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Having all but wrapped up the #1 seed in the East, the Atlanta Hawks have been resting players here and there as they gear up for the playoffs. Last night vs. the Lakers, Paul Millsap, Al Horford and Jeff Teague were all given the night off. Maybe Kyle Korver wishes he sat out too. In [...]

On Sunday night, Clippers power forward Blake Griffin made his return after a long 15-game absence in repairing a staph infection that required surgery. However, his return would be spoiled by the visiting Houston Rockets, who were able to get a much needed road victory at their expense (100-98). James Harden was marvelous as always—with [...]

To all NBA playoff-bound squads, to all postseason hopefuls, to all those teams scrapping and clawing and battling through injuries as the league’s Big Dance nears, the San Antonio Spurs have a message: They don’t care. Just 2.5 games separate the Spurs from a top-four playoff spot. Only 3.5 stand between them and the Western [...]

In the minds of most hoop heads, Shaquille O’Neal is most closely connected with the Lakers, but we cannot forget his time in Orlando. In his four years in central Florida, he put the Magic on the map (along with Penny Hardaway) and helped lead the team to a Finals appearance. Despite leaving in 1996 [...]

Shortly after signing LeBron James during the offseason, the Cleveland Cavaliers shipped No. 1 overall pick Andrew Wiggins to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for Kevin Love. The acquisition was supposed to make the new-look Cavs a dominant club in the Eastern Conference, though that expectation for immediate success was certainly unfair. Nevertheless, Love’s 2014-15 [...]

On Thursday night, Kyrie Irving was unstoppable against the defending champions—San Antonio Spurs. No matter how heavily Irving was guarded, who was matched up with him, and whatever defensive tricks and tactics the Spurs tried on him—he was still able to put up a dazzling performance dropping a career-high of 57 points, on 20-of-32 shooting, [...]

Looking to identity and subsequently acquire what’s missing in your life? You’ve come to the right place. NBA power rankings are here. Before we begin, there is one housekeeping note: What follows is not the direct result of records alone. There will be lottery teams ranked higher than playoff teams and everything in between. Power [...]

It’s March, so you’d think just about everyone is over the fact that LeBron left Miami to return home to Cleveland. Everyone except Pat Riley apparently. Riles did all he could to persuade LeBron to stay, but ultimately, he followed his heart. Well, LeBron’s heart isn’t good enough for Riley because he’s still in disbelief [...]

Suns forward Markieff Morris had a very productive Wednesday night against the visiting Wolves in leading them to a 106-97 win, where he finished with a game-high of 24 points while only missing 5 of his 15 attempts from the field. And to show that things were really going his way—his twin brother Marcus Morris [...]

It was a thrilling Wednesday night, between two of the best teams in the western conference, as the Rockets visited the Blazers. Both teams played with a sense of purpose all throughout, however, the Blazers managed to hold the Rockets off at the very end to come out with a 105-100 victory. LaMarcus Aldridge led [...]