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Category: NBA
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NewDope’s 2025 NBA Draft Recap
That does it for the 2025 NBA Draft! Be sure to check out all of the 59 picks this year that consisted of 21 players born overseas! First Round 1. Dallas Mavericks – Cooper Flagg (F, Duke) 2. San Antonio Spurs – Dylan Harper (G, Rutgers) 3. Philadelphia 76ers – VJ Edgecombe (G, Bahamas/Baylor) 4.…
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Oklahoma City Thunder Clinches First NBA Championship after Defeating Pacers in Game 7
The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Indiana Pacers 103-91 on Sunday to clinch the franchise’s first NBA Finals crown with a 4-3 series victory. NBA Most Valuable Player Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 29 points to seal an emphatic win against a Pacers side who lost their star guard Tyrese Haliburton to an injury in the first…
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NBA Finals: Thunder One Win away from Glory After Game 5 Victory Over Pacers
Jalen Williams (24) erupted for 40 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder held off the Indiana Pacers to score a 120-109 victory and move to within one win of clinching the NBA Finals on Monday. An enthralling game-five battle in Oklahoma saw the Pacers climb out of an 18-point first-half hole to get within two…
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NBA Finals: Thunder Rally Late to Edge Pacers in Game 4, Tie Series 2-2
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (26) scored 15 of his 35 points in the fourth quarter as the Oklahoma City Thunder rallied for a gritty 111-104 victory over the Indiana Pacers that leveled the NBA Finals at two games apiece on Friday. Frustrated for much of the game by Indiana’s relentless defense, the NBA’s Most Valuable Player in…
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NBA Finals: Pacers Beat Thunder in Game 3 for First NBA Finals Home Win in 25 Years
The Indiana Pacers, fueled by a near triple-double from Tyrese Haliburton, out-duelled the Oklahoma City Thunder 116-107 on Wednesday to take a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals. Haliburton scored 22 points with nine rebounds and 11 assists to spearhead a tremendous collective effort that included a career playoff high 27 points from reserve Bennedict…
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NBA Finals: Thunder Bounce Back in Game 2 to Even Series 1 – 1 with Pacers
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander (26) scored 34 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder bounced back to secure a series-levelling victory over the Indiana Pacers in game two of the NBA Finals on Sunday. No.1 seeds Oklahoma City, who suffered an agonising last-second loss to Indiana in game one on Thursday, roared back to life with a dominant…
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NBA Finals: Haliburton hits a Last-Second Winner as Pacers Stun Thunder to Take Game 1
Indiana’s Tyrese Haliburton sank the game-winning basket in the final second to give the Pacers a stunning 111-110 fightback victory over Oklahoma City in Thursday’s opening game of the NBA Finals. Haliburton, who had 14 points and 10 rebounds, gave the Pacers their only lead of the game on a dramatic 21-foot jump shot with…
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Pacers Advance to NBA Finals for First Time in 25 Years
The Indiana Pacers, fueled by 31 points from Pascal Siakam (31) and a 21-point double-double from Tyrese Haliburton (25), beat the New York Knicks 125-108 on Saturday to reach the NBA Finals for the first time since 2000. The Pacers used a big third quarter to break open a close game and kept the pressure…
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Gilgeous-Alexander Powers Thunder Past Timberwolves to make First NBA Finals Since 2012
Oklahoma City, sparked by 34 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, advanced to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2012 by routing Minnesota 124-94 on Wednesday. Gilgeous-Alexander, the NBA Most Valuable Player, added eight assists and seven rebounds as the Thunder captured the best-of-seven Western Conference finals series 4-1 and will host game one of…
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Michael Jordan Returns to NBA Spotlight as NBC Sports Contributor
Basketball icon Michael Jordan is stepping into a new role next season, as a special contributor to NBC Sports’ NBA coverage. View this post on Instagram A post shared by New Dope (@newdopehq) The announcement came during NBCUniversal’s upfront presentation at Radio City Music Hall, where the network outlined its programming slate for the upcoming television year, The…
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Tyrese Haliburton Makes History as Pacers take Game 4 against Knicks
Tyrese Haliburton (25) delivered his second career playoff triple-double to power Indiana over New York on Tuesday, lifting the Pacers one win from the NBA Finals. Haliburton scored 32 points, passed off 15 assists and grabbed a career-high 12 rebounds while making no turnovers over 38 minutes – becoming the first player in NBA playoff…
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Antetokounmpo, Gilgeous-Alexander & Jokic headline 2024-25 All-NBA Teams
Oklahoma City Thunder guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander along with fellow MVP finalists Giannis Antetokounmpo and Nikola Jokic have been named to the 2024-25 All-NBA First Team on Friday. The trio was joined by Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum and Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell as the NBA rolled out its best performing players of the season…
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Jokic and Nuggets Force Game 7 with Win Over Thunder
Nikola Jokic scored 29 points and unheralded bench player Julian Strawther (23) produced a crucial late burst of scoring as the Denver Nuggets scored a series-leveling victory over the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday. A hard-fought NBA Western Conference semi-final series will now go to a decisive game seven in Oklahoma City on Sunday…
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Pacers dominate Cavs in Game 4 to take 3-1 Series Lead
The Indiana Pacers thrashed the Cleveland Cavaliers to take a 3-1 stranglehold on their NBA playoff series on Sunday. Pascal Siakam scored 21 points to lead seven Pacers players in double figures as Indiana pushed Eastern Conference top-seeded Cleveland to the brink of elimination after their 129-109 victory. The Pacers already had the game well…
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Nuggets Outlast Thunder in Overtime Thriller to Take Series Lead
Jamal Murray scored 27 points and Aaron Gordon added 22, including a three-pointer to send it to overtime, where the Denver Nuggets dominated for a 113-104 triumph and a 2-1 series lead over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Routed in game two, the Nuggets had to battle throughout a game that featured 15 lead changes. That…
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Kevin Durant Becomes Eighth Player in NBA History to Reach 30,000 Points
Kevin Durant has etched his name deeper into NBA history, becoming just the eighth player to surpass 30,000 career points. The 36-year-old reached the milestone with a free throw that made the 26th of his 34 points in the Suns’ 119-112 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. Durant, a 15-time All Star, was playing his 1,101st…
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Wembanyama, Cunningham Named NBA Players of the Week for Week 9
San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama and Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham have been named the NBA Players of the Week for Week 9 of the 2024-25 season. Wembanyama led San Antonio to a 2-0 record in the week under review to win the Western Conference Player of the Week award for the first time…
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Warriors move Draymond Green to the Bench amid Slump
The Golden State Warriors made a notable lineup adjustment on Friday night, starting Jonathan Kuminga and bringing Draymond Green off the bench in their game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The move, part of head coach Steve Kerr’s efforts to find a spark, resulted in a 107-90 loss at the Chase Center. Kerr described the change…