Category: NBA

The Bucks and Pacers haven’t met in the postseason in over 20 years but they will face off this weekend in the 2024 NBA playoffs.  Giannis Antetokounmpo is expected to miss at least the start of the series with a calf strain sustained against the Boston Celtics on April 9. Without him, Milwaukee could very...

The Bucks and Pacers couldn’t have had a more different end to the regular season. Milwaukee dropped eight of its last 11 games en route to a No. 3 seed, whereas Indiana won six of its last eight, keeping them out of the Play-In Tournament.  One big question for the Bucks lies in Giannis Antetokounmpo’s...

The moment we’ve all been waiting for has arrived. After a thrilling regular season that saw the Celtics run away with the best record in the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference needing the last day to sort out the top of the standings, the 2024 NBA Playoffs have arrived. While some of the biggest...

Denver begins its quest for back-to-back NBA titles against the same opponent it vanquished to win the Western Conference last season: the Los Angeles Lakers. The second-seeded Nuggets host the seventh-seeded Lakers in Game 1 of the first round series at 8:30 p.m. ET on Saturday evening. Nikola Jokic and company had no problems with...

There is no reason to wait until the Western Conference Finals this time around. The Lakers and Nuggets are going to meet in the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs. Los Angeles punched its ticket to the postseason Tuesday with a Play-In Tournament win in New Orleans. A balanced scoring attack helped the Lakers...

The second seeded Knicks will try to contain a healthy Joel Embiid and the surging 76ers in the first round of the NBA playoffs that begin Saturday.   Philadelphia edged the Heat 105-104 on Wednesday night in the NBA’s play-in tournament, and earned the Eastern Conference’s No. 7 seed.  Embiid, the reigning Most Valuable Player, missed two...

The Timberwolves swept the Suns 3-0 in their regular-season series and the teams will meet again in the first round of the 2024 Western Conference’s NBA playoffs. Minnesota is led guard Anthony Edwards, who was named to the 2024 USA Basketball Men’s National Team. Edwards is averaging a career-high 25.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and a career-high 5.1...

The Cavaliers and Magic will collide in the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs. Cleveland finished just ahead of Orlando in the Eastern Conference standings, giving the Cavaliers home-court advantage in the series. However, the Cavs have a 12-17 record since the All-Star break, while the Magic went 17-10 down the stretch. Orlando’s impressive...

The FIBA Basketball World Cup, taking place 25 August-10 September, will be shown through the NBA App and NBA.com. FIBA’s digital platform, Courtside 1891, will be available in 20 territories, including the UK, allowing fans to purchase the FIBA World Cup Pass for £21.99 and watch all of the games from the competition. The pass...