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Kendrick Perkins may still be waiting on breakfast with Oprah and Beyoncé, but after Game 1, his Lakers-Thunder prediction did not look quite as ridiculous. Oklahoma City beat Los Angeles …

Detroit did not ease into the second round. It kicked the door open. The Pistons beat the Cavaliers 111-101 in Game 1 at Little Caesars Arena, riding a 37-point first …

Duncan Robinson shared his brother Eli’s story during Mental Health Awareness Month, and there is no easy way to write about it because there was no easy way to live …

Steven Adams has been called the strongest player in the NBA so often that it has almost become part of his official scouting report. The problem, according to Adams, is …

Draymond Green did not respond to Austin Rivers with a counterargument. He responded with a blowtorch. “It’s ridiculous. Draymond has such a high IQ. That’s a big part of his …

The Knicks won Game 1, and somewhere outside Madison Square Garden, J.R. Smith apparently became part of the celebration against his will. Clips circulating after New York’s victory showed Knicks …

During the Knicks’ Game 1 blowout win over the 76ers at Madison Square Garden, Josh Hart wandered toward the courtside seats and, in one of those moments that only feel …

Victor Wembanyama lost the game and still somehow made history feel like it belonged to him. In San Antonio’s 104-102 Game 1 loss to Minnesota, Wembanyama blocked 12 shots, setting …

On this day, 45 years ago, a young Larry Bird stepped onto the court for Game 1 of the 1981 NBA Finals, not merely to play but to etch his …