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Cavaliers rediscover their spark The Cleveland Cavaliers finally snapped back to the identity that pushed them near the top of the NBA not so long ago. After a stretch of toothless offense, they found their rhythm Monday night, beating the Charlotte Hornets 139-132 at home. Tense game. Necessary win. They needed this to light the…

New Orleans Takes Flight Again Until a few weeks ago, nobody was really looking to Louisiana. Too many losses. Too much frustration. Too many nights spent chewing over what might’ve been. Then, without warning, the Pelicans changed faces. Better than that. They found an identity. Now New Orleans is piling up wins and reminding the…

Sidy Cissoko — standing when it all falls apart The NBA gives no favours. It tests you, wears you down, exposes you. And against Detroit, Sidy Cissoko learned that the hard way again. The result didn’t come. The win slipped away. But on the floor, the young Frenchman never looked down. Nor dropped the intensity.…

Darius Garland, coveted talent and a Cleveland dilemma In Cleveland the math is tricky. Garland is still one of the faces of the Cavs’ successful rebuild, but his future has never looked murkier. Officially the franchise is brushing off calls. Unofficially the league is watching, waiting for the slightest crack. Suitors on the prowl The…

The Cavaliers and the Garland uncertainty In Cleveland everything looks calm on the surface. Too calm, almost. The Cavaliers keep brushing off calls whenever Darius Garland’s name pops up in trade talks. Officially, nothing’s moving. Unofficially, the league is listening, watching, waiting for the smallest crack. And some franchises are already ready to dive in.…

Zion Williamson, the Pelicans’ secret weapon In an NBA where status often dictates rotations, New Orleans ripped up the rulebook. They made Zion Williamson a sixth man. Counterintuitive. Provocative. And on the court, that bold gamble’s turning into a proper masterstroke. An apparent sacrifice, a brilliant idea Bench a star? It sounded unthinkable. Zion —…

Kon Knueppel — 100 three-pointers faster than anyone The NBA loves scorers. It remembers the ones who move faster than everyone else. Kon Knueppel just joined that exclusive club. Against the Cavaliers, 5-of-9 from deep, the young guard passed the 100 made three-pointers mark. Nobody hit it that quickly. Suddenly, his name means something else.…

Rick Carlisle steps down, J.B. Bickerstaff takes over There are announcements that make no noise but matter massively behind the NBA scenes. This is one of them. After twenty years leading the National Basketball Coaches Association, Rick Carlisle has decided to bow out. At the end of December, one of the most respected faces on…

Boston without Tatum: when the Celtics refuse to fold Losing your superstar usually knocks you off course. In the NBA the math’s brutal. No Jayson Tatum, no plan A. Yet Boston never hit pause. Stripped of their franchise player, the Celtics did the exact opposite of what people expected. They locked in. They kept moving.…