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Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum have been together for nine NBA seasons. They have played 610 regular season games, 121 playoff games, 11 NBA Finals games, and of course, won the 2024 NBA championship together in 2024. With all of this success, some people will still tell you with a straight face that they aren’t the best duo in the …

Last night in Memphis Victor Wembanyama tallied seven more blocks. That is his most blocks in game this season since tallying 9 in their October 24th overtime win against the New Orleans Pelicans, the second game of their season. With a grand total of 610 blocks, Wemby elevates to 230th all-time moving past Jamaal Magloire, Armen Gilliam, and Nic Claxton. …

In the Celtics 119-109 statement win over the Thunder, Joe Mazzulla went with a tight nine-man rotation. In what felt like a Finals preview, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown performed at a championship level against the defending champs after laying an egg on Sunday against the visiting Timberwolves. The game was speckled with some questionable calls. Boston and Oklahoma City …

On Wednesday night, the Houston Rockets squared off against the Minnesota Timberwolves on the prime-time slate, in a game that had a playoff feel to it. Certainly a playoff intensity. The game held major stakes, as it pertains to the Western Conference standings, as the two teams were separated by just a half game. Kevin Durant struggled at the onset, …

BOSTON — Jaylen Brown baited a foul on Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, using the reigning league MVP’s signature move to get to the line with under eight minutes in the fourth quarter. It worked — and Brown cracked a smile on his way to the stripe. He called it “payback.” “He got me last time we played them,” Brown said following Boston’s …

SAN JOSE, CA — Being a DJ is no easy job. In front of thousands of people, you have to craft a setlist that flows smoothly and effortlessly while maintaining the atmosphere, keeping the crowd engaged and vibing to the environment they crave. Advertisement The tough part is the perfection needed for it. You have to understand the moment while …

Mark Pope whistled past the graveyard this week. He probably thought it sounded like a hopeful tune, but my ears detected more of sob story, set to a sad trombone. Pope compared himself to John Calipari on his radio show, and he thought the comparison made him sound good. Say what? Advertisement In a four-minute monologue, Pope explained how, in …

CLEVELAND — For the first time in five games, the Cleveland Cavaliers weren’t bailed out by their offense as they fell to the Miami Heat 120-103. “If you want to win in the league, you have to commit to defense,” Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra said before the game. “Point blank, you’re not going to win in the playoffs if …

HOUSTON — It’s been almost 20 years, but Nebraska basketball coach Fred Hoiberg can still remember receiving a frantic phone call from his wife, Carol. Between tears, Carol relayed that the couple’s two youngest sons, twins Charlie and Sam, were involved in a fight during a basketball game. Against each other. Advertisement “They were on the same team. Sam took …

Winter is over, though perhaps most NBA fans feel as if it’s just beginning. After a midseason slump, the Oklahoma City Thunder have won 12 of their last 13 games They’re clinging to a slim but steady three-game lead over the San Antonio Spurs atop the otherwise chaotic Western Conference. (The Lakers are good now? The Nuggets can’t find their …

The men’s NCAA basketball tournament now enters its second week. Even though the teams remaining still have to win four more games to claim a coveted national championship, this is the part of the tournament at which teams and their fans can realistically envision the possibility that it really can happen. That is the case even for programs that have …

Four-time champion Italy hosts Northern Ireland in the standout semifinal of the World Cup playoffs in Europe on Thursday. The Azzurri are under pressure to avoid failing to qualify for soccer’s biggest event for a third consecutive time after being eliminated by Sweden in 2017 and North Macedonia in 2022. Advertisement In all, 16 teams are competing for four spots …

There have been a lot of crazy nights at Target Center over the years, and tonight’s game is right up there as one of the craziest games in a long time. On Wednesday night, the Minnesota Timberwolves took on the Houston Rockets in a game that will play a dramatic role in determining the seeding for the Western Conference Playoffs. …

SUZUKA, Japan (AP) — Lewis Hamilton said he finished a recent morning training run and returned to his hotel sweating after his workout to find a few fellow Formula 1 drivers just getting up. “I know that none of the drivers I’m racing against have trained as hard as I have and given it what I have, especially at my …

Chicago Bulls (29-43, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (57-16, first in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Friday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Chicago travels to Oklahoma City looking to stop its three-game road losing streak. Advertisement The Thunder are 29-7 in home games. Oklahoma City ranks second in the Western Conference with 34.5 defensive rebounds per …

New Orleans Pelicans (25-48, 11th in the Western Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (52-20, first in the Eastern Conference) Detroit; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pistons -5.5; over/under is 226 Advertisement BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans visits Detroit looking to break its three-game road skid. The Pistons are 28-9 on their home court. Detroit is fourth in the Eastern Conference …

Miami Heat (39-34, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (45-28, fourth in the Eastern Conference) Cleveland; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Bam Adebayo and the Miami Heat visit Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday. Advertisement The Cavaliers are 29-18 against Eastern Conference opponents. Cleveland ranks seventh in the Eastern Conference in rebounding with 44.3 rebounds. …

Brooklyn Nets (17-56, 14th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (47-26, third in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Friday, 10:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles plays the Brooklyn Nets after Luka Doncic scored 43 points in the Los Angeles Lakers’ 137-130 win over the Indiana Pacers. Advertisement The Lakers are 23-12 on their home court. Los Angeles …

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves were missing five of their top seven players for most of their record-setting overtime rally to beat the Houston Rockets. They chose focus over frustration. Advertisement With a game-closing 15-0 run, the Timberwolves came back from 13 points down for a 110-108 victory over the Rockets. No other NBA team has overcome an overtime …

DENVER (AP) — Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic have had historic games for the Denver Nuggets before, but rarely do they occur on the same night. Wednesday was one of those rare nights for the franchise cornerstones. Advertisement Murray scored a season-high 53 points and Jokic had his 30th triple-double of the season with 23 points, 21 points and 19 …

Los Angeles Clippers (36-36, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (16-57, 15th in the Eastern Conference) Indianapolis; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Indiana aims to stop its 10-game home losing streak with a victory against Los Angeles. Advertisement The Pacers are 10-26 on their home court. Indiana gives up 120.7 points to opponents and has been outscored …

BOSTON — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was in the building, but the MVP chants were not for him. They rained down from the TD Garden rafters each time Celtics forward Jaylen Brown took the free-throw line in a 119-109 win over Gilgeous-Alexander’s reigning champion Oklahoma City Thunder. He took the stripe a lot — a game-high 14 times in total — en …

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gui Santos scored a career-high 31 points, Draymond Green made two clutch free throws with 6.9 seconds remaining and the Golden State Warriors beat the Brooklyn Nets 109-106 on Wednesday to clinch a play-in spot. Brandin Podziemski had 22 points, six rebounds and five assists for the Warriors (35-38), who won their first game at Chase …

The Minnesota Timberwolves might have just recorded the win of the season. The T-Wolves completed an unprecedented comeback on Wednesday, erasing a 13-point comeback in overtime to stun the Houston Rockets while short-handed. The Rockets scored the first 13 points overtime, then Minnesota scored 15 unanswered points in front of a raucous Target Center crowd. Advertisement Per Jace Frederick of …

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Scoot Henderson had 23 points and the Portland Trail Blazers routed the Milwaukee Bucks 130-99 on Wednesday night as Giannis Antetokounmpo remained sidelined with a left knee injury. Jerami Grant and Deni Avdija each had 18 points and Donovan Clingan added 14 points and 15 rebounds for the Blazers, who have already clinched a play-in spot. …