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From Ja Morant’s injury to Joel Embiid’s comeback, our writers weigh in on each playoff series during an eventful second round.

After all this time, perhaps many of us simply forgot. The Bucks led the NBA in defensive efficiency during the 2018–19 season, then earned the distinction again in 2019–20. After a dropoff to ninth-best during the 2020–21 regular season, Milwaukee clamped down when it mattered most, not only ...

Should Brooklyn worry about its porous defense against a team that has Darius Garland? Will Evan Mobley defend Kevin Durant?

With another week left of a regular season that’s had no shortage of surprises, it would seem pointless to rule anything out or take anything for granted. If we’d done that earlier this season—and let’s be honest, some of you all did do that—we might have missed the Celtics taking…

Is Miami bound for disappointment in the playoffs?

The question plenty of people are asking: Will the Lakers hold on to reach the play-in round? But the question we should be asking: Should the Lakers—who could find themselves in a tie for 10th place in the West after tonight—even really want to? Of course the team wants to…

Time for the Nets to hit the panic button? Plus, we dive into the mail bag to open up a LeBron vs Jordan debate and the greatest individual performances in the past 25 years.

With the Nets on an eight-game losing streak and involved in trade rumors, our writers examine the team’s murky future.

Who is more deserving of the MVP? Who is the better player? Let’s debate!