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NBA playoffs 2021: Everything you need to know about the 20 teams in the mix
The 2020-21 NBA playoffs — and play-in! — are finally here. And this thing is as wide open as ever. But before we lock in the full 16-team field, here’s a look at the first round of the play-in tournament, during which two teams from each conference will secure the Nos. 7 and 8 seeds: […]
Continue readingWashington Wizards finish improbable run to lock No. 8 seed for play-in tournament
The Wizards were 17-32 on the morning of April 7. That’s when ESPN’s Basketball Power Index gave them just a 4% chance of even making the play-in tournament. However, things started to change, as the Wizards won 17 of their final 23 games, culminating in a 115-110 come-from-behind win over the Charlotte Hornets on Sunday […]
Continue readingBrooklyn Nets secure No. 2 seed as Kyrie Irving joins 50/40/90 club
In the final seconds of the first half, Blake Griffin intercepted Cedi Osman’s off-kilter attempt to save the ball from bouncing out of bounds. Griffin fed the ball upcourt to Kyrie Irving with a spinning, behind-the-back, right-handed pass. Irving then hurled the ball to Mike James, who was just inside the 3-point line. James laid […]
Continue readingAs scenarios abound, Steve Kerr’s Golden State Warriors will treat season finale as ‘a playoff game’
SAN FRANCISCO — As his Golden State Warriors prepare for Sunday’s all-important, regular-season finale against the Memphis Grizzlies, Warriors coach Steve Kerr wants his team to have a clear mindset about exactly how much is at stake. With a win, the Warriors will finish the regular season with a 39-33 record, a game ahead of […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: The biggest surprises of the season
Before we say goodbye, though, let’s take a look back at three of the most surprising statistical stories that stood out over the course of the 2020-21 season. He went undrafted in essentially every fantasy league, but is on pace for a top-50 finish. We’re talking about T.J. McConnell of the Indiana Pacers, who produced […]
Continue readingNo. 7, No. 8 or bust: How each play-in team can get to the NBA playoffs
The second edition of the NBA’s play-in tournament starts Tuesday and the final participants have narrowed. The teams that finish between seventh and 10th in the standings from each conference will qualify for the tourney to determine who will earn the No. 7 and No. 8 seeds in the playoffs. Last season, the league kicked […]
Continue readingRapper J. Cole shouts out Russell Westbrook and Ja Morant in new album, NBA world reacts
After a three-year hiatus, rapper and new Rwanda Patriots shooting guard J.Cole released his sixth studio album titled “The Off-Season.” Despite spending the greater part of the past decade focusing on a multiplatinum music career, his basketball roots run deep. Born Jermaine Lamarr Cole, he was a star basketball player at Sanford (North Carolina) High […]
Continue readingFantasy NBA Daily Notes: Terence Davis among latest hot free-agent pickups
Baseball is back, and so is fantasy! Get the gang back together, or start a new tradition. Join or start a league for free >> Prepare with rankings & analysis >> The second-year wing scored a season-high 27 points last night in a win over the Thunder, good for his fifth 20-point showing of the […]
Continue readingFor ninth straight season, NBA sets league record for made 3s per game
For the ninth consecutive season, the league record for 3-pointers made per game has been broken. Even if zero 3s are made in the final four days of a regular season that ends Sunday, the league’s average in 2020-21 will be higher than any other season. The 3s-per-game record was clinched when Washington’s Davis Bertans […]
Continue readingLos Angeles Lakers unveil 2020 NBA championship banner, stay alive for top-6 spot
“We said we would not unveil this banner until we had some of you guys in the seats, so this is your guys’ moment,” James said, speaking into a microphone at center court before L.A.’s 124-122 win over the Houston Rockets. “We had our ring night; we wanted you guys there, but we wanted to […]
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