NBA Playoffs Articles - Page 210

LaMelo Ball and the Charlotte Hornets took part in the most important game of their season on Wednesday in a do-or-die Play-In game against the Atlanta Hawks. Unfortunately for them, their trip to the arena before their big game did not exactly go according to plan. As it turns out, the Hornets’ team bus got […]

The Phoenix Suns won’t know their first round opponent in the NBA playoffs until Friday night, less than 48 hours before the scheduled tip-off of game one. That isn’t stopping the No. 1 overall seed from working on some “self-scouting,” as head coach Monty Williams calls it. “We don’t know who we’re going to play, […]

The Denver Nuggets are set to face the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs. The Nuggets have been among the teams with the most issues this season. They were without Jamal Murray due to a torn ACL suffered one year ago, and Michael Porter Jr only played nine games […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have yet to make any significant update on the status of superstar forward Zion Williamson. However, if you look at how he’s throwing down the ball of late then you could almost guess that the former first overall pick is going to play tomorrow. Here’s a look at the Pelicans star […]

The Memphis Grizzlies were one of the biggest surprises of the 2022 season. They made the leap from an exciting, young team to a legitimate contender much quicker than most expected. Memphis finished with the second-best record in the NBA at 56-26. The Grizzlies trailed only the Phoenix Suns for the best record in the […]

The Golden State Warriors are set to take on the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of their first-round series matchup on Saturday. As it is, the Dubs could be without superstar point guard Stephen Curry in what should be a tough test against Nikola Jokic and Co. The Warriors have recently received an uplifting update […]

The Toronto Raptors might be the underdogs in their first-round series against the Philadelphia 76ers, but don’t tell them that. The Raptors enter the playoffs as one of the hottest teams in the NBA. They won nine of their final 12 games, including victories over the Boston Celtics, the Minnesota Timberwolves and twice against these […]

Hall of Fame big man Shaquille O’Neal is taking the Atlanta Hawks over the Charlotte Hornets in Wednesday’s must-win Play-In game. Shaq is so confident in his pick that he decided to make an audacious bet with co-host Charles Barkley on live TV. According to Shaq, he’s literally going to stick his hand inside a […]

Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic is confirmed to suffer from a calf strain. However, as it currently stands, there is still no timetable for his return and it’s uncertain if he’ll be available for the Mavs in Game 1 of their first-round playoffs series with the Utah Jazz. In a bit of a good news […]

Stephen Curry remains a question mark for the Golden State Warriors in their first-round clash with the Denver Nuggets in the playoffs. However, Nikola Jokic is not listening to the reports and is instead focusing on preparing for the scenario that Curry plays. Jokic knows very well the threat that Curry brings, which is why […]

The Boston Celtics are preparing to meet the Brooklyn Nets in the first round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs. Coming into the series, the Celtics are only a slight favorite because the Nets are not your typical No. 7 seed and will be a big challenge. The team from Massachusetts will need the help of […]

In the final game of the regular season, Denver Nuggets guard Facundo Campazzo shoved Los Angeles Lakers guard Wayne Ellington following a missed transition layup. Ellington responded to the play and blasted Campazzo, who was ejected from the game for the act, for almost injuring him. Now, Campazzo will be missing out on the first […]

The Brooklyn Nets will face off against the Boston Celtics in the first round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs. It is a battle between two old foes, as the Nets eliminated the Celtics last year in five games.   However, these are not the Celtics from last year and the same goes for the Nets. […]

Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers are out of the playoffs for the first time in eight years. Lillard’s former co-star, CJ McCollum, is still dancing, though. His New Orleans Pelicans are set to host the second play-in game against the San Antonio Spurs. Watching McCollum thrive with his new team has Lillard feeling […]

The Boston Celtics are gearing up for a series versus the Brooklyn Nets in the first round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs. The Celtics closed the season in a fantastic manner. They had a 17-5 record after the All-Star break, putting them first in the NBA in that regard.   While they started off slow, […]

The Brooklyn Nets and Boston Celtics faced each other in the first round of the NBA playoffs last season. This year’s series has a very different feel to it for both sides. The Celtics are now the upper seed — coincidentally, the second seed in the Eastern Conference, just like Brooklyn was last year — […]

Saturday is the start of the 2022 NBA Playoffs. It’s time for teams to put up or shut up. The first round of the playoffs will start at home inside the Chase Center for the Golden State Warriors. The Warriors finished the regular season with a 53-29 record, which was good enough to capture the […]

The Denver Nuggets are set to take on the Golden State Warriors Saturday night in the first game of their first-round series. Denver navigated the season relatively successfully without Jamal Murray. The point guard missed the entire year due to an ACL tear from last April. He wasn’t expected to play at all this year, […]

When you think of the Miami Heat, players such as Jimmy Butler, Kyle Lowry, and Bam Adebayo likely come to mind. But any true basketball fan understands that depth is key in the postseason. That is why Miami’s most recent update on PJ Tucker is extremely encouraging. Erik Spoelstra said that P.J. Tucker (calf strain) […]

Kyrie Irving became a permanent villain in New England when he left the Boston Celtics following a tumultuous season and awful postseason performance. With he and the Nets set to take on Jayson Tatum and the Celtics in the first round of the NBA playoffs, his history with the team is being replayed. Joining the Brooklyn […]

