The Celtics need to execute better, especially during fourth-quarter possessions. They also need to sharpen up on offense and defense.

The Chicago Bulls, playing without star guard Zach LaVine, lost the opener of a three-game trip Wednesday night, falling to the Boston Celtics 122-100.

James Harden (24), Norman Powell (23) and Ivica Zubac (25) all scored 20+ points in the loss, snapping LA’s two-game win streak. Kawhi Leonard played a season-high 28 minutes and finished with 17 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and a block.

Welcome to The Playlist: my weekly column that lets you know who and what to play — when it comes to music or other things in my rotation — for the upcoming week in fantasy basketball. Each week, you'll see a compilation of the pickups you need to make and a quick look at the schedule and lineup notes (who's in and out of rotations).

The NBA champion Boston Celtics dominated the Dallas Mavericks in a Finals rematch on Saturday as the Houston Rockets took the Cleveland Cavaliers down a peg and Victor Wembanyama ended

LeBron James and Anthony Davis combined to lead the Los Angeles Lakers to a 117-96 thumping of the defending champion Boston Celtics on Thursday.

The Mavericks have had some ups and downs. Will they make moves for the better as February's trade deadline draws near?

Led by the three-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic, the 2023 NBA champions Denver Nuggets enter the 2024-25 NBA season with the hope that they go on another title run. At the heart of the Denver Nuggets ...

After the Celtics lost to the Lakers by 21 points, Kristaps Porzingis still sees positives for the team.

Today’s Nuggets game will air on ABC. Most Denver Nuggets games can be found locally on Altitude Sports Network or are streamed on NBA League Pass. The Nuggets play their home games at the Ball ...

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Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic helped bolster his MVP case ... which included him making a full-court heave, writes The Denver Post’s Bennett Durando. “I think this is the best basketball of my life, that I have ever played. I’m feeling good out ...