In mid-December, Denver’s Nikola Jokic had a healthy lead on Gilgeous-Alexander in ESPN’s MVP straw poll, conducted several times over the course of each season by Tim Bontemps.

James L. Edwards III, Fred Katz and Jay King analyze the Eastern Conference at the halfway point of the season.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander tallied a career-high 54 points (17-35 FG, 17-18 FTs) along with 8 rebounds and 5 assists as the Thunder defeated the Jazz, 123-114. The Thunder move to 36-7 as they have now ...

While the NBA and its fans are focused on the upcoming trade deadline, the games keep coming — and the best keep separating themselves from the rest. 1. Oklahoma City Thunder (35-7, Last Week No. 2).

Nets forward Cam Johnson is sidelined a nagging ankle injury as trade speculation grows ahead of the Feb. 6 deadline.

Despite suffering all sorts of injuries and setbacks this season, the OKC Thunder have continued to exceed all expectations.

Another week has gone by without the Sixers making any sort of progress as they try to make a climb in the standings.

T here’s no question about it – last year’s Boston Celtics was one of the best teams in NBA history. They ended with the #1 ...

Will the trade deadline turn fortunes around? Will mid-market teams continue to rise? Bold predictions for the second half of ...

As the Philadelphia 76ers continue their three-game road trip on Tuesday night in Denver, the nine-time All-Star Paul George ...

Karl-Anthony Towns had 25 points and 16 rebounds, Jalen Brunson scored eight points down the stretch and finished with 17 as the New York Knicks beat the Brooklyn Nets 99-95 on Tuesday night.

Despite a very rare loss on Friday night, Oklahoma City proved itself as the best team in the NBA. After taking down the ...