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There’s the game, and then there’s the game within the game. We’re not talking about practice, not practice. We’re talking about the games within the game, man. The Philadelphia 76ers handled...

Madison Square Garden was bumping on Wednesday night. Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks couldn't have cared less.  The young Hawks ended the New York...

Like their ’90s predecessors, these Knicks are feisty—and that might not be enough to win a title.

How Jonas Valanciunas stands in the dunker’s spot without standing still The Grizzlies are getting creative when it comes to involving their dependable big man. When Jonas Valanciunas isn’t leveraging his left shoulder in the post, rumbling down the lane, or launching the occasional three, the burly Lithuanian center can most normally be found lurking in the dunker’s spot, mopping up misses and manufacturing angles for dump-off passes. And yet, to refer to that area of the floor as his n...

Celtics vs. Nets 2021: Betting Odds, Prediction, Schedule For Playoff Series 05/20/21 AT 1:38 PM The No. 2 seed Brooklyn Nets and No. 7 seed Boston Celtics face off in the first round of the 2021 NBA playoffs. It’s one of the few playoffs series that is clearly one-sided.  Who’s Favored? Brooklyn is expected to roll through Boston and advance to the second round. The Nets are overwhelming -1050 favorites to win the series at FanDuel Sportsbook. The Celtics have +630 odds to pull off a mas...

Tune-In Tidbits: Play-In Tournament in East, TNT Tuesday, May 18, 2021 Get ready for Tuesdays pair of Play-In games on TNT with five key stats to know about each matchup. Brian Martin, for NBA.com May 18, 2021 3:44 PM Domantas Sabonis has averaged a triple-double (23.0 ppg, 14.3 rpg, 10.7 apg) over nine games in the month of May. Get ready for Tuesday’s pair of Play-In games on TNT with five key stats to know about each Eastern Conference matchup. Also, take a deep dive into the stats with Jo...

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, heres 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: Eastern Conference play-in The Boston Celtics captured the No. 7 seed with a 118-100 win over the Washington Wizards. The Celtics will face the Brooklyn Nets in the first round of the NBA playoffs. The Indiana Pa...

Power Rankings, Week 21: San Antonio Spurs have a rough end to the regular season but . . . Share this story Scott Wachter-USA TODAY Sports The San Antonio Spurs had a rough week, but they managed to back themselves into the play-in tournament the same weekend the cornerstone of the franchise - Tim Duncan - was enshrined in the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame. While the Spurs needed a loss by the Kings to get a chance to play in the playoffs, they had plenty to celebrate with the enshrinement...

OffRtg = Points scored per 100 possessions Using the same math on the other end of the floor (points allowed per 100 possessions vs. the league average), the Los Angeles Lakers (106.5, -5.1 vs. the league average) rank as just the 38th best defense of the last 25 seasons, with No. 1 being the 2003-04 San Antonio Spurs (93.1, -8.3). So the the best offense and best defense of the last 25 seasons came in the same year. (The Mavs won three of the four head-to-head meetings, but the Spurs lasted lo...

And whether changing defenses and changing defenses frequently is having more of an adverse impact on opponents or the Pacers