Shaun Powell

2 weeks ago | nba.com | Shaun Powell

Download the NBA App2025 NBA playoffs scheduleNBA playoffs: Bracket & complete coverageOKLAHOMA CITY — The last time he played for a world title, Tyrese Haliburton was not holding the ball, hoping to make shots and magic happen as the clock ticked away. He was holding a spot on the bench, watching someone else shoot and celebrate. Ten months have passed since then, since Stephen Curry hit a last-minute bucket from almost midcourt and flashed the night-night gesture to France.

3 weeks ago | nba.com | Shaun Powell

Download the NBA App2025 NBA playoffs scheduleNBA playoffs: Bracket & complete coverageIn the early chase for the NBA Finals MVP, shots have been fired. One missed, the other connected, both in the final seconds of Game 1, Pacers vs. Thunder. The difference on the final scoreboard was one point, and the difference on this first installment of the Finals MVP Ladder is one spot, separating the player who made the shot and the one who missed — Tyrese Haliburton and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

3 weeks ago | nba.com | Shaun Powell

Download the NBA App2025 NBA playoffs scheduleNBA playoffs: Bracket & complete coverageOKLAHOMA CITY — This is what the Indiana Pacers do — they pace themselves. They stumble a bit, crawl back, hang around, flirt with the lead, open the door, strut through it … and let Tyrese Haliburton slam it shut behind them. This is who they are, a stubborn and unflappable group led by one of the best clutch players in recent times and definitely this postseason.

3 weeks ago | nba.com | Shaun Powell

Download the NBA App2025 NBA playoffs scheduleNBA playoffs: Bracket & complete coverageOKLAHOMA CITY — After the final NBA Finals buzzer sounds and the confetti falls, all the hugs are exchanged and commissioner Adam Silver takes the microphone, the next suspenseful contest is uncovered:Who wins the coveted Bill Russell Finals MVP trophy? In most Finals, the winner wasn’t much of a mystery when the series concluded.

3 weeks ago | sportingnews.com | Shaun Powell

今回のNBAファイナルは、「ダビデ対ゴリアテ」のシリーズだ。インディアナ・ペイサーズは、リングの高さは変わらないと自覚しなければならない。リック・カーライル・ヘッドコーチが評したように、「魔法のような旅路」なのだ。 レギュラーシーズンでペイサーズはオクラホマシティ・サンダーに2回敗れており、このファイナルではほぼ完ぺきなシリーズとする必要がある。タイリース・ハリバートンが勝負どころで活躍する力を発揮し、ビッグスリーを擁したマイアミ・ヒート相手にカーライルHCの下でサプライズを起こした2011年のダーク・ノビツキーのようになるかもしれない。 このシリーズに続くはずの市場規模の大きさについての話題は忘れよう。大事なのは市場規模ではない。市場規模にかかわらず、熱心なファンは注目する。大事なのは選手たちがこの挑戦に臨み、カジュアルなファンを注目させ、魅力的なシリーズとすることだ。 ▶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 おもな見どころ...