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We all knew the Western Conference was terrific. But the forthcoming conclusion to the 2014-15 campaign has exceeded most expectations. The two-time defending conference and 2014 NBA champion San Antonio Spurs have recovered from an injury-infested season and risen to the No. 2 seed in the West. However, the Spurs have only achieved that status [...]

Russell Westbrook giveth, and he taketh away. In the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 116-104 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Sunday, he tooketh away. He didn’t cost the Thunder a victory per se. He tallied a career-high 54 points to go along with nine rebounds and eight assists—another superhuman stat line for a desperately energetic player [...]

Hot quarters are nothing new to the NBA. When out-of-this-world shooting is combined with lockdown defense and (or) an ice-cold offensive display by an opponent, lopsided 12-minute sessions can occur. But the Chicago Bulls accomplished something Thursday night that had no precedent. After being outscored 33-12 in the second quarter against the Miami Heat, the [...]

The New York Knicks have high hopes for the 2015 offseason, from who they’ll draft to who they’ll sign in free agency. Enter Donnie Walsh, former Knicks president and current reality-check carrier. Speaking on SiriusXM Radio, Walsh implored the Knicks and their fans against placing too much stock in free-agency coups. He did everything except [...]

Campaigning for NBA awards has become an actual thing. Take the Charlotte Hornets, who are backing Michael Kidd-Gilchrist for Defensive Player of the Year (he won’t get it). Take the Minnesota Timberwolves, who are publicly supporting Andrew Wiggins’ Rookie of the Year case with custom-made socks. Take the Houston Rockets and general manager Daryl Morey, [...]

Jason Kidd and Giannis Antetokounmpo aren’t communicating very well these days. Or rather, they weren’t communicating very well for one day—Wednesday night to be exact. Antetokounmpo was benched in the Milwaukee Bucks’ loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers and he has no idea why. From the Journal Sentinel‘s Matt Velazquez: Giannis Antetokounmpo was the only Milwaukee [...]

Gregg Popovich may not smile much, but that doesn’t mean the San Antonio Spurs’ locker room isn’t the happiest place on Earth. It is. At least to Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown. In a phenomenal feature for The New York Times Brown speaks candidly on the trials and tribulations of coaching through Philly’s extensive, [...]

Byron Scott and Nick Young better make note. This is how you handle player-coach beef. Stan Van Gundy and Andre Drummond had something of a disagreement in the Detroit Pistons’ loss to the Boston Celtics’ on Wednesday night. Drummond was visibly upset and immediately isolated himself from the rest of the team. And at that [...]

Over the past two decades, the San Antonio Spurs have established themselves as the model franchise for all major sports. From David Robinson to Tim Duncan to Manu Ginobili to Tony Parker, the proverbial torch has been seamlessly passed to the team’s next superstar. Since Duncan’s NBA debut in 1997, the Gregg Popovich-coached Spurs have [...]

The battle between the New Orleans Pelicans and Oklahoma City Thunder for the eighth seed in the Western Conference has taken yet another turn. New Orleans stunned the West-leading Golden State Warriors 103-100 on Tuesday night and improved to 42-35, while the San Antonio Spurs thrashed OKC 113-88 and dropped the Thunder to 42-36. Consequently, [...]