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Former Milwaukee Bucks star Michael Redd was present in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals to watch his former team go head-to-head against the Boston Celtics. Michael Redd popped out to the Bucks game. Man had the CANNON (via @bucks) https://t.co/pulqfvLYKf — SLAM (@SLAMonline) April 28, 2019 Michael Redd was selected 43rd overall by […]

Based on their performance in the playoffs so far, the Boston Celtics seem to have figured out a way to play with one another, something that they haven’t been able to do consistently during the regular season. After sweeping the Indiana Pacers in the first round, the Celtics made a huge statement by pulling out […]

The Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets battled it out once again in Game 1 of the Western Conference semi-finals, and as expected, the game was spectacular from start to finish. But it wasn’t perfect. Yes, the Warriors walked away with a 104-100 victory, but they also seemed to have escaped with a lot of […]

Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo struggled mightily in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, finishing with 22 points on 7-of-21 shooting. It paved the way for the Boston Celtics to steal a 112-90 victory. It was one of the worst offensive performances in Antetokounmpo’s six-year career, which caught everyone by surprise considering how dominant […]

The Boston Celtics took down the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal matchup. Kyrie Irving led the way for the Cs, finishing with 26 points and 11 assists. Jaylen Brown knew how big it was. Irving’s solid performance earned praise from Brown, who told The Athletic’s Jay King that the All-Star guard’s […]

The Boston Celtics walked out of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals with a win, dominating the league-leading Milwaukee Bucks 112-90 to take a 1-0 series lead. Despite their convincing victory against one of the most dominant teams in the NBA right now, the Celtics are not satisfied. After the game, Jaylen Brown played down […]

The Boston Celtics stunned the Milwaukee Bucks by taking Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinals matchup 112-90. Kyrie Irving led the way for Boston with 26 points, 11 assists, and seven rebounds. Irving not only dominated the Bucks offensively, but he also made sure that he got his teammates involved. After the game, the […]

What. Just. Happened? Game 7 of the Denver Nuggets-San Antonio Spurs series had a weird conclusion. Now, Nuggets fan will only care about the end result. After all, Denver won the series and will advance to the Western Conference semifinals to face the Portland Trail Blazers. However, Spurs fan might still be trying to understand […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo will try to make life miserable for Danny Ainge, even if Ainge is big enough to appreciate the success of an NBA superstar. The Boston Celtics will be going up against one of the best teams in the league at the moment, the Milwaukee Bucks. They will collide in the Eastern Conference semifinals […]

The Toronto Raptors snagged an impressive win against the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinals matchup, but the team’s reserves struggled in the game. While Kawhi Leonard (45 points, 11 rebounds) and Pascal Siakam (29 points, seven boards) carried the offensive load for the Raptors, their bench players weren’t able to […]

The Toronto Raptors took Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Philadelphia 76ers, 108-95, behind the stellar performance of All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard. Leonard finished with a playoff career high of 45 points, plus 11 rebounds, two assists, and two steals. He scored 27 of his points in the first half, making […]

San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich spoke to reporters before Game 7 of their first-round playoff series against the Denver Nuggets, and one of the issues he discussed was Jakob Poeltl’s alleged illegal screens. Popovich told Nuggets’ beat reporter Harrison Wind that Poeltl is just like any other NBA player. There are times when […]

The Boston Celtics will be facing one of their toughest challenges this season when they go up against Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks— owners of the league’s best regular season record — in the Eastern Conference semi-finals. Led by the MVP frontrunner, the Bucks turned from a playoff contender to a championship caliber team […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is in the middle of what seems to be a messy situation involving the people who are running the organization. Just this month, Magic Johnson stepped down as President of Basketball Operations and Luke Walton was relieved of his duties as the team’s head coach. Now, entering the second […]

The Los Angeles Clippers may have been eliminated from the playoffs, but they are well-equipped to build a championship contending team next season. They have enough cap space to sign two top-tier free agents to max deals, and they are reportedly the frontrunners to land either Kawhi Leonard or Kevin Durant. Clippers head coach Doc […]

Golden State Warriors forwards Kevin Durant and Draymond Green are both five technical fouls away from a one-game suspension, but head coach Steve Kerr isn’t too worried about them at the moment. Steve Kerr joked Kevin Durant and Draymond Green are on pace to have 42 technicals by the Finals. Kerr said he’s not actually […]

When Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr was informed that the Houston Rockets already traveled to the Bay Area even before his team eliminated the L.A. Clippers, he admitted to Mark Medina of The Mercury News feeling weird about it. “I felt weird because our team already had been guilty about mentioning Houston before […]

The Golden State Warriors will face the Houston Rockets in the second round of the playoffs, but they could be severely undermanned, as Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson are both listed as questionable for tomorrow night. Kerr says Klay and Steph came in this morning for treatment on their sprained ankles. He says both players […]

Reigning NBA MVP James Harden is confident his Houston Rockets are capable of dethroning the Golden State Warriors. The Rockets will be facing the two-time defending champions in the Western Conference semifinals. It’s a rematch of last year’s Western Conference Finals, which Houston lost in seven games. During the Rockets’ shootaround, Harden said the Rockets […]

