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2024–25 Milwaukee Bucks Season
The 2024–25 Milwaukee Bucks season was the 57th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They looked to bounce back from last season's dysfunctional, disappointing ending following their injury-laden first round exit to the Indiana Pacers. It was the second season with Damian Lillard on the roster. The Bucks started out with a rather disappointing 2–8 start to their season before winning 8 of 9 games to reach a 10–9 record near the end of November, including a six-game winning streak near the end of that month. The Bucks held a perfect record in the NBA Cup, winning the Cup on December 17 by defeating the Oklahoma City Thunder. With the Cleveland Cavaliers clinching the Central Division title, this was the first season since the 2017–18 season the Bucks did not win the division title. On February 6, 2025, long-time Buck Khris Middleton, who was on the franchise for over 10 seasons (including their title-winning season in 2021) was trade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doc Rivers
Glenn Anton "Doc" Rivers (born October 13, 1961) is an American professional basketball coach and former player who is the head coach of the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). An NBA player for 14 seasons, he was an NBA All-Star and was named one of the 15 Greatest Coaches in NBA History. Rivers played college basketball for the Marquette Golden Eagles men's basketball, Marquette Golden Eagles and was selected by the Atlanta Hawks in the second round of the 1983 NBA draft. He played point guard for the Hawks from 1983 to 1991 and was later a member of the Los Angeles Clippers, New York Knicks, and San Antonio Spurs. Rivers was an All-Star with the Hawks in 1988 NBA All-Star Game, 1988. After retiring as a player in 1996, Rivers called games for the NBA on TNT. Rivers began his NBA coaching career in 1999. He was the head coach of the Orlando Magic from 1999 to 2003, the Boston Celtics from 2004 to 2013, the Los Angeles Clippers from 2013 to 2020, and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024–25 Cleveland Cavaliers Season
The 2024–25 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 55th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On May 23, 2024, the Cavaliers fired their head coach J. B. Bickerstaff after five seasons with the team. On June 28, 2024, the Cavaliers hired Kenny Atkinson as their new head coach. The Cavaliers began their regular season with a 15-game win streak; it became the 4th time in NBA history a team has started the regular season with a 15–0 record, joining the 1948–49 Washington Capitols, 1993–94 Houston Rockets, and 2015–16 Golden State Warriors as the only teams to start out either similarly or better than that. This also tied the record for longest winning streak in franchise history, as well as setting the longest winning streak in a head coach's first season with a new team. The Cavaliers clinched a playoff berth on March 5, following a 112–107 victory over the Miami Heat, and clinched the Central Division title on March 11 with a 109–104 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Basketball League (Australia)
The National Basketball League (NBL) is a men's Professional sports#Basketball, professional basketball list of basketball leagues, league in Australasia, currently composed of ten teams: nine in Australia and one in New Zealand. It is the premier professional men's basketball league in Australia and New Zealand. The NBL was established as the National Invitation Basketball League (NIBL) in 1978 and commenced its first season in 1979. It was renamed to the NBL in 1980. The league was played in the Australian winter until 1998 when it switched to summer seasons beginning with the 1998–99 season. The NBL's regular season runs from October to February, with each team playing 28 games. The league's finals extends into March, culminating with the Championship grand final series. History Before the establishment of the NBL, there were two national basketball competitions: the National Titles and the Australian Club Championships. The NBL was established as the National Invita ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illawarra Hawks
The Illawarra Hawks (formerly the Wollongong Hawks and The Hawks) are an Australian professional basketball team based in Wollongong, New South Wales. The Illawarra Hawks compete in the National Basketball League (NBL) and play their home games at WIN Entertainment Centre, known colloquially as "The Sandpit". The Illawarra Hawks are the only remaining NBL team to have competed in every season since the league's inception in 1979. The team won their first NBL Championship in 2001, their second in 2025, and have finished as runners-up in 2005, 2010 and 2017. History The team began as the Illawarra Hawks in the New South Wales Men's Division 1 championship before joining the National Basketball League (NBL) for its inaugural season in 1979. The Hawks played out of Beaton Park Stadium, commonly known as "The Snakepit". In 1981, import Mike Jones was named NBL Most Valuable Player. In 1987, the Hawks had their best season to date, finishing in third place with a 20–6 record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States
The United States of America (USA), also known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It is a federal republic of 50 U.S. state, states and a federal capital district, Washington, D.C. The 48 contiguous states border Canada to the north and Mexico to the south, with the semi-exclave of Alaska in the northwest and the archipelago of Hawaii in the Pacific Ocean. The United States asserts sovereignty over five Territories of the United States, major island territories and United States Minor Outlying Islands, various uninhabited islands in Oceania and the Caribbean. It is a megadiverse country, with the world's List of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest land area and List of countries and dependencies by population, third-largest population, exceeding 340 million. Its three Metropolitan statistical areas by population, largest metropolitan areas are New York metropolitan area, New York, Greater Los Angeles, Los Angel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shooting Guard
The shooting guard (SG), also known as the two, two guard or off guard,Shooting guards are 6'3"–6'7"BBC Sports academy URL last accessed 2006-09-09. is one of the five traditional basketball positions, positions in a regulation basketball game. A shooting guard's main objective is to score points for their team and steal the ball on defense. Shooting guards typically play the "wing" of the court and are generally expected to play better in isolation than other positions. Some shooting guards are tasked with being a "spot up" shooter, in which they are assigned to catch and shoot the ball, either on an open shot or in transition. They are also expected to have skills driving to the basket or creating separation on an isolation defender. Some teams ask their shooting guards to Inbound pass, inbound the ball and bring it up the court; these players are known colloquially as tweener (basketball), combo guards. A player who can switch between playing shooting guard and small forwar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AJ Johnson (basketball)
Akeem Jamaal “AJ” Johnson (born December 1, 2004) is an American professional basketball player for the Washington Wizards of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He previously played for the Illawarra Hawks of the Australian National Basketball League (NBL). Early life and career Johnson was born in Fresno, California. He grew up around Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green and considered Green to be like a big brother. Sometime in 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Johnson had a growth spurt where he grew from 5 ft 10 to 6 ft 5. High school career Johnson started his high school career at a school in Fresno, California before spending two years at Taft High School where he emerged as one of the biggest risers in part of a growth spurt in the 2023 class being one of the best combo-guards. Johnson for his senior year decided to attend Donda Academy, Kanye West's school in Simi Valley, California. After Donda Academy closed, Johnson finished his senior year at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2024–25 New York Knicks Season
The 2024–25 New York Knicks season was the 79th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On March 28, the Knicks clinched a playoff spot following their victory against the 2024–25 Milwaukee Bucks season, Milwaukee Bucks. Marginally improving on last year's record, the Knicks finished the regular season 51–31 and advanced to play the Detroit Pistons in the first round. Despite losing 2 out of 3 games at Madison Square Garden, the Knicks would win all 3 games at Detroit to win the series in 6. In the conference semifinals, against the defending champions, the Boston Celtics, the Knicks dethroned the 2024 champions in 6 games, advancing to their first NBA conference finals, Eastern Conference Finals in 25 years since 2000_NBA_playoffs#Conference_finals, 2000. It was also the first time in 26 years where they had clinched a playoff series at home, the last instance being in the 1999 NBA playoffs. New York would once again face off with the rival Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
