Mavericks reserve rookie center Dereck Lively II has seen his status upgraded from questionable to available just in time for Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals on Thursday night, per Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report (Twitter link). The 2023 lottery pick left Game 3 of the series, an eventual Dallas victory over the Timberwolves, with what was ruled as a neck sprain. He sat … [Read more...] about Dereck Lively Cleared For Game 5
Luka Doncic Earns Western Finals MVP
Mavericks All-Star guard Luka Doncic has been named the Most Valuable Player of the Western Conference Finals, winning this year’s Earvin “Magic” Johnson Trophy, the NBA has announced (via Twitter). Doncic earned all nine media votes for the honor, the league revealed (Twitter link). The 6’7″ guard just put the finishing touches on a five-game defeat of the higher-seeded … [Read more...] about Luka Doncic Earns Western Finals MVP
Northwest Notes: Conley, Blazers Workouts, Nuggets Targets, Presti
17-year NBA veteran and Timberwolves guard Mike Conley is the closest he’s ever been to the NBA Finals after winning Game4 of the Western Conference Finals with Minnesota, Andscape’s Marc J. Spears writes. The Wolves went down 3-0 to Dallas but held off elimination on Tuesday night with a 105-100 win. “This is the biggest game I’ve had in my career,” Conley said after Game 4. … [Read more...] about Northwest Notes: Conley, Blazers Workouts, Nuggets Targets, Presti
Wolves Notes: Game 4, Anderson, Clutch Situations, Towns
Ahead of Game 4 of the Western Conference finals on Tuesday, Jim Souhan of The Star Tribune acknowledges that the odds of the Timberwolves mounting a comeback and winning the series over Dallas are extremely long, but stresses that they’re not zero — even if no team is NBA history has ever advanced after facing a 3-0 deficit. The first two games of the series were decided by a … [Read more...] about Wolves Notes: Game 4, Anderson, Clutch Situations, Towns
Conley Listed As Questionable
With his team facing elimination on Tuesday, Timberwolves guard Mike Conley is listed as questionable with a right soleus strain, the team’s PR department tweets. Conley had 16 points and four assists in 31 minutes in Game 3 on Sunday. … [Read more...] about Conley Listed As Questionable