NBA Playoffs Articles - Page 151

Andrew Wiggins has been ramping up his work in practice of late as he looks to make his highly-anticipated return to action following a two-month-long personal absence from the Golden State Warriors. Despite returning to the team in the final few games of the regular season, Wiggins was unable to suit up as he continued […]

The regular season No. 8 seed Minnesota Timberwolves took the regular season No. 7 seed Los Angeles Lakers to overtime in the first-round of the 2023 NBA Play-In Tournament. Unfortunately for T-Wolves fans, the Lakers pulled away in overtime, relegating Minnesota to the second-round of the play-in. They now have a matchup with the regular […]

The Chicago Bulls have moved on in the 2023 NBA Play-In Tournament after an incredible 19-point comeback against the Toronto Raptors in a 109-105 victory. The regular season No. 10 seed Bulls will now face the regular season No. 7 seed Miami Heat for a spot in the 2023 NBA Playoffs. The Heat are coming […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander delivered on Instagram as usual. Gilgeous-Alexander scored 32 points to help the Thunder to a thrilling 123-118 win over the New Orleans Pelicans in Wednesday’s Play-In game. And SGA — who has become known for his cold and savage Instagram captions — didn’t disappoint with a Thursday post of […]

The NBA Playoffs continue on Friday night as the No. 10 seed Oklahoma City Thunder (40-42) visit the No. 8 seed Minnesota Timberwolves (42-40) in the Western Conference Play-In game. Action tips off at 9:30 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Thunder-Timberwolves prediction, pick, and how to watch. Here are […]

The 2023 NBA Playoffs are just around the corner, but some teams still need to battle for the final spots in the postseason. On Friday, the Chicago Bulls will travel to face the Miami Heat at the Kaseya Center in Florida. With hopes of clinching the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference, Chicago will […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder tanked the tank. That is to say: the Thunder are on the brink of making the NBA playoffs as they face the Timberwolves in the final round of the play-in tournament. Whereas the Thunder spent most of the last few years greedily hoovering up distant first round picks from desperate and […]

The NBA Playoffs continue on Friday night as the No. 10 seed Chicago Bulls (40-42) visit the No. 7 seed Miami Heat (44-38) in the Eastern Conference Play-In tournament! Action tips off at 7:00 p.m. ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Bulls-Heat prediction, pick, and how to watch. Here are the […]

The Chicago Bulls made a miraculous comeback against the Toronto Raptors in the first round of the 2023 NBA Play-In Tournament. Down 19 at one point, they came storming back to win 109-105. They were led by Zach LaVine, who had 39 points, with 30 of those coming in the second half. DeMar DeRozan had […]

After a thrilling first round of the play-in tournament, only two more spots remain for the 2023 NBA playoffs. With the Oklahoma City Thunder getting ready to face the Minnesota Timberwolves on the road this Friday, it is time for some Thunder bold predictions.. Oklahoma City had one of the most surprising campaigns of the […]

The Boston Celtics are once again in the NBA playoffs for the ninth straight season, but they have some unfinished business. After losing in the NBA Finals last year, the C’s are looking to make another deep playoff run in order to capture an elusive 18th championship. But before any title talk can occur, Boston […]

The Chicago Bulls beat the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday in the 2023 NBA Play-In Tournament. Throughout the 109-105 victory, DeMar DeRozan‘s daughter Diar DeRozan could be heard screaming every time a Raptors’ player was shooting a free throw. Scottie Barnes wasn’t sure if it had an effect, but he gave credit to the daughter of […]

The Chicago Bulls managed to pull off a massive comeback against the Toronto Raptors in the 9-10 seed Eastern Conference Play-In Tournament game, and they will move on to face the Miami Heat on Friday night for a chance to earn the eight seed in the East and a first-round playoff battle with the Milwaukee […]

Miami Heat point guards Gabe Vincent and Kyle Lowry are both questionable to play in Friday’s do-or-die play-in tournament game against the Chicago Bulls at American Airlines Center, per Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel. Vincent is dealing with a hip injury suffered in the Heat’s disappointing loss to the Atlanta Hawks in […]

Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra is not happy with his team’s performance against the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA Play-In Tournament. So much so, Spoelstra is considering a rotation and lineup change for Friday’s elimination game against the Chicago Bulls, reports Heat beat reporter Ira Winderman. Before the matchup with the Hawks, star Jimmy […]

Miami Heat guard Kyle Lowry declined media on Thursday in advance of Friday’s play-in game against the Chicago Bulls and forward DeMar DeRozan, according to a Thursday tweet from South Florida Sun Sentinel senior columnist Ira Winderman. Kyle Lowry, who played in 55 games for the Heat this season, scored 33 points for the Heat during a 116-105 […]

Despite the tremendous efforts put forth by point guard Fred VanVleet, the Toronto Raptors’ up-and-down season came to its bitter end Wednesday evening, as they were bested in a win-or-die Play-In Tournament matchup by the Chicago Bulls. The contest was decided by a mere four points, with a final score reading 109-105. Following the club’s […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart missed a couple of games toward the end of the regular season due to neck spasms. But, it appears he’s extremely close to 100% with the playoffs about to begin. Via Jared Weiss: “Marcus Smart was asked where he’s at physically now that his neck is healing up: “I wouldn’t […]

The NBA Play-In Tournament is coming down to a wire, as there are now only two spots remaining in the 2023 NBA Playoffs. The four teams left fighting for those last two spots will have their final chance to officially clinch a spot in the postseason on Friday night. In the Eastern Conference, the Miami […]

