Out of the five teams left standing in the 2020 NBA postseason — a list that includes such heavy hitters as the Los Angeles Lakers and Clippers — the most impressive of all has probably been the Miami Heat. After knocking off the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks, the Heat boast the highest winning percentage of any […]
It didn’t take long for the Wrecking Ball of Consequence to come swinging into the Houston Rockets’ living room. On Sunday, less than 24 hours after the club’s season-ending defeat to the Lakers, coach Mike D’Antoni announced he wouldn’t be coming back next season. The move was widely expected, given the tone and tenor of […]
chris.herring (Chris Herring, senior sportswriter): There are so many things in the NBA world that have happened since the last time we chatted. The reigning MVP and the club with the best record was ushered out of the playoffs in a gentleman’s sweep earlier this week. And the Lakers and Clippers both appear to have […]
Now that it’s over, let’s be clear about what we just saw: The Miami Heat’s series win over the Milwaukee Bucks was more than a stunner. It was perhaps the most lopsided upset in the history of the NBA playoffs. For good reason, the Bucks were expected to make a serious run at a title. […]
There are many reasons to be bullish about Houston’s odds to take home the Larry O’Brien trophy: The team possesses top-tier talent, it uses a mathematically advantageous playing style and FiveThirtyEight’s model currently gives the Rockets a 26 percent chance to win it all — second in the league behind the Boston Celtics. But the […]