NBA Playoffs Articles - Page 168

The 2022 NBA Conference Finals matchups are all set, and the Golden State Warriors will face the Dallas Mavericks. Luka Doncic and his squad were massive underdogs against the Phoenix Suns last round, and after winning the series in seven games, they head to the Bay Area where they won’t be the favorite to advance […]

In his appearance on ESPN’s First Take Monday morning, Minnesota Timberwolves guard Patrick Beverley unleashed a tirade on the Phoenix Suns with Chris Paul as the focal point. “Do guys in the NBA go to sleep early the night before playing the Phoenix Suns? Hell no … I’m going to Steak 44, over there in […]

After the Phoenix Suns lost Game 7 to the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday, ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith called out Devin Booker, Chris Paul and the rest of the Arizona-based franchise for their “pathetically awful” performance in the contest. Smith highlighted that both Book and Paul were no-shows, with the two combining for just 21 […]

Phoenix Suns fan Lil Wayne took a shot at Luka Doncic over Twitter during the Western Conference Semifinals, and now it looks as if his words have backfired. After the Mavs pulled off the stunning upset of the Suns to advance to the Conference Finals, Mavericks owner Mark Cuban hilariously trolled Lil Wayne on Twitter, […]

The Miami Heat produced a convincing series victory over the Philadelphia 76ers to punch their ticket to the Eastern Conference Finals. The Heat will face off with the Boston Celtics with their championship aspirations on the line.   It has been clear how important the dominance of Jimmy Butler has been to the Heat’s success […]

The Miami Heat and Boston Celtics have emerged as the protagonists in the 2022 Eastern Conference Finals after successfully eliminating their respective opponents in the previous round. Erik Spoelstra’s squad will be up for a tough challenge against the team that pushed the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks to a seven-game series and removed them out […]

Patrick Beverley has been making more headlines this postseason than he did all year long. Lately, Beverley has been extremely vocal about his animosity towards the Suns and Chris Paul. Paul’s former teammate and now ESPN analyst Matt Barnes has seemingly had enough of Beverley’s antics and stood up for the Suns’ point guard in […]

The Miami Heat and Boston Celtics are set to square off in the Eastern Conference Finals, and it seems most fans are already writing off the Eastern Conference’s No. 1 seed. While the majority seem to think the Celtics will take down the Heat and reach the NBA Finals, Jimmy Butler isn’t bothered by the […]

The Boston Celtics punched their ticket to the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat after a thrilling seven-game series against the Milwaukee Bucks. Without Khris Middleton, the defending champions didn’t have enough to send Boston home, and the convincing 109-81 victory has the Celtics in good spirits.   However, there is little time to […]

The Boston Celtics found a way to defeat the Milwaukee Bucks after running away with it in Game 7. They accomplished that feat even with Robert Williams sidelined in the last four games. However, the organization receives a massive boost against the Miami Heat, as Williams receives an exciting update. According to Anthony Chiang, Robert […]

The Milwaukee Bucks almost pulled off an impressive series win without one of their main stars against the Boston Celtics. Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jrue Holiday did all they could, but the loss of Khris Middleton proved too much to bear. Middleton injured his knee in the first round of the playoffs against the Bulls. The […]

The Boston Celtics emerged from their NBA Playoffs Conference Semifinals series against the Milwaukee Bucks with a Game 7 victory. However, it wasn’t a completely positive night for the Celtics, as guard Marcus Smart suffered a foot injury towards the end of the contest against Milwaukee. On Monday, Smart received a troubling update from Celtics […]

The Dallas Mavericks pulled off the upset over the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference Semifinals. Dallas took care of business in Games 6 and 7 in dominant fashion. Luka Doncic led the charge, but Jalen Brunson and Spencer Dinwiddie did their part as well. But every series needs an X-factor. Prior to this series, […]

The Dallas Mavericks are seemingly on top of the world after sending the Suns packing for the offseason. It was an impressive effort in the series, especially in the dominant 123-90 Game 7 victory. This is a massive disappointment for the Suns after their 64-18 regular-season record and incredible overall season. The blowout loss is […]

The NBA title race has been cut down to four teams as the Conference Semifinals have now concluded. In the East, the Celtics were able to clinch their spot in the Conference Finals after a seven-game series with the Bucks. It was a convincing victory over the defending champs which should have the Celtics feeling […]

The Miami Heat have advanced to the Conference Finals for the first time since the 2019-20 season. This is the sixth time in the past 12 seasons that Miami has made it to the Conference Finals, and they’ll be looking to spurn the Boston Celtics to reach the NBA Finals once again. While their regular-season […]

The brewing Deandre Ayton and Monty Williams feud received a recent update from a very unlikely source. Rapper Lil Wayne, who sat court side for Game 7 of the Suns and Mavs Game 7 of the West Semifinals, reportedly heard an interesting dialogue take place between Ayton and Williams. Lil Wayne reported what he heard […]

Reaching the NBA Finals is no easy feat, even for the defending champions. Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks learned this the hard way after falling to the Boston Celtics 109-81 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals on Sunday. The Greek Freak put forth a valiant effort to propel the Bucks to victory, […]

Dallas Mavericks’ superstar Luka Doncic dominated the Suns in Game 7 of the West Semifinals. Doncic led the Mavs to a lop-sided victory with his 35 point, 10 rebound, and 4 assist effort. He went 12-19 from the field while hitting six shots from beyond the arc. It was clear that he was unfazed by […]

The Boston Celtics are headed to the Eastern Conference finals, thanks in large part to the hot hands of Grant Williams, who came out of nowhere and channeled his inner Ray Allen during Game 7 of their second-round matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks at TD Garden. Williams absolutely smoked the Bucks, repeatedly making them pay […]

