NBA Playoffs Articles - Page 187

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 […]

James Harden wasn’t his usual self for the majority of their first round playoffs series. In fact, the Philadelphia 76ers star has looked nothing close to his Houston Rockets version that can put up 30 to 50 points a night when he wants to. Against the Toronto Raptors, Harden averaged just 19.0 points, 5.0 rebounds […]

The Philadelphia 76ers officially have a date set with the high-flying Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference semifinals starting on Monday. This should be an absolutely terrific series considering the type of superstars on both teams. The Sixers thankfully escaped a 3-0 collapse in the first round against the Toronto Raptors thanks to a massive […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are trying to become the first team to repeat as NBA Champions since the Golden State Warriors did it in 2018 and 2019. They recently dispatched of the sixth seeded Chicago Bulls in just five games. What made that truly impressive was how it came about. Bucks All-Star forward Khris Middleton sprained […]

The Phoenix Suns won Game 6 against the New Orleans Pelicans behind Chris Paul’s brilliant showing, and deservingly so. However, they may have also benefited from a crucial wrong call that further doomed their opponents. With the Suns ahead 108-104 and just over a minute left in the game, Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado was called […]

San Francisco, CA – The Golden State Warriors finished off Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets Wednesday night. Each game took a collective effort to take down the reigning MVP and his squad, but Stephen Curry’s play, shooting like his old self led the way. This season Curry had the worst shooting slump of his […]

The Denver Nuggets lost in five games to the Golden State Warriors in the NBA playoffs. Despite a strong series from Nikola Jokic, the Warriors were simply better. With no Jamal Murray or Michael Porter Jr. to help Jokic keep up with Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson and Jordan Poole, the Nuggets didn’t stand a very […]

The Memphis Grizzlies will take on the Minnesota Timberwolves in a crucial game six matchup on Friday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Grizzlies-Timberwolves prediction and pick.   This is one of the best series in the entire postseason so far. The Timberwolves started things off with a road upset, […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves reportedly had a players-only meeting for their huge Game 6 matchup against the Grizzlies. However, that might not be the case. Timberwolves superstar Karl-Anthony Towns refuted that such a meeting happened in a fiery manner.  Warning: This quote contains profane language. “No. We had a film session, just as a team. Ok. […]

The Utah Jazz have some major decisions to make this offseason. After yet another early playoff exit, there’s likely going to be great pressure to make some wholesale changes. The largest tradable asset Utah owns, both literally and figuratively, is All-Star center Rudy Gobert. The 3-time DPOY winner has been a defensive juggernaut for nearly […]

Donovan Mitchell and the Utah Jazz just suffered another playoff disappointment, falling to the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the playoffs in six games. The loss was made even more disappointing by the fact that the Mavs only had Luka Doncic for half the series. Now, everybody is assuming the Jazz are going […]

Former NBA guard Vernon Maxwell, most known for winning back-to-back titles with the Houston Rockets in the 1990s, has also made a name for himself on Twitter with his constant trolling of the Utah Jazz and their fans. After this latest playoff debacle involving the Jazz, you can bet Maxwell was on fire. In addition […]

The Utah Jazz are out of the NBA playoffs and into an offseason full of uncertainty. It’s clear that something has to change for Utah to become a true contender with Donovan Mitchell, Rudy Gobert and Quin Snyder. After eight years coaching the Jazz, it could be Snyder who leaves. According to ESPN’s Tim MacMahon, […]

The Philadelphia 76ers closed out the Toronto Raptors before they got a shot at making history. Coming back from a 3-0 deficit in the NBA playoffs would have been monumental. But alas, the Sixers won 132-97 to advance thanks to great performances from Joel Embiid, James Harden and Tyrese Maxey. Harden came alive to close […]

The Toronto Raptors and Goran Dragic split very quickly after the veteran guard was acquired in a trade for Kyle Lowry. It was a partnership that was never going to work. Ever since Dragic’s comments about having “higher ambitions” than playing with Toronto, he and the Raptors have not gotten along. He showed up to […]

This iteration of the Utah Jazz seemed doomed for a while as they struggled down the stretch of the regular season and had rumors swirling around them about shaking things up in the future if there was no deep playoff run. Sure enough, the Jazz just lost to the Dallas Mavericks in six games, despite […]

Chris Paul was the definition of perfection on Thursday night. The Phoenix Suns point guard put on a spotless performances to close out the New Orleans Pelicans in six games. CP3 took 14 shots on the night and made all 14 in the Suns win. That ranks just behind none other than Wilt Chamberlain himself […]

The Dallas Mavericks won a thriller in Game 6 to continue the Utah Jazz’s postseason frustrations and advance to the second round. The usual suspects stole the headlines as Luka Doncic earned his share of the praise, while breakout star Jalen Brunson has become a major talking point for Dallas as well. But Mavs’ head […]

