NOTE: We need gas money for the 2026 NBA Finals, a subscription to OnHoops helps us get a few miles closer. Love the NBA? Time to subscribe! It was nearly two decades ago that the 76ers hired Ed Stefanski, a basketball lifer, to run one of the NBA's
Cleveland 117, Detroit 113 (OT) Cavaliers lead series, 3-2 The take from on high would be to admonish the Pistons for losing edge at home. Letting the road team stay within slugging distance even with the closer on the mound, a final three outs featuring Basketball Paul Reed. The Pistons
Love a pivot, a fork in the road, a turning point, a Game 5. Or a Game 3, back when these things were five games. Reminded recently of the way the No. 8-seeded Houston Rockets dragged the Finals-bound 1998 Utah Jazz to five games in the first round before prevailing.
Only two games per day these playoff days, typically one of them isn't even a good one. I even saw Dalen Terry enter a game recently, had to tuck his 76ers jersey in for one possession. Possession ended, game ended, Terry untucked his uniform. Terry was a first-round
Washington, technically. By losing more than anyone else. 1. Washington Wizards – worst record, top pick. 2. Utah Jazz – jumped two spots. 3. Memphis Grizzlies – up three. 4. Chicago Bulls – up five, the largest leap. 5. L.A. Clippers – not the Pacers, down three spots. 6. Brooklyn Nets – down three. 7.
You know what's great is San Antonio 115, Minnesota 108 Spurs lead series, 2-1 ... this series. For a little while, when the Spurs led 14-1, you felt as if the score accurately resembled Victor Wembanyama's reach over the NBA. Definitely the distance. Like, every game of
“We’ve been playing checkers," a Bulls source told the Chicago Sun-Times, "and now it’s time to play chess." They want applause for this? Why the hell were they playing checkers in 2025? Didn't Michael Jordan make the Bulls all the money they needed
Hey, I tell ya what's good so far is Minnesota 104, San Antonio 102 Timberwolves lead series, 1-0 De'Aaron Fox tried to save the Spurs late, came close, could not. Victor Wembanyama finished with a 5-17 mark from the floor, missed all eight three-pointers, took eight
For those who enjoy talls, have we got a Monday for you. EASTERN SEMIFINALS PREVIEW No. 3 NEW YORK KNICKS C: Karl-Anthony Towns – 8-13 in one one Sixer contest and 15-35 in three others, fouled out in one meeting with Philadelphia. Aware of the history between these two pivotmen but
Could someone credibly canoe between these games? Are there remaining interurbans between Detroit and Cleveland? Detroit 116, Orlando 94 Pistons take series, 4-3 The Magic didn't appear poofed in Game 7. Didn't appear defeated, fewer than 45 hours after blowing a 24-point, third quarter-lead in Game
Philadelphia 109, Boston 100 76ers take series, 4-3 Boston went into Saturday afternoon thinking it owned another clear route toward the NBA Finals, and it spent the last hours of Saturday online defending Jaylen Brown's excuses for falling in Game 7. Abrupt turnaround, it'll take some
Detroit 93, Orlando 79 Series tied, 3-3 If you didn't watch Game 6, the final score makes sense. To the normal person – not from Orlando, not from Detroit, goes out on a Friday night and/or stays in and doesn't watch a Piston/Magic game – a