It’s one more needle in the skin of the Knicks. Unable to qualify for the play-offs, or even the play-in, when they finished in the top 4 of the regular season in the East in 2021, the New Yorkers also experienced the humiliation of losing all derbies to the Nets in 2021-22. – – The … Read more
They have seven matches left, mostly away and against strong teams (Utah, Phoenix, Denver twice …), to save what can still be saved. In the meantime, the Los Angeles Lakers are no longer in a position to qualify for the play-in, this four-team mini-tournament which will determine the last two qualified in the play-offs at … Read more
While they were deprived of RJ Barrett (ankle) and Nerlens Noel (foot) and they played with a Mitchell Robinson weakened by an ankle problem (2 points, 0 rebound in 14 minutes) and a horribly clumsy Evan Fournier ( 1/13 on shots), the Knicks were nonetheless heading for a success in Portland, on the night of … Read more
Atlanta Hawks – Phoenix Suns : 125-114 They had not been beaten since January 8, at home by Miami (100-123). On Thursday, shortly after it was announced that Devin Booker and Chris Paul would be returning to the All-Star Game, the Suns took a short break on the highway leading to first place after the regular … Read more
Atlanta Hawks – Milwaukee Bucks : 121-114 Winning at home had become mission impossible for Atlanta, one of the great disappointments of the season and incidentally the hometown of Martin Luther King, honored Monday evening by the NBA. The Hawks remained on ten defeats in a row at the State Farm Arena, their last victory in … Read more
His new double-double, massive once again, was not enough. Rudy Gobert (19 points at 6/8, 16 rebounds and 3 blocks) and Utah had their hand in the last quarter of the last Martin Luther King Day game, leading by nine points with less than ten minutes remaining ( 74-83, 39th). But LeBron James (25 points, … Read more
The Milwaukee Bucks are touching a return to the NBA Finals forty-seven years after their last appearance at this level in the wake of legends Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and Oscar Robertson. The Wisconsin team only needs a success, Saturday in Atlanta or Monday at home, to join Phoenix, qualified after eliminating the Los Angeles Clippers (4-2). … Read more
Obi Toppin placed a rider (a dunk after passing the ball under one leg) on a counter attack. There you have it, apart from that, nothing of note on the Knicks side. Wednesday, they did not exist on the floor of the Indiana Pacers, sailing at least ten points behind for three quarters. Enough to … Read more
Winners of the lottery that determines the order of selection in the Draft for the second time in their history, Wolves were looking this year for a complementary fullback from D’Angelo Russell, five years after selecting interior Karl-Anthony Towns with their first “first pick”. They hope to have found him in Anthony Edwards, a rear … Read more
Denver Nuggets – Miami Heat : 113-96 There were less than three minutes to play in Denver and the Nuggets had already won (+17). Suddenly Markieff Morris was guilty of a big foul on Nikola Jokic, who was returning the ball. The Serbian’s blood only swirled around and he retaliated by sending the Heat winger to … Read more