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The Indiana Pacers are currently floating on cloud nine after taking a 3-1 lead in their second-round matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers courtesy of a 129-109 win in Game 4 that wasn’t as close as the final score would suggest. They were so dominant to the point that they took a 41-point lead into the […]

The Indiana Pacers went off to a stellar start in Game 4 of their second-round matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Raring to redeem themselves after a substandard Game 3 performance in a blowout loss, the Pacers started the game out strong, wasting no time in taking their first double-digit lead of the game courtesy of […]

Following the Indiana Pacers’ blowout loss against the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 3 of their second-round matchup, many believed that the 64-win Cavs team, the best in the Eastern Conference, was going to use that victory as a springboard to get right back on track in hopes of overturning a 2-0 series deficit. Instead, the […]

Tyrese Haliburton knew Game 4 had to be different. Indiana’s flat performance in Game 3 left a sour taste, and head coach Rick Carlisle made sure the entire team felt it. You either step up or step aside. For Haliburton, that message hit home. The young guard understood that his role on the team meant […]

The defining moment of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ season arrived in Game 4, and the weight of it broke them. What was billed as a pivotal showdown in the Eastern Conference Semifinals turned into a devastating unraveling. The Indiana Pacers pummeled the Cavs 129-109 in Game 4, seizing a 3-1 series lead and leaving Cleveland on […]

For the Cleveland Cavaliers, there was no script for how this playoff series against the Indiana Pacers was supposed to go. Not after a 64-win season and blitzing the Miami Heat in the first round. Not with a roster full of talent, cohesion, and lofty expectations. But as the Cavs limped off the floor in […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers finished the 2024-25 NBA regular season with the best record in the Eastern Conference standings. The Cavs are now just a loss away in their second-round series against the Indiana Pacers from getting eliminated from title contention. That’s after a devastating 129-109 Cleveland loss to the Pacers in Game 4 on the […]

Donovan Mitchell provided optimism to the Cleveland Cavaliers despite sustaining an injury in the team’s 129-109 blowout loss to the Indiana Pacers in Game 4 on Sunday night. Mitchell played 20 minutes throughout the first half, scoring 12 points. However, he shot 3-of-11 from the field, including 1-of-5 from beyond the arc. On top of […]

Pascal Siakam had a remarkably efficient night in the Indiana Pacers’ dominant 129-109 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 4 of the East Semis of the 2025 NBA Playoffs. In 21 minutes of action, Siakam finished with a stat line of 21 points, six rebounds, three assists, and a steal. He shot 9-of-10 from […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers walked into Sunday’s Game 4 against the Indiana Pacers hoping to even the series and reclaim momentum. Instead, they limped out, both literally and figuratively, staring down a 3-1 series deficit and the very real possibility of life without Cavs superstar Donovan Mitchell, who suffered a scary ankle injury during halftime. Mitchell, […]

The Indiana Pacers pummeled the Cleveland Cavaliers up and down Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Indiana left Cavs fans in shambles immediately with a massive 41-point halftime lead. The Pacers walloped the Cavs 129-109, but Charles Barkley still fired off a warning to the victors. Barkley reminded the Pacers that this NBA Playoffs series isn’t over yet. The […]

DENVER — After Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault commended his bench guys’ production in the fourth quarter of Game 4, Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander talked about his role as the team’s closer. Coming off his 18 points on 7-of-22 shooting, including 0-of-6 from deep in Game 3, he considered himself responsible for closing […]

If things couldn’t get worse for the Cavs, they have an injury concern to worry about with star guard Donovan Mitchell during their Game 4 matchup against the Indiana Pacers on Sunday night. Mitchell and the Cavs were unable to contain the Pacers’ offense in the first half. They went down early, trailing 38-23 after […]

DENVER — After beating the Denver Nuggets 92-87, tying their Western Conference semifinal series 2-2, in Game 4, Oklahoma City Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault gushed over his team’s secondary production. After Thunder forward Chet Holmgren mentioned the quick turnaround from Game 3, a matinee with a 1:30 p.m. MST scheduled tip-off, Oklahoma City’s bench […]

The first half of Game 4 was a nightmare for Cavs fans during the Cleveland Cavaliers’ matchup against the Indiana Pacers on Sunday night. Cleveland knew that Indiana’s offense was lethal, having been one of the best in the NBA. However, they weren’t ready for what would happen throughout the first 24 minutes of the […]

The Denver Nuggets engaged in a sluggish Game 4 at Ball Arena on Sunday. Denver and Oklahoma City tied a historic low during the first quarter. But Charles Barkley pointed out where the “unfair” factor lies in that bad performance in their second-round NBA Playoffs series. The verbose NBA on TNT personality is known for […]

Christian Braun and the Denver Nuggets weren’t able to handle the depth of the Oklahoma City Thunder in their 92-87 loss in Game 4 of the West Semis of the 2025 NBA Playoffs on Sunday. After 44 minutes of action, Braun finished with a stat line of 17 points, four rebounds, three steals, two rebounds, […]

In today’s day and age of high scoring, high octane offenses in the NBA, Game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinals between the Nuggets and Thunder was anything but. Although the Thunder evened up the series against the Nuggets with a 92-87 Game 4 win, it was one of the lowest scoring games of the […]

Game 4 had a heated moment take place between the Indiana Pacers’ Bennedict Mathurin and Cleveland Cavaliers’ De’Andre Hunter on Sunday night. The moment took place with 4:32 remaining in the first quarter as the Pacers led 22-10 over the Cavaliers. Mathurin and Hunter were being physical with one another as the latter eventually went […]

