CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell has lacked his customary explosiveness and not looked like himself through three games of the Eastern Conference finals. Something seems off with the All-Star guard. Same for the Cavaliers. They may soon have time to heal. Like all summer. Cleveland is on the...
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 26 points and 12 assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder climbed out of a 15-point hole minutes into the game to beat the San Antonio Spurs, 123-108, on Friday night, May 22, and take a 2-1 lead in the Western Conference finals. Jared McCain had 24...
NEW YORK (AP) — Donovan Mitchell insists he is feeling good. Actually even better than that. He had better be, or the Cleveland Cavaliers are in trouble. Questions about Mitchell 's health persisted after he and his teammates lost Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals to the New York...
NEW YORK (AP) — Josh Hart scored a playoff career-high 26 points, Jalen Brunson had 19 points and 14 assists, and the New York Knicks moved halfway to their first NBA Finals appearance since 1999 by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers, 109-93, on Thursday night, May 21. Mikal Bridges also scored 19...
As the country continues to wait for a full-blooded Filipino player to break into the NBA, local fans have remained steadfast in throwing their support for players with Filipino roots who continue to carry the nation’s hopes in the world’s premier basketball league. Leading that group are...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The MVP looked like the MVP again, and the Western Conference finals are knotted up. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander bounced back from a subpar series opener to score 30 points, Alex Caruso added 17 off the bench and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the San Antonio Spurs, 122-113, on...
NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson sparked one of the NBA 's greatest postseason comebacks, a rally from a 22-point deficit in the fourth quarter, and finished with 38 points as New York beat the Cleveland Cavaliers, 115-104, in overtime on Tuesday night, May 19, in Game 1 of the Eastern...
The NBA’s 80th season is hitting its most intense stretch, with the final four teams in two conferences locked in to reach the championship round and win the Larry O 'Brien Trophy. The San Antonio Spurs made one significant step after taking Game 1 versus the Oklahoma City Thunder in double...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Victor Wembanyama had 41 points and 24 rebounds, Dylan Harper finished with 24 points and a team playoff-record seven steals, and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 122-115 in a double-overtime classic to open the Western Conference finals Monday night, May...
DETROIT (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 26 points, Jarrett Allen and Sam Merrill each added 23 and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Detroit Pistons, 125-94, on Sunday night, May 17, in Game 7 to advance to the Eastern Conference finals. The fourth-seeded Cavaliers ousted the East 's top seed...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — He’s the best player on the best team. And the voters say he’s the best player in the league, too. Again. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of the reigning NBA champion Oklahoma City Thunder won the NBA’s Most Valuable Player on Sunday, May 17, for the second consecutive year. He...
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...
