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Despite losing to the Cavaliers in the first round of the playoffs, the Magic should be very happy with their current situation.
Next steps for Los Angeles Lakers: Find a coach, deal with Bronny conundrum
Less than a week after Denver sent Los Angeles home, the Lakers fired head coach Darvin Ham and the coaching staff. Big changes are already occurring in L.A.
Next steps for Milwaukee Bucks: Don't panic, but retool
There's lots of work to be done for Milwaukee to be a bonafide contender in 2024-25.
The five best matchups in the first round of NBA playoffs
Here are five matchups to watch in the stacked NBA opening round.
NBA awards: Who will take home the prestigious individual hardware?
With all 82 games played, the resumes of award-season hopefuls have been completed. Here's who should win each award.
How Mavericks have morphed from decent to dominant
For most of the regular season, Dallas played just decently. As the schedule winds down, however, the Luka Doncic- and Kyrie Irving-powered Mavericks are rounding into form so quickly that it has led many of us to reconsider what the team is capable of in the playoffs.
NBA MVP rankings: Luka Doncic's late-season push challenges leader
Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic has been on fire down the stretch and that means trouble for the rest of the NBA.
Rockets' arrow pointed up whether or not team makes play-in
The Houston Rockets are playing way, way ahead of their rebuild timeline. Is it for real?
Are the Bucks better with Doc Rivers as coach?
Has the controversial decision to fire Adrian Griffin and hire Doc Rivers actually paid dividends for the Bucks?
NBA rookie check-in: Victor Wembanyama in league of his own — who follows?
San Antonio's Victor Wembanyama is running away with Rookie of the Year, but what other first-year players are having a solid debut campaign?
Assessing potential NBA play-in teams' ability to pull off a first-round upset
The tremendous depth in the NBA could mean talented teams will slip in the standings and participate in the play-in tournament that begins on April 16.
NBA power rankings: Boston separating as league enters fourth quarter
The NBA season is 75% complete, meaning it's time for our fourth edition of NBA power rankings. Teams have risen and fallen throughout the season, but the top spot has stayed the same.
How many records will Spurs' Victor Wembanyama break?
Although he plays for the Spurs, who are last in the Western Conference, Wemby is seemingly breaking a record or posting a never-before-seen stat line every game.
Pressure scale: How badly do prime NBA contenders need to win a title?
Winning a championship is every team's aspiration, but that doesn't mean every team faces the same pressure to get the job done. On a scale from 0 (no pressure) to 10 (intense pressure), here's how badly the 10 teams with the best records need to win an NBA title.
Seven season-defining questions as NBA heads into homestretch
The NBA All-Star break has passed, the season is beginning the homestretch and questions abound as we careen toward the playoffs.
Three NBA rookies who could shape stretch run of season
As the NBA season approaches its home stretch, multiple rookies will play major roles in determining how the season shakes out.
Steph Curry says Golden State is 'very average' and he might be right
Steph Curry was talking about Golden State's play at home when he described the team as "very average," but a deeper look at the Warriors' profile reveals that Curry might be right on a larger scale as well.
Post-NBA trade-deadline power rankings: Who follows Celtics in top 10?
Boston didn't do anything noteworthy at the deadline, and it has looked slightly less unbeatable in recent weeks. But don't get things twisted — this is still the best team in the NBA.
Miami Heat's offense might hold team back in the postseason
Will the Miami Heat ever actually build an offense?
Have Cavaliers, Knicks passed Bucks, 76ers as Celtics' main threats?
Before the season, Boston and Milwaukee appeared to be clear top dogs in the Eastern Conference, and Philadelphia third. As we approach the All-Star break, that no longer appears to be the case.
Charting a path for the 76ers with Joel Embiid out for at least a month
The Sixers again find themselves navigating an injury to their star big man.
Moves NBA Eastern Conference teams should make before trade deadline
With the Feb. 8 trade deadline approaching, many NBA teams are scrambling to make deals. We've explored what each Western Conference team should do before that date passes, so let's take a look at moves Eastern Conference teams should make.
Moves NBA Western Conference teams should make before trade deadline
We're just over two weeks from the NBA trade deadline, and in a season in which the championship feels completely up for grabs, we might be in store for lots of movement before 3 p.m. ET on Feb. 8.
These unproven players must step up for Nuggets to repeat as champs
The "new guys" on the bench must prove themselves in the postseason for the Nuggets to win the West and repeat as NBA champions.
NBA top-10 power rankings: Celtics hold steady while Pels, Kings rise
We're back with another edition of Yardbarker's NBA Power Rankings. In the month since our original rankings, we've witnessed a few teams fall from the top 10 (Orlando, Dallas, Houston) while two others have heated up and jumped in (New Orleans, Indiana).
