LOS ANGELES — It was a first quarter that no one had ever seen before from LeBron James in the postseason: no field goal attempts. James saw D’Angelo Russell score the first 11 points of Game 3 for ...

The idea took hold in 2013 at Arizona State. Why wave your arms to distract opponents at the free throw line, students wondered, when one of them could leap from a cardboard box at the right moment?

While DeMar DeRozan can still explode to the rim, he mostly operates efficiently. No energy is wasted as he uses his body and handles to get into positions that draw defenders' attention. This is ...

ORLANDO - While expected to be more of a defensive-oriented team, the Orlando Magic should excel in a few offensive categories. Getting to the free throw line often is among them. Last season, the ...

Tom Thibodeau likes to regularly repeat the statistic that his team ranked third in the NBA in free-throw attempts last season, but converting them with consistency continues to be a problem for the ...

Once again, the Los Angeles Lakers are shooting a lot of free throws. That's not a big surprise — LA has finished top ten of free throw attempts each of the past six seasons, and in the top two each ...

Becoming a superstar in the NBA is not an easy task by any means. The top 20 players in the league have all gone through years of hard work to reach their current skill level. Most stars tend to ...

DENVER (AP) - Nikola Jokic’s frequent parade to the free-throw line was a sore subject for Steve Kerr. The Golden State coach doesn’t feel like defense gets rewarded consistently enough in today’s NBA ...

When it comes to Syracuse basketball's free-throw shooting as a collective unit in the upcoming 2026-27 campaign, there's nowhere to go but up for the Orange. I hope. In the 2025-26 season, when the ...

The last time the Minnesota Timberwolves faced the Oklahoma City Thunder — a 131-128 overtime victory back on Feb. 24 — Minnesota coach Chris Finch expressed frustration with a perceived double ...