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The Minnesota Timberwolves did not eliminate the Denver Nuggets at full strength. That is what made it feel louder. They were missing Anthony Edwards, Donte DiVincenzo, Ayo Dosunmu and Kyle …

The 76ers did not merely avoid elimination. They dragged the Celtics back into uncertainty. Philadelphia beat Boston 106-93 in Game 6, tying the first-round series at 3-3 and forcing a …

The Knicks did not close the series. They detonated it. New York walked into Atlanta for Game 6 and delivered a playoff performance that feels less like a win than …

Oso Ighodaro did not describe the Thunder as simply athletic, young or deep. He described something more unsettling: a team that seemed to know what was coming before it arrived. …

Stephen A. Smith heard Draymond Green’s what-if and took it somewhere colder: accountability. Green recently wondered aloud whether Steve Kerr’s system hindered his offensive development, especially after Kevin Durant arrived …

Draymond Green’s greatness has always lived inside a contradiction: the Warriors needed him to be everything, but not always in the ways he may have wanted. His latest reflection on …

After Houston’s 99-93 Game 5 win in Los Angeles, Kendrick Perkins argued that the Lakers had wasted an opportunity veteran teams are supposed to recognize. “That was a must win …

The most uncomfortable thing about the Portland Trail Blazers’ coaching situation is not simply the money. It is the optics of a man doing the job while the room around …

Victor Wembanyama was asked about something larger than basketball, and he answered like someone unwilling to inherit an old lie. French reporter Maxime Aubin framed the question around the insults …