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Hang Time Podcast: Day 1 of NBA free agency

John Schuhmann and I analyze all of the reports from a wild first day of the 2019 NBA free agency season. We discuss which teams had the most productive 24 hours, the teams to watch over the next → Read More

Hang Time Podcast: Wild Game 7s + conference finals preview

John Schuhmann and I break down the thrilling Game 7 wins by the Raptors and Blazers on Sunday. Then we look ahead to the conference finals, discuss storylines to watch, and make our → Read More

McCollum, chemistry see Blazers through Game 7 gauntlet

DENVER — C.J. McCollum doesn’t have a gesture for that time when he’s ready to take his game to the next level. That signature move has long been reserved for his partner in crime, Portland → Read More

No extra drama needed for 'special' Game 7

DENVER -- All the posturing you can muster won’t win you this all-important game. No amount of name-calling, shoving, screaming, shouting or tough guy antics and gestures will save you when it’ → Read More

Hood finds long-sought playoff success in Game 6 win

PORTLAND -- From a season that seemed like it would never end this time last year to one that he refuses to let end now, Rodney Hood is living his best basketball life these days. Yes, he played in → Read More

Hang Time Podcast: Swin Cash on conference semifinals, Lakers' coaching search + more

Three-time WNBA champ Swin Cash joins John Schuhmann and me to help us break down all of the NBA playoffs action. We discuss what's next for Boston and Kyrie Irving after being clobbered by Milwaukee → Read More

Nuggets put Blazers on the ropes with series-shifting Game 5 rout

DENVER — Two points separated the Denver Nuggets and Portland Trail Blazers after the first four, grueling games of these Western Conference semifinals. They piled up the same number of 3- → Read More

Hang Time Podcast: Raptors, Nuggets win to even series + Game 4 previews

John Schuhmann and I break down Kawhi Leonard's continued dominance against the Sixers, the Nuggets' impressive win to even the series, and more from this weekend's playoff action. Then we look → Read More

Q&A: Millsap embraces duty as elder statesman for rising Nuggets

Paul Millsap is a believer. He was before the Denver Nuggets came up on the wrong side of a four overtime marathon Friday night against the Portland Trial Blazers, the sort of emotionally → Read More

No need for Malone to sell Nuggets: Their time is now

PORTLAND, Ore. — Give Michael Malone credit, the Denver Nuggets coach is as relentless a salesman as there is in basketball. Whether it’s moving speeches delivered to his own team or pleading → Read More

Hood plays role of hero as Trail Blazers claim 'instant classic'

PORTLAND -- You couldn’t choke more drama out of a playoff game, technically a single playoff game, that actually felt like five or six rolled into one. Back and forth they went, the Portland → Read More

Nuggets need Jokic figure out how to take charge in Game 3

* Tonight on ESPN: Game 3, Nuggets vs. Blazers (10:30 ET) PORTLAND -- Attention to detail where Nikola Jokic is concerned has made all the difference in the world for the Portland Trail → Read More

Hang Time Podcast: Blazers even series, Bucks respond + more

John Schuhmann and I break down the Blazers' impressive Game 2 win over the Nuggets to even the West semifinals series at 1-1. Then NBA.com colleague Steve Aschburner joins to discuss the Bucks' → Read More

Blazers even series in Game 2, prove they're more than just Lillard

DENVER -- As much as these Portland Trail Blazers are about Damian Lillard, about his toughness and resilience and his undeniable drive, talent and skill, there’s more to them than just Lillard. → Read More

Blazers aren't worried, Nuggets aren't satisfied

DENVER — Terry Stotts has his schedule locked in through Mother’s Day. Same goes for Damian Lillard. That would take the Portland Trail Blazers’ coach and star point guard through Game 7 → Read More

Nuggets show poise, growth in Game 1 win against Blazers

DENVER -- It’s not the altitude. That’s the easy answer for why the Denver Nuggets had the best home record during the regular season. The real culprit is the waves and waves of talent, size → Read More

Hang Time Podcast: Weekend recap + Game 2 previews

John Schuhmann and I break down all the action from the conference semifinals this weekend. We discuss Golden State's Game 1 win over Houston, Boston's impressive performance against Milwaukee, the → Read More

Series Preview: 'Dame Time' for Nuggets after surviving Spurs

Like all great warriors, he studies and quotes Sun Tzu’s The Art of War. And he always seems to be the calmest and most measured man on the court or in the room. Damian Lillard, you see, is built → Read More

Hang Time Podcast: Damian Lillard's dagger, Clippers stay alive + Raptors-Sixers East semifinals preview

John Schuhmann and I break down Damian Lillard's series-winning shot to eliminate OKC and the Clippers' impressive Game 5 win over the Warriors. Then Michael Grange of Sportsnet in Toronto → Read More

Hang Time Podcast: Upcoming Game 5s + Bucks-Celtics preview

John Schuhmann and I set the stage for Tuesday night's action. We discuss Russell Westbrook's effect on OKC, the dominance of Kawhi Leonard, the Nets' appeal to free agents this summer, and more.&nbsp → Read More