James Williams

2 weeks ago | chieftain.com | Cydney Henderson |James Williams

The first Game 7 of the 2025 NBA playoffs is upon us. The Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Denver Nuggets 111-105 in Game 6 on Thursday to force a decisive Game 7 on Saturday. The Clippers led by as many as 15 points at home at the Intuit Dome, but the Nuggets went on a 15-5 run in the fourth quarter to come within five points with 58.1 seconds remaining. Denver wasn't able to pull it off and missed out on an opportunity to close out the series. Now it's anyone's game.

2 weeks ago | eu.vvdailypress.com | Steve Gardner |Cydney Henderson |Heather Tucker |James Williams

Jamal Murray was on fire. Murray notched his sixth 40-plus point NBA playoff game, a Nuggets record, with 43 points as Denver went wire-to-wire with a 131-115 victory at home Tuesday night against the Los Angeles Clippers. The Nuggets have taken a 3-2 lead in their NBA playoff series. According to TNT, the team that wins Game 5 of a best-of-seven series after being tied at 2 has gone on to win the series 81% of the time (191-44). Murray added seven assists.

2 weeks ago | vvdailypress.com | Steve Gardner |Cydney Henderson |Heather Tucker |James Williams

Show Caption Hide Caption Clippers vs. Nuggets: Best supporting castFor The Hoops crew analyze whether the Clippers or Nuggets have a stronger supporting cast, excluding Kawhi and Jokic. Jamal Murray was on fire. Murray notched his sixth 40-plus point NBA playoff game, a Nuggets record, with 43 points as Denver went wire-to-wire with a 131-115 victory at home Tuesday night against the Los Angeles Clippers. The Nuggets have taken a 3-2 lead in their NBA playoff series.

1 month ago | usatoday.com | Jeff Zillgitt |Lorenzo Reyes |James Williams

When you watch the NCAA menā€™s basketball Final Four Saturday, you wonā€™t just be watching some of the best players in college hoops. You will be watching future NBA players, too. First-rounders and potential first-rounders abound in the Florida-Auburn and Houston-Duke games in San Antonio. Duke has three players who are projected lottery picks (Cooper Flagg, Kon Knueppel, Khaman Maluach); Auburn (Johni Broome) and Florida (Alex Condon) each have potential first-round picks.

1 month ago | swtimes.com | Jeff Zillgitt |Lorenzo Reyes |James Williams

Duke is loaded. Not only do the top-seeded Blue Devils have three projected lottery picks, including the likely No. 1 overall pick in freshman Cooper Flagg, they have at least three other players who could get selected in the NBA’s June draft. And Duke isn’t the only team who is playing in the NCAA men’s tournament with multiple potential draft picks. Connecticut, Tennessee, Florida, Illinois and North Carolina each have at least two players who could get drafted.