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• NBA Net Rating (Week 7): Thunder Back Up To +11.9

The Oklahoma City Thunder jumped up from 10.0 to 11.9 in Net Rating since last week. NBA Net Rating (Week 7):1. Thunder: 11.92. Cavaliers: 9.93. Celtics: 9.54. Grizzlies: 8.35. Mavericks: 7.76. Knicks: 7.07. Rockets: 7.08. Warriors: 4.99. Magic: 4.510. Wolves: 3.611. Kings: 3.212. Heat: 3.013. Nuggets: 1.914. Clippers: 1.315. Bucks: 1.016. Suns: -0.917. Spurs: -1.718. Pistons: -2.519. Hawks: -2.72...2024
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• Nikola Jokic and Magic Johnson’s highlight reel has stunning similarities

Photo by Garrett Ellwood/NBAE via Getty Images Nikola Jokic and Magic Johnson are linked by more than just triple-doubles Nikola Jokic had already firmly established himself as the best basketball player in the world heading into the 2024-25 season with three NBA MVP trophies, one championship, and one NBA Finals MVP already under his belt before he turned 30 years old. Jokic faced one of ...2024
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• LeBron James is losing to Father Time, and the Lakers are cooked

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images Only trades for more help can save the Lakers from falling off a cliff. The Los Angeles Lakers’ first 14 games provided a fleeting moment of hope that perhaps a new head coach really could fix all their problems. Since then, the Lakers have descended into the cold reality of their long-time mediocrity, slipping down the Western Conference standings as th...2024
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• NBA Net Rating (Week 6): Thunder Supplant Cavaliers At No. 1

The Oklahoma City Thunder and Boston Celtics have overtaken the Cleveland Cavaliers for the first and second spots in Net Rating with the two teams holding nearly identical marks. NBA Net Rating (Week 6)1. Thunder: 10.02. Celtics: 9.93. Cavaliers: 9.54. Grizzlies: 8.45. Rockets: 8.16. Knicks: 6.67. Mavericks: 6.58. Warriors: 6.39. Magic: 5.910. Clippers: 2.311. Nuggets: 1.612. Heat: 1.413. Bucks: ...2024
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• NBA Net Rating (Week 5): Rockets Move Up To No. 4, Warriors Fall To No. 5

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Oklahoma City Thunder continue to rank first and second in the NBA in Net Rating, while the Golden State Warriors have dropped from third to fifth. NBA Net Rating (Week 5):1. Cavaliers: 12.42. Thunder: 11.23. Celtics: 10.84. Rockets: 8.65. Warriors: 7.76. Grizzlies: 7.47. Knicks: 6.68. Mavericks: 5.79. Magic: 4.510. Wolves: 2.011. Clippers: 1.212. Heat: 1.213. Nuggets: ...2024
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• Rudy Gobert and Julius Randle beefing on court made Wolves unravel vs. Raptors

Photo by David Berding/Getty Images The Wolves were pointing fingers at each other as they melted down vs. the Raptors. The Minnesota Timberwolves enjoyed one of the finest seasons in franchise history last year, winning 56 games and advancing to the Western Conference Finals. The Wolves were seen as a young and ascendant team behind 23-year-old superstar Anthony Edwards, but with a big lu...2024
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• Rudy Gobert and Julius Randle beefing on court made Wolves unravel vs. Raptors
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• The Warriors rediscovered their championship formula with a new crew around Stephen Curry

Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images The Warriors have reinvented themselves as an NBA championship contender once again The Golden State Warriors’ dynasty has been pronounced dead so many times over the years. It was dead when a 73-win team blew a 3-1 lead in the 2016 NBA Finals to LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers. It was dead when Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson each suffered ...2024
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• Joe Mazzulla and the Celtics have created a relentless culture of winning

Photo by Brian Babineau/NBAE via Getty Images Regardless of who has been on the floor, the defending champions have fittingly been the best team this preseason. BOSTON – Every now and then, confetti still falls from the rafters at TD Garden. In a Saturday night Celtics thrashing, a small piece of paper landed on Derrick White’s head. On Sunday, a few pieces were collected by an excited cou...2024
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• Is a New York Liberty championship as inevitable as a Celtics title was?

Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images Sabrina Ionescu and Breanna Stewart have powered a historically dominant team all year — do the Minnesota Lynx have a chance? BROOKLYN — To say that the New York Liberty dominated the WNBA season is a massive understatement. They finished the season with a 32-8 record, winning games by an average margin of 9.2 points. They boasted two win streaks of 8 ga...2024
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• The definitive guide to the WNBA playoffs

Photo by Michael Hickey/NBAE via Getty Images We’ve got it all — key matchups, predictions, schedules and everything else you need to know ahead of the first round of the WNBA postseason. It’s WNBA playoff time: matchups are set, the schedule is out, and all that’s left is the basketball to be played. This postseason comes on the heels of a regular season that shattered attendance and vie...2024
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• New York Liberty face Atlanta Dream in WNBA playoffs: preview, predictions, schedule, matchups and more

Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images Sabrina Ionescu, Breanna Stewart, and Jonquel Jones host Allisha Gray, Tina Charles and Rhyne Howard in a Liberty-Dream first round matchup. The New York Liberty (32-8) host the Atlanta Dream (15-25) in the first round of the WNBA playoffs, a best-of-three series that features two-time MVP Breanna Stewart, one-time MVP Jonquel Jones, the league’s all-ti...2024
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• Ranking the WNBA’s 12 teams by their 2024 championship chances

Photo by Catalina Fragoso/NBAE via Getty Images The WNBA is back. Let’s rank every team by their chances of winning the championship. The 2024 WNBA season is set to restart after a lengthy Olympic and All-Star Break, a layoff that feels even longer than the month taken. In one of the most anticipated and tightly contested seasons in W history, much is still up in the air as we hit the bac...2024
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• Ron Holland’s NBA Draft stock shouldn’t be defined by G League losing

Photo by Alex Nahorniak-Svenski/NBAE via Getty Images Don’t let Ron Holland’s one season in the G League fool you. The 2024 NBA Draft prospect has always been a winner. Duncanville High School head coach David Peavy stood outside the locker room after the 2023 McDonald’s All-American Game ready to congratulate his star player on the symbolic close to an incredible high school career. When...2024
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• Power forward continues to be most misunderstood position in NBA

The NBA’s modern evolution can be most easily seen in power forwards. We often talk about sports or fields or mediums as being in a transition. In football, it’s the popularity of two high shells to prevent explosive plays that took over the NFL in 2020. In baseball, it’s the slow extension of dugouts, from a rotation of five or six pitchers to a laundry list of specialists getting saved to be in ...2024
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• Kristaps Porzingis’ injury update should make Celtics a little nervous in NBA Finals

Porzingis is scheduled to play in Game 1 of the NBA Finals, but how healthy is he really? Kristaps Porzingis has been away from basketball activities for the last five weeks after suffering a calf strain. The Boston Celtics marched all the way to the 2024 NBA Finals without him, but their toughest opponent yet is waiting next in the Dallas Mavericks. Porzingis has been expected to return to the li...2024
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• Jae Crowder's Mixed Feelings About Boston Celtics Fans Should Be Mutual
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• Everything That's on the Line in Miami Heat-Toronto Raptors Game 7
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• NBA Friday Roundup: Damian Lillard's 51 Points Trip History-Hunting Warriors
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• Will Golden State Warriors Have More Wins Than Philadelphia 76ers' Have Losses?
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• Meet Steph Curry, the NBA's Most Beloved Megastar
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• How Much Better Will the Detroit Pistons Be Without Josh Smith?
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• David Lee's Reserve Role Could Put Golden State Warriors over the Top
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• LeBron James is losing to Father Time, and the Lakers are cooked
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• 5 NBA teams beating expectations so far

Photo by Harry How/Getty Images These teams are cooking coming out of the gates. It’s important to be skeptical of small sample sizes early in a new NBA season. The league’s eternal 82-game grind leaves plenty of time to make up ground in the standings, or waste a hot start. At the same time, trends start stabilizing around the 20-game mark of the season, or about a quarter of the way thro...2024
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• The Warriors rediscovered their championship formula with a new crew around Stephen Curry
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• The misunderstood brilliance of Jose Alvarado

Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images There’s more than meets the eye with Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado. Ask an NBA fan about Jose Alvarado, and chances are the first thing they bring up is his defense. And for good reason. The Puerto Rican guard who’s generously listed at 6-feet tall has made a name for himself in the basketball world over the past half decade as one of the sports’ preeminen...2024
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• Joe Mazzulla and the Celtics have created a relentless culture of winning
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• The definitive guide to the WNBA playoffs
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• Ranking the WNBA’s 12 teams by their 2024 championship chances
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• Why the Celtics succeed, and the Clippers failed, with similar team builds

Photo by Adam Glanzman/Getty Images What the NBA can learn from Celtics’ championship and Clippers’ failure. The team is led by two wings. One was just named to the All-NBA First Team, and the other just won Finals MVP. Both are talents the likes of which define the NBA — shooters, defenders, initiators, cutters. They do it all. The team is a championship favorite, of course, coming into t...2024
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• Calvin Booth: We'll Be OK If Kentavious Caldwell-Pope Doesn't Return

