The Indiana Pacers will look to close out their best-of-seven series when they battle the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 5 of their 2025 Eastern Conference semifinal series on Tuesday. Indiana cruised to a 129-109 win in Game 4, to grab a 3-1 series lead, as seven different Pacers scored in double-figures. The Pacers (50-32), who … Read more
Getty Images The Dallas Mavericks gave the NBA one of the biggest surprises in league history when they traded Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers in February. When they won the NBA Draft lottery on Monday, fans wondered if Nico Harrison might have an encore in mind. That said, there don’t appear to be … Read more
Jayson Tatum’s torn Achilles tendon, without hyperbole, is among the most consequential injuries in NBA history. Kevin Durant comes to mind as a similarly gifted player to suffer such an injury, but he was almost 31 when he went down in the 2019 NBA Finals. Tatum just turned 27. Only a handful of First-Team All-NBA … Read more
Getty Images Donovan Mitchell missed the second half of the Cleveland Cavaliers 129-109 Game 4 loss to the Indiana Pacers after what the team announced as a left ankle injury. It was a gut punch to what was an embarrassing loss for the top-seeded Cavaliers. After the game, Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson had “no idea” what … Read more
Getty Images Stephen Curry will miss Game 5 of the second round series between the Golden State Warriors and Minnesota Timberwolves with the hamstring strain that has kept him out since Game 1, the team announced Tuesday. That means Golden State, trailing in the series 3-1, will face elimination without their best player on Wednesday. … Read more
CHICAGO — Monday was a big day for Duke star Cooper Flagg as he learned of his (likely) future home for the foreseeable future. To start the day at the NBA Draft Combine he measured nearly an inch taller than he did before his one-and-done Blue Devils season. To end it, he dressed to the … Read more
The Denver Nuggets battle the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5 of their 2025 NBA Western Conference semifinal matchup on Tuesday. OKC evened the series at 2-2 with a 92-87 win on Sunday, as the Thunder reserves outscored Denver’s bench, 35-8. The Nuggets (50-32), who finished second in the Northwest Division, are 26-20 on the … Read more
Getty Images The top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder are back on their home floor for Game 5 and looking to take the series lead for the first time in their second-round matchup with the Denver Nuggets. The series is tied, 2-2, after OKC pulled out a Game 4 road win on Sunday. The Nuggets scored just … Read more
What just happened? Less than two weeks ago, the Cleveland Cavaliers were fresh off of the greatest offensive series in NBA history. They won 64 games in the regular season, had the NBA’s No. 1-ranked offense and the Defensive Player of the Year in Evan Mobley. With newly crowned Coach of the Year Kenny Atkinson … Read more
The Indiana Pacers are headed back to the Eastern Conference finals after eliminating the top-seeded, 64-win Cleveland Cavaliers in five games. This is the second straight season that the Pacers have made the conference finals — making them the first team to do so as a No. 4 seed or lower since the playoffs expanded … Read more
The Indiana Pacers are back in the Eastern Conference finals. The Pacers eliminated the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday in Game 5 of their second-round matchup to send Indy back to the ECF. The Cavs won 64 games in the regular season, but lost three home games in the second round to see their season … Read more
Nikola Jokić is the best basketball player on the planet, and he was also, importantly, the NBA’s best player this season. But he is also almost certainly going to fall short in MVP voting to Shai Gilgeous-Alexander for reasons that were on full display in Game 5. From 10,000 feet, it’s pretty simple: The Oklahoma … Read more