Basketball Forever: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander STRIKES AGAIN with 31 PTS, 6 REB, 7 AST, 2 BLK, 2 STL as the Thunder beat the Nuggets 112-105 to take a 3-2 SERIES LEAD THIS SERIES 🍿Source: x.com What’s the buzz on Twitter? Brandon Rahbar @BrandonRahbar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in Game 5 31 PTS 12-23 FG 6 REB 7 AST … Read more
May 14, 2025, 12:40 AM ET OKLAHOMA CITY — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Denver Nuggets 112-105 on Tuesday night to go up 3-2 in their Western Conference semifinal series. Oklahoma City overcame a 44-point, 15-rebound night from Denver’s Nikola Jokic. The Thunder can clinch the series on … Read more
Josue Pavón: FINAL: Thunder 149, Nuggets, 106 OKC ties series 1- Gilgeous-Alexander: 34 PTS, 8 AST Jal. Williams: 17 PTS, 7 AST, 2 BLK Holmgren: 15 PTS, 11 REB, 2 STL OKC: 56.2% FG, 16/36 3PT Westbrook: 19 PTS, 5 AST Jokic: 17 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST Murray: 14 PTS DEN: 37.9% FG, 15/37 … Read more
May 13, 2025, 09:59 PM ET CLEVELAND — Indiana Pacers coach Rick Carlisle put it best in summing up his team’s finishing punch in the Eastern Conference semifinals. “The winning team writes the script,” he said. The Pacers’ 114-105 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 5 on Tuesday night was similar to the first … Read more
The Thunder overcame another mind-blowing performance by Nikola Jokic, outscoring the Nuggets 34-19 in the fourth quarter and taking a 3-2 series lead in a thrilling 112-105 home win. The Joker was stellar once again with 44 points and 15 rebounds, keeping his team’s chances to win alive with insane plays like this: NIKOLA JOKIC … Read more
Jeff BorzelloMay 13, 2025, 07:34 PM ET Close Basketball recruiting insider. Joined ESPN in 2014. Graduate of University of Delaware. CHICAGO — Former Arkansas guard Boogie Fland is withdrawing from the NBA draft, his agent Mike Miller told ESPN’s Jonathan Givony on Tuesday. Fland was in attendance at the NBA draft combine but will not … Read more
Criticism gets loud after Game 3—the performance, not talking. So how have you kind of navigated what it means to be a star?” Tyrese Haliburton: “It’s just basketball, bro. I get paid a lot of money to play a child’s game, so I love what I do. I love my job. I don’t even really … Read more
May 13, 2025, 09:15 PM ET The NBA’s predraft season is in full swing as the league held its draft lottery Monday, with the Dallas Mavericks winning the No. 1 pick, and the chance to select projected top pick Cooper Flagg — an opportunity a source told ESPN Tuesday that the Mavericks intend to see … Read more
Kerry Eggers @kerryeggers Add Cooper Flagg to a @dallasmavs roster that will include Anthony Davis, Kyrie Irving, Derrick Lively, Daniel Gafford, Naji Marshall, Klay Thompson & P.J. Washington & what do have? An instant title contender. Nico Harrison must have been sleeping in a bed of four-leaf clovers. – 12:07 PM
Kevin PeltonMay 13, 2025, 08:33 PM ET Close Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system Testing on Tuesday confirmed what anyone who saw Jayson Tatum fall to the floor during Monday’s Boston Celtics loss to the New York Knicks already feared: Tatum suffered a … Read more
Sirius XM NBA @SiriusXMNBA What a day in the NBA! @TheFrankIsola & @Scalabrine react to all the news NOW on The Starting Lineup! 🌆 Knicks Take 3-1 Series Lead ☘️ Latest on Jayson Tatum 🐺 Wolves, Warriors Reaction 🐴 Mavericks Win Draft Lottery 🎙️ @bdameris at 9:00am ET 📺 Watch on the @NBA App 📻 … Read more
May 13, 2025, 06:52 PM ET The Golden State Warriors will officially be without Stephen Curry when they face elimination in Wednesday’s Game 5 against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Warriors ruled Curry out on Tuesday night with the same Grade 1 hamstring strain that has kept him out of the last three games. Curry suffered … Read more