In the NBA arguably more than any other American sports league, the playoffs have a tendency to consume any relevant regular-season context about a team or an individual. That reality …
The Nuggets lost 102-100 to the Clippers on Thursday night in Los Angeles, falling behind Minnesota in the loss column for first place in the Western Conference with five games …
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. …
In recent years and especially since his prolific NBA Finals output last summer, Jamal Murray has steadily taken up a mantle that sounds like a backhanded compliment. He’s considered the …
LOS ANGELES (AP) — After getting outhustled and outshot for three quarters, the Los Angeles Clippers turned into a team possessed. Kawhi Leonard scored 14 of his 21 points in …
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Joel Embiid scored a season-high 51 points and grabbed 12 rebounds, and the Philadelphia 76ers used a big fourth quarter to close out the Minnesota Timberwolves for …
LOS ANGELES — On a night when Nikola Jokic, Aaron Gordon and Jamal Murray sat, the Denver Nuggets scored their most impressive win of the season to date. Reggie Jackson …
In a building where nobody seems to defeat Nikola Jokic, much less outplay him, Paul George and the new-look Clippers came as close as anyone has this young season. In …
Usually, it’s fairly easy for the Nuggets to decide on one opposing player per game that Kentavious Caldwell-Pope can mark as his primary matchup as a defender. The Clippers, throughout …
NEW YORK — James Harden was not in regular-season form. After a summer-long standoff with the Philadelphia 76ers, an unwavering trade request to join the Los Angeles Clippers, during which …