The first game of the NBA Finals was an instant classic, complete with an epic brain collapse by the newly anointed Oracle villain J.R. Smith, causing the game to go into overtime. At the end of ...

The point spread on Game 1 of the NBA Finals has reached a historic level. The Golden State Warriors are 12.5-point favorites over the Cleveland Cavaliers, the largest point spread in an NBA Finals ...

Two games into a return from a lengthy absence due to a groin injury, Stephen Curry appears to be rounding into form and shaking off some rust. And it's just in time for a rematch of the last four NBA ...

When was the last time the Cavaliers hosted a game on Christmas Day? Try 2008. LeBron James was in the middle of his sixth season. Kevin Love was a rookie, and Kyrie Irving and Tristan Thompson ...

CLEVELAND -- LeBron James says he isn't about personal statements. He made one anyway Thursday night. James scored a season-high 42 points, and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Golden State Warriors ...

The world’s greatest basketball player was steaming in silence. J.R. Smith prepared himself for an explanation no one would believe. And a crowd of some 30 media people gathered around no one. That ...

The NBA season is back, which means hoops fans are keeping tabs on which teams are playing where — and NBC and Peacock have plenty of big games tipping off this week as we barrel toward the end of ...

Facing any NBA team on the second night of a back-to-back on the road with seven rotational players on the shelf is a tough ...