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The Spurs had a chance to punch their ticket to the Western Conference Finals Friday night, and they did exactly that with an emphatic 139-109 victory over the Wolves. With their backs against the wall, Minnesota changed its defensive scheme to start the game. Instead of playing Gobert against Wemby straight up, the Wolves put him on Castle instead, allowing …

Daniss Jenkins would get the start in Game 6 despite Duncan Robinson returning from injury. The decision would pay off as the Detroit bench scored 48 points in a complete team win with a 21-point victory over Cleveland. The Pistons got out to a 10-6 start until back-to-back threes from James Harden and Donovan Mitchell gave Cleveland the lead. Caris …

Attending a Lakers playoff game is an exciting outing for any family. The Lake Show isn’t just a basketball team in this city. It’s a Broadway show, a Hollywood premiere and a sports spectacle all rolled into one. A-list celebrities are everywhere, the arena is rocking and fans get to watch the 17-time NBA champion Lakers featuring LeBron James and …

Talking to the media is an important part of an NBA coach’s responsibilities, but that obligation doesn’t mean a coach can’t have fun with it. That’s something that Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr knows all too well. Thursday, Wright Thompson’s feature on Kerr for ESPN revealed that a few seasons ago, the coach had starting working the lyrics from …

Stephon Castle starred as the San Antonio Spurs sealed their spot in the Western Conference finals with a convincing 139-109 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. Castle led the way with 32 points, while Victor Wembanyama added 19, as the Spurs clinched the series 4-2 to set up a heavyweight match-up against the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder. Advertisement The Spurs met …

Stephon Castle (hitting his first five threes consecutively) put up his most impressive shooting night of his young career and his team responded emphatically to Minnesota’s one extended push at the end of the first half. A Spurs squad that was primed for this closeout opportunity out-shot (56% to 38%) and out-rebounded (60-29) the Wolves in a dominant performance – …

And just like that, it’s over. The Minnesota Timberwolves came into Game 6 of their Western Conference Semifinal series against the San Antonio Spurs to replicate their series from two years ago against the Denver Nuggets and force Game 7. Instead, they repeated a different kind of history. Advertisement For the third straight year, the Timberwolves’ season ends with a …

The Cleveland Cavaliers couldn’t close out their series with the Detroit Pistons. Now everything is on the line Sunday night. All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player. Donovan Mitchell 18 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 3 turnovers Advertisement The Cavs are waiting for Mitchell to be a superhero again. He took a giant step …

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Stephon Castle had 32 points and 11 rebounds to highlight another dominant performance from the San Antonio backcourt, and Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs raced past the Minnesota Timberwolves 139-109 on Friday night to win the series in six games. De’Aaron Fox added 21 points and nine assists and rookie Dylan Harper had 15 points off the …

The NBA will reveal this season’s Most Valuable Player on Sunday, which just happens to be the day before Game 1 of the Western Conference finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs. Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is the reigning MVP and he’s one of the three finalists for the award this season — along with Spurs …

The Western Conference finals will be a heavyweight fight between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs. One of them just got a boost. Thunder star Jalen Williams revealed via his YouTube channel on Friday that he will be healthy for the upcoming series, after missing OKC’s previous six games with a hamstring strain. Advertisement Play 2026 Soccer …

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cade Cunningham scored 21 points and the top-seeded Detroit Pistons dominated the second half, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 115-94 on Friday night to force a Game 7 in their Eastern Conference second-round series. The decisive game is Sunday in Detroit. Advertisement Jalen Duren had 15 points and 11 rebounds while Daniss Jenkins also scored 15 for the …

CLEVELAND (AP) — Jalen Duren helped keep the Detroit Pistons’ season alive after struggling for most of their Eastern Conference second-round series against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Detroit’s All-Star center had 15 points and 11 rebounds in Friday night’s 115-94 victory that forced a Game 7 on Sunday. Advertisement It was a strong performance by Duren, who was benched for the …

The Phoenix Suns have numerous decisions ahead of them this upcoming offseason, including multiple restricted free agents, unrestricted free agents, and players with trade value. The following series will examine those decisions as our writing team presents both a point and a counterpoint for each. Man, I drew the short end of the stick on this one, didn’t I? This …

It turns out we’ll have at least one Game 7 in the NBA conference semifinals. The Detroit Pistons, the No. 1 seed in the East, played with more intensity and energy, and their shot-making responded in kind Friday, May 15 in a 115-94 victory over the No. 4 Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 6. Advertisement The Pistons finally got some help …

With a chance to clinch a berth in the Western Conference finals, the San Antonio Spurs jumped out to an early lead. One of their key players, however, limped off the floor with an apparent foot injury. Starting point guard De’Aaron Fox appeared to suffer a tweaked ankle with 1:15 left to play in the first half and limped off …

The Cleveland Cavaliers fumbled an opportunity to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. Now they face their second Game 7 of the postseason. This time, on the road against the Detroit Pistons. Let’s go over today’s losers. Advertisement LOSER – Donovan Mitchell Closing out a team as talented as the Pistons isn’t easy. It’s borderline impossible if you can’t have …

That was the Pistons team that won 60 games and was the No. 1 seed in the East. Detroit was the more physical team and owned the paint, outscoring Cleveland 48-29. The Pistons’ defense was locked in, holding the Cavaliers to 38.5% shooting overall, with Donovan Mitchell shooting 6-of-20 and Evan Mobley 6-of-14. That was the deep Detroit team from …

CLEVELAND — Before Game 6, Detroit Pistons head coach J.B. Bickerstaff said that you would have to “choke the life out of” his team. Those words proved to be prophetic. The Cleveland Cavaliers weren’t up for the challenge. They didn’t value possessions like they needed to, and overall didn’t have the attention to detail you need to close out a …

After years in the LeBron James era under Jeanie Buss’s ownership, the Lakers quickly leapt into a new era last year. Months after acquiring Luka Dončić via trade, the Buss family sold their majority stake in the franchise to Mark Walter. In what seemed like the snap of a finger, the franchise shifted into a whole new era on and …

He was playing his best game of the conference semifinals, but Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren suffered a lower leg injury that may keep him hobbled the rest of the way. Duren, Detroit’s first-time All-Star, rolled his left ankle Friday, May 15 in Game 6 of the team’s second-round series against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The play came with a little …

Last year was the year the Brooklyn Nets were supposed to pick a red rose from the garden in their backyard. With Dylan Harper tearing it up at Rutgers and Brooklyn simultaneously beginning its tank run, both parties seemed destined to align on Draft Night. Even his teammate, Ace Bailey, seemed like a storybook prospect for Brooklyn at times with …

CHICAGO — The impact of the 2026 NBA Draft Scouting Combine on the actual draft is an annual debate. After years of evaluating players during high school, grassroots and college basketball games, NBA teams gathered in Chicago this week to conduct medical exams and put the best draft prospects in the world through measurements, agility testing, shooting drills and scrimmages. …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. As the series shifts back to Minnesota, the Timberwolves return home looking to force a Game 7 against the San Antonio Spurs, with our NBA player prop projections identifying several strong value spots on the board for tonight’s Game 6. Advertisement By breaking …

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Once Steve Kerr came to the realization that there was nothing he’d rather do than coach the Golden State Warriors and the team figured out there was no one better to guide the organization through Stephen Curry’s final seasons, the final decision for both sides was easy. The four-time championship winning coach will remain in charge …