The Lakers made it interesting late, but the Clippers had already done the damage. Behind 24 points from Kawhi Leonard, the Clippers beat the Lakers 112–104 on Thursday night in …
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Vince Carter And Tracy McGrady Are Taking Their Chemistry To The Mic
by Len Werleby Len WerleVince Carter and Tracy McGrady are officially bringing one of basketball’s most recognizable bonds into the podcast space. The Hall of Famers and real-life cousins are launching a new weekly …
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The End Of An Era Might Be Near: Inside The Steve Kerr Uncertainty In Golden State
by Len Werleby Len WerleThe most unsettling thing about the Warriors right now isn’t just the roster math or the narrowing timeline of the Stephen Curry era. It’s the possibility that the man who …
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81-Point Game Throwback: Kobe Bryant’s Amazing ‘Jalen Rose Roasting’ ESPN Commercial
by Len Werleby Len Werle20 years ago today, on January 22, 2006, Kobe Bryant went 28 of 46 from the field, 7 of 13 from three and 18 of 20 from the line for …
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The New York Knicks’ Problem Isn’t X’s And O’s, It’s Buy-In
by Len Werleby Len WerleThe most revealing line about the New York Knicks right now didn’t come from a box score, a tactical breakdown, or even a postgame rant. It came from the reporting. …
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Immanuel Quickley Broke The Efficiency Scale And Did It In A 40-Point Night
by Len Werleby Len WerleImmanuel Quickley didn’t just torch the Warriors on Tuesday night. He did it with a kind of cleanliness that almost doesn’t compute in NBA terms: 40 points and 10 assists …
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Jimmy Butler’s ACL Tear Ends His Season And Freezes The Warriors’ Momentum
by Len Werleby Len WerleThe Golden State Warriors were celebrating a win when the air changed. Midway through the third quarter of Monday night’s 135–112 victory over the Miami Heat, Jimmy Butler went down …
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When Wilt Chamberlain Couldn’t Miss: The 1967 Hot Streak That Still Doesn’t Feel Real
by Len Werleby Len WerleOn January 20, 1967, Wilt Chamberlain did something that sounded impossible even in an era built to flatter giants. Against the Los Angeles Lakers, the Philadelphia 76ers’ center took 15 …
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“A Logo On My Back”: Ja Morant, London, And The Loudest Kind Of Loyalty
by Len Werleby Len WerleThe NBA’s international games are built to sell the league as a global product. New crowds, new cameras, a marquee arena, a Sunday afternoon that feels halfway like a festival. …
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From One Scoring Artist to Another: Kevin Durant Passes Dirk Nowitzki
by Len Werleby Len WerleThe NBA’s all-time scoring list is a ladder built out of nights like these: a regular-season game that looks ordinary on the schedule, until one possession late turns it into …
