Typically, contenders size up the eventual NBA champion to measure challenges ahead. For the Miami Heat, such an approach would be abject hubris in light of a 10th-place finish and 37-45 record.

The Cleveland Cavaliers ended the 2024-25 regular season with the best record in the East and have reached the Conference ...

On this day in 1995, Boston Celtics head coach Chris Ford was fired, and big men Todd Mundt and Dave Popson were born.

Shaquille O'Neal owes a great deal of his NBA success to MMA, with the sport helping him to win four championships in the ...

The Pacers and Knicks will meet in a playoff series for the ninth time and the second straight season. Here's how they match up in several key areas.

If a picture’s worth a thousand words, the lead trackers from the first and last games the Knicks and Celtics played this ...

You look at Michael Beasley’s stats, and you see an unspectacular role player. With his career average of 12.5 points and 0 ...

Detroit did outplay New York for three quarters, and its 3-point shooting was essential in doing so. The Pistons converted 15-of-32 shots (46.9%) from beyond the arc, and veterans Tobias Harris ...

The Florida Panthers are gearing up for their second Game 7 in their last three postseason series because their offense ...

The New York Knicks are back in the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2000. The Knicks eliminated the reigning champion Boston Celtics on Friday night in Game 6 of their second ...