NBA Playoffs Articles - Page 183

The Dallas Mavericks opened their Western Conference Semifinals bid with a 121-114 defeat to the Phoenix Suns in Game 1 of the series. A strong start to the tilt allowed Monty Williams’ squad to maintain a comfortable cushion against the Mavs for the remainder of the game. Luka Doncic had another stellar outing for Dallas […]

The Memphis Grizzlies were dealt a tough defeat in Game 1 in their Western Conference Semis clash against the Golden State Warriors. One other blow they took was an injury to key swingman Desmond Bane. The second-year sharpshooter injured his lower back during the intense 117-116 contest that went down to the very last second. […]

The Golden State Warriors pulled out a thrilling 117-116 Game 1 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies over the weekend, with Klay Thompson hitting the game-winning 3-pointer and coming up big defensively on Ja Morant’s game-winning attempt in the final seconds. Thompson did miss two clutch free throws before Morant’s last shot, but it didn’t come […]

The Phoenix Suns almost won the NBA Finals last season. They ended up falling just short against the Milwaukee Bucks. But one Suns’ player recently revealed the reason he believes that Phoenix can win the NBA Championship this time around. JaVale McGee feels as if he was the missing link last year. “They were the […]

The Philadelphia 76ers were dealt a brutal blow when Joel Embiid suffered a broken face late in the Sixers’ Game 6 victory over the Toronto Raptors. The injury kept him out of Game 1 against the Miami Heat in the second round and will keep him sidelined for at least another game and perhaps longer. […]

The Dallas Mavericks were outclassed by the Phoenix Suns in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals on Monday night, losing 121-114. This was the 10th game in a row that Phoenix has beaten the Mavs, which isn’t exactly a good sign for the series. But, there are still some reasons for optimism moving forward. […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic is making a habit of putting up monster numbers in playoff games. In fact, Doncic’s 45 points in Game 1 against the Phoenix Suns gives the Mavs star a playoff scoring average of 33.4 points per game, matching Chicago Bulls legend Michael Jordan for the highest of all time. Unfortunately, […]

Sometimes a hard fought, close loss can feel like a win. If you’re the Phoenix Suns, however, a playoff win can give off the same gut-punch feeling as a brutal loss. The Suns dominated the Dallas Mavericks in a wire-to-wire beat down Monday night to take a 1-0 lead in the Western Conference Semifinals. Phoenix […]

With a Milwaukee Bucks Game 2 scheduled against the Boston Celtics, a lot of eyes will be on the Bucks’ road to repeat. Ahead of the Bucks-Celtics game, we’ll be making our Bucks Game 2 predictions. The Bucks came out with a dominant win in Game 1 on the road in Boston. Even with star, […]

After averaging 36.8 minutes per game for the Phoenix Suns in their first-round series against the New Orleans Pelicans, Chris Paul logged just 29 minutes on Monday in their Game 1 victory over the Dallas Mavericks. After the game, Suns head coach Monty Williams revealed that he had a bit of a confrontation with his […]

Memphis Grizzlies superstar Ja Morant has received his fair share of criticism for what some folks consider to be a flamboyant attitude. The same can be said about his dad, Tee Morant, who has been gaining attention of late for his rather flashy style while watching his son play live during the playoffs. Morant is […]

The Phoenix Suns narrowly beat Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of their playoff series 121-114; however, it isn’t as close as the scoreline suggests. Phoenix punished Dallas all game long and if not for a rather uncharacteristic fourth quarter, it would have been a blowout. Chris Paul and co. led by […]

Obviously, this is a story about James Harden, who obviously plays for the Philadelphia 76ers. Obviously, the Sixers lost to the Miami Heat, 106-92 in Game 1 of their second round battle in the NBA Playoffs. While it was obvious that they had a huge handicap without star center Joel Embiid, the Sixers still put […]

Luka Doncic came out with a huge performance for the Mavs on Monday night. Unfortunately, his heroics were all for nothing as Dallas lost Game 1 against the Phoenix Suns, 121-114. Doncic dropped 45 points all over the Suns on Monday, and this is far from the first time the Mavs superstar went on a […]

Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd is impressed by Luka Doncic’s performance in Game 1 of their playoff series against the Phoenix Suns. Now, he wants someone else from the Mavs to join in their star’s scoring party. Doncic finished with 45 points and almost completed a triple-double with 12 rebounds and eight dimes. However, […]

It wasn’t a virtuosic performance, but the Miami Heat drew first blood in their second round series against the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday, hacking out a 106-92 win. The Sixers played with a huge disadvantage—figuratively and literally—as star behemoth Joel Embiid remains sidelined indefinitely due to a facial injury. But when asked about the Heat […]

The Golden State Warriors stole away home-court advantage from the Memphis Grizzlies after their 117-116 Game 1 victory on Sunday night. The Dubs showed their playoff experience as they held off Memphis and Draymond Green just had to make sure the message was loud and clear. FOX Sports analyst Skip Bayless also wanted to make […]

The Sixers struggled without Joel Embiid on the floor in their Game 1 matchup against the Miami Heat. Philly needed James Harden to step up big time but in the end, the Heat were able to clamp down on the former league MVP to secure a 106-92 win against the Sixers. PJ Tucker did a […]

Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers couldn’t care less what his haters say about him starting DeAndre Jordan in the absence of Joel Embiid. However, that won’t stop people from criticizing him. After he was lambasted for opting to give Jordan the start in Game 1 of their playoffs series against the Miami Heat, Rivers went […]

