After an abysmal start to the NBA season defensively, the Lakers turned a corner on that end of the floor over the last month, and they’re confident the reasoning behind the turnaround can help lead ...

San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama didn’t end up being eligible to win the league’s Defensive Player of the Year award last season, but he is on track to ...

Los Angeles Lakers coach JJ Redick acknowledged the efficiency of their zone defense in disrupting the opponent's flow.

The 3-point line was an American Basketball League invention (1961) that the NBA adopted in 1979, yet the league average didn’t break double-digit attempts unti ...

If I asked you to name the top five defenses in the NBA after the All-Star break last season, you'd probably guess the Warriors, Magic and Thunder pretty quickly. The other two? The lottery-bound ...

In A Nutshell New research on 330 NBA teams found that pay inequity among a team’s top five players is associated with lower win percentages The damage doesn’t come from reduced effort: players still ...

An NBA writer believes the Los Angeles Lakers could acquire a valuable Oklahoma City Thunder guard in the offseason.

Pelicans coach James Borrego believes the NBA's old-school defensive rules should make a return to counterbalance the ...

LAS VEGAS — If the Toronto Raptors are going to make a move up the Eastern Conference standings next year, their defence will give them the biggest nudge. While there are plenty of questions about the ...

The NBA's All-Star Game had morphed into a high-scoring, defense-less dunk fest that had grown tiresome for fans. But Sunday’s contest felt different to the players.

The NBA once banned zone defense because it was seen as a strategy that slowed down the game and made scoring more difficult. In the early years, the league wanted to promote fast-paced, one-on-one ...

Heading into the NBA trade deadline, the Lakers are in sixth place in the Western Conference with a record of 29-19, not bad considering LeBron James, Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves have only played ...