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How the Lakers wasted Year 1 of LeBron
The Los Angeles Lakers will miss the playoffs for a sixth consecutive year. LeBron James’ season will end in April for the first time since 2004-05, his second year in the NBA, snapping personal streaks of 13 straight postseason appearances and eight straight NBA Finals berths. Magic Johnson, after two seasons as Lakers team president, […]
Continue readingNBA playoffs: How the Boston Celtics extended the Eastern Conference finals
Over the next three quarters, the Celtics rebuilt their spirit piece by piece. They got a healthy serving of instant offense from reserve big man Enes Kanter. Jaylen Brown set an aggressive tone. Boston started protecting the basketball. After halftime, Boston ratcheted up the defensive pressure. Tatum started to attack the paint and drew fouls […]
Continue readingBoston Celtics ‘relax,’ take control in 2nd half to keep season alive
So before they returned to the court for Friday’s second half, point guard Kemba Walker had a simple message for his team. “What I remember from halftime is Kemba saying, ‘We just need to settle down a little bit,’” Jaylen Brown said. “We just had to dial in a little bit and once we did, […]
Continue readingNBA playoffs: Everything to know for Bucks-Heat and Raptors-Celtics in the East semis
While the West waits on the results of two first-round series, the Milwaukee Bucks and Miami Heat tip off their second-round series on Monday night, and the Boston Celtics already took Game 1 from the defending champion Toronto Raptors. Who will advance in the bubble? Our experts break down what you need to know about […]
Continue readingNBA playoffs 2020: Everything to know about the 17 teams that can still win the title
After 66 scrimmages and more than 80 seeding games — and plenty of fishing — the matchups for the 2020 NBA playoffs are finally set. And in an unprecedented atmosphere that could negate the benefits of home-court advantage, we could be in for another wild two months inside Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex […]
Continue readingWhat Jusuf Nurkic gained from losing a year to injury
One second, Portland Trail Blazers center Jusuf Nurkic was flying through the air, trying to tip in an offensive rebound at the end of a double-overtime game against the Brooklyn Nets on March 25, 2019. The next, he was lying on the ground, writhing in pain, his lower leg obviously broken. For the first month, […]
Continue readingNBA players react to the first games in the Orlando bubble
In the 4½ months that have passed since the last game was played, the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor have ignited a league-wide social justice initiative. That was the focus as the Jazz and Pelicans took the floor, with every player, coach and referee taking a knee during the national anthem. Though his […]
Continue readingNBA Continuity Rankings: Which teams hold the edge in the bubble?
Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone, whose team checks in near the top of our list, has high hopes. “Continuity [will] help with trying to create a home-court advantage,” Malone said earlier this month of playing at a neutral-site in Orlando, Florida. “We have guys that have been together for a while, know how to […]
Continue readingNBA restart: Rosters, schedules and standings projections for every team
With scrimmages tipping off Wednesday, here’s our breakdown of every team in Orlando, Florida, including: current seed and most likely playoff seeds (via simulations using ESPN’s Basketball Power Index), remaining strength of schedule (ranked from hardest to easiest), seeding-game schedules (with win projections using BPI), full rosters and projected rotations. We’ve also included the number […]
Continue readingClemson’s Trevor Lawrence gets engaged, NFL MVP Lamar Jackson has dental work and what you missed this weekend
Here’s what you might have missed over the weekend … Was it cake? Who knows? That was last week, though it got our favorite furry mascot, Gritty. If we get to play college football this season, Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence will be a top candidate for the Heisman trophy and just about every other award. […]
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