Biggest goal for every East team in home stretch: Celtics should flip switch, Knicks get key piece back

With six weeks remaining in the 2024-25 NBA regular season, it’s stretch-run time and every team is looking at these last six weeks through its own lens. Earlier this week, our Jasmyn Wimbish looked at what the goal of every Western Conference team should be over the remainder of the season, whether that be a … Read more

The NBA title favorites, an epic MVP race, and the top storylines to watch down the stretch

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With All-Star Weekend in the Bay now behind us, the NBA-watching world’s attention now turns to the league’s annual sprint to the finish line. While the break technically ended on Wednesday, with the Hornets upsetting the Lakers in a game rescheduled due to last month’s Los Angeles wildfires, Thursday represents the full-fledged resumption of pleasantries, … Read more

Empire State of Mind: Rick Pitino has St. John’s dreaming big amid historical stretch

Michael Cohen College Football and College Basketball Writer NEW YORK — Though the students had been standing for the better part of three hours, the whole of Madison Square Garden joined them with 2:04 remaining in a game that was nearly finished amid a season brimming with possibility. Two free throws from hulking center Zuby Ejiofor … Read more

Three games in 11 days: How four teams prepared for unusual stretch

Jamison Hensley, ESPN Staff WriterDec 24, 2024, 06:00 AM ET Close Jamison Hensley is a reporter covering the Baltimore Ravens for ESPN. Jamison joined ESPN in 2011, covering the AFC North before focusing exclusively on the Ravens beginning in 2013. Jamison won the National Sports Media Association Maryland Sportswriter of the Year award in 2018, … Read more