NBA Playoffs Articles - Page 145

During the first half of Game 2 of the Eastern Conference first-round series between the Brooklyn Nets and the Philadelphia 76ers, the Nets were rolling. Cameron Johnson was splashing shots from all over the court, while Joel Embiid and James Harden were, conversely, struggling to find their rhythm offensively. Brooklyn led by five points at […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics host Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks for Game 2 of the series tonight! Both Tatum and Young are featured in FanDuel’s NBA same-game parlay for Tuesday night’s contests. Here is FanDuel’s same-game parlay for Hawks-Celtics Game 2. The NBA playoffs have been electric so far in just three […]

Tyler Herro received his post-surgery timetable, and it is far from ideal for the Miami Heat. The earliest Herro, who will undergo hand surgery on Friday, can reportedly return is the NBA Finals, per Ira Winderman. This report is better than Herro being completely ruled out for the remainder of the postseason. However, the Heat’s odds […]

When the Golden State Warriors were grinding their way through the regular season, concerns about the ability to win on the road became prevalent, and for good reason. The Warriors were 11-30 in road games during the campaign. While the record was concerning, the thinking in some circles was Golden State will find a way […]

After just some days of the 2023 NBA Playoffs, fans already had the chance to watch some big moments. Following two games, some teams are entering crucial stages of their respective series. With the Brooklyn Nets set to host the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday, it means it is time for some Nets Game 3 bold […]

The 2023 NBA Playoffs are still in their early stages but are already creating some big moments. After two games, some series could get even better with the change of home court. With the Philadelphia 76ers set to travel to face Brooklyn Nets on Thursday, it means it is time for some Sixers Game 3 […]

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The Los Angeles Lakers took a 1-0 series lead in the first round of the NBA Playoffs with a 128-112 win in Game 1 over the Memphis Grizzlies, and Ja Morant came down with a hand injury late in the game that shapes the betting odds going into Game 2 on Wednesday. Despite being a […]

This iteration of the Golden State Warriors has been through some considerable adversity in the past; just last season, on their way to winning the NBA championship, the Warriors had to dig themselves out of a 2-1 hole, on the road no less. However, Stephen Curry and the Dubs have never been through the kind […]

When the Phoenix Suns opted to execute their monster blockbuster deal at the 2023 NBA trade deadline for megastar Kevin Durant, the consensus opinion was that they’re now in a full-on title-or-bust mode. Stacked with a starting lineup consisting of Chris Paul, Devin Booker, Deandre Ayton, and Durant, it should come as no surprise that […]

The Boston Celtics are preparing for Game 2 of the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. The Celtics finished as the 2nd seed for the second-straight season behind the Milwaukee Bucks. The Celtics’ odds are currently at +290. Joe Mazzula’s squad was the favorite to win the NBA Finals for a majority of the […]

If De’Aaron Fox was the star for the Sacramento Kings in their Game 1 win over the Warriors, Davion Mitchell has a strong shout for being the Game 2 standout. Fox scored 24 points as the Kings sailed to a 2-0 lead in their first-round series against the defending champions following a thrilling 114-106 victory […]

PHILADELPHIA — Joel Embiid’s evolution is on full display as the Philadelphia 76ers look to defeat the Brooklyn Nets in the 2023 NBA playoffs. The Sixers are up 2-0 after surviving a messy, gritty Game 2 in which Embiid continued to face an onslaught of defenders from Brooklyn. Embiid has scored 26 and 20 points […]

The Sacramento Kings surely heard all the outside noise entering their 2023 NBA playoff series against the Golden State Warriors — their first foray into the postseason since 2006. Many fans and pundits believed that the Warriors, despite being the lower seed, entered the series as favorites, and their justification for that belief wasn’t particularly […]

The chess match between the Los Angeles Clippers and Phoenix Suns has officially begun, and Game 2 should create even more moves that will require counters. For Tyronn Lue’s club, some of that will start with Torrey Craig. Craig finished Game 1 with a playoff career-high 22 points on 9-of-12 shooting from the field and […]

For a second straight game, Stephen Curry was unable to lift the Golden State Warriors to a win in Sacramento. The result on Game 2, however, was much more controversial given the ejection of Draymond Green following his dust-up with Domantas Sabonis. Draymond Green stomps on Domantas Sabonis. He was hit with a flagrant 2 […]

The Brooklyn Nets may not be able to match the talent of the Philadelphia 76ers on paper after trading away Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and James Harden within the span of a year. However, with the additions of Mikal Bridges and Cameron Johnson, the Nets are now a formidable defensive team and that gives their […]

Everyone’s got an opinion on the controversial moment in Game 2 of the first-round series between the Golden State Warriors and the Sacramento Kings — the one that had Draymond Green going full-WWE on Kings big man Domantas Sabonis in the fourth quarter before getting ejected from the contest because of it. And when it […]

To begin the 2023 NBA playoffs, the Denver Nuggets showed that they truly are a class above the rest, dispatching of the Minnesota Timberwolves with ease in Game 1. Now, can they do it again and protect homecourt? Here we will be making a few predictions for Game 2 of the Western Conference 1-8 matchup. […]

Doc Rivers gave James Harden and the Philadelphia 76ers some good, old tongue-lashing in the second half of Monday night’s game against the Brooklyn Nets, and somehow did the trick in lighting a fire under the Sixers. “Cursing us out,” James Harden what Rivers told the team when the Sixers head coach called a timeout […]

