At the start of this season, Stephen Curry and LeBron James were closer to their farewell tours than to an NBA championship. Then a pair of blockbuster trades changed everything.

Boston was led by Jaylen Brown, who poured in 22 points and filled out the stat sheet with five rebounds, eight assists, two steals, and two blocks. Al Horford was also pivotal with 19 points, eight boards, and three steals, while Derrick White and Jayson Tatum tacked on 17 and 16 points, respectively.

The 15th-year veteran has battled injuries this season. “All we can do is look forward to the next day, and, you know, put our best foot forward,” he says.

Meyers Leonard most recently played in the NBA during the 2022-23 season when he appeared in nine games for the Milwaukee Bucks (two starts). That year, he ave

The Raptors have the league’s easiest remaining schedule regarding cumulative opponent winning percentage by a huge margin. Only three of their 22 games are against teams currently with winning records, and they have five more games against the bottom 10 teams in the league (16) than any other team (even though they’re in the bottom 10 themselves).