[ad_1] Lakers star Anthony Davis celebrates during a 125-85 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in the NBA Western Conference quarterfinals at Crypto.com Arena on Friday. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) The Lakers advanced to the NBA Western Conference semifinals Friday with a dominant 125-85 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 6 at Crypto.com Arena. Los Angeles Times veteran …

[ad_1] When the Los Angeles Lakers started the regular season 2-10, most figured they had little to no shot of making the NBA Playoffs. Even when they started playing somewhat better basketball over the next few months, many were still down on their chances of reaching the postseason. But multiple pre-deadline trades reshaped the team, and after finishing the season …

[ad_1] LOS ANGELES – He could’ve played it cautious Friday night after the Los Angeles Lakers demolished the Memphis Grizzlies,125-85, and won their the first-round playoff series. But Lakers coach Darvin Ham avoided the cliches – like “there’s still work to do”  and  “let’s not get ahead of ourselves” – and shared his true feelings after the electric victory. “This thing is just …

[ad_1] Anthony Davis, celebrating after a Lakers basket, was a force on defense in the Game 6 victory over the Grizzlies on Friday night at Crypto.com Arena. (Wally Skalij / Los Angeles Times) Jack was back. The Memphis Grizzlies never stood a chance. D-Lo was floating. The Memphis Grizzlies never got close. A.D. was relentless, The King ruled, and screams …

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[ad_1] Luke Kennard, Brandon Clarke and Jake LaRavia sat near the end of the Memphis Grizzlies bench. Each player, along with Steven Adams, were inactive in what was the most important game of the season. As the Grizzlies struggled in a blowout season-ending 125-85 loss in Game 6 against the Lakers, it was fair to wonder how those players could …

[ad_1] The Philadelphia 76ers officially have an opponent for Round 2 in the form of the Boston Celtics as the East semifinals will begin on Monday with Game 1 up at the TD Garden. The Sixers have not played since April 22 when they finished off a sweep of the Brooklyn Nets so they have had plenty of rest. The …

[ad_1] Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant came to the Brooklyn Nets in the summer of 2019 looking to bring a championship to Brooklyn with the help of one of his close friends, Kyrie Irving. However, ever since this past offseason, Durant wanted out of Brooklyn because of differences that he and the Nets were having. After voicing his displeasure about …

[ad_1] We have heard about the phenomenon that has entrenched itself in the modern NBA which has become known as “load management” ad infinitum, but we rarely hear about how this strategy of resting players to preserve their best play for the postseason from the point of view of the organization representing the interests of the players themselves. In an …

[ad_1] Led by D’Angelo Russell’s playoff career-high 31 points and five 3pt. FG, the No. 7 seed Lakers defeat the No. 2 seed Grizzlies in Game 6, 125-85. LeBron James (22 points, five rebounds, six assists) and Anthony Davis (16 points, 14 rebounds, five blocks) added a combined 38 points in the victory, while Desmond Bane tallied 15 points and …

[ad_1] One point four seconds. That is all that stood between updating my story chronicling the New York Knicks’ victory over the Miami Heat in Game 4 of their opening-round playoff series and hitting send. 1.4 seconds. Then, true to this intense, bitter rivalry, all hell broke loose. And nothing on that computer screen, other than the final score, mattered. …

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[ad_1] The only untouchable player on the Boston Celtics‘ roster during the 2023 NBA offseason? According to one league analyst, it’s star forward Jayson Tatum. Bleacher Report’s Greg Swartz put together a list of every untouchable player in the league for the 2023 offseason, and the Celtics, according to Swartz, have but one — Tatum. The B/R analyst believes that …

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[ad_1] INDEPENDENCE — The Cavaliers made the playoffs for the first time in five years, but their playoff run lasted only five games. Cavs president of basketball operations Koby Altman is focused on the former and determined to not overreact to the latter. In a way, he’s committing to following the path on which the Cavs have been as they’ve transitioned …

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[ad_1] Ja Morant jumped in before the question was over. The Memphis Grizzlies weren’t fine in the west, and he knew what was coming. “I don’t mind,” he said when asked about the December comments that have been thrown back in his face for months now. “I don’t care. I said it. I’ll deal with it.” Morant has a big …

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[ad_1] When it comes to what veteran Boston Celtics floor general Marcus Smart brings to his team, putting into words that reflect said value can be something of a challenge. And it is that ineffable boost Smart supplies on both ends of the court that has the Flower Mound native included in a recent video dedicated to such players around …

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[ad_1] LOS ANGELES — LeBron James showed up Friday night ready to end this series. The Memphis Grizzlies barely showed up. The result was a 40-point blowout win for the Lakers — 125-85 was the final — where the fourth quarter was garbage time. This was the best of all possible outcomes for the Lakers: They won in a game …

[ad_1] On this day in Boston Celtics history, in 1993, ground was broken on what would become the team’s home in the modern era, the so-called “new” Boston Garden currently referred to as TD Garden. Boston had previously played in the building built in 1928 that began its life as the “Boston Madison Square Garden” (it had been designed by …

[ad_1] Dillon Brooks may have spent the past few weeks regrettably poking a rather large bear in Los Angeles, but after LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers knocked him out of the playoffs, it was the words of another Brooks foe that seemed to ring the most true. Last season, Brooks infamously claimed that the Grizzlies were “building our …

[ad_1] The rap on Boston Celtics reserve forward Sam Hauser coming into the NBA’s 2022-23 season was that the Virginia alum could not defend particularly well even if he could make opposing defenses regret leaving him open from the 3-point line. And as we now know with hindsight, that nonsense about his defense was very, very overblown with Hauser demonstrating …

[ad_1] SAN FRANCISCO — The Sacramento Kings just told us all where we can shove our moral victories. Hey, getting this far is already a win!  Look, at least you broke the playoff drought, you can build from here!  No shame in losing to the champs, keep your head up! Forget every single bit of that noise. You know that …