Denver Nuggets GM Calvin Booth met with the media after the first round of the 2024 NBA Draft. Most of the conversation was about the Nuggets trading up to draft DaRon Holmes II, but Booth was asked about the free agency for Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. Booth mentioned that the Nuggets have to consider all factors when re-signing a player, as does the player when re-signing with a team. Re-signing Ca...2024
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• Nuggets GM says ‘we’ll be ok if KCP doesn’t return’ in free agency

Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post Nuggets general manager Calvin Booth may have just inadvertently revealed that Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is probably leaving when NBA free agency opens up on Sunday. In his limited time as the lead decision-maker for the Denver Nuggets, general manager Calvin Booth has displayed a knack for two things: Winning, and being far more candid than your ave...2024
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• Nikola Jokic and Magic Johnson’s highlight reel has stunning similarities
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• LeBron James is losing to Father Time, and the Lakers are cooked
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• Rudy Gobert and Julius Randle beefing on court made Wolves unravel vs. Raptors
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• NBA Net Rating (Week 4): Rockets Move Up To No. 5

The top-4 in NBA Net Rating remains unchanged with the Cleveland Cavaliers ranked No. 1, but the Houston Rockets have moved up from No. 9 to No. 5 this week at +8.5 points per 100 possesions. NBA Net Rating (Week 4):1. Cavaliers: 12.22. Thunder: 11.83. Warriors: 10.44. Celtics: 10.25. Rockets: 8.56. Grizzlies: 7.47. Magic: 4.48. Knicks: 4.29. Mavericks: 3.910. Kings: 3.411. Wolves: 2.812. Lakers:...2024
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• The Warriors rediscovered their championship formula with a new crew around Stephen Curry
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• Atlantic Notes: Nets Big Lineup, Simmons, Towns, Barnes
The Nets have experimented with a bigger lineup and thus far, the results are promising, Bridget Reilly of the New York Post notes. The frontcourt of Nic Claxton, Ziaire Williams and Noah Clowney has posted a plus-24.3 net rating. “It’s great because Noah was committed to shoot the 3. Ziaire will let it fly. And […]...2024
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• The misunderstood brilliance of Jose Alvarado
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• Joe Mazzulla and the Celtics have created a relentless culture of winning
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• Is a New York Liberty championship as inevitable as a Celtics title was?
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• Nikola Jokic and Magic Johnson’s highlight reel has stunning similarities
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• LeBron James is losing to Father Time, and the Lakers are cooked
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• Rudy Gobert and Julius Randle beefing on court made Wolves unravel vs. Raptors
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• The misunderstood brilliance of Jose Alvarado
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• Joe Mazzulla and the Celtics have created a relentless culture of winning
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• The definitive guide to the WNBA playoffs
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• While the world focuses on discourse, Caitlin Clark and the Fever are focused on winning

Grace Smith/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK Despite so much noise around them this season, the Fever have powered through and are now winning games. INDIANAPOLIS — Even Caitlin Clark had to laugh at the newest edition to downtown Indianapolis. In a city not known for its scenic skyline, one of the few buildings classified as a skyscraper would be the JW Marriot. The 376-foot-tall glass buildi...2024
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• Grading Bulls-Thunder trade for Alex Caruso and Josh Giddey from both sides

Photo by Elsa/Getty Images Let’s grade the Bulls-Thunder trade that sends Alex Caruso to OKC for Josh Giddey. The Oklahoma City Thunder and Chicago Bulls have completed the first trade of the new NBA offseason, and it’s sending one of the best role players in the NBA to the Western Conference. The Thunder are acquiring Alex Caruso from the Chicago Bulls for guard Josh Giddey, according to ...2024
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• Ron Holland’s NBA Draft stock shouldn’t be defined by G League losing
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• Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich Praises Kawhi Leonard's 'Bored to Death' Demeanor
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• Entire Atlanta Hawks Starting 5 Named NBA January Players of the Month in East
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• Metta World Peace: Latest News, Rumors and Speculation Surrounding Free-Agent SF
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• How Warriors Front Office Built the NBA's Most Potent Team
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• The Case for LeBron James to Win NBA MVP Yet Again
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• How Does the Warriors' 20-2 Start Compare to the Greatest Starts in NBA History?
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• LeBron James: Tristan Thompson 'Should Probably Be a Cavalier His Entire Career'
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• Even Minus a LeBron, Hawks' Clutch Play Says They Can Make Deep Playoff Run
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• Kristaps Porzingis Already Challenging Carmelo Anthony As Knicks' Best Player
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• Monday NBA Roundup: Kevin Durant's Return Propels Thunder Back to Elite Status
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• Crowded NBA Western Conference Is Just a 4-Team Race
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• Sacramento Kings Playing a Dangerous Game with DeMarcus Cousins
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• Anderson Varejao's Injury Should Expedite Cavaliers Hitting Trade Market
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• Dallas Mavericks Need Monta Ellis as Much as He Needs Them
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• Fantasy Basketball 2014: Top 10 Rankings and Sleepers at Each Position
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• Breaking Down Cleveland Cavaliers' Point Guard Position for 2014-15 Season
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• Nikola Jokic and Magic Johnson’s highlight reel has stunning similarities
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• LeBron James is losing to Father Time, and the Lakers are cooked
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• Rudy Gobert and Julius Randle beefing on court made Wolves unravel vs. Raptors
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• Heat Notes: Lineups, Rozier, Robinson, Herro, Tax, Defense
Injuries have forced the Heat to switch up their starting lineup in recent weeks, but it may have been time for a change anyways, as Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald observes that Miami’s season-opening lineup has the worst net rating of any group that has played at least 90 minutes together this season. The […]...2024
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• 5 NBA teams beating expectations so far
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• Northwest Notes: Jokic, Collins, Filipowski, Flagler
Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic has been ruled out for Friday’s game in New Orleans – Denver’s first NBA Cup matchup – for personal reasons, as Bennett Durando of The Denver Post writes. The Nuggets have a +11.3 net rating in Jokic’s 381 minutes on the court this season, compared to a -28.5 mark in the […]...2024
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• The Warriors rediscovered their championship formula with a new crew around Stephen Curry
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• NBA Net Rating (Week 2): Warriors Remain At No. 1, Bucks At No. 26, Sixers At No. 29

