Golden State sacrifices another game in New Orleans

All but one – and again Kevon Looney only played five minutes, just not to end his streak of games played consecutively (325 now), the second longest running in the NBA. No Stephen Curry, Draymond Green, Klay Thompson and Andrew Wiggins, and no suspense. The Pelicans were almost complete (only missing Trey Murphy III, hit … Read more

Chicago and Golden State concede their first loss of the season

Joakim Noah was in the spotlight Thursday night at the United Center in Chicago during the game between the Bulls and New York. Retired since last March, the French pivot was treated to a special evening on the sidelines of the clash between the two franchises where he spent almost all of his career. And … Read more

Stephen Curry after Game 4 victory in Boston: “A job well done”

Stephen Curry (43 points at 14/26, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 5 loss of balls during the match against Boston 107-97) “It was a difficult victory. The first quarter set the tone. Our aggressiveness in defense was night and day compared to Game 3. It gives you enough life to withstand complicated passages. I’m proud of … Read more

Stephen Curry revives Golden State, winner of Game 4 in Boston

Very clever would now be the one capable of imagining the continuation in this final that Boston, guided by an excellent Jaylen Brown (21 points), has long given the impression of dominating. “We can play better than that”, Curry immediately claimed. That’s probably true, even if Golden State has at least fixed the rebound problem … Read more

Jayson Tatum (Boston): “I don’t expect to shoot so badly again” against Golden State

Al Horford, Boston Interior It was your first NBA Finals game, at 35 (he turns 36 this Thursday), how did you approach it?AH: I was just grateful for this opportunity. In the end, we just have to play basketball, that’s all (he smiles). I’m excited to be here, to share this scene with this group … Read more

Draft, continuity: Boston and Golden State, two models in contrast to NBA superteams

At the start of the season in mid-October, the “superteams” of Brooklyn and the LA Lakers were the big favorites. Seven months later, the Nets took the door in the first round of the play-offs, in which the Californians did not even participate. And in the final (game 1 on the night of Thursday to … Read more

NBA Finals: make history for Golden State and Boston

In 2019, Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving tackled Golden State and Boston to chase the titles together with Brooklyn. Their departures could have pushed their respective “ex” to panic. In an era of quick-rise and tear-down “super teams,” the Warriors and Celtics have chosen to keep building. Tonight, the stars of the Nets (who didn’t … Read more

Golden State snatch winners, the Los Angeles Lakers are in the NBA play-offs

LeBron James’ Los Angeles Lakers will therefore not join the Chicago Bulls (1998-1999) in history as the only NBA champions not to have participated in the play-offs the following year. Wednesday night, in a play-in game as crazy as it is exciting against the Golden State Warriors (103-100) at Staples Center, the Angelenos validated their … Read more