Series previews: What to expect in 1st round of 2023 NBA Playoffs

De’Aaron Fox joins Mike Bibby and Oscar Robertson as the only players in franchise history with a 25-point, 10-assist game. The Sacramento Kings and Golden State Warriors are going to Game 7. The Warriors had a chance to close out their first-round series after winning three consecutive games. But the Kings went to San Francisco…

A reminder on The Horry Scale: It breaks down a game-winning buzzer-beater (GWBB) in the categories of difficulty, game situation (was the team tied or behind at the time?), importance (playoff game or garden-variety night in November?) and celebration. Then we give it an overall grade on a scale of 1-5 Robert Horrys, named for…

NEW ORLEANS – In a sign of how well things are going these days for the NBA, one of the big subplots to 2017 All-Star Weekend dealt with the purported view by one of the players here that the Earth is flat. It also set up the best line so far through Saturday night’s events,…

Simone Fontecchio is surrounded by teammates after his game-winning dunk against the Warriors in December. It’s Dec. 7 at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City. The Utah Jazz trail the defending NBA champions Golden State Warriors by one with 6.9 seconds left on the clock. On the ensuing inbounds pass, Nickeil Alexander-Walker swarms Jordan Poole,…

Former Hawks guard Kevin Huerter will play the 2022-23 season with the Sacramento Kings. The Atlanta Hawks have traded Kevin Huerter to the Sacramento Kings in exchange for Justin Holiday, Moe Harkless and a future first-round pick. Kings receive: • Kevin Huerter Hawks receive: • Justin Holiday • Moe Harkless • Future first-round pick Official Release…

NEW YORK — The Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James and the Milwaukee Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo lead their respective conferences in the first fan returns of NBA All-Star Voting 2019 presented by Google. Fans account for 50 percent of the vote to determine the 10 starters for the 68th NBA All-Star Game, which will take place…