Everybody’s just gotta take a chill pill
Nuggets fans had a full week to marinate in the dread of a rare three-game losing streak during the NBA All-Star break. Without an immediate game to assuage any concerns, …
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Where Nuggets can improve before playoffs: Transition offense
When coaches such as Michael Malone grouse about the erosion of defense in the NBA, it might sound like nothing more than curmudgeonly distaste. But they’re not off-base. “There is …
NBA MVP future odds, predictions: Three long shot bets
Commercial Content. 21+. Action Network is the official betting partner of the New York Post, which edits this content. Well, that was quite the lackluster NBA All-Star break. Sure, the …
Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic team up for dunk on Steph Curry at All-Star Game
INDIANAPOLIS — Nobody was treating the All-Star Game as a competitive event anyway, so Nikola Jokic and Luka Doncic decided to use the opportunity for sitcom hi-jinx. During layup lines …
I’m not the face of the NBA
INDIANAPOLIS — Not 20 seconds had passed since the end of Nikola Jokic’s news conference when the dark curtain behind Luka Doncic’s adjacent media session parted, revealing a 6-foot-11 figure. …
Nikola Jokic, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ascend to NBA MVP favorites
DENVER — The NBA MVP race just became a little more wide open now that Joel Embiid’s chances at a repeat have ended. The Philadelphia 76ers big man was the …
Explaining my 2024 NBA All-Star Game starter ballot
NEW YORK — About 36 hours after I submitted my ballot for All-Star starters last week, I was walking across that obnoxious for-display-only basketball court in the middle of the …
Embiid scores 70 points to lead 76ers past Spurs, but Towns’ 62 points come in a Wolves loss – The Denver Post
By The Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid scored a franchise-record 70 points, the most in the NBA this season, to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 133-123 victory …
Pacing yourself is what losing teams do
Michael Malone was struggling to find an explanation in the film, but he did feel confident enough to issue a guarantee. To hell with the percentages. This is Nikola Jokic. …
Mavericks beat Suns, Doncic scores 50 points – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth
The Phoenix Suns ran double teams at Luka Doncic and the Dallas star picked them apart to set up easy baskets. It was even worse when the Suns left Doncic …