That one had to hurt. A second quarter incident overshadowed a huge start for the Phoenix Suns in Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals against the Dallas Mavericks. Suns forward Jae Crowder delivered a leg kick right to the groin of Mavericks star Luka Doncic, who was left on the floor in massive pain. […]

Klay Thompson came up big for the Golden State Warriors on Sunday night as the Dubs draw first blood in their first-round series against the Memphis Grizzlies. The Warriors star produced a huge defensive play against Ja Morant in what would have been a game-winning lay-up from the Grizzlies superstar. Thanks to Thompson’s heroics, the […]

Phoenix Suns star Chris Paul continues to climb the playoffs leaderboard. On Monday in Game 1 of their series against the Dallas Mavericks, he made another record that should get Mavs head coach Jason Kidd sweating. The Point God moved up to no. 5 all time on the most assists in the playoffs, surpassing San […]

The NBA Playoffs are where the best teams duke it out to see who will reign supreme and take home the NBA title. Most players never win a championship or even play in the NBA Finals, but Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green has won the crown three times. That makes him an expert on […]

Toronto Raptors fans and broadcasters were on the receiving end of major backlash for cheering and celebrating Joel Embiid’s injury during Game 6 of their playoff series with the Philadelphia 76ers. To recall, Embiid got elbowed in the face by Pascal Siakam late in the contest. While the injury wasn’t apparent at that time and […]

The Phoenix Suns are the favorites to come out of their second-round series against Luka Doncic and the Mavs. For his part, however, Warriors star Draymond Green is taking the underdogs as his pick for what should be an epic showdown between two high-octane sides. On a recent episode of The Draymond Green Show, the Warriors […]

The Phoenix Suns know that they will need to do everything in their power to prevent Luka Doncic from exploding against them in their first-round series against the Mavs. On Monday night in Game 1, Suns vet Jae Crowder decided to give the Mavs superstar a bit of a warning shot in the second quarter […]

The Memphis Grizzlies were just a Ja Morant bucket away from stealing Game 1 against the Golden State Warriors. If the opening salvo of their second round series in the NBA Playoffs is any indication, there will be more nail-biting moments between the two teams in Game 2. Despite the tough defeat, the Grizzlies shouldn’t […]

If there is one thing Draymond Green wants Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies to remember, it’s this: the Golden State Warriors are not the same as the Minnesota Timberwolves who will allow them to come back from huge deficits. Green is well aware of the Grizzlies’ clutch heroics in their first round series against […]

Golden State Warriors star Draymond Green firmly believes that his Flagrant 2 foul call and ejection were an exaggeration on the NBA’s part. He even went to NBA on TNT to explain why he thinks it shouldn’t have been called that way. To recall, Green was ejected late in the second quarter of Game 1 […]

The Golden State Warriors know all too well that even a big lead in a series in the NBA Playoffs isn’t entirely safe. That’s why they’re probably not being too complacent after escaping the Memphis Grizzlies by the skin of their teeth in Game 1 of their second round faceoff. Still, Stephen Curry was pretty […]

Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker has some jokes about the team’s $25,000 fine over his injury report in Game 6 of their playoffs series against the New Orleans Pelicans; however, he admits he doesn’t understand the rule and the reason for the punishment. Ahead of Game 1 of their second round showdown with the Dallas […]

Miami Heat veteran Markieff Morris just got slapped with a $25,000 fine by the NBA for a rather contentious incident in their Game 5 win over the Atlanta Hawks. At this point, however, Morris does not appear to be too concerned with the hefty payout. Morris was assessed with an unsportsmanlike foul on De’Andre Hunter […]

Kendrick Perkins has no problem with the Golden State Warriors complaining about Draymond Green’s Flagrant 2 foul call. However, what he doesn’t like is the Dubs playing like they are the victims in the situation. In his latest appearance on NBA Today, Big Perk went off at the Warriors for shaping the narrative that they […]

The Memphis Grizzlies received some worrisome news on Monday after Desmond Bane landed on the injury report. Bane has been listed as questionable for Game 2 of their Western Conference Finals playoffs series against the Golden State Warriors due to a lower back soreness. While a questionable designation means there is a 50 percent chance […]

The Golden State Warriors barely edged the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 1 of their playoff series,117-116, and they would have lost the contest had Ja Morant made his lay-up in the final possession of the game. However, according to the NBA Last 2 Minute report, the Grizzlies should have never gotten that chance to win […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo came out with a masterful performance on Sunday night to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 101-89 Game 1 victory over the Boston Celtics. All eyes were on the former back-to-back MVP and this included Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson. The Lakers icon took to Twitter to heap praise on Giannis after […]

Stephen Curry is clearly not happy about Draymond Green’s Flagrant 2 call and ejection in the Golden State Warriors’ Game 1 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. Unfortunately, he knows he can’t do anything about it. Still, the Warriors sharpshooter couldn’t hide his dismay over the call, especially after the NBA decided not to downgrade it. […]

One of, if not the most controversial moment from Game 1 between the Golden State Warriors and the Memphis Grizzlies from Sunday night was Draymond Green getting himself ejected in the second quarter of the contest. The former Defensive Player of the Year was assessed for a Flagrant-2 foul on Brandon Clarke which resulted in […]

Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid and Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert could soon become teammates, albeit not in the NBA. According to Eurohoops (citing a report by French outlet RMC Sport), Embiid has apparently started the process of obtaining French nationality that will allow him to compete as part of the France national basketball team […]