Playoffs

Ever since Kevin Durant went down with a sprained MCL on February 28 (thanks a lot Marcin Gortat) the Warriors have experienced something they haven’t in a long time save for the final three games of the 2016 NBA Finals (sorry couldn’t help myself), a stretch of losing basketball. They have gone 2-4 in their [...]

Despite losing Jabari Parker for the season with a torn ACL and revelation Michael Beasley for weeks with a knee injury, the Bucks have been surging of late and have found themselves in the No. 8 seed in the eastern conference. That is exactly where any NBA fan outside of Chicago or Miami should want [...]

The Golden State Warriors have lost three of their last five games. Kevin Durant is sidelined with an MCL sprain. The San Antonio Spurs are 1.5 games back of the Western Conference’s No. 1 seed, with two more meetings against Golden State to go. Knowing all this, might Warriors head coach Steve Kerr abandon pursuit [...]

Derrick Rose is averaging barely one three-point attempt per game this season. Which is fine. Because he’s shooting under 23 percent on those attempts. The problem? New York Knicks head coach Jeff Hornacek wants him to shoot more threes. The other problem? Rose is hoping to shoot said threes in the playoffs. Per the New York [...]

Kevin Durant suffered a left knee injury during the Golden State Warriors’ Tuesday night loss to the Washington Wizards. The worst was initially feared, but while he’s expected to miss some substantial time, the situation could be a lot worse. As of now, per ESPN.com’s Jeff Goodman, the Warriors expect Durant back in time for [...]

It turns out Joel Embiid wasn’t kidding when he talked about the Philadelphia 76ers’ making the playoffs. Well that, or he’s still kidding. Following the Sixers’ come-from-behind victory over the New York Knicks on Wednesday—which featured a game-winner from T.J. McConnell, because it’s 2017, and apparently T.J. McConnell hits game-winners in 2017—Embiid doubled down on [...]

It’s always good when the expectations and goals of an NBA franchise and its best player align. Too bad that’s not happening for the Sacramento Kings and DeMarcus Cousins. The Kings are preaching patience and process. They hired a new coach in Dave Joerger. The offense is going to be different. The defense is going [...]

It doesn’t matter how well Bojan Bogdanovic plays for the Brooklyn Nets next season. He’s already earned his contractual keep by trafficking in impossible optimism. This is to say, he thinks the Nets, as currently constructed, can make the NBA playoffs, per the New York Post‘s Brian Lewis: Bookmakers and pundits have projected the Nets [...]

When you look at the Timberwolves, you see greatness on the rise. The team has so much promise and talent on paper. But we’ve certainly seen talent and promise on paper. You have to put it together on the court. And being in the West, that’s a tall order. But Andrew Wiggins in confident. The [...]

Phil Jackson isn’t putting any pressure on the New York Knicks to win next season. Psych! From ESPN.com’s Ian Begley: Phil Jackson sounds bullish about the Knicks’ playoff chances. In an interview with WNBC-TV, Jackson was asked if he still felt optimistic that New York could make the playoffs and “go even further.” “Why not?” [...]