SAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama was quiet on the floor in Game 5 of the NBA Western Conference finals, and silent afterward. Game 6 of the West title series awaits, with the Spurs — facing elimination for the first time in these playoffs — set to play host to the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder. […]
Read MoreOKLAHOMA CITY — Alex Caruso sparked another big effort from the bench Tuesday night. And he’s a big reason the Thunder are on the verge of returning to the NBA Finals. Caruso scored 22 points and was 4 of 8 on 3-pointers to help Oklahoma City — down two starters — to a 127-114 victory […]
Read MoreThe San Antonio Spurs could be without guards De’Aaron Fox and Dylan Harper for Game 3 of the NBA Western Conference finals against the Oklahoma City Thunder. All-Star point guard Fox has yet to play in the conference finals after injuring his right ankle in the second-round series win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, Rookie Harper, […]
Read MoreOKLAHOMA CITY— If this was the NBA regular season, De’Aaron Fox wouldn’t even be trying to play. Such is the severity of his ankle injury. And his replacement in San Antonio’s starting lineup is now ailing as well. Just like that, the Spurs have some big issues to deal with in the NBA Western Conference […]
Read MoreOKLAHOMA CITY — The MVP looked like the MVP again, and the NBA Western Conference finals are knotted up. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander bounced back from a subpar series opener to score 30 points, Alex Caruso added 17 off the bench and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the San Antonio Spurs 122-113 on Wednesday night in Game 2. Chet […]
Read MoreDETROIT — Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points, Jarrett Allen and Sam Merrill each added 23 and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Detroit Pistons 125-94 on Sunday night in Game 7 to advance to the Eastern Conference finals. The fourth-seeded Cavaliers ousted the East’s top seed and will face the third-seeded New York Knicks. Game 1 […]
Read MorePHILADELPHIA — Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart and the New York Knicks are back in the Eastern Conference finals, tying the NBA postseason record with 25 3-pointers in front of a raucous crowd rooting for the road team and rolling past the Philadelphia 76ers 144-114 on Sunday to sweep the second-round series. Deuce McBride started in […]
Read MoreCLEVELAND — James Harden isn’t worried that the Cleveland Cavaliers have dropped the first two games of their NBA Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Detroit Pistons. The results suggest Harden and his teammates should be alarmed going into Game 3 on Saturday in Cleveland. “It’s 2-0. They do what they did at home, so […]
Read MoreDETROIT— Cade Cunningham scored a franchise playoff-record 45 points, including a step-back jumper with 32 seconds left, and the top-seeded Detroit Pistons beat the eighth-seeded Orlando Magic 116-109 on Wednesday night in Game 5 of their NBA first-round series to stave off elimination. Detroit never trailed and went ahead by 15 early in the final […]
Read MoreCLEVELAND— Dennis Schroder scored 11 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter, Evan Mobley hit a pair of pivotal 3-pointers in the final period and finished with 23 points, and the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied for a 125-120 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night in Game 5 of their NBA first-round playoffs series. […]
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