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Sam Quinn

Why shots have stopped falling for the Lakers, who face a potential historic collapse vs. Rockets

The Lakers' offense has stalled in the last two games, and L.A. is in jeopardy of blowing a 3-0 series lead

NBA lottery reform: Five biggest questions about league's new anti-tanking proposal

The specifics on the NBA's new attempt to tackle tanking came to light this week, and there are plenty of lingering questions

NBA playoffs winners and losers: Joel Embiid's gutsy effort leads 76ers, Jalen Brunson takes control

Just 19 days removed from an emergency appendectomy, Joel Embiid had a remarkable performance to keep the 76ers' season alive

The Blazers have their most promising outlook in years... as long as their new owner is willing to pay for it

After being eliminated by the Spurs on Tuesday, Portland faces a series of questions and Tom Dundon holds the key

NBA Draft Lottery reform 101: How does the league's '3-2-1' proposal work? Will it really stop tanking?

The so-called '3-2-1' system would go into effect for the 2027 draft if approved

What's next for Suns? After feel-good season, the Thunder remind them just how far they have to go

The Suns were a pleasant surprise this season, but they were no match for the reigning champion Thunder in the playoffs

Cooper Flagg named NBA Rookie of the Year: Mavericks star edges Kon Knueppel in close race

Flagg, the No. 1 overall pick in 2025, beat his former college teammate Knueppel by 12 first-place votes

NBA playoffs winners and losers: LeBron James struggles as Rockets stay alive, Payton Pritchard heats up

The Raptors won ugly, the Spurs rallied against the Blazers and the Celtics crushed the 76ers and the Rockets stayed alive on Sunday

Nuggets coach calls out Timberwolves' Jaden McDaniels for layup that led to altercation with Nikola Jokić

The Nuggets took offense to Jaden McDaniels' scoring as time expired in a game that was already decided

Donte DiVincenzo suffers torn Achilles in major playoff blow to Timberwolves

DiVincenzo went down less than two minutes into Game 4 on Saturday night

NBA playoffs winners and losers: Bronny James makes impact, Spurs are more than Wemby, Celtics' math adds up

Here are the biggest winners and losers from Friday night as the Celtics, Lakers and Spurs picked up Game 3 wins

LeBron James promised the Lakers everything, then gave them every last ounce

At 41, LeBron James added another legendary playoff performance to his highlight reel

Kevin Durant misses Rockets' heartbreaking Game 3 loss to Lakers with left ankle sprain

Durant missed Game 1 of the series with a knee injury; now it's an ankle injury that sidelined the Rockets star

Nickeil Alexander-Walker wins NBA's Most Improved Player amid career year in first season with Hawks

Alexander-Walker is having a career year after signing with the Hawks as a free agent

The Knicks and a struggling Mikal Bridges face familiar dilemma with their season on the brink

Deuce McBride outplayed Mikal Bridges in the Knicks' Game 3 loss to the Hawks, so will Mike Brown make a starting lineup change for Game 4?

Sam Quinn joined CBS sports as a basketball writer in 2019. Prior to that, he wrote for 247Sports and Bleacher Report. He is a New York native and NYU graduate who also has roots in Florida and California.

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