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Derrick Jones Jr. was the primary defender for the Mavs against their opponents’ best players during their 2024 postseason run. • Download the NBA App | 2024 Free Agent Tracker Defense still wins championships. If you take away the Dallas Mavericks’ last two regular-season games (in which they rested both Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving), the 2024 NBA…

PREVIOUS SEASON | NEXT SEASON The 1996-97 season marked the 50th anniversary of the NBA, and while the league’s past was celebrated with the naming of the 50 greatest players in league history, fans got their first glimpse of the future of the NBA. Many of the league’s eventual stars — such as No. 1 Draft pick…

Just days into the 2017-18 season, Joel Embiid felt he was ready to play in back-to-back games. The Philadelphia 76ers, however, never held that opinion and have kept him out of consecutive games so far. However, the Sixers have increased his workload each month, as Embiid logged 20.8 minutes per game in October, 30.8 mpg…

Milwaukee’s Khris Middleton has averaged 15.0 points, 7.0 assists and 6.5 rebounds over his last 6 games. The fantasy postseason is upon us, and we’re gifted a highly favorable scoring period in terms of schedule. Nearly every team in the league is playing a four-game week, offering us the highest inventory of the season in…

Zak Hanshew, RotoWire LAS VEGAS — Jordan Sibert totaled 21 points to lead the Atlanta Hawks to an 87-67 victory over the Indiana Pacers in the Las Vegas Summer League on Tuesday at Thomas and Mack Center. The Hawks never trailed after the first quarter and used a 48-point second half to build a 20-point…

Will the Celtics and Knicks definitely advance? Our experts share their predictions. • Download the NBA App • NBA Playoffs Bracket • NBA Playoffs Schedule Our NBA.com experts have made their picks for who will reach the conference finals: (1) Boston vs. (4) Cleveland Steve Aschburner, NBA.com Shaun Powell, NBA.com John Schuhmann, NBA.com Michael C. Wright, NBA.com Celtics…