NBA Playoffs Articles - Page 157

The Utah Jazz have been one of the more surprising teams this season, playing above their expectations and putting themselves in position to reach the 2023 NBA Playoffs despite trading away all of their starters from last season. You don’t need any numbers to tell you just how rare of a feat that is. Nonetheless, […]

At 36-37, eighth in the Eastern Conference, the Atlanta Hawks are on pace to make the playoffs for the third consecutive season. Led by their star backcourt of Trae Young and Dejounte Murray, the Hawks made a number of additions around the trade deadline to bolster their chances of making a deep postseason run: First, […]

The Chicago Bulls have had another inconsistent season under Billy Donovan, which is par for the course since his arrival in Chicago. Currently at 10th in the Eastern Conference, the Bulls are in position to make the play-in tournament, with a chance to move up a few spots before the end of the regular season […]

The Memphis Grizzlies have had a good season overall, currently sitting in the second spot in the tough and rugged Western Conference. As it stands right now, it looks like the Grizzlies would be in the second or third spot at season’s end, depending on what the Sacramento Kings do with their remaining games. Getting […]

The Milwaukee Bucks have quickly asserted themselves as the team to beat in the NBA since the All-Star break, and are rolling towards the playoffs. With a 51-20 record, the Bucks are in control of the Eastern Conference currently, sporting a 2.5 game lead over the Boston Celtics, who sit in second place. Assuming they […]

The Boston Celtics have found themselves in the middle of their worst stretch of basketball recently, dampening expectations as they approach the playoffs. But the good news is that they have already clinched a playoff spot, and their strong play throughout the first half of the season gave them a buffer to be able to […]

There’s still work to be done if the Los Angeles Lakers are to not miss the postseason for the second year in a row. However, they are confident in their chances against the potential top seeds should they make the playoffs. The Lakers hold a 35-37 record and currently occupy the final play-in spot in […]

Philadelphia 76ers superstar center Joel Embiid has been playing at an MVP level this season and is on a historical scoring run, but the six-time All-Star wants to make it clear that he hasn’t hit his peak yet. “I don’t think I’m at my best yet,” he tells Basketball News’ Spencer Davies. “I think I’m […]

The New Orleans Pelicans season hasn’t gone as expected after reaching the NBA Playoffs last season, a feat the franchise has only accomplished three times since 2011. With team leaders CJ McCollum and Larry Nance Jr. speaking out about the teams need for urgency, the pressure is obviously on for the Pelicans. However, the question […]

The Los Angeles Lakers may have to prepare for a playoff push without their superstar LeBron James. James is currently dealing with a right foot tendon injury and was initially expected to be sidelined for three weeks. However, that was only the timeline for his re-evaluation and according to NBA insider Shams Charania, it’s more […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are just 33-33, having lost their last five games despite encouraging play from the addition of former MVP Russell Westbrook. However, while the Clippers have underwhelmed throughout the season, All-Star forward Paul George remains confident. “You see the big picture of what we can be and what we will be,” George […]

The 2022-23 NBA season officially begins today, and one of the biggest questions is about our defending champions. Will the Golden State Warriors repeat as NBA champions? Here we’ll discuss some of our predictions for which teams will make it to the 2023 NBA Playoffs and eventually, the 2023 NBA Finals. The defending NBA champion […]

The Dallas Mavericks took a huge step last season when they made it all the way to the Western Conference Finals for the first time in the post-Dirk Nowitzki era. In the end, however, their season still ended in disappointment as they fell to Stephen Curry and his mighty Golden State Warriors. Mavs owner Mark […]

The Dallas Mavericks came so close last season only to see their NBA Finals dream ruined by eventual champs, the Golden State Warriors. Mavs owner Mark Cuban recently got brutally honest about his team’s heartbreaking loss in the Western Conference Finals, and apparently, he believes that there was one particular Dubs player who proved to […]

To say that Ben Simmons’ tenure with the Brooklyn Nets has been surrounded by controversy would be an understatement. This is besides the fact that the former Rookie of the Year hasn’t even played a single minute for his new team. One of the most contentious moments of Simmons’ time with the Nets transpired during […]

It happened; it finally happened: The NBA Play-In Tournament has officially become a full-time part of the association’s calendar. … what? This is news? Well yes, technically it is; though the Play-In Tournament has been on the books for three years now and has changed the way teams on the fringes approach the trade deadline […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ 2020 bubble championship run is one of the most iconic and polarizing NBA title runs in recent memory. Perhaps the only groups the can equal Lakers fans in passion towards the subject are fan bases that L.A triumphed over on the remarkable stretch.  Now, years later, a member of that Lakers […]

Stephen Curry came off the bench for the Golden State Warriors to start their playoff run. The Dubs superstar was coming off an injury and he was on a minutes limit as Golden State entered their first-round matchup against the Denver Nuggets. It was a temporary move that might be considered somewhat irrelevant for some, […]

One of the best series we all witnessed in this year’s playoffs went down in the second round between the Dallas Mavericks and the Phoenix Suns. After a hard-fought seven-game war, it was the Mavs who prevailed, en route to booking their spot in the Western Conference Finals against the Golden State Warriors. As it […]

