NBA Playoffs Articles - Page 17

The Denver Nuggets suffered a crushing 112-105 Game 5 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night. Following the game, Aaron Gordon had little interest in discussing what had just gone down in the game. Instead, he directed his postgame comments toward a recent ESPN article that, according to Gordon, portrayed teammate Russell Westbrook […]

The East’s top seed is out. With a 114-105 victory in Game 5 on Tuesday night, the Indiana Pacers eliminated Donovan Mitchell and the No. 1 seed Cleveland Cavaliers from the 2025 NBA playoffs, securing their second straight trip to the Eastern Conference finals. Indiana now awaits the winner of the Boston Celtics–New York Knicks […]

The Indiana Pacers continue to defy expectations. Yes, they have benefited from injuries during the NBA playoffs, but their resolve is truly admirable. Tyrese Haliburton and the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference are one round away from the Finals after vanquishing the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 5 Tuesday night. Their success is resonating […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — After Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander gave Lu Dort all the credit for winning Game 5, Dort reminded everyone of how he prepared himself for a huge fourth-quarter performance. As the team’s longest-tenured player, Dort connected on a career-best 41.2% of his threes in 2024-25. However, he entered Tuesday’s matchup a […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — In a game where Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder trailed the Denver Nuggets by a dozen points in the second half, Lu Dort drained nine points in a two-minute span that drastically changed his team’s fate in Game 5. Moments after a 112-105 win, Gilgeous-Alexander gushed over the Thunder’s depth, […]

The Denver Nuggets were somehow tied with the 68-win Oklahoma City Thunder through four games of the Western Conference Semifinals, despite superstar center Nikola Jokic stumbling through the last three contests. They desperately needed him to regain his Hall of Fame form in Tuesday’s crucial road matchup, and the near-7-footer emerged without any trace of […]

The Golden State Warriors will go to battle on Wednesday night in Game 5 without the services of Stephen Curry, who hasn’t quite recovered from the hamstring injury that he sustained in Game 1 of their second-round matchup against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Warriors will be facing long odds in winning this game, as this […]

On Tuesday night, the Oklahoma City Thunder were locked into another slugfest against the Denver Nuggets in what has been a barnburner of a second-round matchup thus far. Facing an eight-point deficit heading into the fourth quarter, the Thunder relied on their depth yet again to cut into the deficit, paving the way for Shai […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder and the Denver Nuggets played a classic playoff game on Tuesday night in Game 5, with the Thunder coming out with a 112-105 victory to take a 3-2 series lead. Unlike their Game 4 rock fight that featured brick after brick from the outside, Game 5 was a great display of […]

Boston Celtics legend Kevin Garnett sent Jayson Tatum a heartwarming message after the superstar’s crushing injury against the New York Knicks. It’s been a brutal 24 hours for the defending champs. It was a back-and-forth affair on Monday with Tatum was having one of the best games of his career in Game 4 against a […]

The Denver Nuggets, for the second consecutive game, have thrown away a fourth-quarter lead and ended up losing to the Oklahoma City Thunder, this time suffering a 112-105 defeat in Game 5 to fall behind 3-2 in the series. To start the fourth quarter, the Nuggets couldn’t buy a bucket, so they were unable to […]

The Denver Nuggets’ season has been put on the brink of its end by the Oklahoma City Thunder after OKC overturned another fourth quarter deficit en route to taking a 112-105 win in Game 5. The Nuggets lost all offensive rhythm by the time the fourth quarter came along, and the heavy minutes appear to […]

After battling through adversity, setbacks, and more than a few doubters, the Indiana Pacers officially announced themselves to the NBA world in a major way, taking down the Eastern Conference-leading Cleveland Cavaliers with a Game 5 win. Tyrese Haliburton and company took statement after statement, including his own version of Stephen Curry’s “night night,” and […]

The script was supposed to be different for the Cleveland Cavaliers this year. A real fairy-tale ending seemed possible before the NBA playoffs started, but following injuries and two collapses, this franchise and its fan base remain stuck in Groundhog Day. A 114-105 loss to the Indiana Pacers officially plunges the knife through the season’s […]

In a game that was eerily similar to how Game 4 turned out, the Oklahoma City Thunder came back from a fourth-quarter deficit to take a 112-105 Game 5 win over the Denver Nuggets to grab the lead in the series, 3-2. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who’s had his fair share of rough shooting nights in the […]

It’s easy to say Jimmy Butler needs to hunt his shot more when looking at the Golden State Warriors’ dreadful offensive woes without Stephen Curry versus the Minnesota Timberwolves. Sure, only nine shot attempts from Butler in a must-win Game 4 situation to avoid falling behind 3-1 is not ideal. And maybe there were opportunities […]

The Golden State Warriors look to avoid elimination as they take on the Minnesota Timberwolves. It’s time to continue our NBA Playoffs odds series with a Warriors-Timberwolves prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. Here are the Warriors-Timberwolves NBA Playoffs odds, courtesy of FanDuel.  NBA Playoffs Odds: Warriors-Timberwolves […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ season, once filled with promise and historic highs, came to a sobering halt in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. A 114-105 loss to the Indiana Pacers at Rocket Arena sealed a 4-1 second-round series defeat, and with it, the Cavs’ early playoff exit for the third consecutive year. After a […]

