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Kendrick Perkins did not offer a measured critique of the Orlando Magic after their play-in loss to Philadelphia. He delivered something much harsher: a full-throated argument that Orlando does not …

For years, Iman Shumpert knew the Golden State Warriors from the wrong side of the fight. He faced them on the game’s biggest stage as a member of the Cleveland …

Steve Kerr did not speak about Draymond Green’s defense in ordinary postgame terms after the Warriors’ 126-121 play-in comeback win over the Clippers. He spoke about it with the kind …

The Oklahoma City Thunder did not need to take the floor to score one of the night’s biggest victories. When the Los Angeles Clippers blew a fourth-quarter lead and lost …

For most of the night, the Golden State Warriors looked like a team running out of road. By the final minute, they looked like a team that had remembered exactly …

In a game that never fully relaxed, the Philadelphia 76ers found their separation late and claimed the Eastern Conference’s No. 7 seed with a 109-97 play-in victory over the Orlando …

Gilbert Arenas offered a blunt description of how playoff basketball changes a player’s life, arguing that the postseason does not simply raise the stakes on the court, but narrows everything …

Draymond Green has added his voice to one of the league’s liveliest award debates, and he is siding with Charlotte’s Kon Knueppel over Dallas rookie Cooper Flagg. Green argued that …

The Miami Heat are once again being cast in their familiar role: star-hunters waiting at the edge of the market for the next franchise-shifting opportunity. This time, according to a …