Throughout the past week, we’ve been unveiling our TOP 75 NBA Teams of All Time list, which is featured in our SLAM’s TOP 75 NBA Teams of All Time special issue. And now, here we are, down to the final two, in our opinion, greatest teams ever. As the Warriors continue to embark on yet…
The Boston Celtics are in the driver’s seat after stealing Game 1 on the road thanks to an all-time fourth-quarter shellacking of the Warriors, outscoring Golden State 40-16 in the final frame. For Boston to stay tight with the Warriors despite an off-night from Jayson Tatum (12 points on 3-17 shooting from the field, 1-5…
Despite Joel Embiid finishing second in MVP voting this year, he wasn’t selected to the All-NBA First Team for the second year in a row. The NBA allows 100 media members to vote for awards like MVP and the All-NBA teams every year. The media had the choice to vote Embiid into the first team…
Despite being up by as many as 15 points in Game 1, Golden State still couldn’t close the deal in the fourth quarter and are now down 1-0 after losing to the Boston Celtics, 120-108. Stephen Curry deserves a lot of credit for the Warriors leading for much of the game after scoring 34 points,…
The last time Al Horford was on the national stage with this much on the line was during his time in college when he was fighting to win back-to-back national titles with Florida back in 2007. After 15 years in the NBA, Horford is finally back on that championship stage with the Celtics. It’s almost…
Even as Golden State continued to build their lead through the first 36 minutes of action, Boston never gave up. The Warriors did everything correctly through the first three-quarters of the game, hitting 17-35 three-pointers and leading by as much as 15 points going into the fourth-quarter. But Boston never stopped coming back at them….
The 75th season of the NBA is nearing its end, with the NBA Finals starting on Thursday. The Warriors, for the first time since their tough 2019 loss to the Warriors. Their 2022 Finals appearance will be their sixth trip to the Finals since 2015. This is the Boston Celtics’ first title series appearance since…
With the NBA Finals beginning tonight, illustrious sneaker designer and artist Tinker Hatfield has teamed up with Michelob ULTRA to reveal yet another beautiful design from his one-of-a-kind mind. “Well, I did last year’s bottle, which was kind of like a net draped over the actual net,” Hatfield tells SLAM over a Zoom interview. “The…
We’ve ranked the best 75 individual season teams ever, which is featured in our SLAM’s TOP 75 NBA Teams of All Time special issue. This week, we’re unveiling which squads made it on our top 10. To find out who else made it on the list, read here. 3. 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers Coach: Bill Sharman…
Andre Iguodala hasn’t played since Game 4 of the Warriors’ first-round series against the Denver Nuggets due to a neck injury. The injury has sidelined Iguodala for 13 of their last 16 playoff games, including 12 straight, while he recovers. As of Wednesday, Iggy has been ruled questionable for Game 1 of the FInals along…