detail for this series is how much they still need Karl-Anthony Towns…
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…
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 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…
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, the Magic’s lowest scoring output of the season, and outscored them 38-16 in the third quarter…
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 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 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…
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 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 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 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 made a reckless play that should have been called a flagrant, but the Miami Heat weakened their own argument when they acted like…
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 Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks disagreed on the roster heading into the season, and that disagreement eventually carried into how the year ended. Reporting…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
“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…
