NBA Playoffs Articles - Page 186

Luka Doncic expects to have a hard time when the Dallas Mavericks play the Phoenix Suns in the second round of the playoffs. After all, he predicts defensive guru Mikal Bridges to guard him for the most part. The Slovenian guard has nothing but high praises for the 2022 Defensive Player of the Year runner-up, […]

Jimmy Butler is hilariously blaming Miami Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra for his $15,000 fine from the NBA. The league slapped the Heat star with the costly punishment for what they deemed as an “obscene gesture” during Game 5 of their playoff series with the Atlanta Hawks. Late in the second quarter of the game, […]

The Phoenix Suns are headed to the Western Conference Semifinals. They closed out their first-round series against the New Orleans Pelicans in Game 6 Thursday night. However, the Game 6 win and return of Devin Booker didn’t come without consequence. The NBA fined the Suns $25,000 for violating league injury reporting rules. ClutchPoints’ Tomer Azarly […]

Fresh off a dominant performance in the first round of the 2022 NBA playoffs, the Miami Heat will look to continue this trend against the Philadelphia 76ers. Elite play on both ends of the floor has been the driving force behind their recent success. As they move on to the second round of the playoffs, […]

We’re going to have to start adding the prefix “Dr.” to the front of Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid’s name. Not literally, but he proved to be pretty qualified as self-diagnosing his latest injury. Embiid suffered a mild concussion and right orbital fracture in Game 6 against the Toronto Raptors. The facial injuries occurred when […]

In the second round of the NBA playoffs, Ja Morant and the Memphis Grizzlies will face Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors. The matchup of a new team on the rise and a former contender looking to reestablish its dominance will begin Sunday. The Grizzlies are hungry for more postseason glory to show they […]

All of the pieces are in place for round two of the NBA playoffs, and the Golden State Warriors vs. Memphis Grizzlies series begins Sunday. The Dubs will be on the road for the first two games, with plans to return home to the Bay Area with at least one victory. It won’t be easy, […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will move onto the second round of the NBA playoffs without the services of Joel Embiid. His facial injuries will keep him out indefinitely as the Sixers face the Miami Heat. Embiid got elbowed in the face by Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam when the Sixers were up by 29 points in […]

The Philadelphia 76ers surpassed the first round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs. Now, they’re set to take on the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. However, the Sixers are extremely shorthanded for at least their first two road games. Joel Embiid suffered an orbital fracture and mild concussion in Game 6 and is out […]

The Miami Heat and Philadelphia 76ers will square off for a spot in the Eastern Conference Finals. Jimmy Butler will face his former team but without their key player. Joel Embiid’s orbital fracture and concussion are a huge detriment to the Sixers and their chances of moving forward in the NBA playoffs. With injuries defining […]

The Miami Heat easily dispatched the Atlanta Hawks as they cruised to a 4-1 series victory in the opening round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs. Now set to play in the second round, they will be matching up against the Philadelphia 76ers, who are coming off a 4-2 series win over the Toronto Raptors. Doc […]

Who is the Dallas Mavericks X-Factor heading into the Western Conference Semifinals? Dallas is fresh off of an opening playoff series against the Utah Jazz that saw them overcome a Luka Doncic early through the first couple of games and still hold strong. The Mavs then cruised to a series win once Luka returned. But […]

The Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks head into their matchup in the second round of the NBA playoffs after dominant first-round victories. They also are dealing with injuries to key players. Jaylen Brown is dealing with a hamstring issue and Khris Middleton suffered an MCL sprain. Unfortunately for the Bucks, Middleton will almost certainly not be […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are set to take on the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Miami managed to defeat the Atlanta Hawks in five games in the first round. Meanwhile, it took Philadelphia six games to close out the Toronto Raptors. Unfortunately, the Sixers suffered a brutal blow to their starting lineup in just […]

For the second straight season, the Milwaukee Bucks are facing a huge hurdle in the second round of the playoffs. After taking down the Brooklyn Nets in the first round, the defending champs must now get through the hottest team in the NBA since the turn of the calendar year, the Boston Celtics. The Celtics […]

The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Utah Jazz in the first round of the postseason. Luka Doncic and the Mavs have made the postseason before but Luka has yet to make any kind of deep playoff run. But this is a different Dallas team than year’s past and they have a shot at making some noise […]

The Boston Celtics are in for a fight against the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round of the NBA playoffs. Ime Udoka’s squad will have to overcome Giannis Antetokounmpo’s might to reach the Eastern Conference Finals. Slowing down Antetokunmop will take a village. The Celtics, though, have the personnel to do just that. Udoka, who […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are headed to the Eastern Conference Semifinals. They are set to take on the Miami Heat after a six-game series against the Toronto Raptors. A lot happened in the Sixers’ first round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs, and a lot of it wasn’t pretty. Philadelphia took a 3-0 lead and planned on […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves might have been eliminated from the NBA playoff by the Memphis Grizzlies, but they truly have a star in the making in Anthony Edwards, who shined in the first round. The youngster was arguably the Timberwolves’ best player vs Memphis, averaging over 25 points per game and shooting over 40% from deep […]

It wasn’t easy, but the Memphis Grizzlies are moving on to the second round of the NBA Playoffs after eliminating the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night. Another comeback victory was needed, with the Grizzlies outscoring Karl-Anthony Towns and Co. 40-22 in the fourth quarter. Following the big win, Ja Morant took to social media and […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves season is over after a dogfight with the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round of the NBA playoffs. Karl-Anthony Towns, Anthony Edwards and company blew big leads throughout the series, allowing the Grizzlies to snatch victory. Still, they snapped a playoff drought as leaders of a young, hungry squad. Although Towns struggled in several […]

