The Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder are the NBA's three best teams. Since a week before Christmas, they're also the only teams who've been better than the Detroit Pistons.
For an offense that has depended on the Magic's two young stars, his emergence gives the team an extra dimension and keeps defenses from focusing solely on them.
Before they traded him to the Golden State Warriors, the Miami Heat were frustrated by Jimmy Butler's lackadaisical play and disinterest in scoring. They got to see that again in a blowout win on Tuesday night.
Kevin Durant put the Phoenix Suns on his back with the team's season teetering on the brink of disaster and Bradley Beal out. Then Devin Booker finished the job.
The Chicago Bulls had a six-game road trip where they faced five Western Conference playoff teams. Thanks to their dynamic young guards, they finished 4-2, with a real chance of escaping the 9-10 play-in.
One week ago, the Indiana Pacers sank five three-pointers in overtime to beat the Minnesota Timberwolves. Monday, they shot the lights out in a scorching third quarter to take down the Wolves again.
The Los Angeles Lakers got all their injured starters back last weekend. Their defense remained absent without leave Monday night.
Anthony Davis played only 24 minutes in his long-delayed second game with the Dallas Mavericks, but his presence helped the Mavericks' defense. As did playing the Brooklyn Nets.
Stephen Curry still hasn't been cleared to return to the Golden State Warriors. His coach thinks he'll be back Tuesday, out of loyalty to a teammate.
Stephon Castle dished out 14 assists in the Spurs' 128-120 win over the Philadelphia 76ers Friday night.
In his third season, Banchero is rounding out his game.
Usually when a team is in second place at the trade deadline, it tries to improve itself for the playoffs. The Memphis Grizzlies went the other way.
The Warriors struggled with their offense after Steph Curry left Thursday's game with a scary injury. They made up for their lousy shooting with lockdown defense.
Bronny James looked more like a legitimate NBA player than ever before on Thursday.
The Indiana Pacers won two games in a row thanks to last-second three-pointers. They did it again Thursday, but from the foul line.
The New York Knicks have been struggling without the injured Jalen Brunson, but Thursday night, they hit a new low.
The Lakers may have felt like they couldn't get past the Nuggets. But they're a different team now.
It has taken a number of clutch, late-game three-pointers this week, but the Indiana Pacers are finally winning with Tyrese Haliburton on the shelf.
With four starters out, the reserves stepped up for a huge OT win — especially Toppin.
Missing a free throw intentionally almost never works as a strategy. Of course, teams rarely come back from eight points down in the final minute either.
There may be no job in sports more tenuous than coaching the Suns. Unless it's coaching Kevin Durant.
Luka Doncic missed Friday's Los Angeles Lakers loss with a sore ankle. But he couldn't resist returning Sunday to thwart Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns.
Before Friday night, the Orlando Magic had blown 11 fourth-quarter leads and 11 double-digit leads this season. Against the Minnesota Timberwolves, they did both.
After coming back from 24 points down against their archrivals, North Carolina had two free throws to take the lead and advance to the ACC Tournament final. A miss and a lane violation ended their comeback — and maybe their season.
The Los Angeles Lakers are playing five games in the next seven days. It's not the best time for the injury bug to plague the team.