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 ...

who already leaned on their bench and are having to do so even more now without Tatum. When you look at Boston, Payton Pritchard, the 2024-25 Kia NBA Sixth Man of the Year, has been a pivotal ...

The Boston Celtics are in a fierce battle with the New York Knicks in the NBA Playoffs ... Kornet was spectacular off the bench, tallying an unbelievable 7 blocks. The return of sharpshooter ...

The Pistons made the playoffs in 2025 with the lowest total payroll in the NBA, per HoopsHype ... He has shown he can be a scoring spark off the bench, and currently has two years left on his ...

The first round of the NBA playoffs has seen some unsung heroes play big roles. Let's take a look at the best bench players from the first round. The young and scrappy Detroit Pistons were able to ...

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 ...

In his sixth NBA game, Haliburton logged 35 minutes off the bench and scored 15 of his 17 total points in the fourth quarter during a 128-124 win over the Chicago Bulls. A regular season game isn ...

The Thunder were the best team during the NBA’s regular season ... Go big, go small, go deep into your bench, win with offense, including the 3-pointer, win with defense and win with stars ...

The Nuggets were a staggering 19.8 points per 100 possessions worse with him on the bench this regular season. With him on the court, they had the best offense in NBA history. With him on the ...

The Thunder led the NBA in victories this season with 68 ... Turnovers and dreadful shooting from the bench doomed them in Game 1. Julius Randle was nonexistent in Game 2, an odd development ...

Starting when star guard Jalen Brunson went to the bench with his fifth foul, the Knicks somehow pulled off a 14-0 run to go up 108-92 with 7 minutes and 24 seconds to go. That run was punctuated ...