Dave McMenaminMay 28, 2025, 11:00 AM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. IN A GAME the Minnesota Timberwolves desperately needed, Julius Randle played miserably. His five points were the fewest he’d … Read more
The Oklahoma City Thunder look to punch their ticket to the NBA Finals when they host the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 of the 2025 Western Conference Finals on Wednesday at Paycom Center. The top-seeded Thunder, who lead the series 3-1, haven’t reached the NBA Finals since losing to the Miami Heat in five games … Read more
Dave McMenaminMay 28, 2025, 11:00 AM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. IN A GAME the Minnesota Timberwolves desperately needed, Julius Randle played miserably. His five points were the fewest he’d … Read more
Law Murray @LawMurrayTheNU Needing to save their teams’ seasons this weekend down 2-0 in conference finals Anthony Edwards outscored the Thunder in the first quarter by himself Karl-Anthony Towns scored as many fourth quarter points as Indiana, while also having more rebounds, assists, and 3s than Pacers pic.x.com/GOj2Q336RX – 11:29 PM
The Oklahoma City Thunder are one victory away from making their first NBA Finals since 2012 and given how dominant they’ve been at home throughout the regular season and postseason, the model likes the chances of the Thunder closing out the series in Game 5 in convincing fashion in an 8:30 p.m. ET start on … Read more
The Minnesota Timberwolves will face elimination on the road against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 5 of the 2025 NBA Playoffs Western Conference Finals on Wednesday with an 8:30 p.m. ET start. Our model expects multiple big men, including Randle and Thunder center Isaiah Hartenstein, to outperform some of their totals in Wednesday NBA … 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. THE INDIANA PACERS The NBA goes back a long way. One would think we’ve seen just about every single type of … Read more
The 2025 NBA Western Conference finals feature the 1-seed Oklahoma City Thunder hosting the 6-seed Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 on Wednesday. The Thunder were able to regain control of the series after dropping Game 4 by 42 points. OKC defeated the Timberwolves 128-126 on Monday. OKC is 59-35-4 against the spread. Meanwhile, the Wolves … Read more
The Oklahoma City Thunder will look to close out their best-of-seven series with the Minnesota Timberwolves when they meet in Game 5 of their 2025 NBA Western Conference finals series on Wednesday. Oklahoma City grabbed a 3-1 series lead with a 128-126 win on Monday. The Timberwolves (49-33), who are looking to reach the NBA … Read more
Some of you may be old enough to remember Josh Childress signing with Olympiacos and the scare that ensued about NBA teams potentially losing talent to deep-pocketed European clubs. It may sound like that was a zillion years ago now, but it was actually not even two decades ago. It happened in the summer of … Read more
May 28, 2025, 06:40 AM ET Endless hours are spent by NBA teams and draft analysts to project every pick ahead of the 2025 NBA draft. But what do prospects think of their peers? College basketball insider Jeff Borzello joined NBA draft analysts Jeremy Woo and Jonathan Givony, alongside NBA analyst Zach Kram, at the … Read more
On Tuesday afternoon, ESPN analyst and former NBA player Kendrick Perkins posited that the bar for true NBA superstardom is selling out road arenas, and followed it up with: “I don’t know if Tyrese Haliburton is selling out arenas” as the panel collectively chuckled. In other words, Tyrese Haliburton is not a superstar. This term … Read more