A brief history of No. 8 seeds upsetting No. 1 seeds in the NBA playoffs
Each series had mitigating circumstances -- injuries, bad matchups or short series -- that helped the underdog win. Here's a look at each of them.
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Russell Westbrook and the Thunder don’t appear to have any idea how to beat the Jazz
After the Oklahoma City Thunder lost Game 3 of its first-round NBA playoff series to the Utah Jazz, Russell Westbrook said he was going to "shut that s--- down." Ricky...
It turns out this year might not be so different for the Toronto Raptors after all
This year was when things were supposed to be different for the Toronto Raptors. After last year's flameout in the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs against the Cleveland...
The Kawhi Leonard standoff is the San Antonio Spurs’ most important game left this season
For a 69-year-old man who has almost certainly never logged onto Twitter, Gregg Popovich sure has mastered the art of the subtweet.
How seven teams can even their NBA playoff series. (Sorry, Spurs.)
With the first set of playoff games out of the way, it's time to take stock of all eight first-round matchups, and where they stand after the opening weekend.
NBA 2018 awards picks: James Harden, Ben Simmons, Rudy Gobert lead the way
The NBA's regular season draws to a close Wednesday, which means the annual rite of passage of giving the league's various awards can begin.
These NBA coaches could be looking for work soon
Last season, no NBA head coaches were fired -- something that hadn't happened in a half century.
For the Cleveland Cavaliers, this season has just been one thing after another
Since last summer, the Cleveland Cavaliers have been playing catch-up with the rest of the NBA. Once the Cavaliers chose to trade Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics, they have...
For Steve Kerr, whose father was shot to death, gun control debate is personal
Most people -- including the several hundred who filled a gymnasium in this sleepy Northern California suburb Monday afternoon -- know Steve Kerr as the two-time champion coach of the...
Talented but troubled, Arizona Wildcats are in the March Madness spotlight at NCAA Tournament
When Sean Miller was hired to take over the Arizona men's basketball program in 2009, the move was supposed to bring stability -- and a return to prominence -- for...