Entering the playoffs, it looked like the cost of playing down to competition .500 or worse too often would be the Celtics having to go through the Sixers and Bucks to return to the NBA Finals. Then, ...

A solid defender himself, Batum was appreciative of the defense he saw Jrue Holiday playing down the stretch of this crucial Game 5 between two teams with championship aspirations. The Milwaukee Bucks ...

As ever under an Ime Udoka-coached team, defense and rebounding have been the focus. Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards, guarded mostly by Amen Thompson and Dillon Brooks, went 0-for-8 on field goal ...

If Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard, Jayson Tatum, and Jaylen Brown are all on the floor, you'd usually expect a high-scoring duel with plenty of trips to the line. Except that was not the case ...