The Golden State Warriors have officially eliminated the Los Angeles Clippers from the playoffs, but after their win in Game 6, Draymond Green reached out to Montrezl Harrell before he went to the locker room to show respect. Montrezl Harrell (@MONSTATREZZ) exits to a standing ovation with his #Clippers teammates, but not before #Warriors star […]

Last Thursday, the entire basketball world mourned the death of John Havlicek, one of the best players in NBA history that played his entire career for the Boston Celtics. Prior to Game 6 of the first round playoff series between the Los Angeles Clippers and Golden State Warriors, coach Doc Rivers, who once called the […]

The Sacramento Kings may have failed to make the playoffs anew, but they have made major strides this season that convince a lot of their fans that they will become one of the league’s elite teams next season. Their young core consists of De’Aaron Fox, Buddy Hield, and Bogdan Bogdanovic; three players who’ve shown a […]

It seems that the Boston Celtics are starting to figure things out after struggling for the majority of the season. They made quick work of the Indiana Pacers in the first round of the playoffs and are already hyped about facing the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference semifinals. Each individual from the team is […]

Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown can’t hide his excitement about the idea of going up against Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo. Boston and Milwaukee will collide in the Eastern Conference semifinals which is set to begin on Sunday. Per Chris Forsberg of NBC Sports, Brown said that loves competing against Antetokounmpo because of his aggressiveness […]

The Portland Trail Blazers made quick work of the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round of the playoffs, winning the series in five games. A lot of people are making a huge deal out of it, especially since the team is coming off back-to-back first round exits over the past two years, but for […]

The Portland Trail Blazers were impressive in the first round of the playoffs, eliminating the Oklahoma City Thunder in five games to advance to the Western Conference semifinals. The team is highly motivated to make a deep run this year, especially after being swept in the opening round in each of the last two seasons. […]

Enes Kanter has been playing great since being acquired by the Portland Trail Blazers a couple of months ago. In the team’s victory against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the first round of the playoffs, the Turkish big man averaged 13.2 points and 10.2 rebounds per game. He also provided the necessary post presence the […]

The Boston Celtics will face a much tougher opponent in the second round. After sweeping the Indiana Pacers in the first round of the playoffs, they will now have to go up against the league-best Milwaukee Bucks. However, for Celtics forward Al Horford, the team is ready to go up against the Bucks. In an […]

In 2016, Kevin Durant decided to leave the Oklahoma City Thunder and join the Golden State Warriors. Since then, they have won back-to-back championships and are primed to win their third straight. Durant’s arrival has indeed made the Warriors more invincible, and while the prospect of winning championships may have been the ultimate reason why […]

Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert is planning to improve this game this offseason, a response to his team’s inability to perform at a high level in the playoffs. Gobert said that it’s time for him to elevate his game. Gobert: "I want to take it to the next level. I've been putting too many limits […]

The Utah Jazz have been eliminated from the playoffs, and there are some questions regarding the future of Ricky Rubio. The point guard was involved in some trade rumors earlier this season, and he’s now set to become an unrestricted free agent. Rubio admitted to Eric Walden of The Salt Lake Tribune that he was […]

Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard isn’t done clapping back at Oklahoma City Thunder star Paul George, who called his series-clinching buzzer-beater in Game 5 “a bad shot.” In his interview with Pull Up podcast hosts CJ McCollum and Jordan Schultz, Lillard called George a poor sport, adding that if there was anything bad during […]

It is clear that the Brooklyn Nets are done rebuilding and will attempt to build a more competitive team next season. They have enough cap space to sign one or two top-tier free agents to max deals and they have three picks in the upcoming draft which they can use to select guys that they […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James is once again at the top of the list in terms of jersey sales for this year. Even with all that has gone on in Lakerland during the 2018-19 NBA season, the Lakers and LeBron James are still as popular as ever with the fans pic.twitter.com/DvRvKbg3bj — Ryan Ward […]

The Los Angeles Clippers lived to fight another day last night when they defeated the Golden State Warriors 129-121 in Game 5 of their playoff series. But they’re not the only ones who will be back for at least one more game. Ralph Lawler, LA’s resident broadcaster will once again be one of the color […]

For the third straight year, the Oklahoma City Thunder were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs, prompting questions on whether or not changes will have to be made before the start of next season. While some may believe it’s time for OKC to trade Russell Westbrook, the majority of their fans still believe […]

Dwyane Wade may have failed to lead the Miami Heat to the playoffs in his final season, but he’s surely enjoying every minute of his retirement. Aside from drinking wine and playing golf, Wade is also keeping himself updated with what’s happening in the NBA postseason. One of the first-round series he’s paying close attention […]

The Los Angeles Clippers were able to weather the storm that was Golden State Warriors’ Kevin Durant in Game 5, getting away with a 129-121 victory to extend the series despite 45 points from the reigning Finals MVP. Clippers guard Patrick Beverley, the player assigned to guard Durant, did everything he could, but at the […]

The Los Angeles Clippers were able to avoid elimination last night by beating the Golden State Warriors 129-121 in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series. Lou Williams was once again the hero, finishing with 33 points on 12-19 shooting, to go along with 10 assists in the win. After the game, head coach Doc […]