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New York is running its offense through Karl-Anthony Towns—and the Hawks have no answers

If we're hellbent on keeping the lottery and draft, how does making it harder for bad teams to access top prospects make the league better?

Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton recently shared the moment he understood he would not take part in the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Pacers star discussed the experience on the Mind the Game podcast while continuing his recovery from a torn Achilles. Haliburton is sidelined for the entire 2025-26 season after suffering the injury in Game […] The post Tyrese Haliburton on realizing his Paris Olympics role was limited appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

LeBron James makes more playoff history in Game 5 against the Rockets.

The Los Angeles Lakers have one of the best trios of superstars in the NBA between Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves and LeBron James. In particular, on offense, those three can cause all kinds of issues for the opposition as all three can attack the rim, shoot and are excellent playmakers with high IQs who can […]

The Houston Rockets have won the last two games in their series against the Los Angeles Lakers after being down 3-0, and they’ve done so without Kevin Durant. It looks like they’ll have to win another one with him sidelined, as Shams Charania offered an update on Get Up about the Rockets’ star injury. “Kevin […] The post Kevin Durant out for Game 6 vs. Lakers after Rockets extend series again appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Houston Rockets have pushed their NBA first-round playoff series to a Game 6 after taking down the Los Angeles Lakers 99-93 in Game 5 on Wednesday night, clawing back to 3-2 and keeping alive a historically rare comeback bid from a 3-0 hole. Houston’s response comes after a late collapse in Game 3 left […] The post Who was the last NBA team to force Game 7 after facing 3-0 series deficit appeared first on ClutchPoints.

With the first round of this year’s playoffs not even done yet and six different series going to Game 6, the NBA is already registering record-high viewership numbers. After a regular season that saw viewership totals reach their highest in 24 years and increase by 86 percent compared to the 2024-25 season, the NBA Playoffs […] The post Early 2026 NBA playoff ratings reach record highs not seen since Michael Jordan appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors are forced to watch the NBA Playoffs from the sidelines but are looking for ways to make it back next year.

After his inspiring play on a Game 3 overtime win against the Rockets in Houston, the 41-year-old star has looked mortal.