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After last night’s Game 5 loss to the Denver Nuggets, the Los Angeles Clippers’ proverbial back is against the wall. And Clippers coach Tyronn Lue knows it. In the post-game press conference following the 131-115 loss in Denver, Lue stressed the obvious importance of winning Game 6 but kept what “changes” he would make, if […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo delivered a championship to the city of Milwaukee in 2021. A total of 50 years had gone by, but the Milwaukee Bucks were finally able to call themselves NBA champions once more. Four years later, the misery and shadows of the past are engulfing Giannis and the Bucks, leading them down a path […]

The New York Knicks failed to seize an opportunity to advance to the Eastern Conference Semifinals, dropping Game 5 at home to the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday night, 106-103. Both teams were sloppy, and the Knicks’ failed coaching maneuvers, as well as injuries to Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart, could have been the collective nail […]

Golden State Warriors star Jimmy Butler suffered a scary injury in Game 2 against the Houston Rockets, but he’s continued to play through the ailment. With the Dubs up 3-1 in the series and looking to close out the Rockets in Game 5 on Wednesday, Butler is listed as probable on the NBA’s latest injury […]

The Detroit Pistons’ playoff run is not over yet after defeating the New York Knicks 106-103 in Game 5. After a heartbreaking Game 4 loss ending on a controversial no-call by the officials, the Pistons scraped their way to another tough road playoff win. Detroit has found impressive comfort this year while playing at Madison […]

The Boston Celtics eliminated the Orlando Magic from the 2025 NBA Playoffs on Tuesday night with a blowout 120-89 victory in Game 5. For much of the series, Jayson Tatum was squaring off against one of his close friends, Paolo Banchero, and after sending them packing, Tatum opened up on his relationship with Orlando’s star […]

Things got heated after the Indiana Pacers eliminated the Milwaukee Bucks as Tyrese Haliburton’s dad stepped on the court and got in Giannis Antetokounmpo’s face. A little while after, Antetokounmpo approached Haliburton’s dad, and they got into a shouting match. The incident led the NBA on TNT to share their thoughts, and it seemed like […]

The 2025 playoffs have been a nightmare for both the Miami Heat and the Milwaukee Bucks. The Heat just suffered the worst elimination game in postseason history, as they lost by 55 points to the Cleveland Cavaliers en route to being outscored by a record 122 points throughout the entire first-round sweep. The Bucks, on […]

Milwaukee Bucks coach Doc Rivers is hurting for his guard, Damian Lillard. Lillard suffered a devastating Achilles injury, that ended his season. Rivers says that Lillard shared some messages with him and their team. “He said two things, which I love,” Rivers said, per the Associated Press. “The first one, he just said ‘I can’t […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are on the brink of being eliminated from the 2025 NBA Playoffs after they suffered a 131-115 defeat at the hands of the Denver Nuggets in Game 5 on Tuesday night. For the second straight game, James Harden struggled for the Clippers, and as a result, he opted against speaking to […]

The New York Knicks failed to close out the Detroit Pistons in Game 5 on Tuesday evening at Madison Square Garden, and Charles Barkley let them hear about it. Speaking on the TNT broadcast after the game, Barkley claimed that the Pistons have completely outplayed the Knicks in this series. Via ClutchPoints: “I’m thinking seven,” […]

The Indiana Pacers defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 4-1 on their home court after a crazy Game 5 ending in overtime, and of course, all the fans were excited for their team. That included Tyrese Haliburton’s dad, who actually came onto the court after the game and began taunting Giannis Antetokounmpo. Antetokounmpo later walked to Haliburton’s […]

Caitlin Clark joined the Indiana Pacers fanbase in celebration of their first-round series win over Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks. Tyrese Haliburton led a wild fourth-quarter comeback and stole the game in the final seconds of overtime to win 119-118. Clark is a major Pacers fan, following the team throughout her childhood. The fact […]

The Boston Celtics officially advanced to the second round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs on Tuesday night after taking down the Orlando Magic in Game 5 to earn a 4-1 series victory. After engaging in a rock fight with the Magic through the first four and a half games, the Celtics exploded in the second […]

New York Knicks fans held their breath in the fourth quarter of Game 5 when Jalen Brunson appeared to tweak his ankle and briefly exited the court. But after the game, the All-Star guard put the concern to rest with a simple and repeated statement: “I’m fine.” The Knicks fell 106–103 to the Detroit Pistons […]

The Detroit Pistons are still alive, and rookie Ausar Thompson has no doubts about what’s coming next. After a thrilling 106–103 win over the New York Knicks in Game 5, Thompson was asked how confident he is that the Pistons can push the series to a Game 7 at Madison Square Garden. His answer was […]

New York Knicks fans have experienced pain aplenty inside Madison Square Garden, but watching their beloved point guard re-aggravate his ankle injury ostensibly because of the floor has to be among the most Knicksiest things to happen in recent memory. This is supposed to be a new era, but Tuesday’s 106-103 Game 5 loss to […]

New York Knicks star point guard Jalen Brunson got brutally honest on what went wrong for his team in the Game 5 loss to the Detroit Pistons. New York once again was in a tight back-and-forth affair with the Eastern Conference’s No. 6 seed. However, this time the Knicks were unable to secure the series-clinching […]

The Boston Celtics labored early versus the Orlando Magic, going historically silent from 3-point range in the first half, but they entered another gear coming out of the break and dealt the fatal blow. Jayson Tatum posted 35 points on 10-of-16 shooting with 10 assists and eight rebounds, leading his team to the series-clinching 120-89 […]

