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Rockets vs. Warriors - Game 6

VanVleet, Rockets force a deciding Game 7 with win over Warriors

Fred VanVleet had 29 points, eight assists and eight rebounds, Alperen Sengun contributed 21 points and 14 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets kept their season alive by beating the Golden State Warriors 115-107 on Friday night and forcing a deciding Game 7 in their first-round playoff series.

Top Headlines

Popovich done coaching Spurs, staying in front office

Basketball Hall of Famer Gregg Popovich will no longer be head coach of the San Antonio Spurs and is transitioning to a full-time role as the team's president of basketball operations, sources told ESPN on Friday.

Report: Johnson to succeed Pop as Spurs coach

Mitch Johnson will be the permanent head coach of the San Antonio Spurs, ESPN's Shams Charania reports.

Iisalo hired as Grizzlies coach after finishing season coaching in interim basis

Tuomas Iisalo, who was appointed interim coach of the Memphis Grizzlies in the waning days of the regular season, was named the team’s coach for next season, the organization announced Friday.

Source: LeBron suffered MCL sprain in Game 5

Even if the Los Angeles Lakers had been able to extend their first round series with a win against the Minnesota Timberwolves in Wednesday's Game 5, they would have had their work cut out for them the rest of the series -- and the playoffs.

Holiday still day-to-day as Celtics prepare for playoff matchup with Knicks

Boston Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said guard Jrue Holiday remains day-to-day with a strained hamstring and gave no indication whether he would be available for Game 1 of the second-round playoff series on Monday against the New York Knicks.

Canada Basketball names Herbert men's head coach

Canada Basketball has hired Gordie Hebert as men’s national team head coach as the program prepares for the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

San Antonio Spurs

Popovich had a view of the world, and it changed both the Spurs and the NBA

Gregg Popovich understood the world. That goes back long before the basketball world knew who he was. It probably can be traced to at least Popovich's time at the U.S. Air Force Academy, where he majored in Soviet studies and was on his way to becoming a spy.

Denver Nuggets

Are the Nuggets right where the Clippers want them ahead of Game 7?

When David Adelman took over the Denver Nuggets following the shocking dismissal of Michael Malone on the eve of the NBA playoffs, he engineered a full-court press, so to speak, to close out the regular season.

Los Angeles Lakers

How the Lakers were exposed - and what comes next for James, Doncic

The shot clock ticked under one second, and in an attempt that would be considered outrageous for some, and audacious for even him, Luka Doncic stepped back to evade the reach of Minnesota Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels' 6-foot-11 wingspan and launched a parabola toward the Crypto.com Arena ceiling.

- Dave McMenamin

Toronto Raptors

Thunder No. 1, Raptors sit 10th in NBA draft asset rankings

Which NBA franchises control the draft -- both in June and over the next seven seasons? Let's break down the future assets of all 30 teams, plus the strategy each could implement during the 2025 draft, June 25-26 in Brooklyn.

Bobby Marks and Jeremy Woo

Denver Nuggets

Windhorst details key matchup ahead of Clippers-Nuggets Game 7

Brian Windhorst explains how Ivica Zubac's presence in the paint could be the difference-maker versus Nikola Jokic.

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