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.

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Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo and Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokić maintain their leads in the Eastern and Western Conferences, respectively, as the third fan returns of NBA All-Star Voting 2025 presented by AT&T are announced.

After writing up the Western Conference portion of my official media ballot for the 2025 NBA All-Star Game on Wednesday, let's do the same for the East. (Quick refresher: You vote for three frontcourt players and two guards in each conference.

The 2024-25 NBA All-Star starters will be announced Thursday night, and for my money, there are four locks to earn one of the 10 spots: Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Nikola Jokic, the league's two leading MVP candidates,

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored a career high 54 points on Wednesday, the first 50-point game he's ever posted.

This season included a few obvious choices, but several difficult calls for the Feb. 16 game in San Francisco.

Bow down to the Buckeyes, Aussie Open update, Divisional Round recap, two-man race for NBA MVP, golf is hard, Baker's Dozen, and more.

Here’s your latest NBA Rewind! Right before the season, I might have written in The Bounce that the Milwaukee Bucks and Phoenix Suns were being severely undervalued as title contenders. The Bucks won the NBA Cup.

With the 2024-25 NBA season at its halfway point, it’s time to make predictions for fantasy basketball award candidates. *Category rankings are from Hashtag Basketball and points rankings are based on ESPN’s scoring system.

Jamal Murray scored a game-high 30 points, Nikola Jokić registered his league-leading 17th triple-double with 24 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists and Aaron Gordon added 16 points off the bench. It was the 18th time in Jokić's career that he recorded a triple-double while shooting 75% from the field (9-of-12).

The Denver Nuggets continue to stand as an insurmountable challenge for the Miami Heat, exposing glaring weaknesses that cannot be ignored (The Nuggets have won 10 regular season matchups in a row vs Miami and also beat Miami 4-1 in the 2023 NBA Finals).