New York Times: Pro-Basketball
- Raptors Need Double Overtime on an Off Night for the Bucks
Monday - 05/20/2019 - 10:21 AMBreaking down the last-second shots. (They mostly missed.)
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Deer in Headlights? The Bucks Are Beaming After Another Playoff Romp
Saturday - 05/18/2019 - 11:15 AMThe Milwaukee Bucks are just two wins away from their first N.B.A. finals appearance since 1974. The Toronto Raptors have to come up with some answers.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Warriors Say Kevin Durant Will Be Out Another Week
Thursday - 05/16/2019 - 10:02 PMThe team’s timeline would mean that Durant could not return until at least Game 6 of the Western Conference finals against Portland.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Brook Lopez Breaks Out for the Bucks in a Game 1 Win Over the Raptors
Thursday - 05/16/2019 - 12:46 AMLopez scored 13 of his 29 points in the fourth quarter as Milwaukee rallied in the final minutes.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Sonya and Dell Curry Mastered Cheering for Their Sons. But Not at the Same Time.
Wednesday - 05/15/2019 - 03:38 PMFor the first time in N.B.A. history, brothers — Stephen and Seth Curry — are up against each other in a conference finals. This is tricky — for their parents.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - N.B.A. Draft Lottery Recap: Pelicans Win No. 1 Pick, and the Right to Select Zion Williamson
Wednesday - 05/15/2019 - 08:31 AMNew Orleans faces the decision of whether to select the N.B.A.’s most hyped prospect since LeBron James or to trade the pick for a king’s ransom of assets.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Kawhi vs. Giannis: Tired Raptors Head to Milwaukee for Slugfest
Tuesday - 05/14/2019 - 03:00 AMThe Raptors, after one of the most memorable games in league history, have to immediately shift gears to take on the juggernaut Milwaukee Bucks. Here’s what to look for.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Clang. Clang. Clang. Clang. Swish! All About Kawhi Leonard’s Buzzer-Beater
Monday - 05/13/2019 - 09:32 AMToronto’s star made one of the most remarkable shots in N.B.A. history to finish off the 76ers. Here’s how it went down.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - On Pro Basketball: ‘This One Hurts.’ Rockets Despair After Warriors Eliminate Them From Playoffs
Saturday - 05/11/2019 - 08:16 AMThe Rockets had a chance to finally vanquish the Warriors, playing without Durant and — for the first half, it seemed — Stephen Curry. But Golden State found a way.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Help Wanted: Celtics Rebuild Unexpectedly Continues
Friday - 05/10/2019 - 11:38 AMAfter one of the most disappointing regular season campaigns in recent history, the Boston Celtics head into an off-season with more questions than answers.
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- Joe Tsai Is Big in Business. Now He’s Taking on Women’s Basketball.
Sunday - 05/19/2019 - 03:00 AMTsai, the new owner of the Liberty and part owner of the Nets, has made a fortune as a founder of the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group. He’s hoping his skills can produce needed revenue for the W.N.B.A.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - On Pro Basketball: Hope Is Slipping Away for the Trail Blazers
Friday - 05/17/2019 - 07:36 AMAndre Iguodala foils Damian Lillard, and the Warriors take a two-games-to-none lead.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Lebanon Dispatch: Basketball Is ‘War, Minus the Shooting’ in Sectarian Lebanon
Thursday - 05/16/2019 - 05:00 AMThe professional basketball season resembles an election campaign, with party colors adorning team jerseys and banners of political patrons hanging in stadiums. Then there are the insults and riots.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Star in N.B.A., Nonperson on Turkish TV: Enes Kanter Game Pulled
Wednesday - 05/15/2019 - 05:35 PMKanter’s team, the Portland Trail Blazers, played a conference final on Wednesday, but Turkish fans had a hard time finding it.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Cathy Engelbert Is Picked to Lead the W.N.B.A.
