Category: NBA News

No MVP? No problem. The Thunder keep rolling. In Toronto, Oklahoma City notched their fifth win in six, beating the Raptors 116-107 — and they did it without Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who sat out the trip to Canada with an injury. And in the void left by their star, Cason Wallace stole the show. Wallace steps…

One month without Jae’Sean Tate — Houston has to learn to breathe on its own Sometimes an NBA season looks less like a campaign and more like a game of pick-up sticks. You pull one piece, the pile quivers, everybody holds their breath. For the Houston Rockets the piece yanked this week is Jae’Sean Tate.…

Steve Kerr relishes Moses Moody’s relentless rise Some nights the spotlight lands on the obvious. In Golden State’s controlled win over the Denver Nuggets, it wasn’t the score or the game plan that grabbed attention — it was a player quietly growing into something more. Moses Moody, 23, put together a statement night. More important:…

Until the final minutes it looked like the Warriors — and Brandin Podziemski — were heading for a frustrating loss to a near-complete Nuggets squad. That was before Podz caught fire, drilling 12 of his 18 points in the clutch and the Golden State Warriors bent the Denver Nuggets 128-117 on Sunday night after a…

Milwaukee finally gets a breath of fresh air After a season spent grinding your teeth more than smiling, last night felt like a proper breath. Not a gentle breeze — a blast. For the first time this year, Milwaukee strung together three straight wins. Three. It took until game 50 — the equivalent of a…

There are silences that say everything. The one that filled the arena on January 19, last night, when Jimmy Butler stayed on the floor was one of them. The verdict came the next day, cold and final. Torn right anterior cruciate ligament. Season over. At 36, Butler sees his year cut off brutally — and…

The Pistons grabbed a big win last night in NBA, beating the Celtics in a tight, heated game where Jaylen Brown’s 32 points weren’t enough to bail Boston out. Tobias Harris stood out for Detroit, but it was the Pistons’ collective grit that made the difference. Unc got buckets tonight pic.twitter.com/XUw8ftM5kP — Detroit Pistons (@DetroitPistons)…

Some nights everything clicks. The call came in the morning, the proof arrived at night. Victor Wembanyama had just been named an All-Star starter — a first for a French player — and the Frost Bank Center turned into his stage. The line: 33 points, 10 rebounds, 7 threes and a tidy Spurs win over…