Behind the Boxscore, Lakers spin to the Finals

Philly pulling it off

The Sixers topped Indiana on Monday and good, the Sixers needed a win. An opportunity to show us that they saw that we saw what they conducted – that wee spat – during the club's loss to Cleveland last week. Philly's most recent loss to Cleveland. There were

Warriors fumble, whiff, clang

The two quickest dismissals in the NBA, now that they don't let Joey Crawford in the building, reference the 82-game season, and enhanced draft picks as reward for winning NBA games. Non-starters, each. NBA players and owners will not abandon an 82-game season. Recently, they've added

Jerry-rigging Ja out of Memphis

Memphis saw what Atlanta has – Corey Kispert, C.J. McCollum – wants some of that, has to have it. Memphis sees what New Orleans did, Jordan Poole, needs it. Waterbugs are out. After a brief back-in-love with small guards, NBA teams instead seek a five-man lineup of 6-9 five-toolers. Players are

How old is LeBron?

There are only nine players from the 2013 NBA draft still performing, which makes sense, that draft was over a dozen years ago. Also, some of these guys aren't awfully active: Mason Plumlee has a groin injury and may not work much this season, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope retired for