Why Do Team Owners Raise the Championship Trophy First? It’s a decidedly American tradition, even if it can be a buzz-kill.
Miami Heat Face 3-1 Deficit in NBA Finals After Game 4 Loss to Nuggets Only one team has come back from a 3-1 series deficit in the N.B.A. finals, but the Miami Heat seem confident they can be the second.
The Miami Heat’s Secret Weapon for a Title? Zone Defense. The odds are against the Heat in their N.B.A. finals matchup with the Denver Nuggets. But the maligned zone defense may be their secret weapon.
Why Denver Loves the Nuggets Star Nikola Jokic Jokic, the Nuggets center, may be the best player in the N.B.A., but he avoids the spotlight. Still, in his own way, he has endeared himself to a city hungry for someone to believe in.
Trae Young and Jaylen Brown Feel the Heat of NBA Stardom Atlanta’s Trae Young, Boston’s Jaylen Brown and the Nets’ Mikal Bridges are learning to handle the praise and the pressure of rising stardom.