The Chicago Bulls are set to face off against the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs. After sitting at or near the top of the Eastern Conference for much of the season, the Bulls stumbled down the stretch thanks in large part to key injuries, which brought out the worst […]

The Brooklyn Nets are set to face the Boston Celtics in the first round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs. This is a matchup of two Atlantic Division rivals that already played four times this season. The Celtics got the better of the Nets three out of the four times, but the playoffs can be a […]

The Boston Celtics are set to play the Brooklyn Nets in the first round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs following Brooklyn’s NBA Play-In Tournament victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers. After the win, Nets guard Bruce Brown, who played one of his better games of the season against Cleveland, provided the Celtics with some bulletin board […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves earned a big win against the Clippers in the NBA Play-In Tournament to advance to the postseason. But it was their postgame celebration that stole the show. Some people liked it, while others felt it was excessive. Nonetheless, it certainly attracted plenty of attention and drew quite a response from LeBron James […]

The Denver Nuggets are set to face the Golden State Warriors in the first round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs. To be perfectly honest, it is a miracle they are here. This is a heavily depleted team that had a ton of adversity during the season. The Nuggets’ second-best player, Jamal Murray, missed the entire […]

The Philadelphia 76ers are on their way to their fifth playoff run in a row. Before the streak started in 2018, the team hadn’t seen the postseason tournament since 2012. Every season, good or bad, has led up to this one, arguably the organization’s best chance at an NBA title. The Sixers finished the regular […]

The Brooklyn Nets are going to face the Boston Celtics in the first round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs. They got there by beating the Cleveland Cavaliers in the play-in tournament, 115-108. After an up and down season, the Nets must be incredibly happy to be in this position. The roster was hit by injuries, […]

The Chicago Bulls may not have held onto the Eastern Conference’s top seed but they are still bound for the NBA playoffs. The injuries they faced over the year will make life harder for them as they take on the Milwaukee Bucks. Although the Bulls injury report says that Lonzo Ball will be out, Alex Caruso, who […]

The Chicago Bulls will meet the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the 2022 NBA Playoffs. Before the season, even with the reinforcements that the Bulls brought in, many would have said that this would never happen. It was expected that the Bulls might make the play-in at best, while the Bucks could dominate […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves, one of the most pleasant surprises from this season, have punched their ticket to the NBA playoffs. Awaiting them is the team that was perhaps the most pleasant surprise from this season, the Memphis Grizzlies. The matchup features several young stars like Ja Morant, Karl-Anthony Towns, Anthony Edwards and Jaren Jackson Jr. […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Los Angeles Clippers in the first game of the NBA Play-In Tournament. The win was undoubtedly important, but the Timberwolves players have been flamed by many for their excessive celebration following the victory. However, one former NBA player and current analyst believes that people need to lay off Minnesota. “Why […]

The Memphis Grizzlies sat near the top of the Western Conference by the end of the regular season with a 56-26 record. With the second seed, they are set to face off against the seventh-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves, who just beat the eighth-seeded Los Angeles Clippers in the 2022 NBA Play-in Tournament.   Looking back, the […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are heading to the postseason for just the second time in 17 years after beating the Los Angeles Clippers in the Play-In Tournament on Tuesday night. It wasn’t easy by any means, but they managed to mount a comeback in the fourth quarter, despite being without Karl-Anthony Towns, who fouled out. A […]

The fourth-seeded Philadelphia 76ers are set to begin the 2022 NBA Playoffs with a first-round matchup against the fifth-seeded Toronto Raptors in the Eastern Conference. After engaging in a blockbuster trade midway through the season, many have already set high expectations for the Sixers to be strong contenders for the title in 2021-22. However, James […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves partied hard after defeating the LA Clippers in the play-in game. They clinched a spot in the NBA playoffs with a 109-104 victory in front of their home crowd. D’Angelo Russell and Anthony Edwards stepped up big time while Patrick Beverley brought the energy against his former squad. After the Timberwolves’ big […]

When Karl-Anthony Towns and the Minnesota Timberwolves acquired Patrick Beverley in an offseason trade, they thought they knew what they were getting. A high-energy, high-character player whose personality is, really, larger than anything imaginable. Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George made sure his good friend Towns knew who they were getting. The Timberwolves were much-improved […]

Paul George and the Los Angeles Clippers had a golden opportunity to secure a spot in the 2022 NBA Playoffs against Patrick Beverley and the Minnesota Timberwolves. Their game plan worked all night. Unfortunately, it worked too well, and that golden opportunity slipped away. The Clippers fell to the Timberwolves, 109-104, in the play-in tournament’s […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves punched their ticket to the playoffs by taking down the LA Clippers in an instant classic. The back-and-forth affair featured eight lead changes and ended with the Timberwolves storming back from a 10-point, fourth-quarter deficit to win the play-in game 109-104. The upstart Wolves will be facing another up-and-coming squad, the Memphis […]

After a slow start to their season, the Toronto Raptors were able to things around during the second half of their campaign and re-enter the playoff mix. Their first-round match-up against the Philadelphia 76ers won’t be a cakewalk by any means, but as a championship organization, the Raptors certainly know what’s needed to succeed in […]