They’re also shattered something else: The long-held NBA belief that a bench doesn’t matter much in the playoffs. That philosophy stretches back decades, when the idea of using eight ...

The Charlotte Hornets no longer need to rely on players who are probably not even NBA-level to fill out their bench. Right? Wrong. Those days may be gone, but the bench unit is still not good.

And with the comeback, New York avoided a dubious scenario, as no team in NBA history has won a best ... bounced back after early foul trouble. The Knicks bench outscored Indiana’s by a margin ...

The dude just doesn't really like to play his bench. He never has ... But the joke Kenny Smith made about it on Inside the NBA might actually be the best one I've heard yet.

DENVER (AP) — The scars of the Denver Nuggets' season aren't just the fresh ones from the clobbering they endured in Game 7 at Oklahoma City but the short bench ... avoid the NBA's play-in ...

For the most part, Timberwolves coach Chris Finch plays an eight-man rotation, with Naz Reid, Donte DiVincenzo and Nickeil Alexander-Walker being the three off the bench. Tuesday night ...