Boston took the No. 1 seed, and now they can prove they’re worth it.
The Boston Celtics are somehow the No. 1 seed, and the Chicago Bulls are somehow in the playoffs. Neither seemed likely a couple weeks ago, but here we are, with both teams earning a chance to face off against each other.
Triple-doubles, three-pointers, and a 70-point game. NBA offenses shattered records all over the place this year.
For a year once thought to be a foregone conclusion—that the Cleveland Cavaliers and Golden State Warriors would barrel through the other 28 teams on the way to the finals — this season has brought about some of the most inconceivable moments the NBA has ever seen.
The Blazers wrap up the regular season with a 103-100 loss to the Pelicans, finishing with a record of 41-41.
It was close down the stretch, but the Pelicans get the best of the Blazers to wrap up the 2016-’17 regular season. The Blazers will now prepare for the playoffs and the Golden State Warriors this coming Sunday.
Stephenson blew in The King’s face, but the rivalry was a little deeper than that.
The Cleveland Cavaliers and Indiana Pacers will meet in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, which means one thing and one thing only:
LeBron James vs. Lance Stephenson: The Next Chapter.
It wasn’t too long ago that the Cavaliers actually worked Stephenson out as a prospect to join the team midseason. James had no qualms with the team potentially signing a past enemy.
It’s 2017 and Metta World Peace dominated a game of basketball, leading the Los Angeles Lakers to a 108-96 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans. World Peace scored a team-high 18 points, sliding into the Lakers’ starting lineup in the absence of D’Angelo Russell.
Yes, these Lakers are now on a five-game winning streak. Life works in peculiar ways.
The Warriors gave us a taste of what we can look forward to with a healthy roster of stars as we roll into the 2017 playoffs.
The Golden State Warriors closed out the regular season tonight with a 109-94 win over the Los Angeles Lakers. They finish the season with 67 (or more) wins for the third season in a row, the only team ever to do so.
The Denver Nuggets were in Dallas to face the Mavericks in what was the first game of the season that had no bearing on them making the playoffs. That meant heavy minutes for Jamal Murray, Juancho Hernangomez and Malik Beasley and they did not disappoint. Beasley had what was by far his best performance of the season and the Nuggets delivered an even team effort overall to put away the Mavericks early and never look back. Despite enlisting the services of Tony Romo, the Mavs were no match and would lose this one 109-91.
The turbulent season has come to a close
Well folks, the 2016-2017 season is officially over and another disappointing campaign is in the books. I’m sure we’ll have many more thoughts about the odd season that we just endured, but tonight the visiting Kings managed to help their lottery position by losing to the Clippers while Los Angeles guaranteed themselves home court advantage in the first round of the playoffs.
Kyle Singler hit double-figures; Nick Collison flashed back; and all is right in Thunder Land
On a night where Russell Westbrook and other key Oklahoma City Thunder cogs gained “playoff-bound DNPCD’s,” Victor Oladipo sank the homestanding Minnesota Timberwolves late for a 100-98 win.
