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Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum fondly remembers his time with Ime Udoka as his head coach during the 2021-22 NBA season.

With Kristaps Porziņģis and Luke Kornet guarding the rim, Houston and coach Ime Udoka had a rough time in Boston's 109-86 win.

After the victory, Tatum was asked to reflect upon the impact Udoka had upon his career and took the opportunity to speak candidly about his entire Boston tenure dating back to 2017.

Over the full season, only the Rockets, Magic and 76ers have more consistently and thoroughly won the possession battle than Boston. That has actually held up over the past month, with the Celtics continuing to outperform opponents on the offensive glass, commit fewer turnovers than they create and generate more free throws than they allow.

Houston coach Ime Udoka talks to the media after squeaking out a win at home against Memphis.

Jokic is having his best statistical season yet, but will it be enough to hold off Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander?

Heading into the second half of the season, we project a handful of major awards and look back on some of the highlights and lowlights of the first 40 games.

Since the start of 2025, Jalen Green has undoubtedly been the Houston Rockets' best player. He is averaging 27.6 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 1.2 steals on 47.7% from the field, as well as 41.2% from three in these five games since the turn of the calendar year.

There have been some times that I fight it, but when I’m watching the young guys go out there and compete, it's fun.”

Welcome back to another installment of HoopsHype’s power rankings. Last time, we made New Year’s resolutions for each team. This week, we’ll look at an X-Factor for each team, someone or something

Armed with a meaningful sample size, Zulfi Sheikh takes a look at some of the most notable surprises and disappointments halfway through the NBA season.