Basketball

When the Memphis Grizzlies raced off to a 124-96 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves to even up the series, the first significant adjustment of the playoffs happened with head coach Taylor Jenkins’ decision to bench starting center Steven Adams for Game 3. This happened at halftime of Game 2 after…

When the Memphis Grizzlies raced off to a 124-96 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves to even up the series, the first significant adjustment of the playoffs happened with head coach Taylor Jenkins’ decision to bench starting center Steven Adams for Game 3. This happened at halftime of Game 2 after…

The Golden State Warriors had enough experience to know that a fired-up Denver Nuggets team would be energized in front of their home crowd for Game 3 on Thursday night. Instead of being frustrated with their own play, the Nuggets cleaned up most of the issues they faced in the blowouts of…

The fast-paced offenses of the Grizzles and Timberwolves had led to an entertaining first-round series that just got a lot more interesting after a Game 3 that delivered more twists and turns with both teams traded momentum that literally lasted for moments at a time before the Grizzlies shocked the…

While the availability of Luka Doncic continues to be the storyline of the opening series between the Dallas Mavericks and Utah Jazz, it hasn’t mattered to this point. On Thursday night, the Mavericks got a huge win on the road in Utah to go up 2-1 in the series.  The…

While the availability of Luka Doncic continues to be the storyline of the opening series between the Dallas Mavericks and Utah Jazz, it hasn’t mattered to this point. On Thursday night, the Mavericks got a huge win on the road in Utah to go up 2-1 in the series.  The…

The headline of the Philadelphia 76ers Game 3 win over the Toronto Raptors will deservedly go to Joel Embiid after the big fella knocked down a game-winner in overtime to give Philly a 3-0 lead. Lost in that important story is the job Tobias Harris (11 points, 12 rebounds on…

Khris Middleton will reportedly miss the next 3-4 weeks due to an MCL sprain he suffered on Wednesday against the Chicago Bulls. BREAKING: Khris Middleton is expected to miss 3-4 weeks with his MCL injury, reports @Dario_Melendez. Just… brutal. 🙏🏼 pic.twitter.com/T7L89g047O — Legion Hoops (@LegionHoops) April 21, 2022 Middleton left…

In the pre-League Pass days of minimal cable channels and a national TV “schedule” that made it seem as though the NBA had five teams (Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, New York and Philadelphia) playing a round-robin, the exploits of Alex English and the Denver Nuggets could feel fictional. Newspapers said…

When the final horn sounded in a 114-107 Celtics win last night, Boston completed a 17-point comeback that tested their ability to stay focused on the goal at hand: winning. Al Horford, the eldest player on the roster, had some choice and encouraging words to give to his teammates in…