Shaun Powell

1 day ago | nba.com | Shaun Powell

Download the NBA AppThere’s no next game for 14 teams. Instead, it’s all about next season for those non-playoff teams with plenty of time on their hands to survey their situations and examine what went wrong. Or perhaps, what’s going right. That’s correct — most of these teams own their No. 1 picks in the June draft, boast a collection of young players on the rise and bring flexibility under the salary cap to add free agents or swing deals this summer.

1 day ago | nba.com | Shaun Powell

Download the NBA App2025 NBA playoffs scheduleNBA playoffs: Bracket & complete coverageLOS ANGELES — The Los Angeles Lakers managed to earn the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference by using a vastly improved defense, all-around play from LeBron James and, of course, the welcome addition of Luka Dončić. And all of those advantages showed up in the first-round playoff series with the Minnesota Timberwolves — a game late, but just in time.

4 days ago | nba.com | Shaun Powell

• Download the NBA AppLOS ANGELES — The addition of Luka Doncic to pair with LeBron James, resulting in a surprising third-place finish in the Western Conference for the Lakers, was designed to produce a smashing postseason debut, and it didn’t disappoint. Sure enough, the Timberwolves did the smashing Saturday and sent disappointment throughout Crypto Arena with a 117-95 victory. Was this unexpected? Perhaps so, if only because the star power and home-court advantage belonged to the Lakers.

5 days ago | nba.com | Shaun Powell

• Download the NBA AppOklahoma City is coming off a monstrous season and is primed for a deep playoff run. The Thunder appear to be a serious No. 1 seed based on the results of the last six months, and it’ll be a massive upset if OKC fails to play into May. As for the Grizzlies? Well, a typical No. 8 seed doesn’t win 48 games and average more points than all but one team in the league. Memphis has talent, and there’s always the threat of a takeover-game by Ja Morant.

6 days ago | sportingnews.com | Shaun Powell

NBAプレイオフ2025のウェスタン・カンファレンスのファーストラウンドで、八村塁が所属するロサンゼルス・レイカーズはミネソタ・ティンバーウルブズと対戦する。 ▶大リーグの日本人投手の登板で勝敗予想 アマギフ500円分をゲットしよう！ ここでは、西地区第3シードのレイカーズと第6シードのウルブズのファーストラウンドを展望する。 注目ポイント もちろん、ルカ・ドンチッチのレイカーズでのプレイオフデビューだ。加入以降、ドンチッチは大半で堅実な出来だった。 そして2年連続で彼はウルブズを悩ませるかもしれない。ルディ・ゴベア相手に決めた3ポイントショットやトラッシュトークなど、昨季の西地区決勝でウルブズを苦しめたのは忘れられないだろう。 ▶楽天モバイル『最強プラン』ならどこよりも安くNBA全試合見放題 注目選手 ジュリアス・ランドルだ。彼もまた、新たなチームでのプレイオフデビューとなる。夏にカール・アンソニー・タウンズと引き換えのトレードでウルブズに加入してから、順調な滑り出しではなかったが、最近はプレイが向上した。...