Now, it is time to unveil our report card in the West, where the Oklahoma City Thunder (21-1) are running away with another No. 1 seed. The defending champions have a single loss, and even on our grading scale against expectations they are acing this test. Can anyone in the conference compete with the Thunder?

Offense in the league has increased to unprecedented levels over the past few years. Last season, the average scoring in the NBA was around 115 points. This season, incidentally, the Nuggets are the highest-scoring team with 125.1 points entering the game against Indiana.

NBA WAG Daniela Rajic flaunts body in tiny dress on ocean getaway without Paul George originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. While Paul George is laser-focused on his return to the Philadelphia 76ers, his wife, Daniela Rajic, has been off on a tropical girls trip.

The High Score 100 — the top-100 players in Yahoo’s newest fantasy basketball format — is a running reflection of year-to-date performance and trending production. Each weekly update captures who’s actually delivering value and who’s fading.

Certain NBA players can't be traded until Dec. 15 because of the recently signed trade rule. Which players fit this description?

Former NBA star Dwight Howard pitched a Los Angeles Lakers trade to Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Los Angeles legend Chris Paul has been cut from the Clippers and sent home in a shock move confirmed by the franchise late Tuesday, less than two months into what was meant to be the player's last season. "Just Found Out I'm Being Sent Home," Paul, 40, wrote on his Instagram Tuesday night.

Former Los Angeles Lakers and Clemson Tigers basketball player Elden Campbell has died at 57. Clemson basketball confirmed the news on Wednesday of Campbell's death. The Los Angeles Times reported that the cause of death has not yet been disclosed.