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The State Farm NBA Play-In Tournament picture after the games of May 13. Here’s what we know with 72 hours before the 2020-21 regular season ends: the Celtics are seventh, and the Spurs are 10th. That’s it. How? Nearly everything that could have clarified the Play-In Picture on Thursday wound up muddying the waters even…

A second round of Chet vs. Wemby will take place on Jan. 24 as a part of NBA Rivals Week. What is NBA Rivals Week? The NBA announced a new twist to the regular season in 2022, dedicating a week in January to classic and budding rivalries between teams and players. NBA Rivals Week is…

NBA.com’s John Schuhmann gets you ready for the 2016-17 season with a key stat for each team in the league and shows you why it matters. Today, we look at the Los Angeles Clippers, who have been living outside the paint. THE STAT Last season, the Los Angeles Clippers took 61 percent of their shots…

With a 19-point lead late in the third quarter, it sure looked like the Spurs were headed back to San Antonio with with 2-0 series lead. Then Jamal Murray rediscovered his stroke. Murray, who missed his first eight shots, made eight of nine in a sizzling fourth quarter in which he scored 21 of his…

Raptors president of basketball operations Masai Ujiri (left) talks with GM Bobby Webster during a game in 2019. The Toronto Raptors announced Thursday they have signed general manager Bobby Webster to a multi-year contract extension. Per team policy, terms of the agreement were not released. Webster, 36, a native of Hawaii, was named Raptors general…

INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — LeBron James quickly moved past Cleveland’s disjointed regular season, an uphill, 82-game slog of injuries, roster upheaval and drama. Reflection can wait. James understands the Cavaliers appear vulnerable, perhaps beatable as they enter the NBA playoffs following a recent tailspin. However, he feels the grind may help the Cavs and maybe even…