Donovan Mitchell may have missed some crucial free throws towards the end of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ season-ending 114-105 Game 5 loss to the Indiana Pacers, but he showed up with a steely determination and the resolve that they were not about to be sent packing just yet. He battled through an ankle injury, risked further […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers’ season came to a close in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, not with a dramatic surge or last-second heartbreak, but with a gradual unraveling that mirrored many of the challenges they faced throughout the series. In a 114-105 Game 5 loss to the Indiana Pacers, the Cavs showed flashes of potential and moments […]

When Jayson Tatum tore his Achilles tendon in Game 4 against the New York Knicks, it changed the Boston Celtics forever. Suddenly, the reigning and defending NBA Champions were not only without their best player for the remainder of this season but for much of, if not all of, next season too, leaving one of […]

For the second year in a row, the Indiana Pacers are going to dance in the Eastern Conference finals. That’s after Tyrese Haliburton and company finished their job in the second round, dismantling the No. 1 seed in the East Cleveland Cavaliers in only five games. The Pacers sent the Cavaliers to an early vacation […]

Nikola Jokic led the Denver Nuggets to their first NBA championship in 2023 and helped them survive end-of-season turbulence this year, but he is also a big reason why they do not have a commanding 3-1 lead versus the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference Semifinals. The three-time MVP was ice cold from the […]

The Indiana Pacers are not to be trifled with come postseason time, and the Cleveland Cavaliers learned that the hard way. Despite being heavy underdogs entering the series, the Pacers finished off the 64-win, Eastern Conference-leading Cavs in five games. In Game 5, Indiana took care of business, securing their spot in the Eastern Conference […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were one of the best teams in the NBA all season long, but it all came crashing down in the second round of the NBA playoffs against the Indiana Pacers. A combination of injuries, a late-game collapse in Game 2, and a great Pacers team that was hot all series long led […]

After brutal showings in Games 2 and 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals versus the Oklahoma City Thunder, everyone concluded that Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic is in fact mortal. Following another rough outing in a potentially costly Game 4 loss, it seemed like someone possessed the stupendous center’s body or stole his talent a […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers were a historically great team to begin the 2024-25 season. They won 33 of their first 37 games and went on three separate 12-plus game winning streaks during the regular season. From the looks of it, the stars were aligning for the Cavs to make it deeper than they ever have in […]

In a defining moment of the 2025 NBA Playoffs, Tyrese Haliburton delivered a memorable send-off to the Cleveland Cavaliers as the Indiana Pacers clinched a 114–105 victory in Game 5, eliminating the top-seeded Cavs from the Eastern Conference semifinals. With just over 25 seconds left on the clock and the Pacers holding onto a 111–105 […]

The Indiana Pacers have displayed incredible poise all playoffs long, and Tuesday night was no different for them even as they faced a desperate Cleveland Cavaliers team that was on the brink of elimination in Game 5 of their second-round matchup. During the dying minutes of the game, the Cavs were still scrapping and clawing […]

With the Cleveland Cavaliers’ backs against the wall in Game 5 of their second-round matchup against the Indiana Pacers, they needed a herculean effort from Donovan Mitchell to avoid seeing their season come to such a premature end. Mitchell may have struggled shooting from the field, but his effort and will was undeniable, as he […]

Tyrese Haliburton has been one of the biggest stars of these playoffs so far due to his late-game heroics and control of the game. His performance has the Pacers on the brink of advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals for the second year in a row, as Indiana currently leads the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers in […]

The Indiana Pacers have become one of the peskiest squads in the league, using an onslaught of offense and an undying motor to shift momentum in their favor. Tyrese Haliburton has epitomized that style of play and set the tone for his team during the 2025 NBA playoffs. He knows what is asked of him […]

OKLAHOMA CITY — After limiting Denver Nuggets All-Star Nikola Jokic to two of the worst shooting performances of his playoff career, Jaylin Williams and the Oklahoma City Thunder will look to push the MVP to the brink of elimination in Game 5. Jokic helped Isaiah Hartenstein develop into a starting center in the NBA, and […]

The Boston Celtics received brutal news on Tuesday after it was confirmed that Jayson Tatum suffered a serious Achilles injury during the team’s 121-113 Game 4 loss to the New York Knicks. It’s unclear exactly when he’ll return, but the sports world sent its condolences to the 27-year-old forward. USA Basketball even sent its own […]

The Golden State Warriors did what they could to maximize their title contention window this season, acquiring Jimmy Butler from the Miami Heat and signing him to a two-year, $121 million contract extension. The move made an immediate difference and helped the Dubs reach the Western Conference Semifinals. However, their championship hopes have been crumbling […]

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum underwent surgery on Tuesday after suffering an Achilles injury in the team’s 121-113 Game 4 loss to the New York Knicks. It’s an injury we’ve seen several players suffer before, including Kevin Durant in 2019 when he tore his Achilles with the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals. Hall […]

Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault named Aaron Wiggins a key contributor who helped secure Game 4 against the Denver Nuggets. Tied 2- 2 in their best-of-7 series 2 2, the Thunder will look to take their first lead in the Western Conference semifinals. After dropping the series opener 121-119, Oklahoma City bounced back […]

While the NBA is no longer a league that can be dominated by a single player carrying his team to a championship, Stephen Curry is the identity of the Golden State Warriors. Without him on the floor, this team is a shell of the contenders they know they can be, and that has been evident […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves’ Anthony Edwards sat at the press conference table wearing black shades, studying the box score while clutching a Gary Payton Sr. jersey. A smirk appeared on Edwards’ face when asked about the audible pain of Warriors fans witnessing their team’s downfall. “Satisfaction,” Edwards said, his grin widening. “Just the best satisfaction ever.” The […]