The Boston Celtics have been through a frustrating first-round series against the Orlando Magic; they have been complaining about how physical the Magic have been all series long and it looked like these frustrations of theirs were persisting during the first half of Game 5. But the Celtics, like the reigning champion they are, managed […]

The Denver Nuggets are just a win away from reaching the second round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs, and they have Jamal Murray to thank largely for that. Murray went on an absolute tear in Game 5 of their series against the Los Angeles Clippers at Ball Arena in Denver Tuesday night, as the former […]

Russell Westbrook looms as perhaps the biggest X-factor on either side of the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Clippers’ first-round matchup. And after missing Game 4 with a foot injury, Westbrook came back with a vengeance in his return to the active lineup for Game 5. In just 25 minutes off the bench, Westbrook scored […]

After a heartbreaking Game 4 loss at home to the Denver Nuggets, the Los Angeles Clippers came into Denver for Game 5 looking to reset and get their nose back in front in this first round clash. However, Jamal Murray wasn’t about to let that happen. Murray has had an up and down series so […]

The Denver Nuggets can only go as far as Nikola Jokic takes them, but Jokic can only do so much if his teammates don’t provide him with the requisite support. But Jokic got more than just support on Tuesday night in the crucial Game 5 of their first-round series against the Los Angeles Clippers, as […]

Denver Nuggets fans have experienced an array of emotions during the 2024-25 NBA campaign. They were absolutely elated watching Nikola Jokic average a triple-double in the regular season. Frustration arose after inconsistency beset the team down the stretch. And complete shock filled the basketball world when ownership fired head coach Michael Malone and general manager […]

The Detroit Pistons came into Tuesday night with their backs against the wall after a controversial finish in Game 4, but they responded impressively despite being very inexperienced in these spots. The Pistons threw punches back and forth with the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden before coming out with a 106-103 win in […]

Facing elimination, the Detroit Pistons needed a major effort from Cade Cunningham to extend their season. And even with the Pistons down 3-1 on the series, there has barely been any separation between them and the New York Knicks, so it came as a surprise to exactly no one that Game 5 gave fans another […]

The Denver Nuggets and the Los Angeles Clippers are going back and forth in one of the most competitive series in this first round, but Game 5 hasn’t been quite as close. Thanks to a monster game from Jamal Murray and a great showing from Russell Westbrook, the Nuggets secured the 131-115 win in Game […]

New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau explained his head-scratching substitution blunder in Game 5 of the first round. The Eastern Conference’s No. 3 seed suffered a discouraging 106-103 loss to the Detroit Pistons, sending the series back to Little Caesars Arena. The headline incident of the game occurred when Josh Hart and Jalen Brunson […]

The Boston Celtics finished off the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night, steamrolling the No. 7 seed 120-89 to advance to the Eastern Conference Semifinals. The box score tells a story of the reigning NBA champions dominating the competition and cruising along in their quest to repeat, but Game 5 did not start out that way. […]

The Milwaukee Bucks looked like they were dead in the water after they lost Damian Lillard to an Achilles injury. But the Bucks didn’t get the memo and didn’t just roll over in Game 5 of their first-round series against the Indiana Pacers. Alas, thanks to a legendary choke job, the Bucks have now been […]

After Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton carried his team to an improbable overtime win against the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 5, his father ran onto the floor to personally taunt Bucks All-Star Giannis Antetokounmpo. The two had to be separated after Haliburton’s father and Antetokounmpo’s head touched in the confrontation. However, a new video showed […]

When the Indiana Pacers took the court against the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 5, they were in the driver’s seat of the series. Sure, Giannis Antetokounmpo and company were able to steal a game earlier in the series, proving that Doc Rivers’ club wasn’t going to go down without a fight, but Tyler Haliburton and […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have a lot of reflecting to do after being eliminated by the Indiana Pacers in five games in the first round. Despite playing without Damian Lillard in Indianapolis on Tuesday night after he suffered a torn Achilles, the Bucks battled all the way to the end in Game 5. However, a late […]

The Milwaukee Bucks came into Game 5 against the Indiana Pacers short-handed and facing elimination. Star point guard Damian Lillard suffered a season-ending ACL injury in Game 4 and was sidelined. The Bucks were unable to overcome his absence as they fell to the Pacers, 119-118. After the game, Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo lamented the […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks dropped Game 5 against Tyrese Haliburton and the Indiana Pacers, officially eliminating them from playoff contention. Without Damian Lillard, who suffered a season-ending torn Achilles injury, the Bucks had an uphill battle to climb. Despite nearly pulling off the upset win, Milwaukee fell 119-118 in overtime. Giannis Antetokounmpo on […]

Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd recently joined the ownership group of Everton, a soccer club in the Premier League. During an appearance on UnfilteredSoccer, Kidd explained his motivation behind making the ownership move in the soccer world. “A lot of people don’t know that soccer was my first sport,” Kidd said. “That was the […]

Following the Indiana Pacers taking a 2-0 series lead in the opening round of the NBA Playoffs against the Milwaukee Bucks, Tyrese Haliburton was hit with a ‘most overrated’ label according to an anonymous survey of his NBA peers done by The Athletic. But with the chance to eliminate the Bucks in Game 5 on […]

In Game 5 of the series between the Indiana Pacers and the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday night, Tyrese Haliburton was the hero. After  a big dunk to force overtime, Haliburton scored the final five points of the game to give the Pacers a dramatic 119-118 win to send the Bucks home. After the game, Haliburton’s […]