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Kevin Durant continues to elevate his game in the playoffs, scoring 35 points in Game 1 of the Warriors' second-round series with the Rockets.

Kevin Durant hung 35 points on Houston in Game 1 of the Rockets-Warriors series Sunday night, a 104-100 win for the Dubs, and says he is “tailor-made for the moment.” Head coach Steve Kerr spoke of KD’s playoff run...

Draymond Green wasn’t trying to hear James Harden‘s allusion to a lack of officiating fairness Sunday in Game 1 of the Rockets-Warriors series. "I've been fouled by James on a James 3-pointer before," Green told chuc...

The first stop of Nike’s Elite Youth Basketball League (EYBL) in Atlanta didn’t disappoint. Jalen Green and the Oakland Soldiers faced Sharife Cooper, Brandon Boston and AOT in what was considered the game of the wee...

James Harden said he wants a “fair chance” from the refs when getting officiating after Sunday’s 104-100 loss to the Warriors. Harden, who had the chance to tie the game up at 103, was looking for a foul call after...

Cassius Stanley had one goal for his Sierra Canyon squad: a state championship. Stanley, a five-star shooting guard who recently committed to Duke, did just that to leave his mark on high school basketball last month. We...

Dennis Smith Jr's love for Mortal Kombat began at a young age. Growing up in North Carolina, he remembers the many Sub-Zero-versus-Scorpion battles against his cousins on the sticks. Now, at 21, Under Armour has helped t...

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In an excerpt from "SprawlBall," Kirk Goldsberry illustrates four ways to make the 3-ball more interesting.

I started direct messaging Shams Charan1a on Twitter about two hours after he had convinced a bunch of NBA writers that Anthony Davis would only re-sign with four teams, and one of them was somehow the Phoenix Suns. This...

Portland is rested after closing out OKC six days ago, while Denver is coming off a hard-fought series win against San Antonio that just finished on Saturday.

Boston’s defense shut down Giannis Antetokounmpo in Game 1 of the Celtics-Bucks second-round playoff series Sunday afternoon. Antetokounmpo finished with 22 points on 7-of-21 shooting, and could never get going against...

Joel Embiid knows he needs to play a lot better in Game 2 of the Sixers’ second-round series against Toronto. “Their two best players showed up. I didn't tonight,” Embiid said about the Raptors’ duo of Kawhi Leon...

Al Horford's offense, defense and leadership proved to be vital in Boston's Game 1 win over Milwaukee.

Celtics 112, Bucks 90 (Boston leads series 1-0) Kyrie Irving was the C’s leading scorer with 26 points to win Game 1 on the road. Al Horford finished with 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds and Jaylen Brown finished wit...