NBA Playoffs Articles - Page 107

The Miami Heat are back in the Eastern Conference Finals and preparing for a rematch with the Boston Celtics from the bubble in 2020. It should be a highly entertaining series between two fairly different teams, although both led by big names. As Game 1 tips off on Wednesday night, the Heat will be led […]

One of the biggest storylines of the upcoming 2023 Western Conference Finals between the Denver Nuggets and the Los Angeles Lakers is the fact that this would be the second time in three years that these teams will be meeting in the same round. Nikola Jokic surely remembers that 2020 series in the bubble against […]

The Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets begin the Western Conference Finals on Tuesday at Ball Arena. As with the Miami Heat-Boston Celtics series, it’ll be a rematch of the 2020 conference finals in the bubble. The Lakers won in five, although LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, and Michael Porter Jr. are […]

The Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers are back in the Western Conference Finals. But since they last played each other in 2020, only Nikola Jokic, LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. are on their original teams and the Lakers have a new coach in Darvin Ham. The Nuggets have barely […]

The stakes are high in the NBA Playoffs with the championship up for grabs for the best teams in the NBA. But while teams and players are expected to shine the brightest in the playoffs, not everyone is capable of playing with the pressure of the postseason. Let’s take a look at the 10 biggest […]

The 2023 Western Conference Finals between the No. 7 seed Los Angeles Lakers and No. 1 seed Denver Nuggets tips off Tuesday at Ball Arena. The stakes, intrigue, and quality of play both teams are bringing into this bubble rematch are Mile High. The Nuggets have been the class of the West all season, while […]

The Miami Heat did not enter the 2023 NBA playoffs with much fanfare. But now, after making quick work of the team with the best record in the NBA this past season in the Milwaukee Bucks and following that up with a hard-fought six-game series victory over the New York Knicks, it’s difficult to doubt […]

The most important players for the Los Angeles Lakers in their Western Conference Finals matchup against the Denver Nuggets are, wait for it … LeBron James and Anthony Davis. The depth the Lakers have accrued has refreshingly eased the playmaking/scoring burden from LeBron and AD, but they’ve won two rounds, first and foremost, because of […]

After sharing his confusion on Joel Embiid’s comments following the Philadelphia 76ers’ playoff exit, Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard remains unimpressed by the big man. To recall, Embiid seemingly pinned the blame on his teammates for their disastrous loss to the Boston Celtics. In his postgame presser, the Sixers center and 2022-23 MVP shared […]

The NBA Playoffs continue as the Los Angeles Lakers (43-39) visit the Denver Nuggets (53-29) for Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals! Action tips off Tuesday at 8:40 p.m. ET. Prior to the Western Conference Finals, LA took down Golden State in six, while Denver defeated Phoenix in six games. Below we continue our […]

Los Angeles Lakers stars LeBron James and Anthony Davis landed on the injury report for Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals against the Denver Nuggets. Fortunately, it doesn’t look like the team and the fans have anything to worry about. James and Davis have been listed as probable for the conference finals opener, which […]

Three years on from their Western Conference Final matchup in the bubble, the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers will once again fight it out for a spot in the NBA Finals in 2023. The Nuggets head into the series as the number one seed, a prolific offensive unit led by two-time MVP Nikola Jokic […]

The Los Angeles Lakers-Golden State Warriors NBA Playoffs series certainly didn’t disappoint, both basketball and TV ratings-wise. As the playoff match-up extended all the way to a Game 6, with the Lakers pulling off a huge upset against the defending champions, fans also tuned in throughout. With that, the series recorded sky-high TV ratings that […]

Mo Bamba has not been a factor for the Los Angeles Lakers in the playoffs thus far. The 25-year-old played sparingly in the opening round against a depleted Memphis Grizzlies frontcourt, and he didn’t even play a single minute against the Golden State Warriors in the entirety of the second round. It was an ankle […]

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown finally got justice after a referee assessed him with a double technical foul along with Georges Niang during Sunday’s Game 7 against the Philadelphia 76ers. The incident occurred following a heated exchange midway through the second quarter. The Celtics swingman first got it after referee Scott Foster caught him yelling […]

There’s no denying that Jamal Murray was a key cog for the Denver Nuggets in their NBA Playoffs second-round series win against Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns. Now that they’re set to face the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference Finals, the Nuggets are expecting more of the same from the 26-year-old. Unfortunately […]

Jimmy Butler is one of the NBA’s toughest players. After his father abandoned his family as an infant and his mother kicked him out of the house when he was 13, he received a Division I scholarship at Marquette and became a first-round NBA Draft pick. Butler, who is 33 years old, is now playing […]

Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum starred in Sunday afternoon’s Game 7 against Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers. He scored a whopping 51 points — on 17-for-28 shooting from the field and 6-for-10 from behind the three-point arc — grabbed 13 rebounds, dished out five assists, and came up with two steals in a game […]

The Los Angeles Lakers officially begin their Western Conference Finals journey on Tuesday in the Mile High City against the Denver Nuggets. While the top seed is undoubtedly a very good team from one through five and beyond, head coach Darvin Ham knows slowing down Nikola Jokic is the key to moving on. By no […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are preparing for an exciting Western Conference Finals matchup with the Denver Nuggets. Ahead of the series, LeBron made sure to give credit to this year’s Nuggets squad compared to the team the Lakers faced in the 2020 Western Conference Finals. "They're a better team. Obviously, they're more […]