Chris Paul and the Phoenix Suns were embarrassed by the Dallas Mavericks at home in Game 7 of the Western Conference Semifinals. Paul, the leader and floor general of the team, was seemingly off of his game for the majority of the series. Between a looming injury, retirement rumors, and unsightly fan interactions, there was […]

The Boston Celtics are on their way to the 2022 Eastern Conference Finals after dismantling the Milwaukee Bucks with a 109-81 victory in Game 7. After going through a tough challenge, the team will have its hands full once again as they match up against the Miami Heat in the next round. Jayson Tatum’s level […]

The fallout from the Suns embarrassing loss to the Mavericks in Game 7 of the Western Conference Semifinals could be more than simply an early postseason exit. Deandre Ayton and Devin Booker are looked upon as the future of this Phoenix squad. But Ayton’s future with the Suns is cloudy entering the Suns’ offseason. Phoenix […]

Phoenix Suns point guard Chris Paul turned 37-years old on the day of Game 3 of the series against the Dallas Mavericks, and the aging felt real. The Suns lost four of the final five games of the series to follow up its Western Conference title with an early exit and Paul didn’t play well […]

Spencer Dinwiddie has been known to dabble in financial markets. The Dallas Mavericks combo guard has been a vocal cryptocurrency investor and is a self-proclaimed “tech guy with a jumper”. Ahead of Mavs-Suns Game 7,  Dinwiddie was clearly well-aware of the hefty financial gain awaiting him as long as he provided enough capital to reap […]

The entire NBA world was made witness to the destruction of the Phoenix Suns at the hands of the Dallas Mavericks. Few players relish the on-court demise of others like Patrick Beverley does. The spitfire point guard locks horns with just about any opponent he faces, All-Star or role player. Pat Bev sent out a […]

For the longest time, Jason Kidd was the butt of many coaching jokes by NBA fans. Whenever a struggling team was looking for a new coach, fans would mockingly throw out Kidd’s name on there. It’s easy to see why: the ex-Dallas Mavericks point guard had lackluster stints as the head coach of the Nets […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic is the best player remaining in the 2022 NBA playoffs, and Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors better take note. While some might say that it’s blasphemous to ignore Curry and Jayson Tatum in the conversation for the top player remaining in the postseason, the numbers back up Luka’s […]

Over the years, Golden State Warriors star Klay Thompson has made a name for himself, especially in Game 6 of a playoff series. Whenever a Game 6 comes around, fans are locked into the TV to see what “Game 6 Klay” is going to do. On Friday night, Steve Kerr was doing the same. The […]

Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker didn’t hold back after Sunday night’s 123-90 Game 7 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. He called it as it was, an “ass whooping.” "It was a good ole' ass whooping tonight." 🗣️ Devin Booker on tonight's Game 7 losspic.twitter.com/UWtYkJlqWe — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) May 16, 2022 After a reporter asked what […]

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Patrick Beverley really doesn’t like Chris Paul, and if you want any proof, then look no further than his recent Twitter activity. When it was clear the Phoenix Suns were getting eliminated from the playoffs at the hands of the Dallas Mavericks, former NBA player Jeremy Lin took to Twitter to share […]

The Phoenix Suns were trounced out of the NBA playoffs in humiliating fashion after falling to the Dallas Mavericks, 123-90. The score, a 33-point deficit, was actually closer than it seemed as the Mavs took their foot off the gas a bit towards the end of the game. The NBA Twitterverse understandably went nuts over […]

Minnesota Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards didn’t hold back as he mocked the Phoenix Suns after their embarrassing downfall at the hands of the Dallas Mavericks. Edwards called the Suns’ performance a “disgrace” after Chris Paul and Co. lost by 33 points in Game 7 of the playoffs series, 123-90. Phoenix scored just 27 in the […]

It’s already a given that Jayson Tatum isn’t just one of the NBA’s most promising prospects. At this point in time, the Boston Celtics’ All-Star forward is already among the league’s best players. And the scary thing about him is that he’s just entering his prime, as evidenced by how he played against future Hall […]

While a lot of people didn’t believe Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks can take down the Phoenix Suns in Game 7 of their series, there is one who never lost faith in the franchise: Dirk Nowitzki. Nowitzki has always been supportive of the Mavs, and while the odds were against them heading to the […]

It’s a good time to be a Dallas Mavericks fan. Luka Doncic and Co. put on a performance of epic proportions in Game 7 against the Phoenix Suns and are now headed to the Western Conference Finals. There’s probably no spectator more ecstatic about the win than Dirk Nowitzki. The Mavs icon was in attendance […]

The Dallas Mavericks took the Western Conference defending champion Phoenix Suns out to the woodshed Sunday night in Game 7 of their conference semifinal series. The Mavs won, 123-90, even though that score isn’t even indicative of how much worse it really was for Phoenix. At halftime, the Mavs held a 30-point lead, 57-27. What’s […]

Luka Doncic couldn’t get the smile off his face after leading the Dallas Mavericks to an incredible Game 7 blowout of the top-seeded Phoenix Suns. Well, why would he anyway? The Slovenian wonderboy can certainly smile all he wants and rub it onto the Suns. He was sensational on Sunday, and his amazing start opened […]

Something was off about Chris Paul in Game 7 of the Phoenix Suns-Dallas Mavericks series. It was clear that the Point God wasn’t quite himself the entire game. It’s not rare for Paul to struggle occasionally, but to see him be taken out of his element was rather peculiar. Well, a recent report revealed the […]