A historically great offense and a standout defense helps Boston excel as it cruises to the 2024 NBA championship. John Schuhmann After finally breaking through for an 18th NBA title, how well-positioned are the Celtics to defend their crown in 2024-25?

The NBA Finals is supposed to go according to script. The best team in the league, loaded with stars, wins the championship. That is how it usually works. The regular season exists to separate the contenders from the pretenders,

Welcome to the final edition of Sports Illustrated’s weekly NBA championship power rankings. Since the All-Star break we’ve kept close track of the teams that seemed most capable of competing for this year’s title. With each passing week we ...

Popular Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick had surprising historic praise for the Oklahoma City Thunder ahead of their upcoming first round series. Redick used stats to compare the Thunder’s dominance to the late 1990s Chicago Bulls and late 2010s ...

Lakers coach JJ Redick shared great praise for the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder. Kenneth Richmond / Getty Images EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick said there’s no point in being disillusioned about what the Lakers are ...