NBA Playoffs Articles - Page 207

Nearly a week after the conclusion of regular season, the Phoenix Suns finally know their opponent for the first round of the NBA Playoffs. They’ll take on the New Orleans Pelicans in a best-of-seven series beginning Sunday night, after the Pelicans took out the Los Angeles Clippers in Friday’s play-in game. While the Suns will […]

Trae Young took matters into his own hands in the Hawks’ Friday night victory over the Cavaliers. The guard scored an electrifying 38 points with 9 assists in the playoff-clinching win. Atlanta snuck into the play-in game following an up-and-down year.  But they steamrolled the competition thanks to big performances from Young. While a number […]

The Brooklyn Nets are preparing to face the Boston Celtics in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving form a pretty formidable scoring duo, but so do Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum. Which team boasts the better duo is certainly a point of contention among the rival fanbases. The […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are set to take on the Toronto Raptors in the first round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs. They play host to the Raptors in Game 1 Saturday night. Ahead of the first matchup, Stephen A. Smith discussed the high stakes for the Sixers in the series. NBA on ESPN tweeted the clip […]

The Dallas Mavericks are set to take on the Utah Jazz in Round 1 of the 2022 NBA Playoffs. However, the Mavs are expected to start the playoff run without Luka Doncic. The star suffered a left calf strain in the Mavs’ regular-season finale win over the San Antonio Spurs. Despite his anticipated absence in […]

The Miami Heat are preparing for Game 1 of their opening series in the NBA Playoffs on Sunday as they face the Atlanta Hawks. There was initially a bit of concern that big man Bam Adebayo could miss out after he entered COVID-19 protocols on April 9th, ultimately missing the season finale. However, it appears […]

Whether he wins the 2022 NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award or not, Utah Jazz center Rudy Gobert is still going to be regarded as a monster on that end of the floor. There is arguably no more impactful player defensively than the Stifle Tower, whose ability to wreak havoc with his defense is […]

The Atlanta Hawks fought through the play-in tournament to punch their ticket back to the NBA playoffs. For their efforts, they win a first-round matchup with the Miami Heat. Miami, the Eastern Conference’s top seed, defeated Atlanta in three of the four matchups they had in the regular season. Trae Young has shown he is […]

The Miami Heat officially begin their playoff journey on Sunday as they face Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks. Jimmy Butler and Co. have serious title aspirations after a 53-29 regular season and clearly, this roster was built to contend for a championship. Speaking at the pre-playoff pressers on Friday, Butler got brutally honest on […]

Brooklyn Nets star Ben Simmons still hasn’t played since he was acquired in the James Harden trade with the Philadelphia 76ers in February. The Aussie is reportedly dealing with back pain, but he’s about to take a massive step in the right direction as he aims a return to the court in the playoffs. Via […]

The New Orleans Pelicans will head to the desert for Game 1 of the NBA Western Conference Quarterfinals against the Phoenix Suns on Sunday. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Pelicans-Suns prediction and pick.   The Pelicans claimed the eighth seed in the Western Conference by defeating the Los Angeles Clippers […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have booked a playoff spot after winning against the Los Angeles Clippers in the 2022 Play-in Tournament. Now seeded at the eighth spot, they will be matched up against a tough opponent in the top-seeded Phoenix Suns in the first round of the playoffs. Brandon Ingram is expected to get his […]

The Miami Heat officially know who their first-round opponent will be in the NBA Playoffs after the Atlanta Hawks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday night. Game 1 is scheduled for Sunday as the Heat begin what is hopefully a Finals run. Erik Spoelstra’s squad finished as the top dog in the East during the […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are heading back to the NBA Playoffs for the first time since 2018. In the process, they even prevented both the Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers from making the postseason, which has to feel good. Following the win over  the Clips on Friday, the Pelicans’ Twitter page absolutely trolled […]

The stage is set for Game 1 of the Eastern Conference first-round series between the no. 8 seed Atlanta Hawks and the no. 1 seed Miami Heat. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes our Hawks-Heat Game 1 prediction, odds, and pick we have laid out […]

The Chicago Bulls will take on the Milwaukee Bucks to help kick off the first round of the NBA playoffs. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Bulls-Bucks prediction and pick.   This should be one of the best series in the first round of the postseason. The Bulls looked like […]

The Brooklyn Nets will take on the Boston Celtics in a premier first-round playoff matchup. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Nets-Celtics prediction and pick.   This matchup was probably the worst-case scenario for both of these teams. A lackluster regular season led the Nets to a spot in the […]

After a season where so many things went wrong, the New Orleans Pelicans are in the NBA playoffs. The midseason acquisition of CJ McCollum elevated the team and put them in a spot to make the postseason. With two wins in the Play-In tournament, they’re in. McCollum touted his eight-year postseason streak upon his trade […]

The NBA Playoffs officially begin on Saturday, with a fun-filled day of basketball ahead. By no surprise, former player and current analyst Kendrick Perkins has given his picks in the Western Conference and to be honest, they do sound pretty spot on. Via Twitter: My Western Conference Picks! Suns in 6 Warriors in 5 Memphis […]

