Trae Young scores 48 as Hawks stun Bucks in Game 1

2021-06-24

Clint Capela scored the go-ahead hoop with 29.8 seconds remaining, and Trae Young capped a 48-point performance with four subsequent free throws, allowing the Atlanta Hawks to stun the host Milwaukee Bucks 116-113 in the opener of the Eastern Conference finals Wednesday night. The third-seeded and heavily favored Bucks went the final 2:08 without a field goal, missing their last five shots, ...
Clippers hoping home court will reverse fortunes vs. Suns

2021-06-23

The Phoenix Suns are riding the momentum, the Los Angeles Clippers now have the home court and Chris Paul holds the wild card when the Western Conference finals head to California on Thursday night for Game 3 in the best-of-seven series. Despite missing Paul, their Most Valuable Player candidate who was sidelined due to COVID-19 protocols, the second-seeded Suns held serve at home in the first two ...
NBA issues a next-day 'T' on Clippers' DeMarcus Cousins

2021-06-23

The Phoenix Suns-Los Angeles Clippers drama from Game 2 Tuesday night spilled into Wednesday when the NBA announced a retroactive technical foul on L.A. center DeMarcus Cousins. After the Suns took a 104-103 lead, DeMarcus Cousins mixed it up a little with Suns guards Devin Booker and Cameron Payne. Upon review, the league determined there was enough to warrant a "T" for Cousins. Following Deandre ...
Report: Chris Paul plans Game 3 return to Suns

2021-06-23

Chris Paul is set to make his return to the Phoenix Suns' lineup for Thursday's Game 3 of the Western Conference finals against the Los Angeles Clippers barring a last-minute setback, according to a report by Yahoo Sports. Paul missed the first two games of the series after testing positive for COVID-19 despite reportedly being vaccinated. The 36-year-old, 10-time All-NBA guard was stellar in the ...
Report: Celtics set to hire Ime Udoka as head coach

2021-06-23

The Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets assistant Ime Udoka are putting the finishing touches on a deal for Udoka to become Boston's new head coach, according to an ESPN report. Udoka, 43, is a longtime disciple of San Antonio Spurs coach Gregg Popovich, having worked on Popovich's Spurs staff for seven years and serving as his assistant at the 2019 World Cup tournament. Following his time in San ...
Harlem Globetrotters want to become an NBA franchise: 'Not now, but right now!'

2021-06-23

Rumors about the NBA expansion are getting louder and louder, and the legendary Harlem Globetrotters made their own pitch on becoming a franchise. Harlem Globetrotters wrote an open letter to the NBA in which they reminded the league about past cooperation, stating that basketball would not be what it is today without them. Per harlemglobetrotters.com, Dear NBA, It's been a while since our last ...
Optimism in Phoenix: Suns hope Paul will make a return in Game 3

2021-06-23

After a fantastic win in Game 2 against the Los Angeles Clippers, Phoenix Suns might welcome another great news. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Dave McMenamin, Suns are hopeful that All-Star point guard Chris Paul might make a return in Game 3. Paul, 36, missed first two games of the Western Conference finals against the Clippers due to NBA’s health and safety protocols. ...
Alex Caruso charged with pot possession

2021-06-23

Free agent guard Alex Caruso, formerly of the Los Angeles Lakers, was arrested Tuesday in College Station, Texas, on two misdemeanor drug charges. The Texas A&M Police Department told ESPN that when Caruso went to get on a flight at the local airport, his bags were checked, and an herb grinder containing marijuana was found. Brazos County (Texas) County jail records show that Caruso, 27, was ...
Deandre Ayton's last-second dunk lifts Suns over Clippers

2021-06-23

Two-tenths of a second was all the Phoenix Suns needed to pull off an escape Tuesday in a 104-103 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers that has them closer to a place they haven't been in 28 years.The Suns took a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference finals and need two more victories to get to their first NBA Finals since 1993. Standing in the way is a Los Angeles team that has never been this far ...
NBA mock draft: Pistons can't pass up Cade Cunningham

2021-06-22

The Detroit Pistons won the NBA draft lottery Tuesday night, meaning they will select first overall for the first time since 1970. Their chances to land the No. 1 pick were tied for the best with the Houston Rockets and Orlando Magic. Houston ended up second, while Orlando slipped to fifth. In the spirit of immediate reactions to a draft order that is guaranteed to change via trades between now ...
Pistons win lottery, land No. 1 pick in NBA draft

