19 May 2013

It would be to easy to say the NBA deserves the fiasco surrounding the Sacramento Kings and their on-again, off-again move to Seattle. It would also be easy to revel in the irony of the presence...

5:03AM
13 May 2013

Marc Gasol scored 20 points and Memphis made all six of their free-throw attempts in the final 63 seconds to beat Oklahoma City 87-81 in game three of their NBA play-off second-round series.

3:52AM
11 May 2013

The victory gave the Spurs a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven Western Conference second-round series. They regained home-court advantage after the Warriors had come away from the first two games in...

4:21AM
6 May 2013

As the stakes grew in the first round, the venom being spewed became ever more toxic. Superstars are jawing at bench players. Reserves are picking fights with superstars. Coaches are accusing...

3:52AM
5 May 2013

Injured, ill and just as determined as ever, the Chicago Bulls beat the Nets 99-93 on Saturday night to win the first-round series.

2:31PM
4 May 2013

New York, Oklahoma City, Indiana and Memphis all won their first-round NBA play-off series with game-six victories, leaving only one spot up for grabs in the Conference semi-finals.

3:19AM

It was the worst possible combination for the Los Angeles Lakers as their injury-depleted line-up ran into a scintillating shooting display by the San Antonio Spurs in a lop-sided game three.

6:29AM

Russell Westbrook slammed his hand on the scorer's table in anger. He had been slowing down to call a timeout when rookie Patrick Beverley came careening in to try for a steal and crashed into...

4:07AM

Kobe Bryant declared his season over after scoring 34 points before leaving the game with a likely torn Achilles tendon, as the Los Angeles Lakers kept their play-off hopes alive with a 118-116...

4:44AM

There are worse places to be these days than in Erik Spoelstra's shoes. In fact there are few places better. At 42, the coach of the Miami Heat is in charge of the reigning NBA champions and has...

4:57AM

The National Basketball Players Association assembled a new executive committee after player representatives axed executive director Billy Hunter following a review of his tenure released in...

1:04PM

The Los Angeles Clippers looked like the team with the NBA's best record in stretches. They were flat and sloppy at other times, and still pulled out the win.

3:30AM

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