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From best fadeaway to the MVP, Dean Oliver uses ESPN Analytics' Net Points metric to wrap up the season by handing out awards.

Joel Embiid has been diagnosed with appendicitis and underwent successful surgery on Thursday afternoon in Houston. Embiid has appeared in 38 games this season, averaging 26.9 points, 7.7 rebounds and 3.9 assists in 31.6 minutes. Embiid has a PER of 24.5. NBA players have roughly needed two to three weeks to recover from an appendectomy before returning to game action.

Baylor Scheierman rose to the ocassion with Boston shorthanded in Thursday night’s loss to the Knicks at MSG.

Are the Lakers toast? Is the Spurs' 3-point prowess real? We canvass the league on six storylines that could define the postseason.

Deandre Ayton earned particular praise from JJ Redick for his dominant third quarter against the Warriors.

Baylor Scheierman and Nikola Vucevic look good in nailbiter.

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The 2025-2026 season (almost) comes to a close where it began for these Texas franchises

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The Cavaliers will look to defeat the Hawks for the second-straight game.

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Over the Knicks' last two games, Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns have looked more connected on the offensive end and it could mean big things for New York this postseason.

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Grading every Lakers player’s performance from the team’s 119-103 win over the Warriors.

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Every Laker who suits up has to bring their best if they want to go on a winning streak.

After an exhausting losing streak, the Lakers finally picked up a win on Thursday by blowing out the Warriors.

LeBron James exchanges a few words with a frustrated Warriors fan on the sidelines during the Lakers' recent win.

Washington Wizards forward Alex Sarr is likely to miss the team's final three games of the season with a toe injury, head coach Brian Keefe said on Thursday. Sarr has missed the past six games with capsulitis in his left big toe. "It's probably unlikely that he comes back with the short amount of time that we have here," Keefe said on Thursday. Sarr averaged 16.3 points and 7.4 rebounds in 48 games this season.