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
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
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
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
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&
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
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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
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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.