Luka Doncic and the playoff-tested Mavericks are positioned to prevent Boston from hanging banner No. 18.
Dallas Mavericks rookie Dereck Lively II was quite literally perfect throughout the Western Conference Finals.
Doncic and Irving were utterly unstoppable, combining for 72 points.
Jimmy Butler has two years remaining on his $146 million deal. He will earn $48.7 million next season. The Miami Heat could look to move on from Butler in an attempt to clear some cap space and begin re-tooling their roster around Bam Adebayo.
The Dallas Mavericks downed the Minnesota Timberwolves, 124-103, in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals to advance to the NBA Finals. Here are three stars from the contest.
Prior to the 2024 playoffs, most who follow the NBA were already regarding Luka Doncic as one of the best players in the game today. But many of those same people were also placing pressure on Doncic to lead the Mavericks to the franchise's first NBA Finals appearance since 2011.
So, just how common is it for a team to be eliminated one round after knocking out the defending champs prior to the NBA Finals? History says it’s been a 50/50 proposition.
Whether Finch was attempting to get the attention of the officials or fire up his own team, it backfired quickly. Doncic came out in Game 5 on fire and looked like a man on a mission.
Former NBA player Drew Gordon has died at the age of 33 after being killed in a car crash.
The 6-foot-7 guard just put the finishing touches on a five-game vanquishing of the higher-seeded Timberwolves, scoring 36 points — including 20 in the first quarter — on 14-of-27 shooting from the floor.
Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving were out of this world in the first half.
Luka Doncic is on a mission early in Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals, and it might spell the end for the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The offer represents half the per-season value of Clippers coach Tyronn Lue‘s just-signed five-year extension worth around $70M, and for two fewer years.
Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch is making a tweak to his team for Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals, and he turned it into an opportunity to take a shot at the Dallas Mavericks while discussing it.
The Phoenix Suns need help to get back on track in the quest for their first NBA title, but Bronny James shouldn't be part of their future.
The Golden State Warriors are expected to be active during the upcoming offseason. Their current roster failed to make the playoffs. The front office will undoubtedly want to maximize the final few years of Stephen Curry's career.
If healthy, the Grizzlies have the framework of a good team, but the problem is, “good” isn’t good enough in the West.
Los Angeles would have a Big Three of LeBron, Butler and Anthony Davis if the Lakers front office figured out a way to acquire Butler from the Heat.
Wednesday night was the deadline for early entrants to withdraw from the NBA draft and retain their NCAA eligibility.
Indiana is faced with the question of whether it should push its luck and make another big trade with the resources it still has or be patient and not try to fix a roster that isn't broken.
Coaching a Lakers team built around two aging stars in a brutal Western Conference might not be as appealing as the franchise believes.
In the 2019 offseason, the 76ers essentially chose Tobias Harris over Jimmy Butler when both players were unrestricted free agents.
As a whirlwind of an offseason for the Lakers looms, the number of questions surrounding the roster and coaching staff could lead to a major shake-up.
Anthony Edwards might be the Timberwolves' best player, but Karl-Anthony Towns could be the most vital to their chances of winning a championship.
In Game 4, Towns broke out of his slump just in time to give the Timberwolves the extra push to gut out a victory and avoid being swept.
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