Len Werle

Michael Jordan has a crazy array of legendary playoff performances under his belt, one of which took place 40 years ago today, and made Larry Bird believe something biblical had …

The Boston Celtics began their postseason the way top seeds imagine it: with control, with force, and with very little suspense by the end. In Game 1 of their first-round …

The San Antonio Spurs are no longer treating their most animated fan section as a fun experiment. They are formalizing it. Applications are now open for next season’s version of …

Charles Barkley has always understood that Inside the NBA works best when it sounds slightly ungovernable, even when a sponsor is sitting right in the middle of the desk. That …

The most revealing thing about a defending champion is often not how loudly it talks about the title it already owns, but how carefully it talks about the one it …

Das Aufschlussreichste an einem amtierenden Champion ist oft nicht, wie laut er über den Titel spricht, den er bereits gewonnen hat, sondern wie vorsichtig er über den spricht, den er …

The Los Angeles Lakers opened their first-round series by looking far steadier than a wounded team had any right to. Missing both Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves, the Lakers still …

The New York Knicks opened their playoff series against the Atlanta Hawks with a 113-102 win, on Saturday night at Madison Square Garden, taking a 1-0 lead behind an early …

The Denver Nuggets opened their first-round series by doing what experienced contenders often do best: surviving the shaky beginning, then imposing themselves once the game settled into playoff rhythm. Denver …