It was billed as a battle of the best offensive transition team against the best transition defense, a war between the irresistible force meeting the immovable object. All-star guards and forwards are facing off with multi-faceted bigs in a game of human chess. Two of the best coaches in the league will be pitting their wits against one another, looking to navigate this round unscathed.
When Danny Green laid down for his pregame nap on Wednesday, he was expecting to play a playoff game for the Lakers that evening. When he woke up to frantic knocking at his door, he found out he’d instead be heading for a night with even higher stakes than a playoff matchup:
The Houston Rockets took a 3-2 lead in their best-of-seven first-round series against the Oklahoma City Thunder with a 114-80 win Saturday at ESPN's Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, Florida.
Former Portland Trail Blazers star Cliff Robinson has passed away at he age of 53. Claudine Ewing of WGRZ in Buffalo, NY broke the news this morning.Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports confirms.
The Los Angeles Lakers look to clinch the Western Conference first round over the Portland Trail Blazers in game five.
A call to Barack Obama from a small group of players including NBAPA president Chris Paul and Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James helped convince NBA players to end their strike in the wake of the police shooting of Jacob Blake and return to the court to finish the playoffs.
The last 24 hours or so have been unprecedented for the NBA.
Giannis Antetokounmpo had 28 points and 17 rebounds and Milwaukee beat Orlando to close out the Eastern Conference series in five games.
The Bucks advanced to face Miami in the second round, beginning Monday.
Kyrie Irving was right. The doubts, the meetings with players, his concern that playing in Orlando would take away from the critical work needed on social justice reform — all of it turned out to be true. Two months since Irving voiced concern over playing in the league’s Disney bubble, players went on strike Wednesday to put the focus back on violence being perpetuated by police towards Black people.
