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Victor Wembanyama scored a game-high 33 points, and the San Antonio Spurs’ defense smothered the Oklahoma City Thunder throughout a dominant 103-82 win in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals on Sunday. San Antonio evened the series at 2-2 after leading by as many as 25 points. The Spurs took the lead for good…

As the conversation about Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s foul-drawing heats up, one San Antonio Spurs fan has found a unique way to poke fun at the Oklahoma City Thunder’s two-time MVP. A woman seated near the floor of Frost Bank Center brought a fake MVP trophy mocking the Thunder star’s reputation of embellishing contact, turning one of…

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Victor Wembanyama, the centerpieces of the teams competing in a breathtaking Western Conference finals, were both named to the All-NBA First Team on Sunday. The NBA announced the three All-NBA teams on NBC before Game 4 of the series between the Oklahoma City Thunder and the San Antonio Spurs. Advertisement Gilgeous-Alexander, who…

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s penchant for getting to the free-throw line has been praised. It’s also been cited as what’s wrong with basketball, as he’s been labeled a player who embellishes contact, resulting in opportunities at the free-throw line. In three Western Conference finals games against the San Antonio Spurs, the Oklahoma City Thunder guard and reigning NBA…

The New York Knicks won handily, 121-108, on Saturday night at Rocket Arena, going up 3-0 in the Eastern Conference finals. The Cleveland Cavaliers are now facing an elimination game on Monday night. The Knicks have won 10 games in a row, with their only two postseason losses coming in games 2 and 3 of…

The Oklahoma City Thunder took the lead in the Western Conference finals against the San Antonio Spurs by showing just why they have been so formidable all season: Two-time MVP Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led a team effort of such depth and versatility that just one of Oklahoma City’s role players managed to outscore the entire Spurs…

CLEVELAND — Send the Brooklyn Nets more picks. They can consider all the cash they want, too. Mikal Bridges’ short trek from Brooklyn to Manhattan two summers ago initiated arguments that got as heated as subway platforms in July. The New York Knicks traded five first-round picks and more to the cross-town rival Nets to…

CLEVELAND — Before we get to a hand-wringing season in Cavstown (and to be clear, it’s coming), can we just pause to remember the New York Knicks were in the Eastern Conference finals last year? And didn’t win? And are on the verge of taking the step this season they couldn’t take a year ago? It…

CLEVELAND — The bill has come due, and the account is overdrawn. That’s where we’re at with a Cleveland Cavaliers team that didn’t handle its business properly in the first two rounds of these playoffs. Now there’s nothing left. Nothing left in their legs. Nothing left to celebrate. Nothing left to say. Advertisement No team…

The most remarkable thing Victor Wembanyama did this season didn’t even happen during a game. In early January, the San Antonio Spurs’ 7-foot-5 French superstar was near the hoop during pre-game warmups and saw a few balls stuck in the net at the same time. Instead of just grabbing the balls out of the net…