INGLEWOOD, California.- At the start of the fourth quarter, at 2:33 without Stephen Curry or Kawhi Leonard on the court, the Clippers were +4, extending their lead over the Warriors to 13. It didn’t seem like enough: Stephen Curry was starting to heat up. Advertisement It wasn’t. Curry scored 27 of his 35 points in…
After a brief break to bring you our annual Tanking Rankings, we’re back to our regular bi-weekly programming: The World’s Most Accurate NBA Power Rankings. But first, an update to those Tanking Rankings, detailing exactly how well the 10 NBA lottery teams, now set in stone, have navigated to the bottom of the standings: Advertisement…
ESPN analyst and former NBA player Kendrick Perkins criticized the Indiana Pacers and Utah Jazz after they were fined for sinking on NBA Today. “I wish (NBA Commissioner) Adam Silver had fined them $5 million for disrespecting the game of basketball,” Perkins said of fining the Jazz $500,000 and the Pacers $100,000 for “prioritizing draft…
Each week during the 2025-26 NBA season, we’ll delve into some of the league’s biggest stories in an attempt to determine whether trends are based more on fact or fiction moving forward. Last week: Lakers can build a champion around Luka Dončić’s defense Fact or fiction: LeBron James belongs in the All-Star Game In what…
The Lakers reportedly tried to outbid the Bucks, Clippers and Kings by $75 million. Luka Doncic’s lob threat originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as your preferred source by clicking here. The Los Angeles Lakers are trying to get the ball rolling after a prolonged stretch of bad basketball. The team…
Editor’s Note: Coaches are reminded to submit game results each weeknight, from 6 to 10 p.m., by emailing them to pjsports@providencejournal.com 🏀Game of the weekend Forty-eight seconds into the fourth quarter, things couldn’t have been worse for Scituate women’s basketball. Advertisement What happened the rest of the way could be the spark the Spartans need…
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 31 points with six 3-pointers and the Golden State Warriors welcomed back their regulars Saturday to beat the Utah Jazz 123-114 after a 37-point blowout by the shorthanded Thunder a night earlier. Curry scored 20 points in the third quarter on six of his seven shots, hitting a…
Jake LaRavia opens up about his shooting struggles originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as your preferred source by clicking here. The Los Angeles Lakers have struggled from three-point range this season, shooting 34.3%, 25th in the NBA. Advertisement In a 15-point loss last night against the Clippers, the Lakers shot…
Stephen Curry’s 48-point performance should force the Warriors to trade for the historic center originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as your preferred source by clicking here. In Sunday night’s game against the Portland Trail Blazers, the Golden State Warriors suffered a five-point loss, dropping them to 13-14 on the year…
Subscribe to the Kevin O’Connor show Kevin O’Connor joins Amin Elhassan to recap how the San Antonio Spurs ended the Oklahoma City Thunder’s winning streak in their electric NBA Cup Semifinals victory. They analyze Victor Wembanyama’s immediate defensive impact and the Spurs’ formula for success against OKC. Should the Spurs be aggressive with the changes…
