NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson's postseason, one of the best ever by a New York Knicks player, had ended one quarter earlier because of a broken left hand. Julius Randle's season had been over for months already because of a separated shoulder, and three more key players had been lost in between. Yet there were the Knicks, as stubborn as they were short-handed, putting together a run that forced Indiana to call timeout midway through the fourth quarter Sunday, trying to get to the next round no m
The Nuggets' loss on Sunday night affected the NBA Finals odds.
LeBron James will turn 40 in December. Stephen Curry is 36. Kevin Durant will turn 36 and Jimmy Butler will turn 35 by the time training camps start in the fall. They have been stars of the playoffs for years, players who come up biggest at the biggest times. But not this year. The next wave isn’t waiting its turn anymore. They’re here — a bunch of 20somethings, with one of them set to be the best player on the team that will be crowned the best in the NBA about a month from now. It’ll be either
Basketball analyst Dan Titus breaks down what the teams and stars who were booted from the NBA Playoffs must do to remain in good fantasy standing next season.