The Dallas Mavericks have won their first playoff series in over a decade. They defeated the Utah Jazz 4-2 in the first round of the NBA playoffs. It’s a huge moment for Luka Doncic and the Mavs, who will face the Phoenix Suns in the next round. Not since Dirk Nowitzki’s amazing 2011 playoff run […]

Luka Doncic has finally made it out of the first round of the NBA playoffs. The Dallas Mavericks are headed to the Western Conference Semi-Finals after staving off the Utah Jazz. The Mavs star was able to overcome his demons with a 24-point performance in Game 6 to close out the Jazz. After the game, […]

Luka Doncic’s playoff career with the Dallas Mavericks is still young, yet it has been amazing to watch. The Slovenian superstar has been one of the NBA’s biggest playoff performers in the last few years. This year, Doncic finally got over the first-round hump as he eliminated the Utah Jazz to advance. Along the way, […]

While the Phoenix Suns earned a hard-fought series victory over the New Orleans Pelicans in the first round of the NBA Playoffs, it wasn’t all smiles for the entire squad. Emotions were high and tears were flowing on the court after the Suns’ 115-109 win in Game 6 on Thursday night. Pelicans coach Willie Green […]

Ladies and gentlemen, the Point God has arrived. Phoenix Suns star Chris Paul made history in their series-clinching Game 6 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday. The 36-year-old veteran delivered 33 points, eight rebounds, and five assists while shooting 100% from the field on 14 shots. CHRIS PAUL DIDN’T MISS👀 ✅ CP3 to […]

San Francisco, CA – Golden State Warriors superstar Stephen Curry made his first start of the 2022 NBA Playoffs in their Game 5 matchup against the Denver Nuggets. He joined Jordan Poole, Klay Thompson, Andrew Wiggins, and Draymond Green in the first unit. In the first half, the Warriors and Nuggets went back and forth. […]

Blame it on the plant-based diet. Chris Paul once again showed that he’s far from slowing down at 36 years old, as he delivered another mind-blowing performance for the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night. Paul led the Suns to a 115-109 comeback win over the New Orleans Pelicans in Game 6 to close out the […]

Many laughed at LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers for not even advancing to the NBA Playoffs after being tagged as one of the favorites to win the title this season. Well, it clearly looks like LBJ is really truly deeply affected by all the mockery. LeBron is probably having a good laugh as […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves held a players-only meeting after Game 5’s loss to the Memphis Grizzlies, per Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes. Yahoo Sources: Minnesota Timberwolves hold players-only meeting in advance of Game 6 bout with Memphis Grizzlies. https://t.co/DBnPlX7wau — Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) April 28, 2022 The loss was a crucial one, as they are now down […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are set for arguably their biggest game of the season on Friday, where they will have a win-or-go-home clash in Game 6 of their Western Conference first-round series against the Memphis Grizzlies. From Timberwolves forward Malik Beasley’s standpoint, he believes that this series should not have reached Game 6 in the first […]

After missing the last three games of the Phoenix Suns’ playoff series with a strained right hamstring, guard Devin Booker is set to make his return tonight in Game 6 against the New Orleans Pelicans. As if not being on the court wasn’t motivation enough for Booker, a trash-talking Pelicans fan with a vulgar t-shirt […]

The Memphis Grizzlies will look to close out their Western Conference first-round series against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday, and they will have to do so without Steven Adams. The Grizzlies announced on Thursday that Adams will not play in Game 6 of the series after entering into the league’s health and safety protocols. .@memgrizz […]

Miami Heat forward Markieff Morris was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Wednesday in regards to an incident from Game 5 against the Hawks. The NBA just fined Markieff Morris $25K for this play (h/t @AhnFireDigital ) pic.twitter.com/5TWKIvyb9I — NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) April 28, 2022 In the third quarter, Morris intentionally grabbed DeAndre Hunter on the […]

The Boston Celtics easily dispatched the Brooklyn Nets in their first-round playoff series. Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum played like an All-NBA player during the series on both ends of the court. Boston’s defense as a whole was smothering, as both Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving were completely shut down as the Celtics swept them in […]

The Boston Celtics will no doubt beat the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks in the second round of the playoffs if Jayson Tatum is the series’ best player. That may seem like a tall order considering Giannis Antetokounmpo continues staking a forceful claim as the best player in the world, but so did expecting Tatum to […]

A few days ago, the Toronto Raptors were left for dead in the NBA playoffs. They had lost the first three games of their first-round series against the Philadelphia 76ers and on the verge of being swept. However, they have flipped the script in the last two games, suddenly making this a series. However, if […]