NBA Finals Game 1 odds, expert picks: Nuggets are favorites against Heat in Denver

The Heat had the opportunity to do the funniest thing possible on Sunday night in Boston — and delivered. After fumbling a 3-0 run at the top of the second-seeded Celtics with two lopsided losses and a buzzer-beating back-breaker, Miami considered the prospect of making the wrong kind of history as a first team. of … Read more

Worst Finals in NBA history by regular season winning percentage

The Nuggets-Heat final has the potential to be very interesting, but there’s no denying that it’s a very surprising game for a championship series considering Miami barely made the playoffs and had to go through two games. qualifying to qualify for the playoffs. So the 2023 Finals teams combine for a very low winning percentage. … Read more

The Denver Nuggets perfect the drama-free path to their spot on the big NBA stage

DENVER (AP) — The Denver Nuggets don’t spar with other teams or bicker with each other. It’s been almost a decade since they fired a coach. Their most spectacular highlights often involve sublime jump passes across the pitch – or a half-court shot from back of their mascot, Rocky, during a break in the action. … Read more

Basketball KU: Christian Braun ready for the 2023 NBA Finals

Denver Nuggets guard Christian Braun (0) guards Phoenix Suns All-Star Devin Booker (1) during the first half of Game 6 of the 2023 Western Conference Semifinals at the Footprint Center on May 11, 2023. Joe Camporeale USA TODAY Sports Christian Braun says he considers himself lucky to have played three seasons for Bill Self at … Read more

Scottie Pippen slammed his former friend and Chicago Bulls teammate Michael Jordan

Scottie Pippen seems to have changed his tune while conveniently forgetting that comments he’s made in the past are still available on the internet. Pippen, of course, won six NBA championships alongside Michael Jordan during a glittering career with the Chicago Bulls in the 1990s. He also always called Jordan the greatest basketball player of … Read more

Celtics mystery identity, Wizards love him with new signing and Shams go 1-on-1

This is the digital version of The Bounce.If you want it sooner, start each day with The Bounce delivered to your inbox. Register here. Tina Turner was one of the most incredible musical icons of all time. Rest in power. Do you feel the heat? Does Boston keep its identity? Something very interesting came to … Read more

Thompson: The ridiculousness of Nikola Jokić illustrated in a single shot

This particular investigation of Nikola Jokić, following his sweep of the Lakers by the Nuggets, pointed to a specific play but was also ontological in nature. The tone of the question conveyed the feelings that he regularly lets viewers digest. What is the!? Mom, how? What you are??? Monday’s micro moment by this macro guy … Read more

The Celtics could torch their roster and their bench – or choose a more difficult path: stay the course

Is that how it is in Hollywood? Or on Broadway? When “Mortal Engines” died out at the movie box office in 2018, did industry rag sheets and podcasts demand that Peter Jackson never get another screenwriting job? Was there a groundswell among patrons of The Great White Way to trade Beverly D’Angelo for another flop … Read more

LeBron James hints he could retire after WCF loss: ‘I have a lot to think about’

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James said he had “a lot to think about” about his future following the Lakers’ Game 4 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Monday. Here’s what you need to know: James ended his post-game press conference by saying, “I have a lot to think about… Personally, with me moving forward … Read more