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The Chicago Bulls capped off their first of two three-peats during the 1992-93 NBA season. To celebrate the achievement, the team created a championship banner to hang in the rafters at Chicago Stadium, where the Bulls played in the early ‘90s. That particular banner is now up for auction. It went live on Grey Flannel Auctions on Thursday, and will …

Darius Acuff Jr. of the Arkansas Razorbacks is perhaps the favorite small-ish point guard on the 2026 NBA Draftboard. Acuff’s offensive case speaks loudly enough to justify high-end lottery interest, but the questions surrounding his defensive effort and shot profile are real enough to split many evaluators. He was Arkansas’ engine as a freshman, scoring efficiently, passing at high volume …

On Tuesday, Morez Johnson Jr. announced he would keep his name in the NBA Draft past the deadline date, meaning that he is not returning to Michigan for a second season. We here at Maize n Brew of course support Johnson in all his future endeavors and harbor no ill will towards him. Today, we want to discuss whether or …

I am obsessed with the historical occurrence of the fad. Fad is a word that sounds contemporary but is actually much older, having been coined back in the 1830s as a probable variation of the French word ‘fadaise’ (meaning a trifle and/or nonsense), which was ultimately derived from the Latin ‘fatuus’, which is basically another word for stupid. Advertisement And …

The Western Conference Final has shifted to San Antonio with the series now tied at one game apiece following the Thunder’s 122-113 win Wednesday night. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led all scorers with 30 points and Isaiah Hartenstein’s physicality somewhat slowed Victor Wembanyama, but the storyline coming out of Game 2 of this clash of the titans was injuries. For the Spurs, …

The Cleveland Cavaliers are back in the hole, facing an 0-2 deficit for the second straight round. They host the New York Knicks on Saturday for Game 3. Let’s go over today’s losers. LOSER – Ignoring Josh Hart The Cavs haven’t made it a secret that they’re ignoring Josh Hart on the perimeter. They’ve had Jarrett Allen guard (or not …

Jalen Brunson refused to let the Knicks lose Tuesday, almost single-handedly delivering a franchise playoff-record 22-point fourth-quarter comeback. Two days later, the Cavaliers forced the ball out of his hands, so he adjusted. Instead of pouring in another 30-point performance, he distributed a playoff career-high 14 assists, as the Knicks took a commanding 2-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference …

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani quietly attended the Knicks’ Game 2 win over the Cavaliers at Madison Square Garden on Thursday night — paying face value for tickets near a section that boasted $700 seats. Mamdani, who did not list his attendance on his public schedule, posted a smiling photo alongside Public Advocate Jumaane Williams inside the Garden with …

For the first time since he was a sophomore in high school, Sam Hauser finished a season of basketball shooting under 40% from three. At 39.3%, we’re just shy of being able to morally round up, and thus a brilliant streak of shotmaking has come to an end. Unfortunately, a close to his Celtics tenure may not be far behind. …

James Harden remains the face of postseason failure, shooting under 36 percent from the field (under 27 percent on 3-pointers) with more turnovers (six) than assists (five) through the first two games of the Eastern Conference finals. Donovan Mitchell remains the face of a franchise that repeatedly fails to reach its potential, responding to Cleveland’s Game 1 collapse — in …

The Golden State Warriors are moving in the right direction this offseason. They swiftly addressed questions looming about the future of head coach Steve Kerr and whether he’d call it quits. Kerr re-signed with the Warriors on a multi-year deal that will keep him as the highest paid coach. That was step one. Check. Advertisement Step two was finding their …

A few notes on Josh Hart after the Knicks’ win over Cleveland: Mike Brown had high praise for Hart after Hart poured on a team-high 26 points in the Knicks’ Game 2 win on Thursday. The coach compared Hart to a future Hall of Famer whom he’d coached in San Francisco. Advertisement “They’re different players, but they’re similar players because …

