He's right. Sacramento started LaVine, DeRozan, Murray and Keon Ellis with Sabonis in that play-in loss. And since there's no way to walk back the De'Aaron Fox trade, the Kings are probably looking at distressed assets to remedy this situation (or at least make it a little better).

The Golden State Warriors thought they were light years ahead. But they dropped the ball big time with Jonathan Kuminga.

Denver still has the best player in the world in Nikola Jokić. With a exception of a down postseason from his running mate in 2024, Jokić and Jamal Murray are among the league's bigger playoff risers. And the Nuggets ending the season 3-0 under their interim coach could be more than the typical "new coach bump."

After nearly three weeks of waiting, the Houston Rockets now know who they will face in their first playoff series in five years. The Golden State Warriors won Tuesday night's play-in game over Memphis to earn the Western Conference's No.

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

The Warriors aren't worried about the Houston Rockets' physical tactics to counter Steph Curry ahead of Golden State's first-round NBA playoff matchup.

The Golden State Warriors officially made the playoffs when they clinched the No. 7 seed by defeating the Memphis Grizzlies Tuesday night. It wasn't without drama, however. The Warriors got up big early,