Sam Amico
Sam Amico has covered the NBA for 20 years, previously for SI.com, FOX Sports, CBS Sports, Amico Hoops and the Boston Herald.
Dribbles: Cavs Can Only Burn Game 4 Tape, Focus On What Must Be Winning Streak Of All Streaks
Random dribbles following the Cavaliers' 129-109 hammer job of a road loss to the Indiana Pacers in Game 4 on Sunday ...
1. What can...
Cavs’ Donovan Mitchell To Have MRI On Ankle Injury Monday
Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell exited Sunday's embarrassment of a 129-109 road loss to the Pacers and it wasn't because his feelings were hurt. It...
Cavs’ Donovan Mitchell Exits Game 4 With Left Ankle Injury
Adding injury to embarrassment, Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell was forced to exit Game 4 against the Pacers on Sunday at halftime with what reportedly...
Halftime Dribbles: What An Utterly Embarrasing Showing For Cavs
Halftime dribbles on Game 4 between the Cavaliers and host Pacers ...
1. This has been an absolute basketball massacre, and the Cavs have found...
Nobody on Injury Report for Cavs-Pacers Game 4
Everyone is a go for the Cavaliers' Game 4 visit to the Indiana Pacers. At least, they are according to the official NBA injury...
Pistons’ Trajan Langdon: Playoff Experience Changes Everything for Cade Cunningham
Now that Cade Cunningham has firmly planted himself among the NBA’s elite guards, there’s a new twist to his rising stardom — he’s no...
From Control to Caught Flat-Footed: Pacers Suddenly Under Pressure
Tyrese Haliburton didn’t meet with the media after his rough night in the Pacers’ Game 3 blowout loss to the Cavaliers, but insists it...
Julius Randle Changes the Script, Puts Wolves in Driver’s Seat vs. Warriors
Julius Randle may not be a household name in Minnesota just yet, but he’s quickly etching his name into Timberwolves postseason lore -- and...
Joe Mazzulla’s Job Safe, But Celtics’ Future Depth a Looming Question
Joe Mazzulla probably isn’t coaching for his job in this series. But he may be coaching the deepest version of this Celtics roster he’ll...
Breaking Down Celtics’ Game 3 Win Over Knicks: Has Boston Figured It Out?
The Celtics finally looked like the Celtics again.
After two straight games of uncharacteristically cold shooting, Boston erupted in Game 3 to the tune of...
Tapped Into the Darkness, Celtics Torch Knicks and The Narrative
With their backs to the wall and questions swirling after two straight losses, the Celtics embraced their coach’s challenge to "tap into the darkness"...
Heat’s Pat Riley: No Regrets On Jimmy Butler Deal; Change Is Coming In Miami
In a candid end-of-season press conference Friday, Heat president Pat Riley acknowledged that the well-publicized fallout with Jimmy Butler cast a long shadow over...
NBA Notes: Timberwolves, Anthony Edwards, Warriors, Jonathan Kuminga, Pistons
Timberwolves
The Timberwolves responded to their Game 1 stumble with authority, throttling the Warriors 117-93 in Game 2 behind a wire-to-wire effort -- and a...
Nuggets Survive Nikola Jokic’s Worst, Serve Thunder Cold Dose of Reality
Nikola Jokic slumped onto the bench and screamed toward the heavens, frustration pouring from the face of a two-time MVP who could not buy...
