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Can The NBA’s Experimental Endgame Make It To Games That Count?

Damian Lillard collects a long offensive rebound beyond the 3-point line, shuffle-steps to his left and drains one of his patented deep triples. It’s another game winner to add to his extensive collection. This one is a bit different from his others, though. For starters, the stakes are lower: It’s the 2023 NBA All-Star Game […]

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Drumroll Please, For Our Not-Quite-Midseason NBA Awards

The NBA All-Star break is here — and as is our tradition, that means it’s time to hand out some awards. For some reason, we in the NBA media still call this the “midway point” of the year, even though teams have played nearly 75 percent of the games. It’s not actually midseason, though, so […]

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LeBron’s Path To The NBA’s All-Time Scoring Crown, In 2 Charts

While it has been far from a banner season for the Los Angeles Lakers, one bright spot has been LeBron James’s pursuit of an NBA record that was once considered unbreakable: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s all-time scoring mark of 38,387 career points. After James notched 27 points against the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday, his lifetime tally […]

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