Nikola Jokic had a rough shooting day in the Denver Nuggets’ 92-87 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinals of the 2025 NBA Playoffs on Sunday. After 43 minutes of play, Jokic finished with a stat line of 27 points, 13 rebounds, four steals, and three assists. However, […]

We’re back to continue our coverage of the Western Conference Semifinals with a betting prediction for this upcoming pivotal Game 4. The Minnesota Timberwolves will look to take a commanding 3-1 lead as the Golden State Warriors defend their home floor and try to even this series. It’s time to continue our NBA Playoffs odds series with a Timberwolves-Warriors […]

The Denver Nuggets were fighting to stay in the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 3, and it took a small run late in the first half to do so. Neither team shot the ball well, but it was the Thunder who had the lead for most of the half. The Nuggets began […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder and Denver Nuggets delivered high-scoring affairs through three games. That includes the epic Friday overtime Nuggets win. But Game 4 reminded fans of past early 2000s NBA Playoffs contests. Not the good kind. Both Western Conference powers ended the first quarter with this score: 17-8 in favor of OKC. The Thunder […]

Even coming off a loss, Ben Stiller remains confident that his New York Knicks will advance to the Eastern Conference Finals. Ahead of the Knicks’ Game 4 against the Boston Celtics, the actor and superfan showed no doubt in his updated series prediction. Stiller, who has been a fan his entire life, predicted that his […]

The dark could hanging over the second round series between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Golden State Warriors is when Warriors star Stephen Curry is going to be able to get back on the court. Curry has been out since the second quarter of Game 1 with a hamstring strain and is going to be […]

The Boston Celtics responded to falling in an 0-2 series deficit against the New York Knicks by handing them a blowout 115-96 defeat on Saturday afternoon in Game 3. That has set the stage for an extremely important Game 4, and ahead of the action, Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla provided an eye-opening injury update […]

On Saturday afternoon, the New York Knicks dropped Game 3 of their second round series to the Boston Celtics, reducing their lead in the matchup to 2-1. One big storyline coming out of this game was the health of big man Karl-Anthony Towns, who appeared to hurt his hand at one point in the contest […]

After a disheartening loss in Game 1 against the Golden State Warriors, the Minnesota Timberwolves have responded like an experienced playoff team would. Chris Finch and company didn’t play around with their food in Game 2, blowing out the Stephen Curry-less Warriors before coming back to San Francisco and stealing Game 3 102-97. Game 3 […]

The Golden State Warriors are battling hard without Stephen Curry in the lineup in the second round against the Minnesota Timberwolves but they have still predictably fallen behind in the series. After winning Game 1, where Curry left in the first half with a hamstring injury, the Warriors got crushed in Game 2 and then […]

DENVER — Denver Nuggets coach David Adelman revealed similarities he sees in Oklahoma City Thunder All-Stars Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams and Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray. Despite a poor shooting performance in Game 3, Thunder head coach Mark Daigneault believes Gilgeous-Alexander will bounce back, and Adelman thinks the same. Adelman sees the same […]

Several factors contributed to the Golden State Warriors’ Game 3 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves, but many pointed to Draymond Green’s sixth foul with four minutes remaining. To Warriors head coach Steve Kerr, the foul-out was not the biggest factor in his team’s downfall. Kerr admitted he did not believe Green deserved a couple of […]

The Golden State Warriors took a tough loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 3 of their second-round matchup despite a huge effort from Jimmy Butler.  He finished with 33 points, but unfortunately, it wasn’t enough, and the Warriors lost 102-97. Throughout the game, there are always a few calls that the officials make that […]

Alex Rodriguez is an owner of the Minnesota Timberwolves now, but he of course was once synonymous with baseball when he was an MLB superstar. Rodriguez was one of MLB’s most feared hitters in the 1990s and 2000s, with San Francisco Giants legend Barry Bonds one of his few peers. That made their hangout before […]

The Golden State Warriors will be kicking themselves this Mother’s Day after blowing a golden opportunity to steal Game 3 from the Minnesota Timberwolves. Despite going back and forth with Minnesota for much of the second half, the Warriors’ offense faltered late and Anthony Edwards took over in a 102-97 victory for the Wolves. Now, […]

The Boston Celtics will look to even things up as they face the New York Knicks in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals on Monday at Madison Square Garden. The champs look to tie it as we continue our NBA Playoffs odds series with a Celtics-Knicks Game 4 prediction and pick. The Celtics defeated the […]

Golden State Warriors star Stephen Curry sat on the bench and watched his squad blow a late lead against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Saturday night. There’s no question he’s itching to be out there to help the Dubs, and it appears that could happen soon. Steph went through a “strenuous workout” before Game 3 and […]

The Golden State Warriors failed to close out the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 3, giving up a second-half lead to eventually lose 102-97. A major issue with just under five minutes left in the fourth quarter was Draymond Green fouling out. Jimmy Butler spoke on how that affected the Dubs. Via ESPN: “Obviously, he’s one […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves overcame a second-half deficit to beat the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night in Game 3 and now lead this best-of-seven series 2-1. Like Games 1 and 2, this was another very gritty contest, and head coach Chris Finch was pleased with his squad for keeping up with the Dubs’ physicality. Via […]

The Golden State Warriors lost Game 3 102-97 against the Minnesota Timberwolves at home. It was a back-and-forth game for most of the night, and the Warriors were led by Jimmy Butler, who finished with 33 points on 12-for-26 shooting. Butler was more aggressive than he has been in this series, and it was obvious […]