NBA Playoffs Articles - Page 209

The Dallas Mavericks were really hoping franchise star Luka Doncic would be ready to roll for Game 1 of their playoff series with the Utah Jazz on Saturday, but it’s not going to happen. Per Shams, the Mavs All-Star will miss the opening game due to his calf strain. Mavericks star Luka Doncic is expected […]

With a New Orleans Pelicans 2022 NBA Play-In Tournament game scheduled for Friday night against the Los Angeles Clippers, the eighth seed in the Western Conference remains up for grabs. Ahead of the Pelicans-Clippers game, we’ll be making Pelicans NBA Play-In Tournament predictions. The Pelicans finished the 2021-22 season with a 36-46 record, led by […]

The Utah Jazz enter their first round matchup against the Dallas Mavericks as the favorites. That’s despite the Mavs holding home court advantage. The line initially opened with Dallas as the betting favorites, but news of Luka Doncic’s injury changed that. It’s still not known exactly if Doncic will return in time for this series, […]

The Toronto Raptors are preparing for a playoff showdown with a familiar foe in the Philadelphia 76ers, a team whom they beat three out of four times in 2021/22. Nevertheless, Fred VanVleet isn’t taking Joel Embiid and Co. for granted. Via Josh Lewenberg of TSN: Fred VanVleet on the Sixers: “A couple weeks ago they […]

The NBA fined Minnesota Timberwolves guard Patrick Beverley $30,000 “for inappropriate statements during a media interview and on social media, including the egregious use of profanity,” the league announced Thursday. Beverley was all fired up after the Timberwolves beat his former team, the Los Angeles Clippers, in Tuesday’s play-in game. The victory secured a spot […]

The Atlanta Hawks are just one win away from making the playoffs again after beating the Charlotte Hornets in the NBA Play-In Tournament on Wednesday. The Cleveland Cavaliers now stand in their way, who lost to the Brooklyn Nets earlier in the week.   The Hawks came out firing against Charlotte and ultimately won by […]

The Atlanta Hawks bashed the Charlotte Hornets in Wednesday’s play-in game, and they did it without one of their best players in John Collins. The Hawks star has not played in over a month because of finger and foot injuries. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like Collins will be ready for Friday’s play-in game against the […]

The Dallas Mavericks are doing their best to shroud Luka Doncic’s Game 1 status against the Utah Jazz in secrecy as he deals with a calf strain. However, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski’s latest reporting suggests it’s not looking good for Doncic to be able to play at the start of the series. Woj says there’s “a […]

The Boston Celtics and Brooklyn Nets will face off in the first round of the NBA playoffs. Both teams, though, are also keeping their eyes on the sidelines. Ben Simmons and Robert Williams are looking to bounce back from injury and help their teams advance in the NBA playoffs. Williams has been one of the […]

The Golden State Warriors are set to take on the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs. The Western Conference series begins Saturday night in San Francisco. Ahead of Game 1, Stephen Curry discussed his availability with teammate Draymond Green on “The Draymond Green Show.” The Volume tweeted this extremely optimistic […]

The New Orleans Pelicans won their first do-or-die play-in game on Wednesday, holding off the San Antonio Spurs in a 113-103 victory. With the win, the Pelicans now face another win-or-go-home affair on Friday, this time against the Los Angeles Clippers after they lost to the Minnesota Timberwolves earlier in the week.   New Orleans […]

The Atlanta Hawks and Cleveland Cavaliers will fight for the last spot in the Eastern Conference’s playoff picture. Trae Young’s squad will hit the road to face Darius Garland and the Cavs. Although both teams were very close in terms of their overall record and net rating, they both come into the play-in finale with […]

With the Atlanta Hawks set to take on the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Play-In Tournament, all eyes will be on this huge matchup. Ahead of the Hawks-Cavs game, we’ll be making our Hawks predictions. Trae Young and Co. cruised by the Charlotte Hornets in convincing fashion in the No. 9 vs No. 10 game […]

The Charlotte Hornets were bested by the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA Play-In Tournament in a frustrating, 132-103 loss on Wednesday night. One of the Hornets’ best young players, Miles Bridges, didn’t put forth his best performance, as he scored just 12 points, was in foul trouble and finished a minus-30 for the game. Bridges’ […]

The Utah Jazz have been attempting to get over the hump in the Western Conference for the past few seasons. They are led by Donovan Mitchell who leads the team in scoring at 25.9 points per game. Behind their superstar, the Jazz have a well-run system that accounts for elite floor spacing and an array […]

After a putrid start to the 2021-22 season, the New Orleans Pelicans are one win away from writing their name into the NBA playoffs bracket. Swinging a trade for CJ McCollum has changed their trajectory, as they have won their first play-in game and are closer to making the postseason than most people expected. McCollum […]

The Dallas Mavericks enter the postseason as one of the hottest teams in the NBA. Since New Year’s Eve, the Phoenix Suns are the only team in the NBA that has won as many games as the Mavs. Dallas finished the season by going 36-12 and winning four straight games to end the year. They […]

The third-seeded Milwaukee Bucks are set to face off against the sixth-seeded Chicago Bulls in the first round of the playoffs with millions of eyes sure to be on the defending champs. The Bucks secured another impressive season and finished tied for second in the East with a record of 51-31. The Celtics tiebreaker gave […]

Back in action after missing the playoffs the past few seasons, the Golden State Warriors are ready to make another title run. Their top-notch player development and veteran leadership are what has made them a world class organization and brought them back to this point. Although they’ve returned to postseason relevance, they’ve still had to […]

