The Cleveland Cavaliers find themselves in a position they haven’t been in for quite some time. They currently hold a 48-10 record, the best record in the Eastern Conference by a wide margin, and they have a narrow lead over the Oklahoma City Thunder for having the best record in the entire league.

The front-running Cleveland Cavaliers extended their winning streak to eight games with a 122-82 thrashing of the Orlando Magic on Tuesday.

The Detroit Pistons spent last season as indisputably the NBA’s worst team. Now, they’re authoring one of its most surprising turnarounds.

Four teams from the Central Division will compete in the postseason, but the Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers are sizzling.

It's a compelling thought experiment that would flatter Tatum's body of work, which already gives him a 62% shot at the Hall of Fame by Basketball Reference's metrics (a larger number than, for instance, Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic).

Tatum said his accomplishments meet the criteria, but he feels still feels somewhat under-appreciated The post Jayson Tatum weighs in on the ‘face of the NBA’ debate appeared first on Boston.com.

The NBA’s quest for its next torchbearer has been a hot topic for years. With legends LeBron James, Steph Curry and Kevin Durant inching closer to the twilight of their illustrious careers, there seems to be a new debate every day about who will step into the spotlight as the next face of the league.