The last month has been a roller coaster for the New Orleans Pelicans. Seven consecutive wins, followed by four straight defeats, and now, after a thrilling 119-118 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night, a four-game...
Wednesday night's contest between the Orlando Magic and Detroit Pistons turned ugly just before halftime as Moe Wagner, Killian Hayes and Hamidou Diallo were all ejected for their roles during an altercation near the Pistons' bench. With...
Welcome back to NBA Star Power Index: A weekly gauge of the players getting the most buzz around the league. Inclusion on this list isn't necessarily a good thing -- it simply means you're capturing the NBA world's attention. This...
The Phoenix Suns will be without their star guard for the foreseeable future. On Wednesday, the Suns announced that Devin Booker will be sidelined for at least a month with a left groin strain. Booker missed Phoenix's three Games...
Luka Doncic put on one of the greatest performances in NBA history on Tuesday night, tallying a stat line that's impossible to believe even as I sit here and write it: 60 points, 21 rebounds and 10 assists in the Mavericks' absolutely...
We need to talk about the Orlando Magic. They have an 8-5 record in the month of December along with the league's eighth-best net rating. They're coming off of a 10-game stretch in which their only two losses were one-point road defeat...
Luka Doncic made basketball magic Tuesday night, becoming the first player in NBA History to record a 60-point, 20-rebound triple-double with a 60-21-10 line that might honestly never be topped. In the process, he managed to rally...
For more than 47 minutes, it looked as though Luka Doncic was headed for a 47-point disappointment. The New York Knicks led the Dallas Mavericks most of the way, and with 33.9 seconds remaining, Deuce McBride made two free throws to...
The Philadelphia 76ers have been rising up the Eastern Conference with eight straight victories, but the streak, despite a 48-point performance from Joel Embiid, came to an end with a 116-111 loss to the Washington Wizards on Tuesday...
Paolo Banchero knows what a pure scorer looks like. He sees one every time he looks in the mirror. The 2022 No. 1 overall pick and odds-on favorite to win Rookie of the Year, Banchero is averaging 21.7 points per game and has all the...
Joe Mazzulla has exceeded expectations as interim coach of the Boston Celtics. He is 24-10 through 34 games, leading the Celtics to the NBA's best record thus far this season. Caesars Sportsbook has him as the early favorite to win...
Sacramento Kings head coach Mike Brown has entered the NBA's Health and safety protocols and will miss Tuesday's Game against the Denver Nuggets, the team announced. Brown is dealing with mild symptoms and hopes to return to the team...
The Brooklyn Nets secured their ninth straight win Monday night, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 125-117. The win pushed the Nets ahead of the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference standings to the No. 3 spot, with only a half-game separating...
Nets star forward Kevin Durant made some NBA history during Brooklyn's 125-117 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night. On a jumper he knocked down midway through the second quarter of the contest, Durant passed San Antonio...
Sacramento Kings star Domantas Sabonis has been diagnosed with an avulsion fracture in his right thumb, the team announced on Monday. He will attempt to play through the injury and has been listed as questionable for the team's next...
Things are growing increasingly dire for the Los Angeles Lakers. After clawing their way back into the playoff hunt following a 2-10 start, they've now lost four in a row with Anthony Davis out injured. It's a frustrating turn of events...
The NBA's five-Game Christmas schedule is in the books, and it finished with a bang as the Denver Nuggets needed overtime to outlast the visiting Phoenix Suns, 128-125. In the day's opener, the 76ers dominated the second half to defeat...
It's easy to lose track of the NBA record book. In most cases, we're dealing with enormous four- and five-digit numbers, and unlike a sport like baseball, where raw numbers tend to dominate, basketball statistics largely deal in averages....
SAN FRANCISCO -- It was so on-brand for the Memphis Grizzlies, it verged on parody.In the visiting locker room before games, most teams play a steady loop of the opponent's highlights, including scouting notes, on whatever monitor...
The New York Knicks are linked to just about every big-name player that hits the trade market. Their goal is seemingly to pool all of their draft assets and young players to land two superstars and begin comPeting for championships....
When James Harden wanted to join the Brooklyn Nets, he showed up to training camp in 2021 out of shape, played with minimal effort for a few weeks and then publicly suggested that his existing situation could not be fixed before getting...
