Add psychological warfare into the mix as the Celtics-Mavericks finals showdown heads into Game 2, with Dallas subtly riding on the rumored rift between Boston stars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown

Luka Doncic and the Mavericks end the Timberwolves’ magical run this season to rule the West conference and book a finals spot against the Celtics

On the surface, the Lakers are the perfect landing spot for Bronny James as LeBron clearly loves playing for the purple and gold, and teaming with his son in Hollywood would be a marketing grand slam

The Mavericks storm back from 17 points down to punch their West finals ticket as the conference-leading Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander rues his last-second blunder

The Hawks will have the top pick in the NBA Draft for the first time in nearly five decades as they come out on top despite just a 3% chance at receiving the No. 1 selection

Tyrese Haliburton and the Pacers claim their 10th straight home victory dating back to the regular season as they win back-to-back games against the Knicks

After dropping the first two games of the series in Denver, defending champion Nuggets beat the Timberwolves twice in Minnesota to pull even at 2-2

Two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic records his 23rd triple-double of the season and 128th overall of his career

The Warriors move two games ahead of the Rockets in the race for 10th place in the Western Conference and the final spot in the play-in tournament

Luka Doncic fires 47 points and flirts with a triple-double as the Mavericks claim their seventh straight win at the expense of the red-hot Rockets

LeBron James ties his season high in points to lift the Lakers to their sixth win in seven games

Filipino-American guard Jalen Green pumps in a season-high 37 points as the Houston Rockets sustain their hot run

The NBA says the fine takes into account Rudy Gobert's 'past instances of conduct detrimental to the NBA with regard to publicly criticizing the officiating'

Still missing reigning NBA MVP Joel Embiid, the 76ers post the fewest point total in a win by an NBA team this season as they overcome the Knicks

Lakers star Anthony Davis turns in a historic NBA stat line as he dominates against the Timberwolves, who are missing big men Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert

Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs win back-to-back games for just the fourth time this season

The Celtics become the first team in NBA history to win three games by at least 50 points in a single season

Damian Lillard drains 11 three-pointers – including a pair from the half-court line – as the Eastern Conference drop an All-Star Game record 211 points in their demolition of the Western Conference

LeBron James says he is 'very happy' in Los Angeles even as the Lakers sit at ninth place in the Western Conference when the NBA reached its All-Star Weekend

Mac McClung may find it hard sticking to an NBA roster, but an All-Star slam dunk title sure comes easy as the G League player caps the competition with a perfect effort

Even in All-Star action, Stephen Curry comes through the clutch to clip WNBA ace Sabrina Ionescu in a shooting showdown as Damian Lillard becomes the first back-to-back Three-Point Contest champion in nearly two decades

Police say they’re ‘unable to corroborate any criminal activity’ involving Thunder guard Josh Giddey, who allegedly had a relationship with an underage girl

The Lakers relish their current run of success, putting behind them a losing stretch where they dropped nine of 11 games

Warriors assistant coach Dejan Milojevic died after suffering a heart attack at a private team dinner

A left knee injury hardly hinders Anthony Edwards as he lifts the West-leading Timberwolves to back-to-back victories

Damian Lillard drains the game-winning three-pointer to send the Bucks to their third consecutive win