Articles filed under Basketball
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Sloppiness dooms Sky in blowout loss to LibertyMay 22, 2025 10:16 pm - Unfortunately for the Sky, the Liberty was very much in rhythm Thursday night. The visitors drilled 19 3-pointers in their 99-74 romp, a new WNBA record for a single game. New York was also hyperefficient shooting from deep — the Liberty made 55.9% of its 3-pointers.
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Pacers tie it on Halburton’s jumper at buzzer, then beat Knicks 138-135 in OT of East finals Game 1May 21, 2025 10:35 pm - Tyrese Haliburton tied the game with a long jumper that bounced high off the back of the rim and in as time expired in regulation, then the Indiana Pacers went on to finish off their stunning rally by beating the New York Knicks 138-135 on Wednesday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.
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After a rough offensive showing in its season opener, the Chicago Sky looks to regroupMay 21, 2025 6:04 pm - The Chicago Sky gets another chance to win its first game of the season when it hosts the New York Liberty in the Sky’s home opener Thursday.
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder beat the rested Timberwolves 114-88 in Game 1 of West finalsMay 20, 2025 10:33 pm - OKLAHOMA CITY — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 20 of his 31 points in the second half, and the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 114-88 on ...
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Thunder roll into West finals with 125-93 rout of Nuggets in Game 7May 18, 2025 6:30 pm - OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Thunder grew up on Sunday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points, Jalen Williams added 24 and the Thunder rolled into the Western Con...
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The NBA's final 4 is set: Thunder, Knicks, Wolves and Pacers remain, and parity reigns againMay 18, 2025 6:04 pm - The parity era continues in the NBA. The New York Knicks haven't won an NBA championship since 1973. The Indiana Pacers won their most recent title that year — in the ABA...
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Caitlin Clark receives flagrant foul for hacking Angel Reese in Fever’s blowout win over SkyMay 17, 2025 5:49 pm - The Indiana Fever blew out the Chicago Sky in the teams’ WNBA season opener, and the margin was so big that the postgame talk was on a flagrant foul by Indiana’s Caitlin Clark on Chicago’s Angel Reese.
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Brunson, Knicks beat Celtics in Game 6 and advance to face Pacers in Eastern Conference finalsMay 16, 2025 9:52 pm - The New York Knicks reached the Eastern Conference finals for the first time in 25 years and ended the one-year NBA title reign of the Boston Celtics with astonishing ease, rolling to a 119-81 victory in Game 6. Jalen Brunson and OG Anunoby each scored 23 points for the Knicks, who will face the Indiana Pacers, the same team they met in their last conference finals appearance in 2000.
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Chicago Sky expecting Courtney Vandersloot to help growth of Angel Reese, Kamilla CardosoMay 16, 2025 11:19 am - Courtney Vandersloot wanted a seat. She had just finished a long practice (more than two hours) and then followed that up with a 3-point shooting drill. If she was going ...
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WNBA set to tip off season with host of teams looking to challenge for title, including Clark’s FeverMay 15, 2025 8:46 pm - There are no shortages of challengers to the reigning WNBA champion New York Liberty or star power across the league. A'ja Wilson, Breanna Stewart and Napheesa Collier are some of the veterans who will share the spotlight with Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese and Paige Bueckers as the league, in its 29th season, hopes to continue its rise in popularity.