Category: NBA

The Thunder and Mavericks commence their Western Conference semifinals matchup Tuesday night in Oklahoma City. After earning the No. 1 seed on the final day of the regular season, the Thunder made quick work of the eighth-seeded Pelicans in their first-round matchup. In a four-game sweep, Oklahoma City’s average margin of victory was 15.75 points....

The Celtics and Cavaliers begin their second-round matchup in the 2024 NBA Playoffs on Tuesday night at TD Garden in Boston. After a domineering regular season, No. 1 Boston glided past No. 8 Miami in the first round, winning the series in five games. Now the chief concern for the Celtics is health: Do-it-all, 7-3...

The No.1-seeded Celtics and No. 4-seeded Cavaliers willed their way to the second round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs. The Cavaliers eliminated the Magic in seven games behind another masterful outing from Donovan Mitchell.  On the other hand, the Celtics, the Eastern Conference’s top seed, breezed through their first-round series against the Heat. The series...

Anthony Edwards scored a playoff career-high and franchise postseason-record 43 points in Minnesota’s 106-99 Game 1 win against the Denver Nuggets. The Timberwolves star joined Lakers legend Kobe Bryant as the only other player in NBA history with consecutive 40-point games at age 22 or younger. Karl-Anthony Towns scored 20, and Mike Conley had a...

The Knicks and Pacers got through the first round unscathed, as both teams took care of business in the Eastern Conference quarterfinal. For the Knicks, the Eastern Conference’s No. 2 seed, they outlasted the 76ers in six games, bouncing back from a Game 5 overtime loss to steal Game 6 in Philadelphia, 118-115, as the...

The Cavaliers-Magic series, a rollercoaster of unpredictability, continued Friday night in Orlando, as the Magic defied expectations and stole Game 6 in front of a sold-out Kia Center, 103-96. Looking at the box score, the assumption arguably could have been made the Cavaliers had done enough to win thanks to Donovan Mitchell’s 50-point outing, but...

Their paths to the Western Conference semifinals were distinct, but familiar foes are set to face off in the second round of the NBA Playoffs as the No. 1 Thunder meet the No. 5 Mavericks.  After earning the top seed in the Western Conference on the final day of the regular season, Oklahoma City breezed...

Both the Nuggets and Timberwolves dominated their first-round series, coming out on top 4-1 and 4-0, respectively. Minnesota, led by young superstar Anthony Edwards, will now take on the defending champs with Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray at the helm. The Timberwolves took down the Suns in Round 1 for the first 4-0 sweep in...

The Eastern Conference semifinal battle between the Knicks and Pacers will feature two of the best young point guards in the NBA. New York’s Jalen Brunson is coming off a first-round series in which he averaged 35.5 points, 9.0 assists and 4.5 rebounds per game, pushing the Knicks past a feisty 76ers squad. In Game...

Despite dealing with a cold and sprained right knee, Luka Doncic led the Mavericks to a 123-93 victory in Game 5 against the Clippers, guaranteeing a return home with a 3-2 series lead. Doncic has been ill for several days, but that didn’t stop him from scoring 35 points and dishing out 10 assists. Dallas’...

The Celtics will look to close out their first-round series against the Heat in Game 5 on Wednesday night from TD Garden. After losing Game 2 at home, Boston mounted an emphatic response, winning the next two games on the road in convincing fashion. In Game 4 on Monday night, Derrick White sparked the Celtics...

It’s only the second round of the NBA Playoffs, but the bracket has provided a fascinating series worthy of the big stage. The game’s best player, Nikola Jokic, leads the second-seeded Nuggets against the breakout star of this year’s playoffs, Anthony Edwards, and the third-seeded Timberwolves in the Western Conference semifinals. The series is a...