NBA

How sportswriters decide the NBA’s top individual honour, and the players who have won the MVP award most often.

From seeding to the Finals: a complete guide to how the NBA playoffs work, one best-of-seven round at a time.

Quarters, the shot clock, fouls and violations: the most important NBA rules explained in plain English for new fans.

Six rings and a perfect Finals record, or 40,000 points and four titles? The case for each side of the Jordan vs LeBron debate.

Who can enter, how the lottery works and why picks matter so much: a simple guide to the NBA draft.

Wilt’s 100 points, Russell’s 11 rings and Stockton’s assists: the NBA records that may stand forever, and the ones that just fell.

A step-by-step guide to the NBA season format: the 82-game regular season, the NBA Cup, the play-in, the playoffs and the Finals.