Through five games, there were scant answers. The Celtics lucked into one clunker from James, in Cleveland’s Game 3 loss. But here in Game 5, James was back to his dominant self, helping the Cavs close out Boston on its home floor with a 135-102 drubbing. For James, it was a typically brilliant stat line: 35 points, 13-for-18 shooting, 4 for 7 from the 3-point line, eight rebounds and eight assists....
Leonard — who had just returned to action after missing Game 6 of the Houston series with an ankle injury — turned the same ankle on a third-quarter jumper against the Warriors, with Zaza Pachulia defending. MORE: Spurs vs. Warriors Game Center Leonard completed both his free throws before getting taken out of the game. He left the game as the Spurs’ team leader in points (26), rebounds (eight) and assists (three)....
Will we see Cavs-Warriors IV in the 2018 Finals? Can the Warriors repeat? PLAYOFF PICKS: Eastern Conference | Western Conference AccuScore has simulated the NBA playoffs thousands of times to calculate probabilities for each team to win its first-round series and advance to win the NBA Finals. Championship probabilities for all playoff teams are listed in the table below and will be updated throughout the postseason. AccuScore’s odds to win NBA Finals NBA playoff predictions, values There’s a clear gap after the Warriors’ title chances, but the Houston Rockets are No....
The Bucks clinched a spot in the Eastern Conference finals with a 116-91 win over Boston in Game 5 on Wednesday at Fiserv Forum. Milwaukee took control before halftime, pulled away in the third quarter and cruised to the victory from there. Star Giannis Antetokounmpo led the Bucks’ with 20 points, eight rebounds and eight assists while Eric Bledsoe chipped in 18 points. The Celtics swept the Pacers in the first round and appeared like they would make the series against top-seeded Milwaukee competitive after they won the opener on the road in convincing fashion....
The Raptors started the game hot jumping to a 34-23 first quarter lead. While they had control over the game for three good quarters, a fourth-quarter surge by the Bucks helped the hosts overcome the deficit and eventually get the win. Kawhi Leonard led the Raptors in scoring with 31 points while Lopez scored team-high 29 points for the Bucks. Let us take a look at three talking points from the Bucks’ home-game win in Milwaukee....
10 of Sporting News’ NBA writers and editors weighed in with their season predictions. MORE: Ranking the best NBA players entering 2021-22 season For individual awards, voters were asked to submit a top three for each award with five points awarded for a first-place vote, three points for a second-place vote and one point for a third-place vote. Let’s dive into the results: MVP: Giannis Antetokounmpo (39 points) Will Giannis Antetokounmpo ride the momentum from the NBA Finals to a third MVP award in four seasons?...
The league sent out a memo to all 30 teams with new guidelines that must be followed starting this season as part of its mental health initiative, according to The Athletic. Per the reported memo, all NBA teams must adhere to the following guidelines: Each team must have at least one licensed mental health professional who is available to players on a voluntary basis. The professional or professionals must have “experience in assessing and treating clinical mental health issues....
With the NBA Playoffs now in the rear-view mirror, the focus of general managers around the league has shifted to the NBA Draft. After all of the picks are made on Thursday night, they will then be tasked with reconstructing their rosters in free agency. Given the proximity of those two big events on the NBA calendar, you may be wondering how much money rookies earn after signing their contracts and the impact those deals will have on the rest of the offseason....
Luka Doncic scored 27 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds, 21 of which was scored in the second half. Mavericks captured their seventh in eight games. Anthony Davis got 27 points on board for Lakers while Lebron James finished with 25 points and nine rebounds. Coming up in December is a stretch in which Lakers play eight of nine games on the road, the last of which is at Milwaukee....
According to a league source who has been monitoring the situation, the Raptors may even be the team that kicks off a league-wide trade frenzy. Here’s what the source said to SportsNet: The Raptors have a quality core group of players that are highly valued around the league. This includes All-Stars Pascal Siakam and Fred VanVleet, last year’s Rookie of the Year Scottie Barnes, OG Anunoby and Gary Trent Jr....
15th May 2019, 6:30AM IST Oracle Arena, Oakland, California Head to Head (Playoffs only): Total Games: 9 games Won by Golden State Warriors: 8 games Won by Portland Trail Blazers: 1 game Match Overview: The Golden State Warriors face the Portland Trail Blazers in the first game of the Western Conference Finals in the Oracle Arena. The Warriors reached the conference finals after a grueling semi finals win over the Houston Rockets, which they won 4-2 and beating the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round, 4-2 as well....
