Nikola Jokic was an afterthought in 2014. A pudgy center from Serbia, he was a role player for a club in the Adriatic League when…
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The Changing Meaning of Being ‘Like Mike’
Stein: The N.B.A., as you noted, has said that statistics from play-in games fall into their own category. In a span of about 40 days,…
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These N.B.A. Playoffs Burst 2020’s Bubble
And this time, they played against the league’s youngest team, the Memphis Grizzlies, with everything on the line. The winner would advance to the playoffs.…
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N.B.A. Awards Picks: Why Stephen Curry Could Win M.V.P.
After that masterpiece against the Pistons, I wrote a column proclaiming Horry to be the No. 1 role player in league history. He hadn’t scored…
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N.B.A. Awards Picks: Why Stephen Curry Could Win M.V.P.
After that masterpiece against the Pistons, I wrote a column proclaiming Horry to be the No. 1 role player in league history. He hadn’t scored…
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It’s the LeBron James vs. Stephen Curry Battle No One Asked For
It wasn’t supposed to be like this. For four straight seasons, whenever Stephen Curry and LeBron James played each other after the regular season, it…
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It’s the LeBron James vs. Stephen Curry Battle No One Asked For
It wasn’t supposed to be like this. For four straight seasons, whenever Stephen Curry and LeBron James played each other after the regular season, it…
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The N.B.A.’s Play-In Tournament Isn’t the Problem
The Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James said on Sunday night that the league forces behind a playoff play-in tournament “should be fired.” Weeks before James…
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Stephen Curry Breaks Kobe Bryant’s Record for Consecutive 30-point Games
It is not that Stephen Curry has not been good all season. He has had games of 62 and 57 points, after all. But with…
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Stephen Curry Passes Wilt Chamberlain as Warriors Scoring Leader
No one has scored more N.B.A. points than Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who has 38,387. He ranks first on the Milwaukee Bucks’ career list despite leaving after…
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