Russell Westbrook has his eye on an NBA award, but not the one you think While his candidacy has fallen off a bit in recent weeks, Oklahoma City Thunder superstar Russell Westbrook remains one of the contenders for this NBA season's MVP award. However, when asked about his chances of winning the trophy roughly two weeks ago, Westbrook showed no interest, instead calling it meaningless to his … [Read more...]

Stan Van Gundy is getting tired of playing so many back-to-backs Scheduling imbalance has been a hot-button NBA issue ever since lottery-bound Western Conference teams began regularly winning more games than the East’s lower playoff seeds more than a decade ago, and the disparity between the two conferences may have reached an all-time high this season. While NBA commissioner Adam Silver has … [Read more...]

Anthony Davis says he'd vote for James Harden as the NBA's Most Valuable Player You know how you can tell Anthony Davis is a good egg? Given the chance to name himself as the person he'd vote for as the NBA's 2015 Most Valuable Player — a case that's certainly got its merits, what with the league-leading Player Efficiency Rating that's tied for the ninth-best ever, the insane "clutch" … [Read more...]

Gregg Popovich's reaction to Mario Chalmers' beyond-half-court buzzer-beater was perfect The San Antonio Spurs opened up their nationally televised matchup with the Miami Heat playing sound defense, holding Erik Spoelstra's club without a made field goal for the first 6 1/2 minutes of Tuesday's contest. The Spurs didn't capitalize early, though, committing seven turnovers that turned into 10 … [Read more...]

NBA Playoff Picture Update: Brooklyn begins to separate from a crowded field With just a few weeks remaining until the NBA postseason, every night can impact the standings. NBA Playoff Picture keeps you up to date on all the most important news for all 16 berths and seeds. [DraftKings: FREE entry to huge cash Fantasy Basketball Contest with first deposit] Stuck with the Nets: Among the four … [Read more...]

Lionel Hollins: 'I don’t think managing your minutes lengthens your career by one minute' The standard superstar level for minutes per game is 36, and Tim Duncan hasn’t played more than 36 minutes a game in a season since 2003-04. This is part of the reason he’s still a dominant force despite the fact that he’ll turn 39 later in April and despite the knowledge that he played his first … [Read more...]

Durant: Want to stick with OKC for whole career Royce Young, NBA Writer CloseCovers the Oklahoma City Thunder for ESPN.com0 SharesPrintKevin Durant made some of his strongest comments yet about his future free agency, going as far to say he wants to have his jersey retired in Oklahoma City."I love it here, man. I love my teammates, I love the city, I don't really think … [Read more...]

The Numbers Game: Rest-of-Season NBA Schedules Wednesday, April 01, 2015 In last week's edition of 'The Numbers Game' we analyzed each team's value to opponents since the All-Star break. The Jazz emerged as the toughest team to face on an overall basis, the Kings were the most lenient, and we determined, for instance, that the Bucks are the easiest team to face if you're targeting steals. At … [Read more...]