New York cracks a smile
It's a good feeling, 3-0. Basically a guarantee, promising the win. No NBA team will ever return from 0-3 based upon merit alone.
Spurs collar Game 4, tie series
San Antonio Spurs 103, Oklahoma City 82 Western finals tied, 2-2 The Thunder will play Oklahoma City's 200th combined game of the 2024-25/2025-26 seasons on Tuesday night. The Spurs look like they're good for about 200 games on Tuesday, total, if you'll let
Spurs this, but Thunder that
Oklahoma City 123, San Antonio 108 Thunder lead series, 2-1 The Spurs are battered, sidelined, hamstrung, but flustered more than anything, especially after that Game 3 fulmination from the Oklahoma City Fulminations. The Spurs are flippin' fulminatin' all over their insides right now, the sort of lightning strikes
Knicks take two, take off to Ohio
New York 109, Cleveland 93 Knicks lead Eastern finals, 2-0 This time wasn't embarrassing. The Cavaliers showed spark at the outset, competed throughout, gave us a strong Game 2 until the final garbage minutes. We don't trust the Cavs and watch them without expecting anything, and
Thunder back to Thunder stuff
Oklahoma City 122, San Antonio 113 Western finals tied, 1-1 So now we've realized Victor Wembanyama represents our bold future. A real-life Sidd Finch set to slam NBA opponents out of championship contention, swat front offices away from starting five-year Finals plans. Even if Year One launches in
Cavs blow 22-point lead, Knicks run OT
New York 115, Cleveland 104 (OT) Knicks lead series 1-0 There was a thought I had, with the Cavaliers up 92-71 and eight minutes left in this contest, Donovan Mitchell splashing threes. Thought the Cavaliers might need to "bottle some of these" makes. That the Cavs, clear winners
Eastern finals preview
NO. 3 NEW YORK KNICKS VS. NO. 4 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS These two met to start the first League Pass night of the 2025-26 season, Oct. 22. Still a little time left to put together a reasonable Halloween costume. Maybe George Plimpton in 'Paper Lion' but then again you&
What can we do with Wemby?
San Antonio 122, Oklahoma City 115 (2OT) Spurs lead series, 1-0 It may dull, with age or cynicism or accomplishment, but what we are watching here is a superiorly alert athlete. Victor Wembanyama is tall and skilled and can jump high, but his ability to lend danger and intrigue to
Western finals preview
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Cavaliers crush in Detroit
ADVERTISEMENT: Cavs fans, time to subscribe to OnHoops! Help me drive to cover the NBA Finals, possibly in Cleveland! Cleveland 125, Detroit 94 Cavaliers win series, 4-3 Maybe something happened on the short flight to Detroit. Perhaps the Cavaliers became upset after noticing ESPN's website already published a
Detroit lives, Spurs stick
Howdy! We need gas money to drive to the 2026 NBA Finals, a subscription to OnHoops helps us get a few miles closer. Forgot about road diligence. One set of clothes, small suitcase, one night, one purpose. One vision, turning opponents into fried chicken. Sometimes it is easier to function
Philadelphia looks for another suit
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