Lorenzo Reyes

4 days ago | yahoo.com | Jeff Zillgitt |Lorenzo Reyes

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander or Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic? Who is the NBA’s 2024-25 MVP? There is no wrong choice, but only one can win the award, and this could be one of the closest MVP races by vote count in NBA history. Who will win? Will Jokic become the third player to win four MVPs in five seasons? Or will Alexander win his first MVP?

5 days ago | usatoday.com | Lorenzo Reyes

NEW YORK — For the New York Knicks, it was better late than never. The Knicks, who went just 6-24 in the regular season when trailing at the start of the fourth quarter, erased an eight-point deficit in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series against the Detroit Pistons to escape with a 123-112 victory. New York ripped off a 21-0 run midway through the fourth quarter as Detroit, a team with many of its players making postseason debuts, imploded.

5 days ago | usatoday.com | Lorenzo Reyes

The Boston Celtics are looking to become the first team since 2018 to repeat as NBA champions, and their quest starts Sunday against the Magic. Boston's roster is essentially the same as last year's version that rolled through the NBA playoffs. This season, however, the Celtics seem to have embraced their offensive philosophy even more. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown are the stars, but every single player in the rotation is capable — and is given the green light — to shoot 3s.

5 days ago | usatoday.com | Lorenzo Reyes

From wire-to-wire in the East, it was the Cleveland Cavaliers who carried the day. Under new coach Kenny Atkinson, the Cavs rolled through their schedule en route to 64 victories, four behind the Oklahoma City Thunder for best in the NBA. In fact, the Cavaliers tied for the second-best all-time start to a regular season, after they won their first 15 games. Led by guards Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland, the Cavs have embraced spacing, as forward Evan Mobley has improved his outside game.

6 days ago | usatoday.com | Lorenzo Reyes

For the first time in the six-year history of the NBA Play-In Tournament, a 10-seed has clinched a playoff spot. The Miami Heat toppled the Atlanta Hawks in overtime Friday night, 123-114, to secure the eighth and final spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs. And with that, Miami will face the Cleveland Cavaliers, who led the East with 64 victories, in the first round. Tyler Herro led all players with 30 points on 10-of-21 shooting, while Andrew Wiggins chipped in 20 points.