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The Knicks return to Rocket Arena tonight, leading the Eastern Conference Finals 3-0 over the exhausted Cavaliers. After building up (and blowing) a 22-point lead in Game One, Cleveland has been overwhelmed by New York’s pace, physicality, and depth of talent. Kenny Atkinson insists that his Cavs are winning analytically, but that’s the irrational talk of a desperate man. No …

Gregg Popovich has been around the San Antonio Spurs all season, talking to players at practices, offering advice, and being the wise elder statesman that he is. However, he is no longer the coach, so he had not entered the team’s locker room postgame all season long… until after Game 3. That ugly loss changed things and Popovich lit a …

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Knicks and their fans threatened to turn Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals into a Garden party. Madison Square Garden, that is. With New York one win from sweeping the Cleveland Cavaliers and earning its first NBA Finals appearance since 1999, thousands of Knicks fans — and some of their well-heeled celebrity backers — descended …

Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren was among the 15 names listed on an All-NBA Team. He just barely made the cusp, receiving exactly the 15th-most votes at 87. The lanky challenger at the rim is also coming off an NBA All-Star and All-Defensive First Team appearance for the first time in his career. He’s on the chase for a …

Ajay Mitchell will have to watch another Western Conference finals game from the bench. The Oklahoma City Thunder ruled Mitchell out for Game 5 of their series with the San Antonio Spurs on Monday afternoon with a calf strain. Mitchell missed the Thunder’s Game 4 loss to the Spurs with the injury, too. Advertisement The Thunder also said on Monday …

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers guard Dennis Schroder missed Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals against the New York Knicks on Monday night because of an illness. Schroder is averaging 3.3 points and 15 minutes in the first three games of the series. The 13-year veteran was acquired from the Sacramento Kings on Feb. 1. Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Schroder is …

In just a short while, the Knicks will begin playing in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Cleveland Cavaliers, needing just one more win to send the team to the NBA Finals for the first time since 1999. It has been a postseason to remember, as the Knicks are currently rocking a ten-game winning streak—making them just …

Ajay Mitchell will have to watch another Western Conference finals game from the bench. The Oklahoma City Thunder ruled Mitchell out for Game 5 of their series with the San Antonio Spurs on Monday afternoon with a calf strain. Mitchell missed the Thunder’s Game 4 loss to the Spurs with the injury, too. Advertisement The Thunder also said on Monday …

The Lakers hired former New Orleans Pelicans executive Rohan Ramadas to fill one of two new assistant general manager roles, The Times confirmed Monday. Ramadas previously worked as the vice president of basketball operations and strategy for the Pelicans and will be involved in managing the salary cap, analytics and data for the Lakers, who are retooling their front office …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The New York Knicks are in the driver’s seat and have a chance to put the Cleveland Cavaliers out to pasture with a four-game sweep in the Eastern Conference finals tonight. Advertisement Our Knicks vs. Cavaliers same-game parlay expects that to come to fruition, …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The Oklahoma City Thunder host the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5, with concerns around OKC’s biggest strength — its depth — heading into Tuesday. Advertisement Injuries to key guards and underperforming stars have made the Thunder vulnerable to San Antonio’s defensive schemes, …

The Lakers look to have made their first of two assistant general manager hires. On Monday morning, Shams Charania of ESPN reported that the Lakers had hired Rohan Ramadas. Previously, Ramadas served as the Pelicans’ vice president of strategy and operations. Dave McMenamin of ESPN provided a bit more insight into Ramadas’ past prior to even joining the Pelicans in …

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Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The New York Knicks are on one of the best postseason runs we have ever seen. The Western Conference Finals are understandably drawing more attention, but do not overlook what New York is doing, led by none other than Jalen Brunson. Advertisement These …

The stakes were high for the San Antonio Spurs in Game Four. At risk of going down 3-1, the Spurs needed to respond to a disappointing loss in Game Three. They followed up the loss with a blowout 103-83 win to tie the Western Conference Finals at 2-2. It was one of the Spurs’ best defensive performances of the playoffs. …

The Minnesota Timberwolves are sitting on the couch for the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 2023 and it’s a feeling they don’t want to have again next May. The Wolves will look for ways to improve their roster throughout the offseason, especially on the trade market. ESPN senior writer Andre Snellings suggested a trade that would send …

Jalen Duren was announced as a member of the All-NBA Third Team last night. He was a Top-15 player this season (of those who qualified) after he produced 19.5 PTS, 10.5 REB, and 2.0 AST while shooting 65% from the field and 75% from the line. Duren’s Production For a way to compare Jalen’s output with other big men in …

The San Antonio Spurs went into Sunday night down 2-1 in the Western Conference finals, needing a big win to even the series before the action shifted back to Oklahoma City. While the Spurs put plenty of work into their preparation , they may have had a higher power on their side in Game 4. Advertisement For the first time …

Adam Silver’s anti-tanking quest — a dramatic reaction to this year’s unique situation with an especially deep draft — comes to a head this week when the NBA owners are scheduled to meet and vote on that latest lottery reform proposal. That proposal is a modified version of the “3-2-1” proposal put forward last month (named after the number of …

Subscribe to The Kevin O’Connor Show Kevin O’Connor shares 10 thoughts on the NBA from this weekend of Conference Finals games. Have the San Antonio Spurs figured out Shai Gilgeous-Alexander? Is Chet Holmgren nervous to play against Victor Wembanyama? What’s next for this pathetic Cleveland Cavaliers team? Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Then, KOC discusses the Washington Wizards’ interest in Giannis Antetokounmpo …

The Los Angeles Lakers have hired a rocket scientist, according to ESPN. There is no evidence he actually will be building rockets, although apparently his aerospace skills do translate to basketball. The scientist, Rohan Ramadas, has been hired to serve as an assistant general manager under Lakers president and general manager Rob Pelinka. Advertisement Ramadas worked last as vice president …

The San Antonio Spurs went into Sunday night down 2-1 in the Western Conference finals, needing a big win to even the series before the action shifted back to Oklahoma City. While the Spurs put plenty of work into their practices, they may have had a higher power on their side in Game 4. Advertisement For the first time this …

Never in Knicks history has New York swept back-to-back postseason series. Monday’s the day, youknowwhatimsaying. Here’s the latest. Get hype, enjoy tonight. On avoiding complacency with the Finals in sight: “Going through this process, one of the things that I’m trying really hard to do and trying really hard to make sure our team does from the top down is …

I must admit, my confidence was hanging by a thread as last night’s game started. After all, the Thunder are a genuinely great team, the Spurs had suffered consistently bad disadvantages in three straight games (e.g., turnover margin), and it felt like OKC’s plan of fouling Wemby continuously was going to end up being an effective method for mitigating his …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The New York Knicks are one win away from sweeping the Cleveland Cavaliers and punching their ticket to the NBA Final. Advertisement Our NBA experts have you covered for all the action at Rocket Arena, with three NBA picks for Monday, May 25. …