Wednesday - 05/15/2019 - 12:07 PMThe chief executive of Deloitte will take over the women’s basketball league, which is rebranding and engaged in labor negotiations.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Warriors Beat the Blazers in Game 1 as Stephen Curry Sinks Nine 3-Pointers
Wednesday - 05/15/2019 - 12:38 AMOpening the Western Conference finals, Curry shot 12 for 23 from the field in his fourth 30-point performance this postseason.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - In the N.B.A. Lottery, the Knicks Will Take Their 14 Percent Shot at Zion Williamson
Monday - 05/13/2019 - 07:00 PMUnder the previous lottery system, the Knicks — by finishing with the league’s worst record — would have had a 25 percent chance at getting the Duke star.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Frank Vogel Set to Be New Los Angeles Lakers Coach
Saturday - 05/11/2019 - 08:02 PMVogel, 45, did not coach this season, but he spent two years in charge of Orlando and six seasons coaching the Indiana Pacers.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - W.N.B.A. Rookie Han Xu Brings Hope for a Deeper Connection to China
Friday - 05/10/2019 - 05:51 PMHan, a second-round draft pick of the Liberty, is one of the two tallest players in the league. She’s often compared to Yao Ming, the former N.B.A. All-Star, in terms of potential impact.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - The End of the Warriors as We Know Them
Friday - 05/10/2019 - 11:43 AMWin or lose against Houston, the Warriors will leave Oakland in a move that is quintessentially California, where reinvention has long been a state of mind and a force of nature.
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- On Pro Basketball: Draymond Green Has Never Been Better. Or This Quiet.
Sunday - 05/19/2019 - 10:27 AMGolden State’s Green is known for his constant stream of chatter, but of late he has redirected it from the referees to the game with results a teammate could only describe as “ridiculous.”
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Warriors Stage a Comeback to Beat the Blazers in Game 2
Friday - 05/17/2019 - 12:28 AMStephen Curry scored 37 points, and Golden State rallied from a 15-point halftime deficit.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Keeping Score: If Brook Lopez Seemed to Be Everywhere, It’s Because He Was
Thursday - 05/16/2019 - 06:10 PMThe Bucks center starred on both ends of the court in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. To survive, Toronto will have to contain him.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Why Does a Bucks Security Guard Look Familiar? He Used to Play for the Team
Wednesday - 05/15/2019 - 05:58 PMDick Garrett was part of the 1974 Milwaukee Bucks team that lost in the finals. Now, as a security guard, he has a front-row seat to watch Giannis Antetokounmpo.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - On Pro Basketball: Losing the Lottery Might Be the Least of the Knicks’ Problems
Wednesday - 05/15/2019 - 02:59 PMThe promise of Zion Williamson was ejected from Madison Square Garden, a reminder of how difficult it will be for the Knicks to return to the center of the N.B.A.More | Talk | Read It Later | Share
- The Pelicans Win the N.B.A.’s Draft Lottery and the Right to Select Zion Williamson
Tuesday - 05/14/2019 - 08:53 PMNew Orleans now faces the choice of selecting the N.B.A.’s most hyped prospect since LeBron James, or trading the pick for a king’s ransom of assets.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Western Conference Finals Preview: Hungry for Its Own Title, Portland Aims to Dent Golden State’s Dynasty
Tuesday - 05/14/2019 - 03:00 AMThe Trail Blazers have run into the Warriors’ buzz saw in two of the previous three seasons, but led by Damian Lillard and C.J. McCollum they believe they can compete.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - N.B.A. Playoffs: Seasons and Jobs in Jeopardy in Game 7 Double Dose
Saturday - 05/11/2019 - 11:05 AMThe Sixers, Raptors, Blazers and Nuggets are facing elimination on Sunday in matchups with stakes far beyond these series.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Warriors 118, Rockets 113 | Golden State wins series, 4-2.: Warriors Finish Off the Rockets in Game 6
Saturday - 05/11/2019 - 12:17 AMMaking do without Kevin Durant, Golden State won another trip to the Western Conference finals by clinching its semifinal series on the road against Houston.
More | Talk | Read It Later | Share - Keeping Score: Golden State’s ‘Giants’ to be Tested After Injury to Kevin Durant
Friday - 05/10/2019 - 12:30 AMThe Rockets are in a strong position, and Durant’s calf injury could tip the series in their favor. Could regular-season rest be the key to a dynasty’s survival?
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