The Golden State Warriors rank No. 1 in the NBA in Net Rating for the second week at +17.8 ahead of the Oklahoma City Thunder at +17.2 and Cleveland Cavaliers at +14.6. The Philadelphia 76ers are at No. 29 as they've started the season without Joel Embiid and Paul George, while the Milwaukee Bucks are 26th despite having both Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard in the lineup. NBA Net Rating (...2024
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• Atlantic Notes: Nets Big Lineup, Simmons, Towns, Barnes
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• The misunderstood brilliance of Jose Alvarado
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• Nuggets GM says ‘we’ll be ok if KCP doesn’t return’ in free agency
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• Grading Bulls-Thunder trade for Alex Caruso and Josh Giddey from both sides
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• Ron Holland’s NBA Draft stock shouldn’t be defined by G League losing
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• Why a Brandon Ingram trade is Pelicans’ best path forward

Photo by Layne Murdoch Jr./NBAE via Getty Images The Pelicans need to make a bold move to better their future. With the New Orleans Pelicans season now over courtesy of a first round sweep at the hands of the Oklahoma City Thunder, the next battle for the team to face involves the future of Brandon Ingram. The blame for how quickly the Pelicans’ season ended doesn’t fall solely on Ingram’...2024
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• The Cavs and Clippers both face huge, similar questions in the NBA playoffs

Art via Thilo Latrell Widder, original photos via Getty Images The Cavaliers and Clippers, more alike than you may realize, face similar questions as they enter the NBA playoffs. Before we go anywhere else, I am not comparing Jarrett Allen and Michael Olowakandi, nor Cavaliers Shawn Kemp to Clippers James Harden, but there’s something to be said about how similar the Cavs and Clippers hav...2024
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• The Chicago Bulls aren’t good, but they are clutch as hell

Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images Nobody in the NBA is more clutch than the Chicago Bulls. The Chicago Bulls can’t stop winning clutch games. The Bulls beat the Utah Jazz, 119-117, on Wednesday night in Salt Lake City to keep the team’s incredible clutch alive. The Bulls have been a sub .500 team all year — they’re currently 26-28, ninth in the Eastern Conference — but they have an incr...2024
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• Alex Caruso’s genius is being wasted on hopeless Chicago Bulls

Photo by Melissa Tamez/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Alex Caruso deserves better than the Bulls. It is almost impossible to successfully defend Kevin Durant. Even at 35 years old, the superstar forward has one of the most advanced scoring arsenals in the league, a near 7-footer with deep range and soft touch on his jumper who can shoot over defenders with a hesi pull-up jimbo whenever h...2023
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• Cavaliers 'Absolutely' Will Keep J.B. Bickerstaff As Head Coach Next Season

The Cleveland Cavaliers reaffirmed they will retain J.B. Bickerstaff as head coach next season. "End that speculation. Yes. Absolutely. Absolutely. There's no question about that," Koby Altman told cleveland.com and one other outlet when asked if Bickerstaff would return for the 2023-24 campaign during a private conversation following his 40-minute end-of-season press conference at Cleveland Clini...2023
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• Carmelo Anthony, Courtney Lee Comment on Knicks' Struggles After Loss to 76ers
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