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Lakers’ LeBron James maintains lead in fans’ vote for All-Stars
The Lakers star remained ahead of emerging Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic and reigning NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo for the top spot in balloting with 4,747,887 total votes. Doncic (4,598,323), Antetokounmpo (4,474,107) and the Lakers’ Anthony Davis (4,412,619) are the only players with more than 4 million votes. This is the final time before the […]
Continue readingBucks GM Jon Horst says team isn’t chasing wins, it’s chasing a title
Even with the early success, Bucks general manager Jon Horst insists this squad isn’t chasing victories. The wins are the result of good habits being developed that the team hopes will carry over to when it matters most. “We’re not chasing wins. I do think that playoff seeding matters,” Horst told Duke men’s basketball coach […]
Continue readingNBA Power Rankings Week 13: Latest risers and fallers
Our experts rank the best teams in the league, from No. 1 to No. 30, with the Utah Jazz rising and the Brooklyn Nets sliding. Throughout the regular season, our panel (ESPN’s Tim MacMahon, Andre’ Snellings, Royce Young and Bobby Marks, and The Undefeated’s Marc J. Spears) is ranking all 30 teams from top to […]
Continue readingLet’s go on a road trip with the NBA-best Bucks
The Milwaukee Bucks boarded their private plane to take them to San Antonio sporting a 32-5 record, the best in the NBA this season. Their .865 win percentage had them on pace to win 71 games, putting them on par with the 1996-96 Chicago Bulls (72-10) and the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors (73-9). The Bucks’ […]
Continue readingTen NBA things I like and don’t like, including the Lakers without LeBron
It’s really the only blemish on an otherwise dominant season: The Lakers average 100.5 points per 100 possessions with LeBron James on the bench — three points worse than the league’s clankiest offense. It’s all shooting: The Lakers with LeBron sitting don’t get nearly as many profitable shots — corner 3s and attempts in the […]
Continue readingLakers’ LeBron James takes over as fans’ top choice in All-Star voting
After Mavericks guard Luka Doncic led all players in the first round of voting announced last week, James stormed past Doncic and reigning NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo into the top spot with 3,359,871 total votes. Doncic (3,277,870), Antetokounmpo (3,259,383) and James’ Lakers teammate Anthony Davis (3,124,446) are the only players with more than 3 million […]
Continue readingMike Budenholzer: Bucks will treat Spurs rout as learning experience
Even after suffering the largest regular-season loss of his Bucks tenure on Monday, the sideline leader defended his team’s effort. “I mean there’s no doubt that [DeMar] DeRozan and a few of the other guys made some tough kind of pull-up 2s, midrange, some tough floaters and then they had the 3-ball going, too, so […]
Continue readingLakers’ Anthony Davis on dunk contest: ‘That’s not me’
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Anthony Davis might be one of the NBA’s most prolific dunkers in terms of volume, but the Los Angeles Lakers star has no intention of taking those slams to the contrived stage that is the annual dunk contest at All-Star Weekend. “That’s not me,” Davis said Tuesday. “In-game dunker only. The […]
Continue readingNBA Power Rankings Week 12: Lakers, Thunder, Jazz rise as 76ers continue their fall
Throughout the regular season, our panel (ESPN’s Tim MacMahon, Andre’ Snellings, Royce Young and Bobby Marks, and The Undefeated’s Marc J. Spears) is ranking all 30 teams from top to bottom, taking stock of which teams are playing the best basketball now and which teams are looking most like title contenders. Previous rankings: Week 11 […]
Continue readingTen NBA things I like and don’t like, including what happens when Kawhi Leonard sits
The Dallas Mavericks have exceeded even the expectations of those of us who picked them to make the playoffs. Luka Doncic looks to be a generational superstar. The role players all complement Doncic and Porzingis — a perfect mix of gunners, 3-and-D guys with some off-the-bounce verve, versatile bigs, old-school point guards, and grunt-work toughs. […]
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