The fourth-seeded Dallas Mavericks will be starting their 2022 playoff campaign against the fifth-seeded Utah Jazz in the opening round. Despite earning home-court advantage in this series, the Mavs are still facing a tough challenge as both Luka Doncic and Maxi Kleber are not expected to be in the pink of health due to their […]

Say it with your chest, the New Orleans Pelicans are back in the playoffs for the first time since 2018. Although it was an absolute battle, they managed to notch their second Play-In win in a row, knocking off the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night and booking their ticket to a first-round matchup with […]

The New Orleans Pelicans are heading to the NBA playoffs. Despite Zion Williamson not playing a second of basketball this season, they made it back to the postseason for the first time since 2018. No one thought the Pelicans would be here given Williamson’s prolonged foot injury. When they sacrificed a first-round pick and more […]

All eyes are on Stephen Curry as he tries to come come back from his foot injury that sidelined him for the rest of the regular season. The Golden State Warriors point guard got a little extra push on his road to recovery. Stephen Curry’s kids made sure to bring some added sweetness for their […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers looked poised and ready to advance to their first NBA Playoffs since the departure of LeBron James after controlling the first half against the Atlanta Hawks. But Trae Young had other ideas. Trae Young scored just six points for the Hawks in the opening half as the Cavs led for all 24 […]

The Atlanta Hawks were glorious in their comeback win against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Play-In game. However, they were hit with scary news in the middle of the game. Clint Capela landed awkwardly and suffered a knee injury in the first half of the contest. As a result, he was ruled out of the […]

The Los Angeles Clippers were dealt a big blow heading into their Play-In Tournament game against the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night. Paul George tested positive for the contest after reportedly feeling symptoms. But could the news affect the Minnesota Timberwolves? The T-Wolves had faced off against Paul George’s Clippers on Tuesday, just days […]

Look familiar? We saw Trae Young absolutely torch every single opponent in the NBA Playoffs last year and he showed up once again on Friday night, carrying the Atlanta Hawks to a crucial win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Play-In Tournament. Now, they head to the first round of the postseason for a meeting […]

Trae Young is a playoff monster. There were doubters of the Atlanta Hawks star’s ability to perform in the postseason even after last season. After all, he’s only been able to do it once. Who’s to say it wasn’t a fluke performance. However, in their elimination game against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Young proved his mettle […]

After suffering an epic collapse in the 2020 NBA Finals, the Phoenix Suns entered this season with a vengeance as they went on a fantastic and consistent run for all 82 games. 64 wins is an admirable number despite lengthy injuries to guys like Chris Paul, Deandre Ayton, and Cam Johnson. As the best franchise […]

Just two weeks ago, things were finally starting to look up for the Los Angeles Clippers. Paul George and Norman Powell both would be back for the team before the playoffs began, rumors of Kawhi Leonard returning in the playoffs swirled around, and a roster that without its two-star players managed to stay firmly in […]

The Phoenix Suns have given a masterclass in team depth this season. Despite missing guys like Chris Paul and Devin Booker for extended periods of time, the team has found a way to keep it rolling. That next-man-up mentality is what sparked the team’s run to the top of the NBA today. In their playoff […]

The Atlanta Hawks have been given a proper scare in the dying moments of the first half of their do-or-die Play-In matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Hawks big man Clint Capela had to be helped to the locker room after suffering what appears to be a scary knee injury. This was a bit of a […]

The NBA Play-In Tournament finale is set to take place on Friday as the Cleveland Cavaliers take on the Atlanta Hawks, and the Los Angeles Clippers take on the New Orleans Pelicans. Both games feature an eighth-seeded team hosting the ninth-seeding team in each conference. According to ESPN’s Dave McMenamin, Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron […]

The Golden State Warriors received some delightful news ahead of their first-round NBA Playoffs series with the Denver Nuggets as superstar guard Stephen Curry is expected to return after a 12-game absence due to a foot injury. This couldn’t be a better time for Steph to come back as the Dubs look to make a […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are not in the NBA playoffs this year, having failed to even qualify for the NBA play-in tournament, to the surprise of many. Now back home and done for the season, LeBron James took to social media ahead of the final round of the play-in tournament, honing in on a particular […]

The Toronto Raptors will be facing a familiar Eastern Conference foe on Saturday as they begin their first-round series against the Philadelphia 76ers in the NBA Playoffs. To be honest, there isn’t a clear-cut favorite here because of how well the Raptors have played against Joel Embiid and Co. this season, winning three out of […]

It was previously reported that the Brooklyn Nets are hoping to get Ben Simmons back towards the latter part of their first-round playoff matchup against the Boston Celtics. Based on the most recent comments of coach Steve Nash, however, it sounds like the team isn’t very optimistic about this at the moment. Nash spoke to […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are preparing for their fifth-straight playoff run, which kicks off Saturday night in Game 1 against the Toronto Raptors. Even with the postseason tournament starting up, the regular season is still very relevant to Philadelphia. Joel Embiid finished the season as the 2021-2022 Scoring Champion and is in the running for the […]

The 2015 Cleveland Cavaliers were one of the better teams in the NBA, led by superstar LeBron James, who was in his first year after returning to his hometown. The Cavs swept the Boston Celtics, then advanced to the semifinals of the 2015 NBA Playoffs against the Chicago Bulls. With stars such as Jimmy Butler […]