Category: NBA

The Celtics and Cavaliers shift their second-round series to Cleveland even at 1-1 following the Cavaliers’ stunning blowout victory in Game 2. In fact, for the second consecutive series to begin the 2024 NBA Playoffs, Boston has suffered a Game 2 letdown. This time, Cleveland ran away with a 118-94 victory, shooting 55 percent from...

This year’s NBA Draft is as enigmatic as they come. More often than not, the first-year player draft is a time of much fanfare, particularly for those whose every waking moment revolves around supporting snakebitten franchises. This year’s iteration of the time-honored tradition looks destined to be far more subdued, however. Much of that reaction...

The Thunder improved to 5-0 in the 2024 NBA Playoffs and became the youngest team in league history to win a second-round game with their victory over the Mavericks on Tuesday night. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the way with 29 points, nine rebounds and a playoff career-high nine assists, but it was a true team effort...

Derrick White and Jaylen Brown combined to score 57 points in the Celtics’ 120-95 Game 1 win over the Cavaliers. Boston led by as many as 26 points in the matchup and is now looking to nab its second home victory in the series. Jayson Tatum had a double-double of 18 points and 11 rebounds,...

The Knicks squeaked by the Pacers on Monday night behind yet another stellar playoff performance from Jalen Brunson. The All-Star guard scored 21 of his 43 points in the fourth quarter, leading New York to a 121-117 win and 1-0 series lead. Donte DiVincenzo and Josh Hart both stepped up down the stretch, combining to...

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...