Here are the overall odds for each of the 14 teams to land the first pick this year: Houston Rockets 14.0% Detroit Pistons 14.0% Orlando Magic 14.0% Oklahoma City Thunder 11.5% Cleveland Cavaliers 11.5% Minnesota Timberwolves 9.0% Toronto Raptors 7.5% Chicago Bulls 4.5% Sacramento Kings 4.5% New Orleans Pelicans 4.5% Charlotte Hornets 1.8% San Antonio Spurs 1.7% Indiana Pacers 1.0% Golden State Warriors 0.5% Additionally, it must be noted that the Houston Rockets will only keep their first first-round pick if they land one of the top-four picks, of which they have an overall 52% chance....
Here’s your NBA Dream Team of the Week for this past week: Center: Karl-Anthony Towns Week averages: 17.8 points, 13.3 rebounds and 4.5 assists The level of play that this rookie is displaying in Minnesota is simply phenomenal. The question no longer seems to be whether Karl-Anthony Towns will be crowned Rookie of the Year or not, it has rather become whether he would be selected unanimously or not. Towns has registered 48 double-doubles (4th best) this season, including 13 in his last 14 games....
Vaughn took over as the Nets’ coach right before the league shut down because of COVID-19 concerns. He coached, and won, two games before the postponed season. He then led the Nets to a 5-3 record in the bubble despite not having DeAndre Jordan (opt-out), Spencer Dinwiddie (opt-out), Taurean Prince (opt-out), Wilson Chandler (opt-out), Kevin Durant (injury) or Kyrie Irving (injury). He went 0-4 in postseason play in a first-round series against the Raptors, but his bubble performance did enough to impress the front office....
Golden State is making its fifth consecutive finals appearance while this is Toronto’s first ever. The Warriors are favored to win their third straight title, but here are three players who could swing the direction of the series: Danny Green To be frank, Green needs to pick it up. The 2014 NBA champion was among the most efficient 3-point shooters in 2018-19. The Raptors guard converted a blistering 45.5% of his attempts from behind the arc during the regular season but was virtually a non-factor against the Bucks in the Eastern finals....
The only real big-name player, which still has a lot of buzz around him is Kawhi Leonard who isn’t even a free-agent. The players that agreed to contracts on July 3rd might be insignificant in the big picture but were quite important to the teams that signed them up to fill up roster spots. You might not see a round-up tomorrow given the July 4th holiday in the United States but before we let go off that, it’s time to take a quick recap of all the deals agreed to on July 3rd....
Failing to improve a roster better equipped to handle Golden State has left LeBron James “frustrated” and “concerned.” And that was before all of the drama surrounding Irving’s trade request. In need of a positive mark on the offseason report card, the Cavs have signed Derrick Rose to a one-year, veteran’s minimum deal, according to The Vertical’s Shams Charania. MORE: Irving trade would be bad for Cavs, but good for NBA...
A total of 15 NBA teams have already clinched playoff berths, but there is still much to be decided down the stretch. The seedings are far from finalized, and the last postseason spot in the Western Conference could come down to a play-in tournament. It will certainly be an exciting sprint to the finish line. Below you’ll find everything you need to know about watching the NBA’s restart, including tipoff times and TV channels for the national broadcasts....
The videos are not just hilarious, they’re also spot-on accurate. After taking on James Harden, Russell Westbrook, Tim Duncan, JaVale McGee and Kobe Bryant, Armstrong set his sights on a rather interesting subject: hotheaded referee Joey Crawford. NBA impersonations: Meet Brandon Armstrong | Tim Duncan | Harden | Kobe | JaVale McGee We’re not sure if it his best impersonation yet, but that’s only because all of them are excellent....
Also READ Top 5 contenders for NBA 2019-20 Defensive Player of the Year award | Ranked NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski’s Troublesome Email The Senator, Josh Hawley is a Republican who usually takes a hardline stance against the Chinese government. Also, Hawley and the Republican party are aligned with President Donald Trump who has been blaming China for the worldwide pandemic of COVID-19. When Adrian Wojnarowski caught sight of the Senator’s email, he chooses to respond with the following email response: “f*** you!...
