Senior NBA Writer
Nine games across WNBA, Puerto Rico's BSN, Turkey's Super Ligi, and Italy's Lega Basket give this week its shape.
One late push, one clean defensive finish, and a reminder that in June you can’t give away possessions or free throws.
Marcus Okafor on a one-possession classic at the Garden, the steal column that nearly cost San Antonio everything, and the rotation choices Tom Thibodeau finally trusted.
From a rare June NBA spot to WNBA marquee games and European postseason pressure, here are the matchups worth circling this week.
A one-game Sunday slate still gave us a playoff-level finish at Madison Square Garden, with San Antonio closing the door late.
Your Monday-to-Sunday watchlist across the NBA, WNBA, Super Ligi, Lega Basket, and LNB France.
Oklahoma City turned a close game into a statement finish, riding a free-throw parade, the glass, and a steady diet of stops to close out San Antonio.
Two NBA games headline a wide-lens week that also brings Liberty spotlights, ACB seeding pressure, and a Turkey derby with real bite.
San Antonio's defense turned the Thunder's spacing into a turnover party, and the Spurs walked away with a statement win.
Knicks take control in Cleveland, and the numbers behind a road win that felt bigger than a single night.
The Knicks squeezed the air out of Cleveland’s offense, turned the Garden into a runway, and pushed the series into its next pressure point.
One NBA series still breathing, four EuroLeague heavyweights touching down in Berlin, and the European domestic playoffs hit their semifinal weekends. The 18-24 May window is light on quantity, heavy on stakes.
A one-game slate still gave us one loud message: Cleveland's shot profile and ball security traveled, Detroit couldn't keep up.
San Antonio turned a mid-game squeeze into a full-night rout, winning the possession battle, getting cleaner looks, and never letting Minnesota’s shot diet stabilize.
Conference semifinal weather across both NBA series, a Wembanyama-Edwards night in San Antonio, and a midweek EuroLeague swing into the Pavelló. The week the bench is asked to win games.
The Knicks detonated from deep in Philadelphia, and Minnesota survived a Spurs surge behind free throws and rebounding.
Detroit's 50% three-point night vs. Cleveland's 22% tells the story.
Two Game 1s are in the books, two more tip Tuesday night. Here is the read on Knicks-76ers, Timberwolves-Spurs, Cavaliers-Pistons and Thunder-Lakers, with the box-score detail that matters.
Eight games to watch May 5-10: Knicks-Sixers, Thunder-Lakers, two EuroLeague semis, and a Lega A round that decides the playoff field.
