BOSTON Elimination games sometimes force teams to make big changes to salvage their seasons, but Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra doesn’t think that’s necessary. Despite the starting lineup struggles in the previous two games, Spoelstra plans to stick with the same group to start Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals on Friday night at … Read more
After two of their most rotten offensive performances of the season, the Miami Heat face elimination on the road. Jimmy Butler shot 7-for-32 in Games 4 and 5 of the Eastern Conference finals, and the duo of Kyle Lowry and Max Strus shot a combined 1-for-28. Butler is playing through knee inflammation, Lowry is playing … Read more
Theo Pinson led the final postgame press conference of the season, sitting on the dais in the Chase Center visiting press area and asking questions. The fourth-year veteran, whose contagious positivity prompted Jason Kidd to describe him earlier this season as the team’s “MVP,” immediately made it clear that the Mavericks’ 120-110 loss late in … Read more
In November 2018, in the midst of what would become a four-game losing streak and a week after the infamous Draymond Green-Kevin Durant blowout on the bench, Steve Kerr told reporters that his Golden State Warriors were finally testing “the real NBA”. “We’ve had such a lovely existence the last four seasons,” Kerr expanded. “This … Read more
WWith their 120-110 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night, the Golden State Warriors clinched the Western Conference championship and made their sixth NBA Finals appearance in the past eight years. History will remember this season as a continuation of the Golden State dynasty, especially if they claim their fourth NBA title in less … Read more
All odds are provided by Caesars Sportsbook. What you need to know for Game 6 If it’s not broken: While the Heat have been outmatched for most of this series, Bam Adebayo has been successful. In the first half of Game 3 and Game 5, Adebayo made 13 of 20 shots while the rest of … Read more
Ezra Shaw/Getty Images During the two seasons Klay Thompson missed with a torn ACL and ruptured Achilles tendon, the Golden State Warriors went 3-8 when Stephen Curry played and failed to get more than 20 points. On Thursday night, in Golden State’s Game 5 against the Dallas Mavericks, Curry was 5-of-17 for 15 points. Thanks … Read more
SAN FRANCISCO — Luka Doncic ran his hands through his hair as confetti poured from the rafters of the Chase Center. Call it the look of exhaustion and temporary disappointment from a 23-year-old superstar who believed his Mavericks could avoid elimination time and time again in pursuit of the NBA Finals. There is no opportunity, … Read more
Nathaniel S. Butler/Getty Images Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant were a package in 2019 free agency. Nearly three years later, nothing seems to have changed. The Brooklyn Nets would do well to remember as much as they contemplate the fate of their wayward superteam. According to the New York Daily News‘ christian winfield, Irving’s spotty … Read more
The Los Angeles Lakers’ season ended in disappointment after not only missing the playoffs, but also being shut out of the play-in round after finishing with a 33-49 record. Injuries certainly played a part, as LeBron James played in just 56 games while Anthony Davis was available for just 40 games. Then there was the … Read more