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1:20 AM ET The Golden State Warriors were stuck on 12 points for nine minutes and 38 seconds, the NBA’s longest scoring drought in almost a dozen years, during a 133-103 loss to the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday. The Mavs scored 28 points during that stretch, matching the second-biggest scoring run in the NBA over

12:10 AM ET The Brooklyn Nets clinched a playoff berth on Tuesday night, after defeating the Toronto Raptors 116-103. They are the first Eastern Conference team to confirm a spot in the postseason. Now, the Nets can slip no lower than sixth in the Eastern Conference standings. “It’s great,” Nets coach Steve Nash said of

The Golden State Warriors are still capable of taking down some of the NBA’s heavy hitters, primarily thanks to Stephen Curry‘s MVP campaign, but they have also had a tendency to turn into a raging dumpster fire at times this year. Tuesday’s game against the Dallas Mavericks was one of those times. In a game

Getty Images Tuesday night’s game between the Warriors and Mavericks was oddly important. Coming in, the Warriors were the West’s No. 10 seed but within range of the No. 6 Mavericks, just three games back in the loss column. A Warriors win would’ve closed the gap to two and given Golden State the tiebreaker.  Instead,

Getty Images The Portland Trail Blazers picked up a crucial win on Tuesday night, as they cruised past the Indiana Pacers, 133-112. Not only did the Blazers snap a five-game losing streak, but they made sure to keep pace with the Dallas Mavericks in the race for sixth place in the Western Conference and the

Nets Kevin Durant reacts to the team earning the first playoff berth in the Eastern Conference, complimenting the entire organization for their work this year. Guard Joe Harris says while clinching the berth is nice, but Brooklyn is focussed on continuing to win games.