Jimmy Butler has carried the Miami Heat on his back all the way to the looming Eastern Conference Finals vs. the Boston Celtics. Ahead of the series, Jimmy Butler showed his love for Heat fans by mingling with many at a pop-up for his coffee brand Big Face Coffee in Miami, reports Bleacher Report. Jimmy […]

The second round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs is officially over, which means the conference finals are finally here. Now, organizations are a step closer to the Larry O’Brien Trophy. That is the case for the Boston Celtics, who are trying to win the title for the first time since 2008. With their series against […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are currently gearing up for the Western Conference Finals against the Denver Nuggets. Before the trip, the Lakers social media team gifted all the players with sweet Polaroids from their second-round series against the Golden State Warriors. Before heading out to Denver, LeBron James and his Lakers teammates […]

Doc Rivers and the Philadelphia 76ers have done it once again. Despite holding a 3-2 series lead over the Boston Celtics in their Eastern Conference semifinals series, and even having a lead late in the fourth quarter of Game 6, Philly couldn’t punch their ticket to the Eastern Conference Finals, and crashed out of the […]

It could turn out to be a very successful summer for the Houston Rockets. The Rockets are projected to have upwards of $60 million in cap space this summer and have far more spending power than any other team in the league. They are already heavily linked with a reunion with James Harden and with […]

The Boston Celtics are the odds-on favorite to win the NBA championship, according to FanDuel. The Celtics, the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference, defeated the No. 3 seed Philadelphia 76ers in seven games in the conference semifinals. Boston had the second-best odds to win the NBA title before the playoffs began. Now, Boston […]

The Miami Heat have been the story of the 2023 NBA Playoffs thus far, as they now find themselves in the Eastern Conference Finals as the 8-seed in the conference. Defeating the Milwaukee Bucks and the New York Knicks, the Heat are four wins away from making it back to the NBA Finals, but Tyler […]

Amid an improbable postseason run that started in the 2023 NBA Play-In Tournament, the Miami Heat now find themselves in the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals. They shocked the world by knocking out the No. 1 overall seed Milwaukee Bucks, and then took care of business against New York Knicks in six games. A rematch of […]

Few fans could have anticipated a rematch of last year’s Eastern Conference Finals to take form in the 2023 NBA Playoffs, but the Miami Heat have reminded everyone why they are one of the best-run organizations in the league. They have willed themselves to another battle with the Boston Celtics. Rest assured, head coach Erik […]

The Philadelphia 76ers find their season ending once again in a disappointing fashion. After a loss to the Boston Celtics in seven games, Sixers fans, players, coaches and administration alike search yet again for what will push them over the hump. Albeit the tough loss, Sixers head coach Doc Rivers made sure to give his […]

Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat are surprisingly still in contention to win the NBA title this season. How the Heat have managed to reach the Eastern Conference Finals is something that can be considered short of a basketball miracle. Even then, the Heat could find the odds to get past the Boston Celtics given […]

The Miami Heat are moving on to the 2023 Eastern Conference amid an improbable postseason run. From starting in the 2023 NBA Play-In Tournament, to knocking off the No. 1 overall seed Milwaukee Bucks and higher-seeded New York Knicks, the Heat now await the Boston Celtics in a fairytale stretch. Albeit the below average regular […]

The Philadelphia 76ers were bested by the Boston Celtics during Sunday’s Game 7 in a rather grueling fashion. In front of a packed and loud TD Garden crowd the C’s were able to take command of the contest by about mid-way through the third period and, in the end, pulled away with a 112-88 win […]

Basketball historians will look back at the 2022-23 NBA season and see that the best player during that span was Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid. That being said, they would also discover that Embiid flamed out when his team needed him the most, as he was nearly a no-show in the Sixers’ most important […]

James Harden might have to go undercover for a little while if you ask ESPN personality, Stephen A. Smith. Following an embarrassing performance in the final two games of the Philadelphia 76ers’ second-round series against the Boston Celtics, Harden has been getting serious flak from all corners. Stephen A. Smith was pretty direct in his […]

For the second straight year, the Boston Celtics managed to overcome a 3-2 deficit in the Eastern Conference semifinals to punch their ticket to the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat. The script was fairly similar as last year for the most part; the C’s threw away Game 5, won a tough Game 6 […]

Julius Randle’s wife, Kendra Randle, didn’t hold back as she responded to Kenyon Martin and the haters who were criticizing her husband’s act after the New York Knicks’ Game 6 defeat to the Miami Heat on Friday. For those who missed it, after New York’s brutal 96-92 loss to the Heat, Randle proceeded to kiss […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid should be careful with his words next time. After all, he never knows when it will come back to haunt him. Embiid learned that lesson on Sunday after the Sixers lost to the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of their playoff series. Following Philly’s brutal 112-88 defeat, the big man’s […]

A lot of things went wrong for the Philadelphia 76ers in their Game 7 loss to the Boston Celtics on Sunday. Their third quarter display, however, might just be the biggest culprit for their brutal defeat. The Sixers got absolutely destroyed by the Celtics in the contest, 112-88, but it didn’t start that way. It […]