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Who should win the tightest NBA award races? League insiders weigh in

Tim Bontemps and Brian Windhorst canvass the league on three NBA awards races going down the wire.

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How Nikola Jokic quietly became a defensive analytics darling

Nikola Jokic has elevated his IQ to become one of the league's best defenders.

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TOP MOMENTS ON THE COURT

Giannis becomes first player to drop 35 points, 17 rebounds and 20 assists in NBA history

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Steph Curry's 37 points lift Warriors past Lakers

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NBA SCOREBOARD

MORANT SECURES DRAMATIC WIN

Ja Morant calls game with buzzer-beating winner for Grizzlies

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Windhorst: Morant stuck 'his finger in the eye of the league office'

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PLENTY TO PLAY FOR

'Everybody has to run their own race': Will Thibs' strategy doom the minutes-heavy Knicks?

It's been nearly 40 years since a team this reliant on its starters reached the NBA Finals.

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NBA Power Rankings: What to watch for all 30 teams as season's end nears

Where all 30 teams stand with less than two weeks left in the 2024-25 NBA regular season.

NBA DRAFT

Tatum? Pippen? NBA execs share best comps for projected No. 1 pick Cooper Flagg

Ahead of the Final Four, NBA execs share their comparisons for the Duke star and projected No. 1 draft pick.

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WHAT'S NEXT FOR THE 76ERS?

Embiid and Philly's nightmare season is one of the worst this century

Philly might not reach half its preseason win projection, a lost year that rivals the worst of the 21st century.

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STRIVING FOR GREATNESS

Cade Cunningham isn't satisfied yet: 'I think I can be the best basketball player in the world'

The former No. 1 pick has led Detroit's resurgence, but he has loftier goals than just ending the Pistons' five-year playoff drought.

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THE BEST IN THE GAME

SGA or Jokic? Results are in for ESPN's final MVP straw poll

See where the NBA MVP race is headed -- and which stars cracked the top 10 -- in our final poll of the season.

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