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NBA Power Rankings, Week 9: Pelicans in the driver’s seat in the West, Nets might be turning a corner

Then again, just a few weeks ago, some were quivering at the idea of the Utah Jazz going on a deep run through this year’s leaky Western Conference. The way things are going in the West, any team hovering in the middle of the pack could switch places with New Orleans or Memphis by mid-January. […]

The move that might’ve saved the Golden State Warriors’ season

Until it isn’t. The Rockets storm to a 13-0 run to open the second quarter. At halftime, the Warriors, winless on the road, trail by four. It’s a situation they’ve found themselves in all season — Stephen Curry and the starters build a lead, only for the bench to relinquish it. Warriors coach Steve Kerr […]

‘Gave my heart to that city’: John Wall’s Washington homecoming has been four years in the making

LA Clippers at Washington Wizards. 7 p.m. Capital One Arena. Since the day he was traded for Russell Westbrook in a deal between the Wizards and Houston Rockets on Dec. 2, 2020, Wall has been waiting to play in front of fans in D.C. He scooped up 50 tickets. The two seats he wanted most, […]

The Boston Celtics turned NBA Finals heartbreak into what so far has been the best offense in league history

It quickly turned into a statement from the best offense in the league. The Celtics steadily increased their lead from 10 to 20 to 30 to an unfathomable 40 points after Jayson Tatum hit a free throw midway through the third quarter in a 125-98 victory. And the Suns aren’t alone. The entire league has […]

The high-flying Pelicans are winning games with defense

Ingram averaged nearly 24 points per game during his first two seasons in New Orleans and was at 22.7 points per game last season. McCollum has averaged at least 20 points per game in seven consecutive seasons and averaged 24.3 points in 26 games with the Pelicans after being acquired before the trade deadline. And […]

Fantasy basketball 30: Anthony Edwards, Julius Randle and other NBA notes

Luckily, Eric Moody does all that work for you each and every Thursday with the Fantasy 30, helping answer the tough questions such as whom to start, who are the best fantasy basketball sleepers out there and what’s the latest injury news with key players around the league. Here’s the latest fantasy news from each […]

NBA Power Rankings, Week 8: Where would the Lakers be without Anthony Davis?

The other veteran team that underperformed to start the season, the Brooklyn Nets, started to build some momentum thanks to Kevin Durant. Durant led the Nets to a win streak against the teams on their schedule they should beat, but didn’t do enough to pull off a win against the red-hot Boston Celtics in their […]

How the Cavaliers are having Evan Mobley follow the Giannis blueprint

It’s the first quarter during a matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks — the first of two November road tests for the young Cavs against the veteran Bucks — and the pick-and-roll is executed to perfection. Mobley gives Mitchell an edge over Bucks guard Jevon Carter and then the Cavs 7-footer goes racing toward the rim […]

What’s behind the NBA’s new focus on traveling, and how players and teams are adjusting

“I’m all for it,” Thibodeau said. Over the ensuing 36 hours, the Knicks were hit with six violations in a blowout loss to the Mavericks before committing another eight — the most called on any team in a single game since 2010, according to Elias Sports Bureau research — during Sunday’s 91-82 victory against the […]

Protests, bizarre news conferences and yams: Inside two ridiculous weeks with Kyrie Irving and the Brooklyn Nets

The post, without any text, was an Amazon link to a movie called “Hebrews to Negroes: Wake Up Black America,” centered on antisemitic tropes and Holocaust denial. Soon thereafter, the backlash and fallout began, the 12-year veteran yet again unwittingly engulfing the Brooklyn Nets and NBA in a controversy that transcended the game. Team sources […]

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