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The Dallas Mavericks end their season strong, cruising to a 149-128 win over the Bulls behind one of their most complete offensive performances of the season. Dallas shot a blistering 52.0% from the field and 22-of-49 from three (44.9%), while piling up 35 assists and completely controlling the flow of the game. Ryan Nembhard led the way with a historic …

For the Miami Heat, here’s the bad news: They’re in the play-in tournament again. And for the Heat, here’s also some good news: They’re in the play-in tournament again. The play-in — where the final four playoff spots will be decided — has become an unwanted tradition for Miami, which is in the event for the fourth consecutive season. The …

Is it possible that the most fun game of the regular season is the finale when seven — SEVEN — rotation players are unavailable and there’s nothing to play for? Yes. Yes, it is. Baylor Scheierman led all scorers with 30 points with Ron Harper Jr. and Luka Garza having career games with 27 to beat the Orlando Magic 113-108. …

The NBA’s regular season came to a close on Sunday, with all 30 teams in the league playing. While most of the standings jockeying had concluded before the final day of the season, there was still a lot to work out. And that included the play-in tournament, and the future for the Golden State Warriors. Golden State entered Sunday’s game …

The Cleveland Cavaliers are locked into the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference. In a twist that few saw coming, the Cavs will be taking on the Toronto Raptors in the first round of the playoffs. Game 1 between the Cavs and Raptors will be on Saturday, April 18. The game will be broadcast exclusively on Prime. Advertisement The schedule …

The Nets went into this season with two jobs: Give their rookies plenty of playing time to develop. And tank for lottery odds to draft another impact rookie in June. They’ve done both. They had the youngest team in the NBA this season, and led the league in minutes logged by rookies. And at 20-62, they’ve clinched third in the …

Game 82 is in the books for the Dallas Mavericks, as they took on the Chicago Bulls Sunday night in what resulted in a 149-128 win. The Mavericks finish the season with a 26-56 record, good for either the seventh or eighth worst record in the league, as the Mavs and Pelicans end the season with identical records and will …

Nikola Jokic scored 23 points in a first-half appearance as the Denver Nuggets beat the San Antonio Spurs 128-118 to claim third seed in the Western Conference on the final day of the regular NBA season. Denver’s victory meant the Los Angeles Lakers finished as fourth seed in the Western Conference for the NBA play-offs, which begin this weekend. Advertisement …

Let me preface this by saying it’s unlikely that the Golden State Warriors win both of their potential play-in games this upcoming week. They’ll be underdogs for Wednesday’s matchup against the Los Angeles Clippers, unless the NBA finishes their investigation and orders Kawhi Leonard to plant trees during the 9-10 game. Should they get past Team Aspiration, they’ll be underdogs …

After an exhausting, long NBA season, it was nice to go about Sunday’s game stress-free. There were some stakes involved as the Lakers could still finish either the third or fourth seed. However, LA pretty quickly took control of the game and moved into cruise control as early as the start of the second half. From there, it was a …

The final buzzer at the Frost Bank Center carried little urgency for the San Antonio Spurs—but it still told a story. San Antonio came into the regular season finale on Sunday already locked into the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference, so missing key pieces for rest and injury management, the Spurs fell 128-118 to the Denver Nuggets in a …

The Utah Jazz season is officially over, and they were able to end the season tied for 4th with the Sacramento Kings in the lottery standings. It’s a successful season for the Utah Jazz, whose biggest goal was to keep their lottery pick while also developing their young talent … and also not playing Lauri Markkanen. Official 2026 NBA Lottery …

Kevin Garnett is back! On Sunday night in downtown Minneapolis, the Big Ticket made his long-awaited return to Minneapolis. He was led in through the player tunnel by the Minnesota Timberwolves owners, Marc Lore and Alex Rodriguez, following an introductory hype video. Advertisement It was a moment Timberwolves fans had waited a long time to see, and it did not …

The Utah Jazz had their final game of the season, but also the rebuild. It will not be remembered long as the outcome was expected, an easy win for the Lakers 131-107. There were some things to take away for the Jazz. They played hard in this one, much like they’ve done all season, regardless of who was on the …

Looking back, it seems wild to think how hard a sell the Play-In Tournament was just six years ago. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver spent a lot of political capital to make it happen, and there were plenty of skeptics. It’s hard to imagine the NBA without it now — the win-or-go-home drama is built into the postseason. Here is everything …

With an excruciating Milwaukee Bucks season over, Giannis Antetokounmpo was asked Sunday night about the one things that remains on everybody’s mind. Has he played his final game with the Bucks? Here’s his answer: Advertisement “That’s a very good question,” Antetokounmpo told reporters, per The Athletic. “I don’t know. It’s not up to me anymore. It’s not up to me. …

Kawhi Leonard and the L.A. Clippers managed to reach the postseason despite a slow start to the season. The Clippers finished out the regular season with a 42-40 record after a 6-21 start to the season. Advertisement L.A. managed to weather the storm before even trading key starters such as James Harden and Ivica Zubac. The Clippers added Darius Garland …

With an excruciating Milwaukee Bucks season over, Giannis Antetokounmpo was asked Sunday night about the one things that remains on everybody’s mind. Has he played his final game with the Bucks? Here’s his answer: Advertisement “That’s a very good question,” Antetokounmpo told reporters, per The Athletic. “I don’t know. It’s not up to me anymore. It’s not up to me. …

Mike Brown wanted to finish the regular season with the best record in the NBA. He wanted to have the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Brown said falling short of those goals was “disappointing.” Advertisement But Brown and the Knicks put up some other impressive numbers this season. They had the franchise’s third-highest SRS, which is a …

The Los Angeles Lakers managed to secure a spot in the NBA Playoffs after producing a hot streak later in the season as the team gathered momentum, winning 13 of 15 games. Luka Doncic, LeBron James and Austin Reaves all appeared settled into their roles and the team was moving in the right direction, but that momentum has since been …

The regular season is over. The Cleveland Cavaliers have finished with a 52-30, which is good enough for the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference. They will take on the Toronto Raptors in the first round of the playoffs. Final 2025-26 NBA Standings Here are the final standings for each conference, with the Play-In Tournament set to decide who will …

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Timberwolves rested almost all their regulars for the playoffs during a 132-126 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday, as franchise icon Kevin Garnett made a special appearance for fan appreciation night in the regular-season finale. With the Timberwolves locked into the No. 6 seed in the Western Conference and the Pelicans long ago …

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Jamaree Bouyea had career highs of 27 points and nine assists, Ryan Dunn added 20 points and 11 rebounds, and the Phoenix Suns routed the Oklahoma City Thunder 135-103 on Sunday night in a meaningless regular-season finale for both teams. Koby Brea added 20 points for Phoenix (45-37), which was locked into seventh place in the …

MIAMI (AP) — Inside the Miami Heat locker room on Sunday night, everybody’s eyes were on a giant television set showing the end of the Orlando-Boston game. With good reason. It decided a whole lot in the Eastern Conference. Advertisement The East postseason matchups — as many as can be known at this point, anyway — are now set. Miami …

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Three-time MVP Nikola Jokic will start for the Denver Nuggets in their regular-season finale against San Antonio on Sunday night for his 65th game played to qualify for NBA awards. Spurs All-Star Victor Wembanyama is sitting out the game after reaching eligibility in his previous game. Advertisement Jokic has played in 64 games and was listed …