Cavaliers Focus: Playing Smart To Avoid Warriors Spurts

Can the Cavaliers play a full game against Golden State without any huge, demoralizing runs? Spencer Davies investigates.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Vegas Odds Favor ’17 Golden State Over ’96 Bulls

ESPN spoke with seven Vegas bookmakers and asked them to set the odds in a game and series between this year’s Golden State team and Michael Jordan’s 1995-96 Chicago Bulls squad that went 72-10 en route to an NBA title. Five of the six had the Warriors favored, from as high as -8 at the […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Game 3 Preview: Golden State Warriors vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

LeBron looked visibly exhausted in the Cavaliers’ Game 2 loss — is his best still enough?

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Six Key Free Agents in the Western Conference

David Yapkowitz looks at six key free agents out of the Western Conference this summer.

Alan Draper  •  10 Oct 2023
NBA Saturday: 76ers Should Seriously Inquire About Klay Thompson

Bryan Colangelo should consider cashing in trade chips for only one player: Klay Thompson.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Warriors Coach Mike Brown Still Receives Paychecks from Cavs

These are bizarre days for Mike Brown, who finds himself at a crossroads of several unprecedented situations. First, he’s acting Golden State Warriors head coach for Steve Kerr. Thursday night, he won his first Finals game. It came against the Cleveland Cavaliers, who are still sending him regular paychecks and will be until 2020. “It […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021
Game 2 Preview: Golden State Warriors vs. Cleveland Cavaliers

As the Finals heads to Game 2, both teams are in need of making adjustments, writes Dennis Chambers.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
NBA AM: Let’s Not Overreact to Game 1

Cody Taylor says to pump the breaks on assuming these Finals are a done deal.

Alan Draper  •  15 Oct 2021
Warriors Cruise by Cavs on Durant’s 38 Points

The Golden State Warriors took another bold step Thursday night in their quest to notch the first “fo’, fo’, fo’, fo’” in NBA postseason history, defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers 113-91 in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. A Warriors team that’s nearly perfect on paper was masterful in practice, led by Kevin Durant’s 38 points. […]

Basketball Insiders  •  15 Oct 2021