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The top 25 NBA Finals performances of all time

Game score, pioneered by John Hollinger, is a measure of a player’s single-game value factoring in all elements of the box score from scoring efficiency to playmaking to rebounding and defensive impact. Although imperfect, it quickly captures a player’s baseline performance and allows us to compare conference finals games going back to 1978 — the […]

Why NBA players keep flocking to a hot gym at UCLA: Inside the Rico Hines runs

Under the soft glow of sunbeams seeping out from the corners of the blue roller shades that cover the windowed walls of the sweltering second-floor gymnasium, the 45-year-old former UCLA basketball player toted a trash can around the three hardwood courts as members of the women’s volleyball team trickled in for their midday practice. With […]

Lowe’s League Pass Rankings: The top 10 must-watch teams this season

Here we go: The top 10 in our 2022-2023 League Pass Rankings! We revealed Nos. 30-11 on Tuesday, and you can read about the rankings formula there. Look at this soul-snatcher: That is the smile of someone who knows he has you. The Mavs’ offense is one-dimensional — Luka Doncic walks ball up, runs two-man […]

‘We want to contain, contest and control’: Lakers coach Darvin Ham sets expectations at first practice

“I wasn’t going to dare show any Milwaukee Bucks clips,” Ham said Tuesday after the Los Angeles Lakers’ opening training camp session. “I’m a Laker. A Laker through and through.” Ham plans to be the coach of a Lakers team that strings together stop after stop, his top priority in turning around a group that […]

Betting tips for 2022 NBA Finals: Warriors-Celtics Game 4

Kings of the quarter: If you’ve paid any attention to this series (or the NBA for the better part of a decade), you’re well aware that Golden State dominates third quarters (plus-43 points in this series). What you might not be aware of is just how effective Boston’s fourth quarter defense has been. It’ss urrendering […]

Los Angeles Lakers eliminated from playoff contention with loss to Phoenix Suns, win by San Antonio Spurs

Tuesday’s 121-110 loss to the Phoenix Suns — coupled with a 116-97 win by the San Antonio Spurs over the Denver Nuggets — officially eliminated L.A. from play-in contention with three games remaining in the regular season. Phoenix blew the game open with a 35-22 third quarter and the Lakers limped to the finish line […]

LeBron James’ pursuit of Michael Jordan fading away in the first round

Among this generation of NBA players, Jordan has GOAT status. His six rings are the bar all of them must clear to be in that conversation. Five rings gets you on the same mountain peak as all-time greats like Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant and Tim Duncan. James was 31 when he got to three rings […]

Fantasy basketball 30: Big minutes mean big numbers … and big risk

Here’s a look at the most fantasy relevant news and notes for all 30 teams: Atlanta Hawks: Danilo Gallinari‘s rise into a prominent role with the Hawks after an early-season ankle injury has been a slow one, and the veteran forward is rostered in only 35.9% of ESPN leagues because of it. In his first […]

Consecutive championships for a city in the Super Bowl era

Los Angeles is title town, for the time being. It’s not often that a sports city or metropolitan area follows up one title by also winning the next major sports championship awarded — not to mention three teams from the same city pulling it off. With the Los Angeles Lakers defeating the Miami Heat in […]

Tom Brady’s fourth-down gaffe joins list of other interesting errors involving time and turnovers

On Thursday night, Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Tom Brady appeared to forget what down it was in the closing moments of a loss to the Chicago Bears. After missing two passes with under a minute to play, Brady held up four fingers, seeming to think that it was fourth down. Instead he had just turned […]

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