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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander of Oklahoma City and Nikola Jokic of Denver were unanimous first-team All-NBA selections this season, while San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama missed joining them in that club by one vote.
Jalen Brunson isn’t looking in the rearview mirror at the New York Knicks’ 10-game winning streak while the possibility of reaching the NBA Finals is still in the horizon, even though it is one win away.
What makes the 2026 Defensive Player of the Year so dangerous isn't that he blocks so many shots. It's that he prevents players from shooting in the first place.
Jalen Brunson scored 30 points, Mikal Bridges added 22 and the New York Knicks moved within one game of their first NBA Finals appearance since 1999 with a121-108 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night.
Thunder guard Ajay Mitchell has been ruled out of Sunday's Game 4 of the Western Conference finals due to a right calf strain.
It’s tempting, but the San Antonio Spurs will not play Victor Wembanyama every minute of regulation against Oklahoma City even as they trail the Thunder 2-1 in the Western Conference finals.
Injured Spurs guards De'Aaron Fox and Dylan Harper are both expected to play Sunday in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals, coach Mitch Johnson said.
As the Western Conference Finals shift to Cleveland on Saturday for Game 3, the Cavaliers are confronting a familiar reality: They need to lean on Mitchell once again to save their season. The good news, for them, is that he has already done it before, some six months ago.
Victor Wembanyama knows this is just part of his NBA education. For the first time since coming to San Antonio, he and the Spurs are trailing in a playoff series. He hopes they’ll be quick studies.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 26 points and 12 assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder climbed out of a 15-point hole minutes into the game to beat the San Antonio Spurs 123-108 on Friday night and take a 2-1 lead in their series.
The Thunder got 50 points from their reserves in Game 1, then 57 in Game 2 — and on Friday, the bench mob struck again, scoring 76 points and keying Oklahoma City’s 123-108 win over the San Antonio Spurs for a 2-1 series lead.
San Antonio Spurs guards De’Aaron Fox and Dylan Harper will play in Game 3 of the Western Conference finals on Friday, but the Oklahoma City Thunder’s Jalen Williams was ruled out.
Spurs star Victor Wembanyama was the only unanimous selection for the NBA's All-Defensive First Team, while Chet Holmgren, Ausar Thompson, Rudy Gobert and Derrick White rounded out the first-team selections.
The National Basketball Association announced the All-Defensive teams on Friday, with Toronto Raptors star forward Scottie Barnes named to the second team.
If the Cleveland Cavaliers are going to dig out of another 2-0 playoff series deficit, they’ll need Evan Mobley to be more aggressive.
Isaiah Hartenstein and Alex Caruso were the final pieces of the Thunder's championship roster, playing specific roles to level up Oklahoma City.
Donovan Mitchell insists he is feeling good. Actually even better than that. He had better be, or the Cleveland Cavaliers are in trouble.
Josh Hart scored a playoff career-high 26 points, Jalen Brunson had 19 points and 14 assists, and the New York Knicks moved halfway to their first NBA Finals appearance since 1999 by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 109-93 on Thursday night.
Thunder star wing Jalen Williams will be evaluated day-by-day, game-to-game with a left hamstring injury, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania on Thursday.
The stars in these Western Conference finals, they’re being stars. It’s the supporting casts that are of major concern — for both teams.
LeBron James said the Lakers were "out-talented" by the Thunder in the playoffs.
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