The NBA will reveal this season 's Most Valuable Player on Sunday, May 17, which just happens to be the day before Game 1 of the Western Conference finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs. Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the reigning MVP and he 's one...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Stephon Castle had 32 points and 11 rebounds to highlight another dominant performance from the San Antonio backcourt, and Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs raced past the Minnesota Timberwolves, 139-109, on Friday night, May 15, to win the series in six games. De 'Aaron Fox...
DETROIT (AP) — James Harden scored a playoff-best 30 points and Donovan Mitchell had 21, helping the Cleveland Cavaliers come back from a nine-point deficit late in regulation and beat the Detroit Pistons 117-113 in overtime on Wednesday night, May 13, to take a 3-2 lead in their Eastern...
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Victor Wembanyama atoned for his first career ejection with another huge performance, finishing with 27 points, 17 rebounds, five assists and three blocks as the San Antonio Spurs beat the Minnesota Timberwolves, 126-97, on Tuesday night, May 12, to take a 3-2 lead in their...
Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke was found dead Monday at a home in the Los Angeles area, a person familiar with the terms of the ongoing investigation said Tuesday, May 12. He was 29. Emergency personnel who responded to the scene found drug paraphernalia in the home, said the person, who...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — LeBron James says he has no idea whether his 24-point performance in the Los Angeles Lakers ' season-ending playoff loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday night, May 11, was the final game of his NBA career. The top scorer in league history stuck to the strategy he...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points, Chet Holmgren made a tiebreaking dunk with 32.8 seconds to play, and the Oklahoma City Thunder swept the Los Angeles Lakers out of the second round of the NBA playoffs with a 115-110 victory in Game 4 on Monday night, May 11. Ajay...
San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama will not face further discipline from the NBA for elbowing Minnesota 's Naz Reid in Game 4 of the teams ' Western Conference semifinal series, a person with knowledge of the league 's decision said Monday, May 11. The person spoke to The...
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — 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, May 10, to sweep...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ajay Mitchell had career playoff highs of 24 points and 10 assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder extended their unbeaten playoff run to the brink of another Western Conference finals with a 131-108 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3 of the second round on Saturday...
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Victor Wembanyama delivered another masterpiece with 39 points, 15 rebounds and more game-wrecking defense for the San Antonio Spurs, who took a 2-1 lead in the second-round NBA playoff series with a 115-108 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night, May 8....
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Chet Holmgren and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander each scored 22 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Los Angeles Lakers, 125-107, on Thursday night, May 7, to take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinal series. Ajay Mitchell had 20 points and Jaren McCain added 18...
