Tim Bontemps
NBA Writer at ESPN
NBA writer for @espn. Prior stops: @washingtonpost, @nypost. Proud St. Bonaventure alum.
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espn.in | Tim Bontemps |Shams Charania
PHOENIX -- Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia was sitting in his usual spot courtside back in January when he came to a startling yet unmistakable conclusion. He had a strong dislike for the high-priced basketball product his leadership had put on the court. Sure, there were some talented players on the team like Kevin Durant, Devin Booker and Bradley Beal, but there was no joy. There was no passion. There was no identity.
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espn.in | Bobby Marks |Tim Bontemps
CHICAGO -- Tyler Herro scored 38 points, and the Miami Heat dominated the Chicago Bulls 109-90 on Wednesday night to advance in the Play-In Tournament. Herro scored 23 points as Miami grabbed a 71-47 halftime lead, and the Heat knocked the Bulls out of the Play-In for the third year in a row. They play at Atlanta on Friday for a chance to meet top-seeded Cleveland in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. The Hawks lost to Orlando on Tuesday.
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espn.com | Tim Bontemps
Tuesday afternoon, I opened my official NBA awards ballot and voted for my selections for all of the league's top individual honors: the seven major end-of-season awards (Most Valuable Player, Defensive Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Sixth Man of the Year, Most Improved Player and Clutch Player of the Year), plus the All-NBA, All-Defense and All-Rookie teams.
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espn.in | Tim Bontemps |Brian Windhorst
Tuesday afternoon, I opened my official NBA awards ballot and voted for my selections for all of the league's top individual honors: the seven major end-of-season awards (Most Valuable Player, Defensive Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, Rookie of the Year, Sixth Man of the Year, Most Improved Player and Clutch Player of the Year), plus the All-NBA, All-Defense and All-Rookie teams.
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espn.in | Tim Bontemps
March 2, 1963, lives in NBA history as the day Wilt Chamberlain dropped 100 points. On March 2, 2025, another statistical nugget joined the Big Dipper's. The matchup between the Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs ended 146-132, the 3,159th unique final score in NBA history and 14th this season. Or, in other words, a "scorigami."The NBA's recent increase in scoring has opened the door for point totals never seen in the league's near-80-year history.
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The Knicks are now 0-8 against the Cavs and Celtics this season after losing 108-102 to Cleveland tonight after leading by 23 points. New York, however, will be the third seed in the playoffs after Indiana’s loss tonight, and will open the playoffs next weekend against Detroit.
With Milwaukee winning in Detroit, coupled with Chicago on its way to beating Washington, the East playoff seedings are all finalized: 1. Cavaliers 2. Celtics 3. Knicks 4. Pacers 5. Bucks 6. Pistons 7. Magic 8. Hawks 9. Bulls 10. Heat
The four questionable Knick starters — Brunson, Towns, Hart and Anunoby — are all game-time decisions, per Tom Thibodeau. A Knick win or Indiana loss tonight — and the Pacers are sitting all five starters against Orlando — locks NYK into 3 and IND into 4.
