The Suns are off to a 2-2 start to the season, but by at least one metric, the team is the best it's been in years. Traditionally, Phoenix hasn't excelled in the defensive rebounding category, and has ...

If your favorite WNBA team falls short in the playoffs, this likely will be the reason why.

BYU's addition of 6-foot-10 transfer Jake Whalin from Clemson brings more than outside shooting — his elite defensive rebounding could address a major team weakness. Whalin’s 21.1% defensive rebound ...

It wasn’t long ago when the Wichita State men’s basketball program collected ugly wins like badges of honor. Cold shooting night? It didn’t matter because WSU’s defense and rebounding were good enough ...

Jaylen Brown doesn’t often reference specific stats in his postgame interviews. But when asked about Jayson Tatum’s performance Wednesday night, the Boston Celtics star immediately pointed to one ...

All season, the Portland Fire’s kryptonite has been on the boards. With 29 rebounds per game, the Fire are 15th out of the 15 WNBA teams in terms of rebounding. But during Saturday’s victory in ...

One of the biggest questions entering the Lakers-Rockets first-round playoff series was how the Luka Doncic- and Austin Reaves-less Lakers would generate quality offense against the Rockets’ defense ...

HOUSTON — Austin Reaves couldn’t pinpoint exactly when it happened. But he remembered what sparked the Lakers’ defensive turnaround, which has carried over for 3 ½ months, through their first-round ...

To get to the heart of the Hawks' 11-game winning streak – a streak that has seen the Hawks outscore their opponents by 196 points – consider what the Hawks, as a collective, did against the Brooklyn ...