2021-06-22

The Detroit Pistons won the NBA Draft Lottery on Tuesday and will have the first selection in next month's draft. The Houston Rockets will select second and the Cleveland Cavaliers will pick third when the draft takes place on July 29. The Rockets, Pistons and Orlando Magic had highest chances -- 14 percent apiece -- of winning the lottery and the No. 1 overall pick. The Oklahoma City Thunder and ...
Bucks, Hawks begin battle for Eastern crown

2021-06-22

Two teams that were supposed to be home watching a Brooklyn-Philadelphia showdown in the Eastern Conference finals will begin a duel of their own when the fifth-seeded Atlanta Hawks visit the third-seeded Milwaukee Bucks for Game 1 on Wednesday night. The best-of-seven series that will determine the East's representative in the NBA Finals pits franchises that have split four all-time playoff ...
Fingers crossed: NBA Draft Lottery

2021-06-22

The 2021 NBA Draft Lottery will be held on Tuesday, June 22. 14 non-playoff teams will hold their breath and watch as falling ping-pong balls determine their faith and the order of the 2021 NBA Draft. The latest NBA Draft Lottery system ensures more parity among league's bottom finishers, however, team with the worst record (Houston Rockets) will receive no worse than the fifth pick. In previous ...
Report: Mike D'Antoni gets second interview in Portland

2021-06-22

Brooklyn Nets assistant coach Mike D'Antoni will have a second interview this week for the head coach vacancy with the Portland Trail Blazers, ESPN reported Tuesday. San Antonio Spurs assistant Becky Hammon had a second meeting with Portland on Monday, with Los Angeles Clippers assistant Chauncey Billups also set for another conversation with the team, per the report. Neither Hammond nor Billups, ...
Clippers' Kawhi Leonard, Suns' Chris Paul ruled out for Game 2

2021-06-21

Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard and Phoenix Suns guard Chris Paul will both be sidelined for Game 2 of the Western Conference finals on Tuesday in Phoenix. Neither All-Star played in Game 1 of the series Sunday -- a 120-114 home win by the Suns -- Leonard due to a knee injury, Paul because of COVID-19 protocols. Los Angeles coach Tyronn Lue said Monday that Leonard won't play Tuesday, ...
Hawks are rolling but remain big underdogs

2021-06-21

The Atlanta Hawks\' splashy performance in the first two rounds of the playoffs has failed to convince the betting industry that they can reach the NBA Finals. The Hawks flashed their talent in a first-round series victory over the New York Knicks and followed up with a stunning 4-3 series win against the top-seeded Philadelphia 76ers on Sunday to reach the Eastern Conference finals. Atlanta\'s ...
Clippers looking to cool off Suns' Devin Booker in Game 2

2021-06-21

Looking completely comfortable in the moment, the Phoenix Suns can move even closer to their first NBA Finals in 28 years when they host the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday in Game 2 of the Western Conference finals. The Suns got the jump on the Clippers in Game 1 for a 120-114 victory backed by Devin Booker's first career triple-double, which only gave more proof that Phoenix is not fazed by the ...
Reports: Becky Hammon finalist for Blazers' coaching vacancy

2021-06-21

San Antonio Spurs assistant coach Becky Hammon is a finalist for the Portland Trail Blazers\' head coach position, multiple outlets reported Monday. She is the first woman to reach the last group in an NBA coaching search. Hammon, 44, joined the coach Gregg Popovich\'s staff with the San Antonio Spurs in 2014. On Dec. 30, she became the first woman to serve as a head coach in the NBA when she took ...
Ben Simmons takes blame for Sixers' playoff exit

2021-06-21

Ben Simmons took accountability for his poor offensive performance in the Philadelphia 76ers\' Eastern Conference semifinals series against the Atlanta Hawks. Simmons attempted only one shot in the fourth quarter in the final six games of the series -- a total of 43 minutes played -- and passed up a certain game-tying layup with 3:30 left in the fourth quarter of Sunday\'s Game 7 loss. ...
Hawks upset No. 1 seeded 76ers in Game 7

2021-06-21

Kevin Huerter scored a playoff career-high 27 points, Trae Young added 21 points and 10 assists and the fifth-seeded Atlanta Hawks stunned the host Philadelphia 76ers 103-96 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Sunday. The Hawks will face the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference Finals. Young shot 5 of 23, but made a couple of clutch shots down the stretch. John Collins had 14 ...
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