If the current 2022 playoffs trend continues, the Boston Celtics are on the path to winning the NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors. Apparently, both the Celtics and Warriors have not lost back-to-back games this postseason. And so if Golden State is unable to break that pattern, they are in trouble. Boston is 7-0 […]

The Miami Heat’s loss to the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals featured two infamous shots. One was Jimmy Butler’s late pull-up triple that missed and failed to give the Heat the lead. The other was Max Strus’ 3-point shot early in the third quarter that was later overturned. The call […]

News of a COVID-19 outbreak hitting the Phoenix Suns at the end of their series against the Dallas Mavericks just broke from The Athletic, which also highlighted other high-profile cases during these 2022 NBA Playoffs. If you somehow forgot, Paul George missed the Los Angeles Clippers’ play-in game against the New Orleans Pelicans, which the […]

Right as the Phoenix Suns were falling apart against the Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference Semifinals, they were apparently dealing with a COVID-19 outbreak, according to Sam Amick and Joe Vardon of The Athletic. While there was only one player out of the six individuals (also an assistant coach and support staff) who tested […]

After averaging 25.9 minutes per game in the regular season for the Miami Heat, Duncan Robinson became a bit of an afterthought in the playoffs. Head coach Erik Spoelstra tightened his rotation in the postseason, and unfortunately for Robinson, he ended up getting the short end of the stick in the deal. Rumors have emerged […]

Jimmy Butler did a fantastic job carrying the Miami Heat in the final two games of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Boston Celtics. Thanks to Butler’s heroics, the Heat nearly upset the odds to win Games 6 and 7 of what turned out to be an epic series. With a little bit more luck, […]

Jimmy Butler has taken some flak for his controversial 3-point attempt in the dying seconds of the Miami Heat’s heartbreaking loss to the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals. That miss ended up costing Miami their season as the Celtics escaped with a win to book their place in the NBA […]

The Boston Celtics are set to take on the Golden State Warriors in the 2022 NBA Finals. While the matchup in itself is destined to be a great one, the tension from the last time these two teams played one another has fans even more enthralled. As a quick refresher, Smart accidentally landed on Curry […]

After a hard-fought playoff run, the Miami Heat are the latest team to enter the 2022 NBA offseason. They were eliminated after falling to the Boston Celtics in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Now, many are criticizing the team for falling just short of the NBA Finals for the second year in a […]

Perhaps the most controversial call of the entire NBA Playoffs was the referee’s decision to overturn Miami Heat sharpshooter Max Strus’ 3-pointer in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals. The refs deemed that Strus was out of bounds upon releasing the jumper, taking three points away from the Heat in what was ultimately a […]

The Miami Heat are the latest team to enter the 2022 NBA offseason. They fell to the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals, but not without a fight. Miami, led by Jimmy Butler, battled until the end, forcing Game 7 and staying in it until the final buzzer. Speaking of the final buzzer, many […]

The Boston Celtics are set to take on the Golden State Warriors in the 2022 NBA Finals. They worked their way through the treacherous Eastern Conference, most recently knocking the Miami Heat out of the postseason tournament. Meanwhile, the Warriors worked their way through the West, most recently defeating the Dallas Mavericks in the Conference […]

Jimmy Butler had a godlike playoff run that cemented his status as one of the premiere postseason performers in the entire NBA. When the lights shine brightest and when the Miami Heat need him, Jimmy Buckets can and will produce. However, there’s no doubt that it’s the final shot that he missed that will be […]

It’s hard to imagine at this point that earlier in the season, some fans were calling for the head of Jaylen Brown. Now that the Boston Celtics are in the Finals, however, most folks could not be more proud of what this young man has done to help his team reach this level of success […]

Jimmy Butler left everything on the floor on Sunday night as the Miami Heat saw their season come to a bitter end in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Despite another epic performance from Butler, it was the Boston Celtics who escaped with a 110-96 victory to earn their spot in the NBA Finals. […]

Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo admits Tyler Herro’s injury really hurt the team in their series against the Boston Celtics. Adebayo is not using it as an excuse for their 4-3 loss in the series, highlighting that they are a deep team that is used to going through adversity. However, the Heat big man did […]

Jimmy Butler did all he could for the Miami Heat in Game 7 on Sunday night. Unfortunately, it still was not enough as the Boston Celtics emerged with a 100-96 victory to set up a matchup against the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals. According to Butler’s agent and close friend, Bernard Lee, there […]

Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat were so close to pulling off an epic comeback to beat the Boston Celtics and reach the 2022 NBA Finals. After an 11-0 run, Butler just needed to hit one last 3-pointer and the Heat needed one last stop to get it done. Unfortunately, Butler’s potential game-winning 3-point attempt […]

15 seasons and 141 playoff games later, Boston Celtics big man Al Horford has finally made the NBA Finals. The basketball world were loving his emotional reaction on Sunday and Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young couldn’t help but congratulate Horford as well, who spent the first nine years of his career in the A: Everybody […]

The Boston Celtics are heading back to the NBA Finals for the first time since 2010 after beating the Miami Heat in Game 7 on Sunday. While Danny Ainge may not be with the organization anymore, he’s still a C’s legend and played a massive part in shaping this roster into what it is right […]