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As Celtics fans rally at Boston City Hall for tip-off, ‘Inside the NBA’ heads into final season

Chloe Cramutola • October 24, 2024

The Boston Celtics brought home a 2024 NBA Championship title in June, and as they raised historic Banner 18 in Tuesday night’s opening game, the team tipped off the season with the TNT American Express Road Show.

Small-market stars who must join the Lakers | The Backdoor Cut

Luke Scotchie • September 13, 2023

These four small-market NBA stars should leave their current team to join up with Austin Reaves and the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Backdoor Cut: AI Predicts the 2023 All-NBA Teams

Luke Scotchie • April 26, 2023

In this week's edition of The Backdoor Cut, columnist Luke Scotchie turns to artificial intelligence to predict the 2023 All-NBA teams.

The Backdoor Cut: Lamenting the fallen Western Conference teams

Luke Scotchie • April 13, 2023

While some teams are gearing up for the 2023 NBA playoffs, there are others who are already out of contention.

The Backdoor Cut: Western Conference Play-In Picture

Luke Scotchie • March 30, 2023

As the NBA regular season approaches its end, many Western Conference teams are in a tight battle for the Play-In Tournament and playoff seeding.

The Backdoor Cut: Recapping the 2023 NBA Trade Deadline Part 1

Luke Scotchie • February 13, 2023

The 2023 NBA trade deadline was one of the most chaotic deadlines in recent history with multiple stars such as Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook being moved.

The Backdoor Cut: AI selects NBA All-Star Game reserves

Luke Scotchie • February 1, 2023

As the 2023 NBA All-Star game approaches, an artificial intelligence system predicts the All-Star reserves with near perfection.

The Backdoor Cut: Breaking down the Rui Hachimura trade

Luke Scotchie • January 26, 2023

The Washington Wizards sent Rui Hachimura to the Los Angeles Lakers in exchange for Kendrick Nunn and three second-round draft picks.

The Fast Break: Western Conference preview

Ethan Biddle • October 13, 2021

Ethan Biddle previews the Western Conference ahead of the NBA's 2021-22 season.

The 2-3 Zone, my NBA offseason watchlist

Sean Golonka • November 10, 2020

As the NBA has kicked off its offseason, here are five situations to keep a close eye on.

The 2-3 Zone, on my boundless excitement for next season

Sean Golonka • October 20, 2020

The NBA offseason has officially begun, but the 2021 season will offer huge parity for the league with a high number of talented teams.

Numbers Roundup: Playing the Market

Hannah Yoshinaga • February 10, 2020

Trade-mageddon struck in both the NBA and MLB this week. Although the NBA was relatively quiet on the trade market for most of the season, a flurry of deals went down up until the 3 p.m. deadline last...