DALLAS -- One win away from returning to the NBA Finals, Stephen Curry says this is the best stretch of basketball this current Golden State Warriors team has played.Having won four straight games dating back to Game 6 of the last round against Memphis, the Warriors look to complete a sweep of the Dallas Mavericks in Game 4 on Tuesday."For…

BOSTON -- Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro will not play in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Celtics because of a left groin strain. Heat coach Erik Spoelstra made the announcement after Monday's shootaround and said that Herro would be "day-to-day" moving forward."We just had to be responsible and take the decision out of his hands," Spoelstra…

Denver Nuggets president Tim Connelly has agreed to a five-year deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves that is worth over $40 million and includes ownership equity, making Connelly one of the league's highest-compensated executives, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Connelly becomes the second consecutive top basketball executive to leave the Nuggets for a significantly more lucrative offer elsewhere. He replaced Masai Ujiri…

Memorable isn't really the right word.Painful, frustrating, demoralizing. That's closer to how Draymond Green would describe the two seasons in between the Golden State Warriors' last NBA Finals appearance in 2019 and this season's run to within one game of a return to the championship series after Sunday's 109-100 win against the Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference finals.But there…