Stephen Curry is not new to winning titles and claiming accolades, and the Golden State Warriors guard added a new individual trophy to his cabinet as he was named the NBA Clutch Player of the Year on Wednesday. The 36-year-old claims the Jerry West Trophy as the second-ever winner of the award, which was introduced last season, after seeing off competition from Chicago Bulls’ star DeMar...
MVP candidate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander inspired the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 124-92 blowout win over the New Orleans Pelicans in Game 2 at Paycom Center on Wednesday night. SGA led all scorers with a playoffs career-high 33 points, while also dishing out five assists, and hitting three 3s as OKC fully defended homecourt to go two up in their Western Conference first-round series against New Orleans....
Eighth-seeded Miami Heat silenced the crowd inside TD Garden in Boston on Wednesday night after beating the top-seeded Celtics 111-101 to even their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series at 1-1. The Heat, who were without superstar forward Jimmy Butler, made visible adjustments from their disappointing 20-point defeat in Game 1 as they hit 23 three-pointers, setting a new franchise record in the playoffs. “You have to...
The Minnesota Timberwolves finished with the third-best record in the Western Conference and the fourth-best record league-wide, with many of their players enjoying a breakout season, particularly Naz Reid, who has been named the NBA Sixth Man of the Year. Reid finished the regular season with career highs of 13.5 points, 5.2 rebounds, and a three-point percentage of 41.4% in 24.2 minutes of action across 81...
Philadelphia 76ers guard Tyrese Maxey has been crowned the 2023–24 NBA Most Improved Player, the league announced on Tuesday night. Maxey, who was sixth in the voting for the same category two years ago, has made a huge leap this season as he witnessed a rise in his points average, assists, rebounds, and steals. The 23-year-old ended the regular season averaging career bests of 25.9 points,...
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