9:19 AM ET James Harden had just finished one of the least efficient performances of his historic season when he was asked how much the Milwaukee Bucks‘ unique defensive scheme had to do with his off night. “None,” Harden said, scoffing at the suggestion that the Bucks might have created a blueprint for defending the
NBA
Apr 15, 2019 ON THE SUNDAY of Thanksgiving weekend, LA Clippers head coach Doc Rivers used his team’s halftime locker room meeting for one intended purpose. “He just challenged me,” Clippers rookie Shai Gilgeous-Alexander said. The Clippers found themselves down 15 points to the Portland Trail Blazers. On the video screen inside the visitors locker
3:42 AM ET DENVER — Derrick White saw an opening, rose up and threw down a thunderous one-handed dunk all over Paul Millsap that shook the Pepsi Center in the third quarter Saturday. But that wasn’t even the San Antonio point guard’s biggest play of the night. Redeeming himself after a turnover he committed with
10:57 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant and LA Clippers guard Patrick Beverley were ejected in the fourth quarter of the Warriors’ 121-104 Game 1 win in Saturday night’s Western Conference quarterfinal after receiving two pairs of double technicals for repeatedly jawing at each other. The initial set of double
10:50 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is now the NBA’s all-time leader in postseason 3-pointers. The sharpshooting point guard passed Ray Allen on that list Saturday in Game 1 of the Warriors’ first-round series against the LA Clippers at Oracle Arena. Curry entered the game seven 3-pointers behind Allen,
9:49 PM ET PHILADELPHIA – About an hour before the Philadelphia 76ers tipped off Game 1 of their first round series against the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday, Sixers owner Josh Harris tried to project an air of triumph. Only there was plenty of cause for trepidation when examining his team. Joel Embiid, Philadelphia’s force-of-nature center,
8:48 AM ET As the Golden State Warriors embark on a quest for a third consecutive NBA title, they do so with a new perspective provided by an unlikely source. “When we had the preseason game in Vegas, I saw Kobe,” Draymond Green told ESPN earlier this season. “I’m like, ‘How is retirement?’ He said,
8:15 PM ET ESPN News Services PHILADELPHIA — Amir Johnson was busted for showing Philadelphia 76ers All-Star teammate Joel Embiid his cellphone on the bench late in a Game 1 playoff loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday, leading to a fine from the team and an apology from the veteran center. Johnson was caught
7:08 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The Los Angeles Lakers have been granted permission to discuss the franchise’s head-coach opening with Philadelphia 76ers assistant Monty Williams, league sources told ESPN. Williams and former Cleveland Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue are the focus of the Lakers’ search, and general manager Rob Pelinka is planning to speak individually with
4:15 PM ET Malika AndrewsESPN MILWAUKEE — After missing nearly one month with a fractured left thumb, Nikola Mirotic is expected to be available to play in Game 1 of the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks‘ first-round series against the Detroit Pistons. Mirotic participated in the Bucks’ full practice — including a scrimmage — without pain on