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So much for the first-round series between the Houston Rockets and Dallas Mavericks being an actual competition. After Tuesday night’s 111-99 loss at Toyota Center, the Mavericks now find themselves in a 2-0 series hole, with little hope of extending their NBA playoff push into the second round. Make that no hope. Nothing the Mavericks [...]

Greg Monroe and the Detroit Pistons may not be headed for a divorce. Of all the NBA’s impending free agents, Monroe has long been considered the consummate flight risk, and for good reason. Rather than sign a new contract in restricted free agency last summer, he inked his qualifying offer, ensuring he reached unrestricted free [...]

Needless to say, the Toronto Raptors wouldn’t be where they are right now if not for the contributions of their guard Lou Williams, who has been recently crowned as the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year. In a total of 80 games played in the regular season, Williams finished with a career average of 15.5 [...]

Atlanta Hawks head coach, Mike Budenholzer has been rewarded by the league for his tremendous coaching success this season by being named as the NBA’s Coach of the Year for the 2015 season. At second place was the Warriors’ head coach, Steve Kerr, who trailed Budenholzer by just 42 points. While Jason Kidd, finished at [...]

It’s like they always say: People with slicked back, Goodfellas-looking hair never forget. Miami Heat president Pat Riley addressed the media on Monday, during which time he, in typical Riles fashion, was candid, dropping loaded one-liners like he has a contractual quota to meet. One such quip caught the attention of just about everyone, because [...]

Draymond Green’s mom is officially the coolest. Mothers, fathers and parental figures in general pass on a lot of wisdom over the years. Most teach kids right from wrong. They show you how to tie your shoes, fold your laundry, save money and be responsible. They help guide you through at least the first 25 [...]

The New Orleans Pelicans’ may have lost (99-106) in game one of their first-round matchup with the Warriors. But it was clear that they fought valiantly to the very end, particularly, in the final period where they outscored the Warriors 33-22. Also, they did that without their starting point guard—Tyreke Evans—who was forced to leave [...]

Of the few high-profile NBA free-agent flight risks that are must-watch case studies entering the 2015 offseason, LaMarcus Aldridge has never been one of them. Not since last summer at least. It was then that it became clear he wanted to remain with the Portland Trail Blazers. They were on the up and up following [...]

Even before the 2014-15 season began, the Charlotte Hornets were looking to keep their momentum from the previous season and make it two-straight playoff appearances for the franchise. And despite being eliminated by the Heat in the opening round—it was clear that resurgence of center Al Jefferson, and the development of their star point guard, [...]

Yes, the dream is coming true! Possibly. Melvin Hunt has done a phenomenal job replacing Brian Shaw as head coach of the Denver Nuggets, but the interim tag remains, even this side of the regular season. The Nuggets are still expected to stage an exhaustive search, and Mike D’Antoni is among their most likely candidates(!). [...]