Experts' predictions: Who will win Cavs-Hawks? 11:15 AM ET print Who will advance to the conference finals of the NBA playoffs? Our writers are predicting Cavaliers-Hawks, which begins May 2. Let's block ads! (Why?) … [Read more...]

Hawks get defensive entering rematch with LeBron James 11:22 AM ET Ohm YoungmisukESPN Staff Writer Close Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is a graduate of Michigan State University.Follow him on … [Read more...]

Opponents not respecting LeBron's jumper -- for good reason 9:00 AM ET Brian WindhorstESPN Senior Writer Close ESPN.com NBA writer since 2010 Covered Cleveland Cavs for seven years Author of two books print During Game 2 in the opening series against the Detroit Pistons, LeBron James created a highlight that quickly went viral when he shamed Marcus Morris for not leaving the … [Read more...]

Basketball Daily Dose: Dose: Second Round Set Miami secures Game 7 victory, Toronto up next. Goran Dragic paved the way to a series-clinching Game 7 blowout victory over the Hornets on Sunday, tallying a game-high 25 points on 11-of-17 shooting to go with six boards, four assists, two 3-pointers, one block and two turnovers through 32 minutes of action. Dragic had been relatively quiet in the six … [Read more...]

Despite loss, Paul George's brilliance reminds us that he's back 2:27 AM ET Nick FriedellESPN Staff Writer Close Nick Friedell is the Chicago Bulls beat reporter for ESPN Chicago. Friedell is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and joined ESPNChicago.com for its launch in April 2009. print TORONTO -- Twenty minutes after … [Read more...]

Toronto hangs on, takes Game 7, moves to the Eastern semifinals The Raptors just couldn’t let anyone breathe easy. It wouldn’t be their style. Toronto managed to make the second round of the playoffs on Sunday night, edging out the Indiana Pacers in a too-close Game 7 at home, taking the deciding game of the series with an 89-84 score. The Raptors led by as many as 18 points but watched as … [Read more...]

Warriors are back to dominating, Klay Thompson a key reason why 8:34 PM ET ESPN Stats & Information print The Golden State Warriors have figured out this playing-without-Stephen Curry thing. In the past three games, the Warriors have outscored their opponents by 72 points with Curry off the floor. They’re shooting 52 percent from the field and 45 percent from 3-point range. … [Read more...]

Draymond Green is not a superstar -- or is he? 9:31 PM ET Ethan Sherwood StraussESPN Staff Writer Close Covers the Golden State Warriors for ESPN.com Contributes to ESPN's TrueHoop blog Hosts TrueHoop TV Live print OAKLAND, Calif. -- Draymond Green set the record for plus-minus in a season, with the Golden State Warriors outscoring opponents by a mere 1,070 points in 2015-16. … [Read more...]

Curry: Chances of Game 3 return pretty good 6:06 PM ET ESPN.com news services print Stephen Curry has resumed light shooting without movement on his injured right knee, with the hope that he can get into scrimmages by the end of the week, perhaps in time to be ready for Game 3 of the Golden State Warriors' Western Conference semifinal series against Portland. And during a sideline … [Read more...]

Heat scorch Hornets behind Dragic, Whiteside to win blowout Game 7 Before Sunday's do-or-die Game 7 against the Charlotte Hornets, ABC's cameras captured Miami Heat superstar Dwyane Wade seeming to be overcome by emotion during the singing of the national anthem: Dwyane Wade shedding a tear and getting emotional during the national anthem pic.twitter.com/4fW3Y60QQl— gifdsports (@gifdsports) … [Read more...]