Denver led by eight points heading into the fourth quarter before dropping the final period by 15 points and losing at a critical pivot point in the series. Jokic finished the night with 44 points, 15 rebounds, five assists and two steals in 44 minutes of action.

Manhattan basketball coach Castelli “Stelli” Laflotte, 34, drained an epic half-court shot at a Knicks game in January, winning $1,000 cash and a new Kia SUV.

Every evening before game day, NBA teams are required to file their injury reports with the league, and while those reports are subject to change, they rarely do, actually, change. On Tuesday, ahead of Wednesday's Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals in Minnesota, the Warriors made their daily filing.

Julius Randle hit a 3-pointer to take a 39-29 lead at the 6:30 mark, and then the Golden State Warriors ripped off a 13-1 run. The Timberwolves went 0-of-5 from deep and 0-of-9 from the field while committing three turnovers.

The Minnesota Timberwolves will look to clinch the Western Conference second round over the visiting Golden State Warriors when they meet Wednesday in Game 5.

We've got a pair of Game 2s in the NBA on Wednesday night, with both road teams up 1-0. In fact, the road team has won every game in the second round so far. After a poor shooting night from 3 in Game 1,

After the Dallas Mavericks earned the first overall pick in the 2025 NBA draft, here is AI's picks for the lottery selections.

In an average NBA season, slightly more than half the playoff games will be in the first round (there are 15 total series, and we’re already done with eight of them), so it’s a good time to examine the playoff trend line. We have a few second-round games thrown in for good measure. (All data is entering Wednesday’s games.)

The NBA made a historic announcement regarding Jalen Brunson during the New York Knicks' victory over the Boston Celtics on Monday night.