NBA Playoffs Articles - Page 139

The Atlanta Hawks were in desperate need of a win against the Boston Celtics on Friday night, and both Trae Young and Dejounte Murray knew this coming in. There was no way they were losing this game for the Hawks, and both stars balled out to secure a massive 130-122 win over Jayson Tatum and […]

The Philadelphia 76ers escaped with a hard-fought win on Thursday night in their Game 3 encounter against the Brooklyn Nets. The Sixers, however, did not come out of that crucial win unscathed, with Joel Embiid reportedly suffering an injury that could potentially derail Philly’s playoff run this season. According to ESPN’s NBA gurus Adrian Wojnarowski […]

The Los Angeles Clippers suffered a devastating Game 3 loss to the Phoenix Suns and now look ahead to a pivotal Game 4 matchup in order to avoid going down 3-1 in the first round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs. They will be without Paul George again, and Kawhi Leonard is uncertain for the contest. Both […]

The Los Angeles Lakers have to win Game 3 on Saturday. Another win for the Memphis Grizzlies would put them in the driver’s seat with a 2-1 series lead, while also applying a lot of pressure on LA to win at least one game at home before the series shifts back to Memphis. For his […]

It comes as no surprise that there has been a lot of back and forth between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Memphis Grizzlies amid their NBA Playoffs first-round encounter. Dillon Brooks has once again taken the role of instigator, and he’s gone as far as firing direct shots at none other than LeBron James. […]

The NBA Playoffs continue on Saturday as the Memphis Grizzlies (51-31) visit the Los Angeles Lakers (43-39) for the third game in the Western Conference first round. Action tips off at 10:00 p.m. ET. Memphis evened the series at 1-1 thanks to their 103-93 win in game two. Below we continue our NBA odds series […]

Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic has been dealing with a nagging wrist injury that somewhat limited his production in their Game 2 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday. This did not prevent him from leading the Nuggets to a 122-113 victory, en route to taking a 2-0 advantage in their NBA Playoffs opening-round series. […]

The NBA Playoffs continue on Saturday as the Milwaukee Bucks (58-24) visit the Miami Heat (44-38) for the third game in the Eastern Conference first round. Action tips off at 7:40 p.m. ET. Milwaukee evened the series at 1-1 thanks to their 138-122 win in game two. Below we continue our NBA odds series with […]

The Memphis Grizzlies took care of business on Wednesday, taking down LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 2 of their first-round NBA Playoffs matchup to even the series at one game apiece. The Grizzlies also did it without Ja Morant, who was unable to suit up due to a significant injury in […]

The Phoenix Suns took a 2-1 series lead over the Los Angeles Clippers, but it didn’t come easy. It was a narrow victory for the Suns, 129-124, even with the Clippers missing Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. This is concerning, given that it was a narrow margin of victory over a team missing their two […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are keeping their focus on basketball, not Dillon Brooks, ahead of their Game 3 matchup vs. the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday night at Crypto.com Arena. Brooks spent much of the Grizzlies’ 103-93 Game 2 win — in which he was outscored 12 to 28 by LeBron — playing […]

The NBA Playoffs continue on Saturday as the Phoenix Suns (45-37) visit the Los Angeles Clippers (44-38) for the fourth game in the Western Conference first round. Action tips off at 3:30 p.m. ET. Phoenix holds a 2-1 series lead thanks to their 129-123 win in game three. Below we continue our NBA odds series […]

The Golden State Warriors took care of business on Thursday night, taking down the Sacramento Kings in Game 3 of their NBA Playoffs first-round series, 129-124, to cut down the series deficit to 2-1. The defending champs did it without Draymond Green too, as the former Defensive Player of the Year served his one-game suspension […]

The Brooklyn Nets couldn’t buy a basket in the final two minutes of their heartbreaking Game 3 loss against the Philadelphia 76ers Thursday. Ironically for Brooklyn, the player best suited to close out a playoff game was in the building, he just wasn’t a member of either team playing. Damian Lillard sat courtside at Barclays […]

The Philadelphia 76ers scratched and clawed their way to a Game 3 win vs. the Brooklyn Nets. The game was embroiled in controversy from the start due to questionable calls by the referees, par for the course in the 2023 NBA Playoffs. Philadelphia escaped with a 102-97 win, all but cementing their status for the […]

One win cannot erase all of a team’s issues. Sometimes, though, one game allows you to see other unnoticed signs that could in fact be portents of a legitimate breakthrough. The Golden State Warriors went wire-to-wire versus the Sacramento Kings in Game 3 Thursday night and now look like a different team. Now, that could […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are tied 1-1 with the Memphis Grizzlies after the young and gritty squad bounced back from their loss in Game 1 with a Ja Morant-less victory in Game 2. To be frank though, the Lakers aren’t getting enough from anyone. Continuing to deal with a nagging foot injury, LeBron James hasn’t […]

The Philadelphia 76ers won a controversial Game 3 against the Brooklyn Nets after some questionable decisions by the NBA referees. Chris Broussard believes the Sixers were essentially given the game by the refs, and the NBA is being cast in a poor light because of it. "The referees cost Brooklyn a game. … You left […]

The 2023 NBA Playoffs are officially off and running as they have produced some big moments. With some series already having three games in the books, the next one will be crucial. With the Phoenix Suns set to face the Los Angeles Clippers on the road on Saturday, it is time for our Suns Game 4 bold […]

