Articles by Jackson Frank (48)
The first half of Tuesday’s Game 1 could not have gone much worse offensively for the Oklahoma City Thunder. Through 24 minutes, they logged just 44 points, mustered an offensive rating of 88.0 and their superstar scorer, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, had 11 points on 2-of-13 shooting — engulfed, perplexed and struggling against Jaden McDaniel’s spindly limbs. […]
Despite the Oklahoma City Thunder managing a split of Games 3 and 4 against the Denver Nuggets to knot this second-round series at 2-2, they needed more from their MVP-caliber superstar, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Across those two outings, the 6-foot-6 guard averaged just 21.5 points on 44.4 percent true shooting — far cries from both his […]
Tyrese Haliburton and his game-winning three, which propelled the Indiana Pacers to their second improbable comeback of the playoffs Tuesday night, are rightfully lauded as the defining heroes of Game 2. Haliburton is the Pacers’ star, a sage, slippery, sweet-shooting point guard driving them toward a second consecutive Eastern Conference Finals berth. But the opportunity […]
Since the beginning of 2023-24, the Boston Celtics’ offense has been the NBA’s kingmaker. Boston led the league in offensive rating last regular season, finished third during the 2024 playoffs en route to a title and were third this past regular season. Over this prolonged span, few teams have proven capable of slowing the Celtics’ […]
In what was swelling toward a crucial decision virtually all series, Los Angeles Clippers head coach Ty Lue finally reached a crossroads at halftime of Game 6. His trusty starting unit of James Harden, Norman Powell, Kris Dunn, Kawhi Leonard and Ivica Zubac had cratered. Despite the Clippers ing a plus-9.4 net rating and 13-5 […]
In what was likely the finest game of his career, given the stakes and the opponent, Jalen Green’s most illuminating moment may have been a nondescript jumper amid a 19-point rout. On the night, Green exploded for 38 points, six assists (two turnovers), four rebounds and three steals to help the Houston Rockets batter the […]
The Oklahoma City Thunder have dominated the 2024-25 season, entering the playoffs with the best record in the NBA. But despite their historic run, these three Western Conference teams are built to challenge and potentially upset the Thunder in the 2025 NBA Playoffs. All season, the Oklahoma City Thunder have staked their claim as the […]
According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Denver Nuggets have fired head coach Michael Malone and general manager Calvin Booth. Malone is the winningest coach in Nuggets history and led Denver to the franchise’s first NBA title in 2023. Booth was named general manager in 2020 and assumed lead decision-making duties for the front office when […]
Early in the fourth quarter of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ emphatic March 2 victory over the Phoenix Suns, Julius Randle, active for his first game in more than a month, made clear the type of massively impactful player he could be — and is performing as — over the final six weeks of the regular season. […]
As the concluding month of the NBA’s regular season approaches, the race for the final Play-In Tournament spot out West is a mess. The 10th-seeded Dallas Mavericks (32-31) have endured injury after injury and now find themselves down Kyrie Irving, Anthony Davis, Dereck Lively III and Daniel Gafford, among others. The 11th-seeded Phoenix Suns (29-33) […]