When the Minnesota Timberwolves were ousted from the NBA playoffs last year, an exhausted Anthony Edwards made a point to promise a return to the Western Conference finals — particularly to Mike ...

Only one franchise can leave the NBA playoffs as the champion, but some playoff losses can leave an especially sour taste.

All season long, through losses to the Celtics and Cavaliers and Thunder and Lakers, we had talked about how they didn’t show up against the best teams in the league. That has all changed now. On ...