Author: Matt Eppers, USA TODAY

Steph Curry missed a wide-open dunk late in OT that would have cut the Warriors’ deficit to three. Houston then dribbled out the final 20 seconds.

Ben Simmons caught Kyle Lowry with an elbow to the groin during a second-quarter incident, but Lowry later said he didn’t believe it was intentional.

It all comes down to this. The long playoff journey has arrived at the NBA Finals. It’s the Warriors and Raptors for the Larry O’Brien Trophy.

Portland big man Jusuf Nurkic was taken off the court on a stretcher after sustaining a terrible injury to his left leg Monday night against Brooklyn.

Zion Williamson would make an immense, immediate impact on a floundering Cavs team in need of direction, and he’d give fans something to cheer for.

Russell Westbrook unleashed an expletive-laced tirade during a heated exchange with a fan near the Thunder bench Monday night in Utah.

After coughing up a 16-point lead and losing at Oracle Arena, normally reserved Klay Thompson criticized Warriors fans’ lack of energy.

The Lakers’ misery isn’t going to elicit very little pity among fans outside their own, but at least one person is feeling some sympathy.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar put 234 pieces of memorabilia from his legendary career up for sale and raised nearly $3 million for his Skyhook Foundation.

DeMarcus Cousins appeared to simply want to get Jeremy Lamb’s shoe out of the way, but he was assessed a technical foul all the same.