NBA Playoffs Articles - Page 132

Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards got himself in trouble for his actions following the Wolves’ Game 5 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Tuesday. To recap, after missing what would have been a game-tying 3-pointer at the end of the game, Edwards quickly ran to the tunnel and didn’t even shake hands with the Nuggets. […]

Dennis Schroder is no star, but he’s been an important part of the Los Angeles Lakers‘ rotation in their NBA Playoffs opening-round series against the Memphis Grizzlies. He hasn’t been playing his best basketball of late, which could have something to do with an Achilles injury he has been dealing with. In this light, the […]

Anthony Davis gave Los Angeles Lakers fans a proper scare on Monday night after the All-Star big man was seen clutching his hip for a considerable period in Game 4 of their NBA Playoffs opening-round clash against the Memphis Grizzlies. The Lakers big man appears to have avoided a significant injury, but he has still […]

CAMDEN, NJ — The Philadelphia 76ers await their second-round opponent in the 2023 NBA playoffs. While official word on Joel Embiid’s status remains to be announced, the Sixers have to prepare to either welcome him back or trudge along without him for at least the start of the series. Doc Rivers didn’t offer anything too […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks entered the 2023 NBA playoffs as one of the favorites to win the coveted championship, and for good reason. After all, the Bucks finished the season on a strong note, earning homecourt advantage through the entirety of the postseason. But in Game 1 of their first-round matchup against the […]

LeBron James has already made a loud and clear statement throughout the Los Angeles Lakers‘ NBA Playoffs first-round series against the Memphis Grizzlies. The message is, he is not to be messed with. Dillon Brooks learned this the hard way after being utterly dominated by the NBA’s all-time leading scorer game after game. Perhaps the […]

Things were looking up for the Boston Celtics prior to the fourth quarter of Tuesday night’s Game 5 against the Atlanta Hawks. They were at TD Garden, didn’t have to worry about Atlanta guard Dejounte Murray, and had a double-digit lead. But, following a colossal late-game collapse, the Celtics blew Game 5 and now have […]

The 2023 NBA Playoffs are off and running with some teams already thinking about the next round. That is the case for both the Denver Nuggets and the Phoenix Suns. With both organizations set to face each other in the Western Conference Semifinals, it means it is time for some Nuggets NBA Playoffs bold predictions. […]

When you picture a basketball game, what do you see? Teamwork? Individual brilliance? A jumper? A pass? In their looming second round series in the NBA Playoffs, the Denver Nuggets and Phoenix Suns aren’t just competing for a spot in the Western Conference Finals, they represent two fundamentally different ways of thinking about and playing […]

The Sacramento Kings headed to San Francisco with a commanding 2-0 lead over the Golden State Warriors. Now, they return to the California capital tied 2-2. The team suffered two losses on the road in their opening 2023 NBA playoffs series. Game 3 was a 17-point wire-to-wire win for the Warriors and Game 4 was […]

The Boston Celtics are up 3-2 in the Eastern Conference first round series against the Atlanta Hawks. This game will continue our NBA playoff odds series with a Celtics-Hawks prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. This series seemed to be over up until game five. Trae Young […]

Bam Adebayo of the Miami Heat said that he is receiving treatment almost around the clock for the hamstring injury that has him listed as probably on the injury report ahead of Game 5 of the team’s series against the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday, according to Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel. The Heat […]

The 2023 NBA Playoffs are well underway, creating some memorable moments for years to come. Some first-round series are nearing their end, meaning every game gains even more importance. That is the case for the first-round matchup between the Atlanta Hawks and Boston Celtics. With Atlanta set to host Boston on Thursday, it means it […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks were stunned by the Miami Heat in Game 4 on Monday night, losing 119-114 and setting up a must-win game at Fiserv Forum on Wednesday. The Greek superstar required IV fluids after the loss, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported on Wednesday. “He went through a lot just to be […]

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry is used to playing a lot of minutes per game. Curry averaged just under 35 minutes per contest during the regular season, and is averaging 39.5 minutes per game so far during the NBA playoffs. The Warriors’ superstar guard recently addressed his heavy workload, per The Athletic’s Tim Kawakami. “It’s […]

The 2023 NBA Playoffs are off and running, and some big moments have already found their way into the history books. While some teams are already thinking about the second round, some series still need to be decided. That is the case for the first-round matchup between the Boston Celtics and Atlanta Hawks. With the […]

The Boston Celtics were looking ready for the second round after going up double digits on the Atlanta Hawks in the fourth quarter of Game 5. Yet, looking ahead before the contest was over spelled doom for the Celtics, as they took their foot off the gas and allowed a remarkable Hawks comeback. The 119-117 loss […]

After the New York Knicks lost Game 2 of their first round NBA Playoffs series against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Stephen A. Smith called for the team to bench RJ Barrett for the remainder of the series on ESPN’s First Take. After playing a big role in the Knicks’ wins in games three and four, Barrett […]

Trae Young absolutely carried the Atlanta Hawks to a Game 6 after a 38-point masterclass in Tuesday night’s road victory over the Boston Celtics — and the game will push Janet Jackson’s scheduled concert at State Farm Arena back a night after the venue double booked the two events. Young shared a hilarious message for […]

The Boston Celtics are undoubtedly feeling a bit of pressure after dropping Game 5 on Tuesday to the Atlanta Hawks as they now head back on the road for Game 6. Last year’s NBA finalists struggled down the stretch on both ends, allowing Trae Young to spark a 13-point comeback mid-way through the fourth quarter. […]

