A supremely confident Reggie Jackson was just waiting to let loose as he watched Jamal Murray dribble past Nikola Jokic's high screen with the seconds ticking away on the Los Angeles Lakers' season. “Just watch our bench, I clearly called, 'Game!'” Murray's backup said Thursday following the Denver Nuggets' practice at Ball Arena. One week earlier, in Game 2, Murray's basket over an outstretched Anthony Davis from the right baseline completed a comeback from a 20-point second-half deficit and gave Denver the first buzzer-beater in the franchise's 100-game playoff history ..read more

Before taking on Tim Connelly's Timberwolves in the playoffs for the second time in as many years, Nikola Jokic tipped his cap to the general manager who drafted him. The Nuggets center pointed out how dramatically the perception of Connelly's 2022 blockbuster trade has changed since last year, when Minnesota was the No. 8 seed in the Western Conference facing top-seeded Denver in the first round. This season, the Nuggets and Timberwolves were only separated by one regular-season win ..read more

The Los Angeles Clippers are reportedly pursuing a contract extension with head coach Tyronn Lue, who is expected to be targeted by other teams, including the Los Angeles Lakers ..read more

With the second round of the NBA Playoffs set to begin, the Western Conference Semifinals matchup between the Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves lies at the forefront of title contention. The Nuggets are looking to be the first team to repeat as NBA champions since the Golden State Warriors with Kevin Durant. The Wolves are hungry to etch their names in basketball history while silencing the doubters ..read more

Three of Nuggets star Michael Porter Jr.'s brothers have run into trouble. Jontay was banned from the NBA. Coban was sentenced to prison. Jevon was arrested on suspicion of DWI ..read more

Despite a trip to the Western Conference finals in his first season with the team, the Lakers are now ready to look for a replacement for Darvin Ham ..read more

The Los Angeles Lakers got bounced out of the playoffs for the second consecutive year by the Denver Nuggets, setting up what will be another pivotal offseason for the franchise. Head coach Darvin Ham admitted it was tough to see the Lakers' season end in similar fashion, and now could very well find himself on the way out sooner rather than later. Meanwhile, LeBron James' future is also up in the air as he has a player option for the 2024-25 season that he is expected to decline. Despite his uncertain future, James had no problem giving the Nuggets their due after they were eliminated ..read more

Nikola Jokic is continuing to climb the NBA's all-time totem pole. Jokic is the league's preeminent unsolvable puzzle, as there seems to be no defensive coverage in existence that has a chance in the world to slow down the Denver Nuggets star other than to hope that he misses. In fact, Jokic's greatness has gotten to the point where a comparison with one of the NBA's all-time greatest big men, Tim Duncan, doesn't seem absurd at all. According to former Nuggets head coach George Karl, Jokic has already “bypassed” the San Antonio Spurs legend in the fundamentals department ..read more

A supremely confident Reggie Jackson was just waiting to let loose as he watched Jamal Murray dribble past Nikola Jokic's high screen with the seconds ticking away on the Los Angeles Lakers' season ..read more

We break down the second-round matchup between the Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves and make our prediction ..read more