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The NBA play-in race is making the Mavericks better Share this story Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports “You play 72 games to get into the playoffs, then maybe you lose two in a row and you’re out of the playoffs. So I don’t see the point of that.” — Luka Dončić on the NBA play-in tournament Luka Dončić hates the idea of the play-in tournament. Mark Cuban thinks the play-in tournament was an enormous mistake. Jalen Brunson described play-in as “Meh” on the recent Lowe Post podcast. Most Mavericks fans didn’t like it when the team was struggling and hovering around the eigh...

In an unusual NBA season, the Knicks have been the biggest surprise The New York Knicks are 37-28 and the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference. Nobody saw this coming. May 5, 2021 The NBA is famously predictable. We usually know who’s good and who’s bad before the ball is tipped. But in this volatile season (due to the pandemic, the truncated schedule, and a rash of injuries) no one could have predicted the rise of the New York Knicks. The Knicks (37-28), the longest longshot to make the postseason, are the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference. They went 11-4 last month with ...

Rudy Gobert has been a steady force on defense all season for the NBA-leading Jazz. Long live offense! It’s the cry of the land across the NBA, from the number of 20-point scorers and triple-double stat lines we get these days to most of the rules changes enacted by the Competition Committee in recent years to whatever Golden State’s remarkable Stephen Curry is up to on any given night. But does that mean defense is dead? Well, no. Coaches who made their bones convincing players that their time on the court trying to stop the other guys is every bit as essential as what they do with the b...

Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons both want Defensive Player of the Year. Who should get it? Both Sixers stars want Defensive Player of the Year. Who has a stronger case? Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images The end of the NBA’s regular season is often said to be the least consequential part of the calendar, but it does offer intrigue on two levels: teams jockeying for playoff (or draft lottery) position, and players making their final push for individual awards. The MVP race always gets the most attention, but Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic should have it about wrapped up. Jok...

What the Jazz/Clips games tell us about Suns playoff challenges Share this story A long long time ago, the Phoenix Suns used to appreciate big late season matchups as another step toward the intensity of upcoming playoff games. We are finally at that stage again in 2021. Indeed, early-season matchups versus potential playoff opponents are interesting and give you bragging rights if you win but are never going to have that playoff-level competitive spirit. As the season progresses, the ‘big’ games against potential playoff opponents become much more serious, more heated in the moment. That...