Draymond Green of the Golden State Warriors defended himself after picking up a flagrant two and getting ejected for stomping on Domantas Sabonis of the Sacramento Kings in his post-game press conference. He continued to defend himself on Tuesday morning on his Instagram story. “Nothing wrong here. Solid basketball play!!” Draymond Green on Domantas Sabonis’ […]

The Sacramento Kings have felt the rush of winning in the postseason during the 2023 NBA playoffs after going up 2-0 on the Golden State Warriors. But they have also now felt the full experience of playing Draymond Green in the playoffs. Game 2 featured a wild incident between Green and Domantas Sabonis that raised […]

The Sacramento Kings beat the Golden State Warriors 114-106 to take a 2-0 lead in the first round of the NBA Playoffs on Monday, but Draymond Green’s stomping of Domantas Sabonis is what got the most attention, and Green described what happened from his point of view after the game in a press conference. “My […]

Sacramento Kings big man Domantas Sabonis underwent X-rays on his ribs and lungs following the controversial moment with Draymond Green that led to the Warriors forward being ejected, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The X-rays on Sabonis’ sternum reportedly returned negative, and it seems as if Sabonis avoided any kind of injury. There will be […]

The Milwaukee Bucks fell behind early in their First Round series against the Miami Heat after a poor first quarter showing culminated in superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo leaving the game early with a back injury. Now down 1-0 after allowing Heat star Jimmy Butler to drop 35 points and 11 assists, the top-seeded Bucks will […]

The Golden State Warriors second straight loss to the Sacramento Kings allows for the possibility of the most heated series of the first round never getting back to Golden One Center. If the defending champions, dominant at home all season, buckle to take take one of the next two games at Chase Center, though, rest […]

The Golden State Warriors face an 0-2 hole after the Sacramento Kings won another drama-filled nail-biter 114-106 at Golden One Center on Monday. Here are three takeaways from the defending champions’ hard-fought yet frustratingly familiar Game 2 loss. Turnovers doom Warriors…again TNT’s Jared Greenberg asked Steve Kerr the question on every Warriors fan’s mind after […]

It’s incredible how much the intensity of the NBA ratchets up in the playoffs. After all, teams need to win 16 more games to win a coveted championship, so there’s no use in leaving anything on the table. Thus, it’s no surprise to see how much physicality there has been during the Golden State Warriors’ […]

Since 2015, Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors have been unstoppable forces in the playoffs, specifically when healthy. Even with their backs against the wall, the Warriors seemingly have always found a way to overcome adversity. But for the first time in Curry’s 14-year career, he’s staring at a playoff deficit he has never […]

After Draymond Green’s incident with Domantas Sabonis in Game 2 of the Golden State Warriors-Sacramento Kings series, the question in everyone’s mind right now is: Will Green be suspended for his actions? For those who missed it, Green stomped on Sabonis’ chest early in the fourth quarter after the Kings big man fell and grabbed […]

Given how unconvincingly the Denver Nuggets ended the 2022-23 regular season, a few pundits believed that they could be vulnerable to a first-round upset. Even head coach Michael Malone believed that if the Nuggets didn’t get their act together, they might as well be first-round fodder. But the Minnesota Timberwolves learned the hard way that […]

Stephen Curry entered Game 2 against the Sacramento Kings needing just eight points to climb one step higher on the NBA Playoffs points leaderboard. Sure enough, the Golden State Warriors star did more than just that. Curry surpassed Wilt Chamberlain for 19th on the list after he erupted for 15 points in the first half. […]

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green was ejected late in Game 2 after getting twisted up with Domantas Sabonis and kicking the Sacramento Kings big man. Early in the fourth quarter, the two got entangled as players battle for the rebound. Sabonis was pushed by Klay Thompson and fell near Green. The Kings center ended […]

PHILADELPHIA – Somehow, the Philadelphia 76ers defeated the Brooklyn Nets in Game 2 of their first-round series. It was an ugly display of basketball for almost every Sixers player but they found a way to win. And Joel Embiid had some choice words for Nets head coach Jacque Vaughn after a chippy, physical game. Vaughn […]

Andrew Wiggins returned to the starting lineup for the Golden State Warriors on Monday in Game 2 against the Sacramento Kings. This was after the All-Star small forward came off the bench in Game 1 following a two-month absence from the team. Unfortunately for Wiggins, his return to the starting five did not exactly go […]

Phoenix Suns star Kevin Durant is on a playoff skid that hasn’t been seen in decades. Following Sunday’s loss to the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 1 of their postseason series, Durant has reached a level that only Michael Jordan has stepped in before. While that may sound good since it’s Jordan we’re talking about, […]

There will never, ever be another Allen Iverson, but from time to time, someone would remind Philadelphia 76ers fans of the greatness of the one and only The Answer. On Monday night, Tyrese Maxey put on a show against the Brooklyn Nets with a performance that no one outside of Iverson had accomplished before in […]

Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers are now up 2-0 in their first-round series against the Brooklyn Nets after yet another dominant victory Monday night. With Embiid flashing his MVP form, the Sixers scored a 96-84 win in Game 2, as the Philly star center also finished with 20 points, 19 rebounds, seven assists, and […]

As expected, Kevin Durant balled out in his Phoenix Suns NBA Playoffs debut on Sunday. It wasn’t the result the Suns were expecting, though, with the Los Angeles Clippers escaping with a 115-110 win in Phoenix in Game 1. KD finished with a team-high 27 points on 7-of-15 shooting to go along with nine rebounds, […]