It looks like the fathers of Karl-Anthony Towns and Ja Morant had some side bet during the Minnesota Timberwolves-Memphis Grizzlies playoffs series. After the Grizzlies eliminated the Timberwolves from the playoffs, Tee Morant asked his son to give his jersey for Karl Towns Sr. to wear. The Towns patriarch proceeded with an alternative, though, just […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves had a real shot at upsetting the Memphis Grizzlies in the first round, but succumbed in six games. While pulling off the unlikely series win would have been huge, the playoff experience they’re taking into next season could be just as invaluable in building something in Minneapolis. The major strides the Timberwolves […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves might be eliminated from playoff contention, but the fun isn’t stopping yet for Karl-Anthony Towns. THe All-Star center is in line for a massive extension from his team worth over $230 million. It’s the most lucrative offer that the star will get from his potential suitors. After the series, Karl-Anthony Towns was […]

Memphis Grizzlies star Ja Morant bade farewell to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the most savage way possible. After helping the Grizzlies erase another double-digit lead entering the fourth quarter in Game 6 of their playoff series, Morant alongside Dillon Brooks celebrated the victory in style by doing the Griddy dance. The Grizzlies won 114-106 and […]

There are a handful of question marks for the Utah Jazz this offseason. After another early playoff elimination, there are likely to be wholesale changes looming for the franchise. Clarkson, who arrived in Utah during the 2019-20 season, has been a vital part of the Jazz offense for the past few years. While he’s still […]

The Memphis Grizzlies beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 4-2 to win the series and move on to the second round, but it was not easy. Just ask superstar guard Ja Morant. After helping the Grizzlies close out the Timberwolves in Game 6, Morant opened up about the tough battle they just went through. He admitted that […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves lack killer instinct. That much is clear after they bowed down to the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 6 of their first round playoffs series. Heading to the fourth quarter of Friday’s contest, the Timberwolves were ahead by 10 points, 84-74. Like their previous game, however, they collapsed in the fourth quarter and […]

Fred VanVleet’s 2022 campaign for the Raptors is easily his breakout year. Kyle Lowry’s departure meant that he would have to step up in a big way, and he did. VanVleet averaged career-highs across the board and was selected to his first All-Star game of his career. It was, undeniably, the best season of his […]

Man, these Philadelphia 76ers just can’t catch a break. After dispatching the Toronto Raptors in the first round, the team was ready to go in the second round. However, just recently, it was announced that star Joel Embiid has been ruled out indefinitely due to an orbital fracture and mild concussion. It’s a massive blow […]

The Philadelphia 76ers received some gut-wrenching news with the head injury scare to Joel Embiid. While he’s undoubtedly going to miss games, there’s at least some positive news on his playing status for the series. According to ESPN insider Ramona Shelburne, Joel Embiid’s right orbital injury may not be as severe as his previous one. […]

San Francisco, CA – Some members of the Golden State Warriors have seen it all. They’ve won NBA championships, Finals MVP awards, won series after trailing, and a lot more. Then there is the other part of the team, who are tasting the postseason for the first time. One of the players on the second […]

The New Orleans Pelicans may have been eliminated in six to the Phoenix Suns. But they certainly made an impression on the defending Western Conference Champs. There’s a good chance Chris Paul had no idea who Pelicans rookie Jose Alvarado was before the series began. That’s definitely not the case anymore. While Alvarado is obviously […]

As the number one seed in the Eastern Conference, the Miami Heat topped the Atlanta Hawks in five games in the first round of the NBA playoffs. Despite injuries to Kyle Lowry and Jimmy Butler, the Heat did not lose a beat as reliable role players like Victor Oladipo and Max Strus stepped up in […]

Joel Embiid is out indefinitely for the Philadelphia 76ers due to a head injury, and Stephen A. Smith couldn’t believe it. The Cameroonian center has been sidelined without a timetable for a return due to a right orbital fracture and mild concussion he sustained in their series-clinching Game 6 win against the Toronto Raptors on […]

Stephen A. Smith didn’t hold back in his criticisms of Kyrie Irving after the Brooklyn Nets star lashed out at the media in what he called as their attempt to profit by “disrespecting people’s lives for entertainment.” The veteran broadcaster warned Thursday that he will unload everything he has to say about Irving’s comments in […]

The Milwaukee Bucks defeated the Chicago Bulls in a relatively stress-free five-game series to open the playoffs. The Bucks now advance to the next round, where they will face the Boston Celtics. The series will tip off Sunday in Boston for Game 1 in which the Celtics are five-point favorites. We’ll now take a look […]

When the 2021-22 season started, many expected Jamal Murray to miss a huge chunk of the campaign as he recovers from his ACL tear. However, he ended up missing the whole campaign. Now opening up about his rehab from his significant injury, Murray admitted that his failed comeback bid was a mixture of mental and […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will face the top-seeded Miami Heat in the second round of the NBA Playoffs starting Monday. The Sixers narrowly escaped a 3-0 collapse against the Toronto Raptors with many starting to discuss Doc Rivers’ track record of blowing series leads. Well, Rivers himself fired back at that storyline before Game 6 and […]