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Lakers steal one on the road behind a 41-point night
A 16-2 run in the final six minutes flipped a game that had felt out of reach, and the visitors…
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The Drop
League News
Jokic quietly passes another triple-double milestone
The 30-point triple-double used to be an event. In Denver it is now a Tuesday, and the MVP conversation is…
Analysis
The Garden is already in playoff form
Ticket prices, decibel readings and a 29-point guard with no off switch — New York is peaking at the right…
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Q3 5:40
PhoenixSuns45–3788
Los AngelesClippers42–4091Intuit DomeGame details →Q4 2:14
DenverNuggets54–2897
Oklahoma CityThunder64–1899Paycom CenterGame details →10:00 PM
MinnesotaTimberwolves49–33
PortlandTrail Blazers42–40Moda CenterGame details →8:00 PM
DallasMavericks26–56
MemphisGrizzlies25–57FedExForumGame details →7:00 PM
AtlantaHawks46–36
OrlandoMagic45–37Kia CenterGame details →7:30 PM
New YorkKnicks53–29
MiamiHeat43–39Kaseya CenterGame details →
PhoenixSuns45–3788Los AngelesClippers42–4091DenverNuggets54–2897Oklahoma CityThunder64–1899MinnesotaTimberwolves49–33PortlandTrail Blazers42–40DallasMavericks26–56MemphisGrizzlies25–57AtlantaHawks46–36OrlandoMagic45–37New YorkKnicks53–29MiamiHeat43–39Playoff dashboard
LEAGUE PULSE
One night can move the whole bracket.
Seeds 1–6 punch a direct ticket. Seeds 7–10 fight through the play-in. The margin is always one possession.
League leaders
Scoring
PPG
Luka DoncicLAL33.5
Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC31.1
Anthony EdwardsMIN28.8
Jaylen BrownPHI28.7
Tyrese MaxeyPHI28.3
Luka DoncicLAL33.5Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC31.1Anthony EdwardsMIN28.8Jaylen BrownPHI28.7Tyrese MaxeyPHI28.3Rebounding
RPG
Nikola JokicDEN12.9
Karl-Anthony TownsNYK11.9
Donovan ClinganPOR11.6
Victor WembanyamaSAS11.5
Rudy GobertMIN11.5
Nikola JokicDEN12.9Karl-Anthony TownsNYK11.9Donovan ClinganPOR11.6Victor WembanyamaSAS11.5Rudy GobertMIN11.5Playmaking
APG
Tyrese HaliburtonIND11.2Nikola JokicDEN10.7
Cade CunninghamDET9.9
Josh GiddeyCHI9.1Luka DoncicLAL8.3
Tyrese HaliburtonIND11.2Nikola JokicDEN10.7Cade CunninghamDET9.9Josh GiddeyCHI9.1Luka DoncicLAL8.3Rim protection
Players to watch
Jalen Johnson
22.5PPG
10.3RPG
7.9APG
48.9FG%
35.23P%
35.2MPG
INDAndrew Nembhard
16.9PPG
2.8RPG
7.7APG
44.2FG%
36.13P%
31.3MPG
Stephon Castle
16.7PPG
5.3RPG
7.4APG
47.1FG%
33.23P%
30MPG
MILKevin Porter Jr.
17.4PPG
5.2RPG
7.4APG
46.5FG%
32.23P%
33.2MPG
UTAIsaiah Collier
11.7PPG
2.5RPG
7.2APG
49.5FG%
273P%
25.7MPG
LeBron James
20.9PPG
6.1RPG
7.2APG
51.5FG%
31.73P%
33.2MPG
Jamal Murray
25.4PPG
4.4RPG
7.1APG
48.3FG%
43.53P%
35.4MPG
Damian Lillard
24.6PPG
4.4RPG
7.1APG
43.2FG%
36.93P%
35.1MPG
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Around the league
League News
Detroit’s young core has stopped being a project
A 45-win season two years after the rebuild bottomed out, built on a point guard playing at an All-NBA level.
Game Recaps
Rockets wrap up the Southwest behind vintage Durant
A 34-point closing statement in San Antonio settled the division and set up a first-round series with real bite.
Injuries
Injury report: who makes it back for round one
The status lists are shrinking at the right time for three contenders — and at the worst possible time for…
Draft
April big board: the lottery is deeper than advertised
Eight franchises are tanking for a class that scouts say has six future starters at the top — and real…
Trade Rumors
The summer trade market already has a headliner
Front offices expect at least one All-NBA guard to move in June, and the calls have reportedly already started.
Analysis
Minnesota’s defense is slipping at the wrong moment
Bottom-ten in half-court defense since March, and the film shows a team hunting steals instead of finishing possessions.
League News
Tatum owns the clutch again, and Boston knows it
Best fourth-quarter scoring margin in the conference, and a closer shooting 47% on contested pull-ups after the eight-minute mark.
Analysis
Golden State’s bench is turning pressure into pace
The second unit has found a playoff identity: defend full court, run before the defense is set and make every…
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