Games can be won and lost in short spurts. The Cleveland Cavaliers found that out the hard way once again as they dropped Game 2 109-93 to the New York Knicks. After blowing a 22-point lead in an eight-minute meltdown in Game 1, it was 18 unanswered points in the middle of the third quarter that cost them Game 2. …

In 1987, Detroit was building what would soon become a championship team. With a backcourt of Isaiah Thomas and Joe Dumars, Rick Mahorn, second-year player Dennis Rodman, Bill Laimbeer, Vinnie Johnson, and John Salley, the core was set. And they had Boston in a nice spot in the 1987 Eastern Conference Finals. Advertisement The Pistons had crushed the Celtics in …

At the moment, one must search for areas of concern for the Knicks. But there is one glaring issue. Mitchell Robinson, who went 0-for-4 from the free-throw line, was again neutered by Hack-a-Mitch during the Knicks’ 109-93 Game 2 win over the Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference finals Thursday night at Madison Square Garden. Advertisement Across the first two games …

Even with injuries to key players, the San Antonio Spurs have to feel good about themselves coming into tonight’s Game 3. They were able to steal Game 1 from the defending champs, a double OT classic that saw the Spurs eventually out-execute the Thunder down the stretch, and were tantalizingly close to coming back home to the Frost Bank Center …

The Knicks didn’t need an epic fourth-quarter comeback in this one, this time handling the Cleveland Cavaliers easily in a 109-93 win in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Here are the takeaways… — In a game where Jalen Brunson finished with 19 points but had just two points in the first half, New York leaned on its supporting …

On Tuesday, Karl-Anthony Towns dismissed his quiet offensive night. All that mattered, he said then, was the Knicks prevailed. “It’s not about the individual performances, it’s about this team finding a way to put up a win on the board,” Towns said. “I think that’s what’s special.” Advertisement Two nights later, he regained his form. Though it wasn’t Towns the …

We knew it before the series started, and tonight we saw the proof again: the Cavaliers just can’t match the offensive depth of New York. While Cleveland relied on Donovan Mitchell (26 PTS), the husk of James Harden, and their two big men, all five Knicks starters logged double-digit points. Late into the fourth quarter, Jalen Brunson had recorded just …

Heroes and zeros from the Knicks’ 109-93 Game 2 win over the Cavaliers on Thursday night at Madison Square Garden:   Hero The Cavaliers dared Josh Hart to beat them, and he obliged. After getting benched at the end of Game 1, and starting cold in Game 2, the gritty Hart found his shot. Advertisement He made five 3-pointers and …

Three weeks ago, at the end of a discussion of her first 100 days as governor of New Jersey at Newark’s Performing Arts Center, Mikie Sherill faced a series of rapid-fire questions from NJ.com political editor Brent Johnson. The subjects ranged from personal issues to state policy. But then a little more than an hour into the video, she faced …

The New York Knicks scored 18 unanswered points on the way to a 109-93 win against the Cleveland Cavaliers as they took a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference final. The score was tied at 53-53 when the Knicks pulled away at their Madison Square Garden home to take a 71-53 lead on the way to a ninth straight …

The NBA Draft is getting closer, and the mixed signals are flying right and left, and it’s hard to know for sure what the Utah Jazz might do at #2. Everything obviously depends on what the Washington Wizards do at #1. The odds makers at FanDuel have the Wizards at -320 to take AJ Dybantsa with the first pick, +280 …

New York Knicks (53-29, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (52-30, fourth in the Eastern Conference) Cleveland; Saturday, 8 p.m. EDT LINE: Cavaliers -2.5; over/under is 213.5 EASTERN CONFERENCE FINALS: Knicks lead series 2-0 Advertisement BOTTOM LINE: The New York Knicks visit the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference finals with a 2-0 lead in the series. The …

NEW YORK — Josh Hart called his shot. And then, he made it. And then, he made another. And another. And another. And another. After struggling with the Cleveland Cavaliers’ defensive cross-matching in Game 1 — a game plan predicated on putting a center on him, sagging off him, and all but daring him to knock down shots in favor …