The Golden State Warriors and the Denver Nuggets Game kick off their first-round playoff matchup on Saturday in Game 1 of what should be a very competitive series. Dubs head coach Steve Kerr is well aware of the threats Denver brings to the table and there is clearly none bigger than reigning league MVP Nikola […]

Jose Alvarado won the hearts of New Orleans Pelicans fans this season. Now with the team locking up a spot in the NBA playoffs, his name echoed the streets surrounding the Smoothie King Center after their Play-In tournament win over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night. Check out the epic scene filled with Pelicans […]

After falling to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night, Paul George and the LA Clippers will take on CJ McCollum and the New Orleans Pelicans in the play-in tournament Friday night. The winner will become the eighth seed in the Western Conference playoffs. The loser will have their season come to an end. The Pelicans […]

San Francisco, CA – After missing the playoffs two seasons in a row, the Golden State Warriors are back on the NBA’s biggest stage. They closed their season with a 53-29 record and it gave them the third seed in the Western Conference. They are facing the Denver Nuggets in the first round, a team […]

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum isn’t thinking too much on the “what ifs” amid reports that Ben Simmons could make his debut for the Brooklyn Nets in their first-round playoff series. Tatum knows very well that Simmons will be a problem for the Celtics when he returns. After all, he solves one of the biggest […]

The San Antonio Spurs bowed out of playoff contention on Wednesday following a heartbreaking 113-103 loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. After the game, Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich fielded questions from the media wherein the legendary shot-caller revealed exactly why he remains proud of his boys despite their poor showing in this season-ending loss. […]

The New Orleans Pelicans earned a shot at the eighth seed in the western conference playoffs Wednesday night, defeating the San Antonio Spurs, 113-103. In the win, Pelicans shooting guard CJ McCollum led all scorers with 32 points. 27 of those points came in the first half, as he outscored the entire Spurs starting lineup […]

Gregg Popovich’s future with the San Antonio Spurs remains clouded in mystery, but he doesn’t want to talk about it right after they lost a heartbreaking play-in game against the New Orleans Pelicans. The Spurs have been officially eliminated from play-in contention after they succumbed to the Pelicans, 113-103, in their showdown on Wednesday. Naturally, […]

CJ McCollum had a red-hot first-half performance for the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday as they faced off against the San Antonio Spurs in a win-or-go-home Play-In game. McCollum dropped 27 points in his first-half explosion and even Memphis Grizzlies superstar Ja Morant had to take notice. Morant needed just three words to express how […]

Did the Minnesota Timberwolves celebrate their Play-In tournament win like they won the NBA Finals? Yes they did. Is that worth clowning them all over the internet? JJ Redick doesn’t think so. The outspoken veteran was vocal on his Old Man and the Three podcast against the clowning being done on Patrick Beverley, Karl-Anthony Towns […]

Miles Bridges and the Charlotte Hornets came out flat in their biggest game of the year versus the Atlanta Hawks, losing 132-103. They just couldn’t seem to stop the Hawks from gaining momentum on their home floor. It seemed like every trip down the floor, the Hawks got whatever shot they wanted and needed to […]

The Atlanta Hawks are one win away from making the playoffs for the second straight year. Now, as they prepare for their crucial clash with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Trae Young has a message for his doubters. On Twitter, Young fired back at all those doubters who prayed for his downfall. The Hawks, obviously, struggled all […]

The Charlotte Hornets just saw their season come to an end on Wednesday after a disheartening 132-103 loss to the Atlanta Hawks in the Play-In game. It’s back to the drawing board for the Hornets who are now set to face what could be a very interesting offseason. According to Jake Fischer of Bleacher Report, […]

Wednesday was the first day of practice for the Golden State Warriors this week. In this session, Stephen Curry completed his first full practice since injuring his foot, and Steve Kerr gave an update shortly after. Stephen Curry went through a full practice with the team today, per Steve Kerr. He looks like he will […]

The Atlanta Hawks now turn their attention to the Cleveland Cavaliers as they take on Darius Garland and Co. in a must-win Play-In matchup on Friday. Trae Young led the Hawks to an easy win over the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday but he’s not exactly in the mood to celebrate just yet. Young acknowledged that […]

As great as Michael Jordan was as a basketball player, the team owner just isn’t enough to turn things around for the Charlotte Hornets. The Hornets are missing the playoffs once again after getting blown out in the play-in for the second straight year. They lost to the Indiana Pacers by 27 points in 2020-21, […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr has every reason to be optimistic about their playoff chances. After all, given that they had to battle injuries and key absences throughout the 2021-22 season and still finished third in the West, it shows how deep they are and what they are capable of. Of course the […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have been a somewhat disappointing team for the past few seasons. They are loaded with talent including two former first-overall picks, Anthony Edwards and Karl Anthony-Towns, and former second-overall pick D’Angelo Russell. The amount of talent on the TWolves roster has not been the question with this franchise. Yet, they have failed […]

After the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday to secure their play-in spot, Patrick Beverley went viral for a variety of reasons. His postgame presser was even better, though, as he heaped praised on Anthony Edwards while showing his self-confidence. Edwards exploded for 30 points against the Clippers, going 10-of-21 from the […]

The Atlanta Hawks just kept their season alive on Wednesday after a huge blowout win over the Charlotte Hornets, 132-103. Trae Young had another strong performance for his team as he led the Hawks to a wire-to-wire victory over LaMelo Ball and Co. After the game, Young shared his thoughts about his squad and their […]