Draymond Green didn’t play in the Golden State Warriors’ pivotal Game 3 battle with the Sacramento Kings, suspended by the NBA after stepping on Domantas Sabonis’ chest as the defending champions fell down an 0-2 hole in the first round of the playoffs. He wasn’t even watching the action from Chase Center, reduced to watching […]

The NBA is taking no further action on Philadelphia 76ers‘ fouls in Game 3. Joel Embiid and James Harden will be available after receiving a Flagrant 1 and Flagrant 2 respectively, reports ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The two 76ers stars were embroiled in yet another controversy surrounding the referees in the 2023 NBA Playoffs. Embiid was […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are preparing to close out their First Round series against the Brooklyn Nets after taking a commanding 3-0 lead. However, the Nets haven’t made it easy for the Sixers, playing with a high level of confidence, energy, and staying true to themselves as players in what’s been a legitimately entertaining battle amongst […]

It is safe to say that Kevin Durant and Devin Booker led the Phoenix Suns to their victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday night. In a crucial Game 3 affair, Booker and KD combined for 73 points, becoming the first players since Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal to each score 25-plus points in […]

The Brooklyn Nets have played the Philadelphia 76ers hard in each of their first three games of their first-round playoff series. Despite that, the Nets find themselves down in a 3-0 hole that they almost certainly won’t be able to climb out of. In Game 3, Brooklyn likely threw away their only shot of finding […]

It has been nearly a week since the 2023 NBA Playoffs arrived, but they have already created some big moments. Particularly, the series between the Golden State Warriors and the Sacramento Kings is emerging as one of the best so far. With the Golden State set to host Sacramento on Sunday, it means it is […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are two games behind the Denver Nuggets in their NBA playoff series following a 122-113 loss to Denver on Wednesday. Guard Anthony Edwards ended the night with 41 points, countering the 40 Nuggets guard Jamal Murray scored. When the Timberwolves take on the Nuggets at the Target Center, the question remains: Is Rudy […]

The sweep is on for the Philadelphia 76ers as they look to close out the Brooklyn Nets in game four. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a game-four 76ers-Nets prediction, pick, and how to watch. In game two, the Nets had the lead at halftime and looked prime to steal game two […]

The last time Jamal Murray took part in the playoffs before his team’s first-round matchup with the Minnesota Timberwolves was 2020, when the Denver Nuggets star emerged as one of basketball’s most flammable big-game players. Two full years and one torn ACL later, Murray is back on the postseason stage, proving his breakout performance in […]

Late in Game 3 between the Los Angeles Clippers and the Phoenix Suns, a no-call by the referees left stunned players and fans alike. Devin Booker looked to be trying for a take foul on Russell Westbrook, although it was not called and led to a turnover on Westbrook. Westbrook was understandably furious, and fans […]

It has been only nearly a week since the 2023 NBA Playoffs started, but some series are already nearing their end. Some teams have already opened 3-0 leads, which means the next game could be the deciding one. With the Philadelphia 76ers set to face the Brooklyn Nets on the road on Saturday, it is time […]

The Sacramento Kings took a 2-0 series lead in the first round of the NBA playoffs against the Golden State Warriors and then promptly lost by 17 in Game 3 of the Kings-Warriors series. This was the game where Draymond Green served his suspension for stomping on Domantas Sabonis in Game 2, yet the Kings […]

Los Angeles Clippers fans will not love Stephen A. Smith’s latest hot take on Kawhi Leonard. Following LA’s defeat at the hands of the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night, Smith called Leonard one of the “worst superstars” the game has ever seen, per ESPN First Take and Stephen A. Smith on Twitter. “Kawhi Leonard should […]

The Philadelphia 76ers nabbed win number three in their best-of-seven series against the Brooklyn Nets Thursday evening, but the bout was far from a fluid affair. Chippy throughout, the officiating crew had their work cut out for them during the night and were blowing on their whistles like a preteen wielding a straw for spitballs. […]

The Sacramento Kings had the Golden State Warriors on the ropes heading into Thursday night’s Game 3, as they held a commanding 2-0 series lead and had won their previous bout by a rather considerable margin. However, in front of their home fans, the Dubs claimed their first win of the postseason and, in turn, […]

The Philadelphia 76ers’ Game 3 win over the Brooklyn Nets featured a whirlwind of controversies. None of them were bigger than Joel Embiid’s flagrant 1 call after kicking Nic Claxton square in the junk. The Sixers superstar was not ejected from the game, leading to confusion and scorn from all over the sports world, including […]

The Los Angeles Clippers first-round playoff series against the Phoenix Suns has been arguably the most tightly contested series of the postseason so far. That’s why Kawhi Leonard‘s ankle injury that held him out of Game 3 was such a shock to fans. Leonard had been playing fantastic basketball early on in the series, and […]

We officially have a series in California, ladies and gentlemen! After getting swept on the road, the Golden State Warriors exacted revenge on the Sacramento Kings in Game 3. In front of a roaring home crowd, Golden State completely dominated the young Sacramento squad. Much was made about the Warriors guards lighting up the Kings, […]

The Miami Heat were the favorite in the 7/8 play-in matchup against the Atlanta Hawks, as some media and fans were expecting a grueling series against the Boston Celtics. The Heat put up a dud against the Hawks, but they beat the Chicago Bulls and then shocked the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 1. With Giannis […]

How ironic can the start of this series be for the Memphis Grizzlies? In Game 1, when Ja Morant suited up, they lost by 16 points to the Los Angeles Lakers, but they bounced back in a fantastic Game 2 performance with Morant watching from the sidelines, as they toppled the Lakers by 10, 103-93. […]