May 12, 2025, 07:26 PM ET The Dallas Mavericks won this year’s NBA draft lottery, earning the right to land projected No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg. The Mavericks had just a 1.8% chance to win the lottery. San Antonio — with back-to-back rookies of the year in Victor Wembanyama and Stephon Castle — will pick … Read more
Getty Images It’s Game 4 between the Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City Thunder in their second-round playoff series on Sunday afternoon. The top-seeded Thunder have outscored the Nuggets by 32 points through three games. Yet the Nuggets have a 2-1 series lead. Denver has won the close games in this series, and made a furious … Read more
The No. 1 seed Cleveland Cavaliers will try to reclaim home-court advantage when they face the No. 4 seed Indiana Pacers in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series on Sunday night. Indiana picked up a pair of upset road wins to open the series, but Cleveland responded with a 126-104 road win in … Read more
Getty Images The Indiana Pacers are hosting the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 4 of their second-round NBA playoff matchup on Sunday night. The Pacers have a 2-1 series lead, but the Cavaliers have some momentum after a Game 3 win and with an increasingly healthy roster. The Cavs won Game 3 on the road with … Read more
The burden of proof for clutch performance is absurdly demanding in the NBA. Unless your body of work is totally unimpeachable like, say, a LeBron James or Stephen Curry, a few bad games can undo years of reputational progress. Think of the week Jayson Tatum has had. He’s a reigning NBA champion with a 51-point … Read more
The NBA is in the thick of the postseason right now, but that doesn’t mean the eliminated teams are out of the picture entirely. Monday night, the league will hold its annual Draft Lottery in Chicago to determine who will earn the top picks in June’s 2025 NBA Draft. Cooper Flagg is, obviously, the main prize … Read more
Getty Images The Boston Celtics and New York Knicks have renewed their rivalry in the second round of the 2025 NBA playoffs. The Celtics picked up a much-needed win on Saturday afternoon, hitting 20 3-pointers in a Game 3 victory for their first win in the series. The Knicks notched two 20-point comebacks to start the … Read more
The Golden State Warriors are just trying to stay alive long enough to get Stephen Curry back. After falling short in Game 3 despite what felt like a best-shot type of effort, getting 63 points from Jimmy Butler and the suddenly revitalized Jonathan Kuminga, Golden State is now down 2-1 to the Minnesota Timberwolves going … Read more
Getty Images The Minnesota Timberwolves have the chance to take a commanding 3-1 series lead against the Golden State Warriors on Monday night in their second-round playoff matchup. The Wolves have won two games in a row after dropping the series opener, and the Warriors are missing Stephen Curry, who has not played since the … Read more
Will the 2025 NBA offseason be known as the summer of Giannis Antetokounmpo? For the first time in his career, Antetokounmpo is open-minded about exploring whether his best long-term fit is remaining with the Milwaukee Bucks or elsewhere, league sources confirmed to ESPN’s Shams Charania on Monday. Antetokounmpo is under contract for the next three … Read more
This is an article version of the CBS Sports HQ AM Newsletter, the ultimate guide to every day in sports. You can sign up to get it in your inbox every weekday morning here. 🏀 Good morning to all, but especially to… THE INDIANA PACERS AND THE OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER Have you ever turned all … Read more
We think of the NBA Draft Lottery, first and foremost, as a way for the league’s poor and downtrodden franchises to replenish their ranks and take the first steps toward meaningful winning years down the line. Yes, there are certainly teams like that in this year’s field. That description could more or less apply to … Read more