Previous team recaps: DET, WAS, POR, CHA, SAS, TOR, MEM, UTA, BKN, ATL, CHI, HOU, SAC, GSW, MIA, PHI, ORL, LAL, IND, CLE, PHX, NOR, MIL At a Glance: Record: 50-32 (2nd, East) Offensive Rating: 117.3 (7th) Defensive Rating: 112.4 (9th) Net Rating: 4.9 (5th) Pace: 95.96 (30th) 2024 NBA Draft Picks: 24, 25, 38 After winning 47 games during the 2022-23 season, the Knicks were three games better in 2023-24. While the rotation …

DALLAS — When you think about it, the task facing the Mavericks isn’t that hard. I mean, when even a 20-year-old knows exactly what they have to do, how tough can it be? “We just got to make history,” Dallas center Dereck Lively II said. See? Simple. Of course, knowing what you need to do and actually doing it are …

Tatum pokes fun at Celtics’ critics ahead of NBA Finals Game 4 originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics don’t just have a chance to win the NBA Finals on Friday night, they have an opportunity to make history if they beat the Dallas Mavericks in Game 4. A Finals sweep would give the Celtics a 16-2 record …

Why Rodman’s son believes he’s NBA ready after Warriors workout originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area DJ Rodman knows what comes with his name. The son of NBA Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman was part of a six-player Warriors pre-draft workout Thursday and turned back the clock to when he first began playing basketball. Not as a tiny tyke …

DALLAS — Jayson Tatum remembers how it felt: being just five minutes away from a 3-1 lead in his first NBA Finals … only to watch Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Draymond Green lead a 17-3 closing kick to steal Game 4, home-court advantage and, eventually, the championship. “We learned from our mistakes,” Tatum said Wednesday, two years removed from …

Terrence Shannon Jr. was found not guilty in his rape trial Thursday. The former Illinois men’s basketball star faced charges for rape and aggravated sexual battery in a Kansas courtroom, based on allegations made by an 18-year-old woman at a bar near the University of Kansas campus in September. A jury found him not guilty on both counts after deliberating …

Former USC guard Isaiah Collier is one of the players who could be available in the NBA draft when the Lakers pick at No. 17. (Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times) As the Lakers have moved ahead in their coaching search, a journey that now includes in-person organizational interviews with JJ Redick this weekend, the team has still been conducting …

Terrence Shannon Jr. went from the courtroom back to the basketball court Thursday when he was found not guilty in his rape trial. The former Illinois basketball star faced charges for rape and aggravated sexual battery in a Kansas courtroom, based on allegations made by an 18-year-old woman at a bar near the University of Kansas campus in September. Where …

Cleveland Cavaliers v Boston Celtics – Game Two Cleveland remains one of the hinges of the NBA offseason — which way things swing in Cleveland will determine the moves of other teams. Will Donovan Mitchell sign the four-year, $208.5 million contract extension Cleveland will present him on June 30? If not, the Cavaliers have to explore his trade market (they …

Steph posts heartfelt Jerry West tribute to honor late NBA legend originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Greatness recognizes greatness. And on Thursday, one day after the saddening news of Jerry West’s death, Steph Curry did just that when he posted a heartfelt tribute to honor the late NBA legend. The Warriors superstar shared four photos to X, formerly …

Kyrie Irving praises Celtics’ ‘special’ defense in NBA Finals originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Kyrie Irving did not play well in the first two games of the 2024 NBA Finals, and it was among the reasons why the Dallas Mavericks lost both of those matchups to the Boston Celtics at TD Garden. Irving scored a total of 28 points …

Knicks to hire Maurice Cheeks as assistant coach on Tom Thibodeau’s staff: Report originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago The New York Knicks are planning to hire Bulls assistant coach Maurice Cheeks, NBC Sports Chicago’s K.C. Johnson confirmed Thursday. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski was the first to report the news. Cheeks initially decided to move off his full-time role on the …