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SH Blog: Cousins’ D crucial for US; Sullinger excited to play with Evan Turner
It can be tough to compare teams based on nothing but dominant victories. Danny Ainge’s scouting method is often cited: the best game, the worst game, and somewhere in between. At their best, Team USA...
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Tweet of the Night: Austin Rivers says goodbye to New Orleans, Bill Simmons...
The rumors had been floating for much of the past week about the Los Angeles Clippers’ interest in acquiring Doc Rivers’ son Austin Rivers to back up Chris Paul, and it officially happened on Thursday...
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Heisler: With Two Rivers, the Clippers’ Cup Runneth Over
When the NBA has had father-son stories, the dad always watched from the stands like Joe Bryant, Rick Barry and Stan Love; or from the other bench like George Karl and Mike Dunleavy Sr. Now comes Doc...
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New Orleans Pelicans feeling the pressure after losses to Celtics, Sixers,...
The Madison Square crowd was in a frenzy. New Orleans Pelicans head coach Monty Williams had just called a meaningless timeout with 8.1 seconds left and his team down 99-92 to a New York Knicks team...
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Sprung: Austin Rivers Not Doing Much to Help Dear Old Dad’s Bench
Doc Rivers is still trying to make things work on the basketball court with his son Austin. After orchestrating a three-way January trade for his son with Boston and Phoenix, giving up what many...
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Fantasy Spin: Only One Game? Try A 2-Day Contest
There’s just one NBA game tonight, but our friends at DraftKings have created Turbo contests that include the three earliest starts on Friday. It’s the first two-day event of the season; those become...
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Bernucca: Leonard Giving the Spurs a Big Bang
What do James Harden, Stephen Curry, Russell Westbrook and LeBron James have in common? They’re all legitimate MVP candidates, of course. But what else does that Awesome Foursome have in common? In a...
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Kamenetzky: Clippers-Spurs Becoming Battle of Attrition
In Game 1 of the Western Conference first-round series between the Clippers and defending champion Spurs, San Antonio was overwhelmed by the energy of the home team. Los Angeles, even when making...
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Fantasy Spin: Round 5 In Spurs-Clippers Heavyweight Bout
Tonight is a treat for basketball fans and one of the more difficult DFS challenges of the entire NBA season. There’s a terrific Western Conference doubleheader on TNT, starting at 8:00 Eastern....
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Kamenetzky: Time Running Out On Clippers’ Big Three
The mix of beige and off white dominating DeAndre Jordan’s post-game wardrobe was appropriate. All the color, after all, had drained from the Los Angeles Clippers following a critical, emotionally...
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Fantasy Spin: Cleveland & Houston Must Improve
Game Two of both series that resume tonight are must-win for the home teams. LeBron James $11200 will put the Cavaliers on his back, while James Harden $10200 attempts to do the same for the Rockets....
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NBA players react to Austin Rivers’ explosion in Game 3 against the Rockets...
Austin Rivers hasn’t made much noise since entering the league three years ago as the 10th overall pick of the 2012-2013 NBA draft. That has changed in a big way in the playoffs for Doc Rivers’ son,...
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Rising Stock: Biggest Surprise Performers of NBA Postseason
Over the weekend, we saw a trio of buzzer-beaters from Derrick Rose, Paul Pierce and LeBron James win NBA playoff games. All three were certainly fantastic moments that ended intense, exciting...
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PODCAST: What’s Wrong With the Rockets?
The Houston Rockets haven’t lost three games in a row all season long. But if they’re going to keep that streak alive in Tuesday’s Game 5 — and with it, their season — they’re going to have to...
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PODCAST: How McHale’s Rockets pulled off a comeback for the ages
With 14 minutes left, Game 6 felt just like the two in Los Angeles before it. The Rockets were close at the half, trailing by only two, but they were blitzed yet again in the third quarter, with the...
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Top 12 Remaining Free Agents — July 13 Edition
“Fuhgetaboutit!” That’s what Brooklyn Nets fans were saying on Twitter when the team announced it had agreed to terms with Andrea Bargnani. Nets fans in Little Italy applauded the move. The agreement...
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Tweet of the Day: Austin Rivers believes he’s better than a lot of players on...
Physical condition, skill level and basketball knowledge are all crucial things that make NBA players who they are. Perhaps most importantly, though, it’s the mentality they have – this confidence in...
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Fantasy Spin: Curry, Warriors Better Than Ever
It’s a 7-game NBA slate on Monday with several high-scoring possibilities. The unbeaten Warriors might underestimate the much-improved Pistons, which is actually a better DFS scenario than a blowout....
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Bernucca: Doc Rivers the GM Keeps Doc Rivers the Coach Busy
Over the last two weeks, Doc Rivers the coach has done a fantastic job of covering for Doc Rivers the GM. The Los Angeles Clippers have won nine straight games, the last eight without superstar...
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