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Stephen Curry shook off a quiet, uneven opening half and reminded everyone why Golden State’s margin for error often begins and ends with him. Playing through a sore left ankle and misfiring early from long range, Curry flipped the script after halftime, pouring in 18 of his 26 points to spark a decisive third-quarter surge…
Luka Doncic authored one of the most commanding all-around performances of his Lakers tenure, bending a wild, high-scoring game to his will as Los Angeles pulled away late to beat the Utah Jazz 143–135 on Thursday night. In a contest that flirted with offensive excess and emotional spillover, Doncic became the stabilizing force. He finished…
LAS VEGAS — In a city built on wagers, Adam Silver delivered a blunt reminder of what the NBA believes is at stake: trust. Speaking ahead of the NBA Cup final, the commissioner framed the league’s latest gambling scandal not as a public-relations problem, but as a direct threat to the foundation of professional basketball…
As the Chicago Bulls approach their 60th anniversary on January 16, 2026, the legendary franchise continues to hold a special place in basketball history. In a special retrospective, global betting company 1xBet looks back at the Bulls of the 1990s—the team that not only dominated the NBA but helped transform it into the world’s premier…
The shifting balance of power in the NBA was on full display Wednesday night as two surging Western Conference teams — one expected, one radically ahead of schedule — punched their tickets to the NBA Cup semifinals and sent a message to the rest of the league. In Oklahoma City, the defending NBA champions delivered…
Toronto — New York finally cracked the ceiling it had been banging on for three straight years, barreling into its first-ever NBA Cup semifinal after dismantling a reeling Toronto squad 117-101 in a game defined less by highlight plays and more by a dramatic shift in competitive trajectories. For the Knicks, this tournament had long…
LeBron James may be nearing 41, but on nights when the lights burn brightest, he somehow looks 10 years younger. The Philadelphia 76ers learned that lesson in brutal fashion after James delivered a cold-blooded fourth-quarter masterpiece to lift the Los Angeles Lakers to a 112-108 win on the road. Just days removed from an uncharacteristic…
LeBron James has built a career on defying age, stretching records, and rewriting the limits of longevity. But on a night when one of his most unbreakable streaks finally snapped, James reminded everyone that for him, statistics were never the religion — basketball purity was. The NBA’s all-time scoring king finished with only eight points…
The NBA landscape shifted significantly on Saturday night as two surging teams saw their impressive winning streaks halted by inspired performances. In Charlotte, the struggling Hornets pulled off a massive upset, snapping the Toronto Raptors’ nine-game run in a dramatic 118-111 overtime thriller. Meanwhile, in Miami, the Detroit Pistons outgunned the Heat to end their…
The Lakers’ meeting with the Dallas Mavericks on Friday was supposed to be another showcase moment for the NBA Cup, but the league quietly pulled the plug on one of its most visible elements. League technicians ruled that Los Angeles’ specially designed NBA Cup floor was unfit for play, sending the court back to the…