There’s a huge chance that the Minnesota Timberwolves, a team that finished with 46 wins during the 2021-22 season, jumped the gun after trading away a good chunk of their future, along with valuable role players, for Rudy Gobert. Last season, the Timberwolves boasted a modern offensive attack while starting five capable shooters from deep. […]

The Toronto Raptors‘ season has ended after they were felled by the Chicago Bulls in a come-from-behind victory amid Wednesday night’s play-in games. Meanwhile, the Bulls will advance in the play-in tournament, facing the Miami Heat on Apr. 14. The winner of that matchup will determine who the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks get to face in […]

The Phoenix Suns are headed to the 2023 NBA playoffs with a lot of uncertainty. The duo of Devin Booker and Kevin Durant is a great one but it is still extremely new. Can they figure it out on the fly all the way to the Finals? Durant played just eight games with the Suns […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have arrived well ahead of schedule. For a team pundits expected to win around 20 or so games, the Thunder are one step closer to making the playoffs in surprise fashion after they managed to defeat the ninth-seeded New Orleans Pelicans in the 9/10 matchup of the 2023 NBA Play-In tournament. […]

The Toronto Raptors’ 2022-23 campaign ended in devastating fashion Wednesday evening, as they ultimately fell to the Chicago Bulls in what, for the majority of the night, was a game controlled by Nick Nurse and his ball club. After taking the lead at around the five-minute mark in the fourth period, the Bulls never relented […]

The Toronto Raptors saw a 19-point lead vanish on Wednesday night in the 2023 NBA Play-In Tournament, ultimately losing to the Chicago Bulls. The Raps came out of the gates firing in the first half and capped off the second quarter with a buzzer-beater from Fred VanVleet, but absolutely collapsed in the final two periods. […]

The New Orleans Pelicans’ 2022-23 season ended with a loud thud Wednesday evening, as they were bested by the Oklahoma City Thunder 123-118. The final score alone indicates that this Play-In bout was tightly contested till the end, but, by watching the game, one will know that the outcome was a Brandon Ingram-favored foul call […]

On December 8th, the New Orleans Pelicans were the best team in the West. They were 17-8 through their first 25 games; Zion Williamson was a dark-horse MVP candidate for the Pelicans, averaging 26.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game. But now, with a heartbreaking 123-118 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in […]

The New Orleans Pelicans’ season is over after a loss in the Play-In game to the Oklahoma City Thunder. They fought off a 10-point deficit to take the lead late in the fourth quarter but ultimately lost after a controversial no-call on a shot from Brandon Ingram. New Orleans is now in offseason mode and […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder picked up a 123-118 win over the New Orleans Pelicans in the NBA play-in tournament, and Josh Giddey raved about guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s leadership after the game. “When your leader is not flustered and under control out there, it’s a spiral effect,” Josh Giddey said, via Andrew Lopez of ESPN. “Guys […]

The Boston Celtics are set to kick off their 2023 postseason campaign on Saturday afternoon at 3:30 PM EST, and they finally know who their opponent is. With the Atlanta Hawks upsetting the Miami Heat 116-105 in their Play-In Tournament matchup on Tuesday night, the Celtics learned that they will be taking on the Hawks […]

This definitely isn’t where Brooklyn Nets executives thought their team would be come April 2023 when they went on a tear back in December, but here they are, back to where they were before they signed Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving — the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference. In fact, the parallels go beyond […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are on the up-and-up. Even though their playoff future remains uncertain, as they will need to win one more play-in tournament game following their impressive 123-118 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans, it’s clear that their future is blindingly bright. And that’s especially the case after Josh Giddey turned in arguably […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are officially in offseason mode following a heartbreaking 123-118 NBA Play-in Tournament home loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder Wednesday. Perhaps unable to completely process right away the misfortune New Orleans just had at the hands of the Thunder, Pelicans — and basketball fans in general —  took to Twitter to […]

The Los Angeles Clippers know that despite having the services of elite playoff performer Kawhi Leonard, defeating the new-look Phoenix Suns in the first round of the 2023 NBA playoffs will be such a difficult task. Slowing down Devin Booker was already a near-impossible task to begin with, but with Kevin Durant around, the Suns […]

It just keeps on getting better for the nascent Oklahoma City Thunder. With their backs against the wall in a win or go home matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans, a team that made the playoffs last season via the play-in, the young Thunder squad managed to squeak out a 123-118 victory, thanks in large […]

During the Eastern Conference Play-In Tournament game against the Toronto Raptors, the Chicago Bulls and guard Zach LaVine looked all but dead, getting down by as many as 19 points. Sometime during the third quarter, LaVine said it was time to take over the game, attacking the Raptors and the rim at will. The guard […]

The Chicago Bulls are still alive and remain in contention for a spot in the 2023 NBA Playoffs after defeating the Toronto Raptors Wednesday night north of the border, 109-105. It was a gusty win for the Bulls, who had to claw their way from a 19-point deficit. With their win, the Bulls did not just […]

Despite the fact that DeMar DeRozan and the Chicago Bulls took down the Toronto Raptors in Wednesday’s do-or-die Play-In Game, DeRozan still remains to be a revered figure in Toronto. He may have helped the Bulls end the Raptors’ season, but in the end, the fans will still always have a special place in their […]

Zach LaVine and the Chicago Bulls came back from the dead on Wednesday night to mount an epic comeback victory against the Toronto Raptors in their do-or-die Play-In showdown. LaVine went off in the win and after a show-stopping performance from the 28-year-old, it is clear that Zach already has his eyes set on their […]