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The biggest question about Isaac Okoro when the Cleveland Cavaliers drafted him was his shooting. Well, he showed how far he has come Thursday night, draining a three with 0.7 seconds remaining to secure a 116-114 win over the Brooklyn Nets. With the Cavs trailing 114-112 with 11.6 seconds left the Nets fouled Donovan Mitchell … Read more

NEW YORK — Brooklyn Nets forward Mikal Bridges did not look or sound like a guy who just played one of his best games a member of the Nets. He sounded like a man who just suffered one of the worst losses of his basketball career. Based off what happened on Thursday, he has every … Read more

The Clippers defeated the Thunder 127-105 tonight in Los Angeles. Kawhi Leonard had a great performance with 32 points, six assists, six rebounds, and four steals while shooting 13-15 from the floor and 3-4 from 3PT range. Russell Westbrook (24 points, seven assists) and Bones Hyland (16 points, seven assists) combined for 40 points in … Read more

The Boston Celtics may be stumbling a little bit as they get to the finish line of the 2022-23 NBA season, but that does not mean that there is a lack of buzz about the team heading into the postseason. In a recent article by Bleacher Report’s Dan Favale in which he ranks anticipated playoff … Read more

On this day in Boston Celtics history, Celtics fans had the ill fortune — or perhaps pleasure, depending on your feelings about such things — to watch Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker put up a 70-point game while his team lost 130 – 120 to Boston in 2017. The then-20-year-old guard joined an elite group … Read more

Utah Jazz forward Lauri Markkanen (23) celebrates with Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson (00) after his game-winning free throw in overtime during an NBA game at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City on Feb. 23, 2023. | Ryan Sun, Deseret News As we head down the home stretch of the season, the Utah Jazz have … Read more

Veteran Boston Celtics big man Blake Griffin has established himself as one of the team’s veteran mentors, a reliable force off the bench who also functions in a player-coach role to the younger players. But fans of the storied franchise may not know as much about Griffin the person. NBC Sports Boston’s Abby Chin recently … Read more

The Oklahoma City Thunder failed to complete the season series sweep against the LA Clippers in a 127-105 loss. Thanks to Kawhi Leonard going supernova with 32 points on 15 shots, the Clippers won their first game against the Thunder this season after three consecutive losses. “We didn’t execute well enough. Weren’t physical enough. Especially … Read more

NEW YORK (AP) — Isaac Okoro hit a 3-pointer from the corner with 0.7 seconds remaining and finished with 11 points as the Cleveland Cavaliers beat Brooklyn 116-114 Thursday night and closed in on their first playoff berth since 2018 with a two-game sweep of the Nets. “It was a lot of pressure put into … Read more

There has always been some element of “if you don’t see things the way I do you’re an idiot” in the NBA MVP conversation. Between sports talking heads and fevered fans on social media, there have always been some pushing the edge in the MVP debate. However, something about Nikola Jokić looking like he would … Read more