Tag: nba finals
9 months ago
mirror.co.uk

Keely Hodgkinson dreams of third time lucky as she goes for goldd

Keely Hodgkinson dreams of becoming 800 metres world champion in Budapest today and is ready to go out and fight for it.

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11 months ago
mirror.co.uk

Jimmy Butler already made retirement statement before Miami Heat lost NBA Finals

Jimmy Butler declared before the NBA Finals that he would retire a Miami Heat player - and he still believes they can...

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12 months ago
thestar.com

Kitchener’s own Jamal Murray arrives on the NBA’s biggest stage. He paid his dues

The Nuggets star is being feted in his adopted home of Denver, where more fans wearing his jersey than ever before, a...

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12 months ago
thestar.com

In the NBA, like the NHL, tenacity wins titles. The Miami Heat might have cracked the code

If this spring has reminded us of anything in the NBA and NHL, it’s that the most talented team on paper doesn’t alwa...

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12 months ago
thestar.com

Nikola Jokic can’t jump, but he’s the best basketball player alive

The Nuggets star has taken the old heft of being a centre and grafted on this joyous buffet of skill and ruthless cre...

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almost 2 years ago
thestar.com

Analysis | Andrew Wiggins completes redemption arc, call him an NBA champion now

The Vaughan product was motivated by all the naysayers over the years including ones who dismissed him as ‘softer tha...

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almost 2 years ago
thestar.com

Warriors return to the top of the NBA, winning their fourth title in eight seasons

Now the conversation will be about where they fit in with the NBA’s best teams.

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almost 2 years ago
thestar.com

Opinion | It’s about love, not money, for Steph Curry and the Warriors

OK, it’s about money, too — a record $345 million this year — but Golden State coach Steve Kerr says his star “loves ...

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almost 2 years ago
thestar.com

Analysis | ‘He’s just having fun.’ Andrew Wiggins ignores noise to emerge as star for Warriors in...

It’s hard to find a discouraging word about the young GTA product who has been the best Golden State player not named...

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almost 2 years ago
thestar.com

Opinion | Draymond Green vs. Jaylen Brown and the decline of respect in the NBA

When is a technical foul not a technical foul? It’s a fine line, says Ron Foxcroft, Canada’s foremost authority on ba...

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almost 2 years ago
thestar.com

Warriors come out to play in Game 2, even NBA Finals with Celtics

Curry drops 29 points on Boston despite sitting out fourth quarter.

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almost 2 years ago
thestar.com

Analysis | Celtics take NBA Finals in an unexpected direction in Game 1 win over Warriors

While there were stretches of playoff-tough defence, it was the shooting, the scoring, the pace that was the story of...

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over 2 years ago
thestar.com

Opinion | The Raptors can learn from the Warriors, two years after shattering their dreams

The Raptors’ road date with the Warriors on Sunday night will be is a good time to remember the fineness of the line ...

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almost 3 years ago
thestar.com

Giannis Antetokounmpo is the Deer in the headlines as Bucks win first NBA title in 50 years

Antetokounmpo scores 50 points in a jaw-dropping display as Milwaukee beats Phoenix in six games.

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almost 3 years ago
thestar.com

Opinion | From the Raptors to the Bucks and Suns, no one rules the NBA without a little luck

Given how the pandemic has coincided with a seeming epidemic of injuries among NBA alphas — a record 10 all-stars hav...

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about 3 years ago
thestar.com

Opinion | Warriors, Raptors, Green, Gasol ... NBA success comes and goes. How you respond is the ...

From the heights of the Finals to the edges of the play-in, from unquestioned starter to wobbling bit player — if asc...

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