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Karl-Anthony Towns finally had the breakout game that many Minnesotans were hoping for in Game 4, and it helped the Timberwolves extend their Western Conference Finals series with the Mavericks. Game 5 will take place on Thursday at 8:30 p.m. ET, with Towns’ NBA prop bet for his total points at 20.5. He scored 25 in Game 4 after being …

The No. 3 seed Minnesota Timberwolves will try to stave off elimination for a second time when they host the No. 5 seed Dallas Mavericks in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals on Thursday. No team has ever erased a 3-0 deficit to win a best-of-seven series in the NBA playoffs, and only 15 of 155 have forced a …

Green shuts down critics that say Celtics had easy path to NBA Finals originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics are headed to the NBA Finals for the second time in three years, but critics continue to find ways to diminish the team’s accomplishment. The most common criticism of the Celtics’ run to the Finals is that their …

The Dallas Mavericks travel to play the Minnesota Timberwolves in a big-time Game 5 on Thursday. The Boston Celtics are waiting to see who they’ll face off against in the NBA Finals as the Mavericks lead the 2024 Western Conference finals 3-1. Minnesota is averaging 107.8 points per game in the 2024 NBA playoffs, while Dallas is right behind it …

2024 SoFi Play-In Tournament – Golden State Warriors v Sacramento Kings “We need Klay back…” Steve Kerr said after the Warriors had been eliminated, “I know I speak for everybody in the organization. We want him back. Obviously there’s business at hand and that has to be addressed with Klay’s representatives… as good as he still is, we desperately want …

Getty Images Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II is available for Game 5 of the Western Conference finals on Thursday night. Lively missed Game 4 with a neck sprain, and it was obvious how much the Mavericks missed his presence in their 105-100 loss on Tuesday. The Mavericks have a 3-1 lead in the series and can advance to the NBA …

Report: Kings made Brown ‘competitive’ three-year contract offer originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Kings and coach Mike Brown have exchanged numbers, but there still is no contract extension agreement between the sides. Sacramento has made a three-year, $21 million contract offer to Brown, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported Thursday night, citing sources. The Sacramento Kings have made …

By the end of the first quarter in Game 5 of the Western Conference finals, the Dallas Mavericks were up by double digits, the Target Center was quiet and Luka Dončić was on pace for 80 points. It didn’t get much better from there for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Two days after saving their season, the Timberwolves were eliminated from the …

The Dallas Mavericks are heading to the 2024 NBA Finals, where they’ll meet the Boston Celtics. The Mavs ousted the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday to win the Western Conference finals in five games. Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving shined for Dallas, pushing the franchise back to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2011.  The Celtics will host NBA …

Drew Gordon played all over Europe in his professional basketball career. (Photo by Massimiliano Ferraro/NurPhoto via Getty Images) Drew Gordon, a well-traveled professional basketball player and the older brother of Denver Nuggets starter Aaron Gordon, died in a car accident Thursday, his agent told ESPN. He was 33 years old. The Nuggets confirmed the news, stating their support for Gordon’s …

Dallas Mavericks v Minnesota Timberwolves – Game Five Minnesota had the No. 1 defense in the NBA this season and made the Western Conference Finals on the back of it. Luka Doncic torched that D in the first quarter Thursday night, ripping the hearts out of the Timberwolves and their fans. Kyrie Irving came to life as the night wore …

The Dallas Mavericks pulverized the Minnesota Timberwolves on Thursday to advance to the NBA Finals, and it seems like in an attempt to rush to hand the league’s keys to Anthony Edwards, we forgot that Luka Doncic exists.  It’s understandable. This is how it happens. Doncic has been around long enough for skepticism to set in. Edwards is in the …

After a pair of blink-and-you-missed-’em conference finals, we’ve now arrived at the final approach to the top of the NBA mountain. The Eastern Conference champion Boston Celtics will take on the Western Conference champion Dallas Mavericks in the 2024 NBA Finals, which will tip off at TD Garden at 8:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, June 6. If you’ve consulted a …

Karl-Anthony Towns was an essential component of perhaps the single biggest victory in Minnesota Timberwolves history. Let’s be absolutely clear about that. Towns was the primary defender of Nikola Jokic as the Timberwolves stunned the defending champion Denver Nuggets to reach the 2024 Western Conference finals. The notion that this roster was built to beat the Nuggets, specifically, hinged as …

MINNEAPOLIS — You don’t become a champion in this NBA by playing it safe. You accept risk and if your culture is what you think it is, it can pay off. Or it can help build a culture. The Dallas Mavericks and Minnesota Timberwolves were in two different places when they threw pessimism to the wind and embraced the unknown. …

Getty Images Drew Gordon, the older brother of Denver Nuggets forward Aaron Gordon, has died in a car accident in Portland, Oregon, his agent, Calvin Andrews, confirmed to ESPN late Thursday. Gordon was 33 years old. A standout basketball player in his own right, Gordon began his collegiate career at UCLA after receiving offers from blue blood programs like Duke, …

Celtics-Mavericks 2024 NBA Finals preview, odds and prediction originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The 2024 NBA Finals matchup is set: The Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks will square off with the Larry O’Brien Trophy at stake. The Celtics are in the Finals for the second time in three years after going 12-2 in the Eastern Conference playoffs, including a …

Getty Images The 2024 NBA postseason is well underway, and the basketball betting market is hotter than ever. CBS Sports will provide daily picks for the duration of the postseason. Sam Quinn will make at least one pick for every game between now and the NBA Finals. I normally take a more definitive stance than this, but my pick here is literally …

Game 5 of the NBA Western Conference Finals is underway tonight as the Dallas Mavericks travel to Minnesota with a 3-1 lead to take on the Timberwolves. Before I get into my selection of bets, I want to be very clear. These bets won’t be a list of straight lines with vig. I’m not a basketball expert, and I don’t …

The Timberwolves ain’t dead yet; the Mavericks didn’t get rid of them. After a 105-100 Game 4 win to stave off elimination at the hands of Dallas, here are a few things to keep an eye on as Minnesota once again tries to stay alive back at Target Center in Game 5 on Thursday: Flipping the switch After watching Luka …

The Boston Celtics are back in the NBA Finals for the second time in three years. But they’ll have to wait a little while longer to learn their opponent. The Minnesota Timberwolves are still alive against the Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference finals after keeping their season alive and avoiding a sweep with a Game 4 win Tuesday night. …

Report: Cavs can interview Warriors’ Atkinson for head coach vacancy originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area The Cleveland Cavaliers appear very interested in Warriors assistant Kenny Atkinson for their head-coaching job. The Cavaliers have received permission from the Warriors to interview Atkinson for the vacancy, along with New Orleans Pelicans assistant James Borrego, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported Wednesday, citing …

On Wednesday, the Los Angeles Clippers announced a five-year contract extension with head coach Ty Lue. The move wasn’t especially surprising, as it had reportedly been in the works for weeks, but it guaranteed that perhaps the one truly proven commodity that the Los Angeles Lakers were interested in to replace Darvin Ham is officially and unequivocally off of the …

Setting expectations for Porzingis’ return in NBA Finals originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics hope to get Kristaps Porzingis back for Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Finals. But even if the star big man is healthy enough to play, it could take time for him to shake off the rust. Porzingis hasn’t played since suffering a …

Getty Images Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II has been listed as questionable for Game 5 of the Western Conference finals. Lively missed Game 4 with a neck sprain, and it was obvious how much the Mavericks missed his presence in their 105-100 loss on Tuesday.  Lively sustained a neck injury in the Mavericks’ Game 3 win against the Timberwolves. …