In the first round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs, the Philadelphia 76ers swept a seven-game series for the first time since 1985. They took care of the Brooklyn Nets in four games and got over a week of rest thanks to Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks stretching their series out against the Boston Celtics. […]

Russell Westbrook and the Los Angeles Clippers were eliminated from the NBA Playoffs on Tuesday night, losing 136-130 to Kevin Durant and the Phoenix Suns in Game 5 at the Footprint Center. When asked about his longtime teammate after Game 4, Durant explained that “When [Russell Westbrook is] retired, people are really gonna tell the […]

Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown outlined Boston’s mentality after a crushing 119-117 Game 5 defeat against the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday. “Our mindset and mentality is to get ready for the next one,” said Brown, via Boston Celtics Team Reporter Taylor Snow. “We’ve been in situations like this before. It’s unfortunate, but you can run and point […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics were unable to close out their first-round series against the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night, losing a nailbiter in front of the home crowd at TD Garden and sending the series back to Georgia for Game 6. Tatum was not happy with the late-game technical foul he was assessed […]

The Boston Celtics planned on ending their first-round series Tuesday night against the Atlanta Hawks with an emphatic win to take the series in five games. Then Trae Young happened. Young buried a 30-foot jumper from deep with 1.8 seconds left to clinch the comeback for the Hawks. What a comeback it was. The Celtics […]

Years ago, Kevin Durant pointed to Devin Booker as one of the players whose games he respects the most. Fast forward to 2023 and he’s watching him unleash his full potential as teammates on the Phoenix Suns. Devin Booker poured in 47 points and 10 assists in a closeout Game 5 to eliminate the Los […]

For all intents and purposes, the Boston Celtics had punched their ticket to the Eastern Conference semifinals midway through the fourth quarter in Game 5 of their first-round series with the Atlanta Hawks. They had a 13-point lead over the Hawks with less than six minutes to play in the game, and Atlanta hadn’t really […]

Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns are dancing their way to the second round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs, as they took care of business in the first round with a gentleman’s sweep of Russell Westbrook and the banged-up Los Angeles Clippers. Booker was fantastic from the beginning to the end of the series versus […]

When it is all said and done, Devin Booker could be regarded as the most beloved player in Phoenix Suns’ history. Performances like the one he put on in a series-clinching 136-130 Game 5 win versus the Los Angeles Clippers Tuesday night will keep building that case. He even surpassed one of his competitors for […]

With Kawhi Leonard and Paul George sidelined still in Game 5, the Los Angeles Clippers hoped that Russell Westbrook would be able to sustain the form he had going into Tuesday night’s contest against the Phoenix Suns. Prior to that meeting, Westbrook scored 67 points on 53.8 percent shooting from the field in Games 3 […]

Shaquille O’Neal loves trolling Charles Barkley, and he does it with every opportunity he gets. And so when Devin Booker surpassed Chuck’s playoff record for the most 40-point games in Phoenix Suns history, it didn’t come as a surprise that Shaq had some comments. While interviewing Booker following his 47-point explosion in their series-ending 136-130 […]

There’s nothing that hurts quite like having a hand in preventing a playoff defeat yet failing to do so. But on Tuesday night, that’s exactly what Anthony Edwards went through, as he had a golden opportunity to send Game 5 of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ first-round matchup against the Denver Nuggets to overtime with the one-seed […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves may have lost in their NBA Playoff series with the Denver Nuggets, but Anthony Edwards definitely deserves recognition for his work. Without him, it’s more than likely that the Wolves would have been swept by Denver. With that said, NBA fans made sure to give Edwards the credit he is due following […]

Despite trailing 3-1 in their first-round NBA Playoffs series, the Memphis Grizzlies enter this game as slight favorites. Here we will look at four bold Grizzlies predictions for Game 5 vs. the Lakers as Memphis tries to avoid elimination. In a thrilling Game 4 matchup between the Lakers and the Grizzlies, LeBron James scored a […]

Kevin Durant and Devin Booker are the ultimate pick-your-poison duo. It’s hard to stop them without sending the double team, and that is a big problem whenever they are on the court together. The Los Angeles Clippers learned that firsthand in their first-round clash in the NBA Playoffs. In Game 5, Durant and Booker even […]

The Los Angeles Clippers’ season is getting away from them, and Russell Westbrook knows it. Repeatedly on the back foot in the middle of a third quarter offensive flurry from the Phoenix Suns, Westbrook had to, one way or another, take out his frustration. After all, the Clippers point guard was also in the middle […]

Trae Young knew that the Atlanta Hawks were more than capable of taking down the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of their NBA Playoffs series. In fact, Young was so confident that he even told the suspended Dejounte Murray to get ready for Game 6. Murray revealed as much after Young willed the Hawks to […]

Fans all over the world have been treated to many exciting first-round matchups in the 2023 NBA playoffs. But there hasn’t been a series that has captured the imagination of fans to this degree in quite a while as the battle between two Northern California teams in Golden State Warriors and Sacramento Kings — and […]

Boston Celtics fans took a page out of the supporters of the New York Knicks on Tuesday night as they treated Trae Young with some savagery in Game 5 of their NBA Playoffs first-round series. Late in the fourth quarter with the game in the balance, the home crowd decided to shower the Hawks star […]