If Bad Takes Exposed were a basketball game, the Clippers' 116-111 series-tying victory over the Dallas Mavericks in Game 4 of their best-of-seven matchup was it. “If (the goal) is a championship, I don't know,” a scout told The Athletic in the aftermath of the Clippers' November trade for James Harden from the Philadelphia 76ers. Another scout: “Honestly, I don't know if James fits anywhere – like any team.” There was CBS' coverage: “Clippers take massive risk while 76ers win big ..read more

The Los Angeles Clippers blew a 31-point lead to the Dallas Mavericks in Game 4 of their first-round NBA playoff series before toughing out a 116–111 victory ..read more

Three members of the Oklahoma City Thunder are up for 2023-24 All-NBA awards ..read more

Russell Westbrook earned an ejection from the Los Angeles Clippers' Game 3 loss to the Dallas Mavericks after being whistled for two technicals and a flagrant foul, concluding an abysmal performance in which he recorded just one point on 0-7 shooting from the field. While the performance was bad enough, Stephen A. Smith said he believed Westbrook's actions were worthy of suspension. Ahead of Game 4 between the Philadelphia 76ers vs. New York Knicks, Smith spoke on ESPN/ABC's “NBA Countdown” about Westbrook's Game 3 incidents and if there needed to be any extra punishment from the NBA ..read more

When it comes to the Dallas Mavericks, prepare to see a lot more of them in the postseason in the coming years as their team is built for the next several according to general manager Nico Harrison. Currently, the Mavericks are facing against the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round of the playoffs where they have a 2-1 series lead. In an interview with Tim MacMahon of ESPN, Harrison and other members of the organization were talking about how they built the team through the draft and especially free agency to the point of success they have now ..read more

JUST SECONDS INTO Daniel Gafford and P.J. Washington's debut as Dallas Mavericks on Feb. 10, roughly 48 hours after being moved at the trade deadline, Gafford sensed an opportunity. Luka Doncic had the ball on the left wing and the full attention of the Oklahoma City Thunder, drawing two help defenders ..read more

JUST SECONDS INTO Daniel Gafford and P.J. Washington's debut as Dallas Mavericks on Feb. 10, roughly 48 hours after being moved at the trade deadline, Gafford sensed an opportunity. Luka Doncic had the ball on the left wing and the full attention of the Oklahoma City Thunder, drawing two help defenders ..read more

Tyrese Haliburton's game-winning basket lifted the Indiana Pacers to a 121-118 overtime victory over the Milwaukee Bucks on Friday as Minnesota put Phoenix on the verge of elimination in the NBA playoffs.But a return to Phoenix provided no respite for Kevin Durant and the Suns, who were one defeat away from elimination after falling 126-109 to the Minnesota Timberwolves ..read more

The playoffs are complicated. Each series is its own story, and each game is its own chapter encompassing a dozen moments and plot points. Each of those moments, those plot points, falls into one of two buckets: the things we observe and the emotions they inspire within us. In my series preview, I noted that in their first two playoff encounters against the Clippers, Dallas was the younger brother struggling against a bigger, tougher older sibling ..read more

Dallas now leads the series 2-1 with Game 4 on Sunday in ..read more