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Donovan Mitchell sets Cavaliers’ tone with 30 points in Game 1

So he took a late-night drive. During his outing, he came across two kids. They started yelling words of encouragement. That level of enthusiasm is why Mitchell said he loves the first game of the playoffs more than anything. And that eagerness translates to his play as he put up yet another 30-point performance in […]

NBA playoffs 2024: Everything to know about the 20 teams still vying for the title

In the Eastern Conference bracket, the Boston Celtics ran away with the top overall seed, but that didn’t mean this race lacked drama down the stretch. The New York Knicks needed overtime on the regular season’s final day to secure the No. 2 seed to complete a final month of reshuffling below the Celtics in […]

76ers’ dramatic win vs. Heat gives them chance to avoid play-in

Now, after pulling off a dramatic comeback, thanks to a 15-3 run to close the game to beat the Miami Heat 109-105 Thursday night at Kaseya Center, with the league’s reigning MVP back in the lineup, an escape from the play-in is suddenly possible. “It was a tough environment and it was a team that’s […]

NBA Power Rankings: Dallas rises through the West as the Hawks and Pacers battle in the East

In the Western Conference, the Oklahoma City Thunder, Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves have each locked up a postseason berth, while the Dallas Mavericks, powered by Luka Doncic, have surged in the standings. With Joel Embiid back on the court after a two-month absence due to injury, the Philadelphia 76ers could throw a wrench into […]

Devin Booker tops 50 for third game in row against Pelicans

With more than 40 friends and family on hand from Booker’s hometown of Moss Point, Mississippi, less than a two-hour drive from New Orleans, Booker stood near the baseline of the Smoothie King Center taking pictures. The Phoenix Suns star was coming off another standout performance against the New Orleans Pelicans in a 124-111 victory. […]

Sources: Sixers’ Joel Embiid could return as soon as Tuesday

Embiid, who has been out since Jan. 30, has been delivering the final preparations for his return from left meniscus surgery, ramping up his conditioning in recent days to rejoin the Eastern Conference playoff chase. The 76ers are 40-35 and eighth in the Eastern Conference with seven games remaining. The Sixers play the Thunder on […]

NBA fines Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama for tossing ball into stands

The NBA fined the San Antonio rookie $25,000 on Sunday for the act, which came at the end of Friday’s 130-126 overtime win for the Spurs over the New York Knicks. Wembanyama caught a long pass for a steal on the game’s final play, wrapped his arms around the ball, high-fived a courtside fan and […]

Doncic 3 points shy of extending streak of 30-point triple-doubles

Doncic had 27 points, recording another triple-double — but doing so without scoring 30 for the first time in seven games — and the Dallas Mavericks rolled over the Chicago Bulls 127-92 on Monday night. Doncic finished with 14 assists and 12 rebounds but exited the blowout midway through the fourth quarter to end his […]

Embiid plans to return this season, regardless of Sixers’ record

CAMDEN, N.J. — Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid spoke to the media Thursday afternoon for the first time since he suffered a knee injury a month ago and said he hopes he will be able to return sometime before the regular season is over. “That’s the plan,” Embiid said after Philadelphia practiced Thursday ahead of […]

From Embiid’s 70 to Luka’s 73, have NBA offenses become too good?

Scoring averages this season are the highest since 1969-70, and the league has set a new record for offensive efficiency six times in the past eight seasons. Stars are churning out eye-popping performances at rates not seen since Wilt Chamberlain‘s prime. In January, four players scored 60-plus points in the span of four days: Joel […]

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