NBA Playoffs Articles - Page 233

Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks came out firing in Game 1 against the Philadelphia 76ers and they never looked back. The Sixers tried to mount what would have been an impressive comeback, but in the end, they came up short as the Hawks escaped with a shock win in Philly. Ben Simmons appreciates the […]

The Phoenix Suns took Game 1, beating the Denver Nuggets 122-105. It was a rather easy win for Phoenix. The home team dominated the second half of the game. The Nuggets were up at halftime by a point but the Suns quickly took over. Game 2 is bound to be a closer matchup as the […]

In case you missed it, there was an endearing moment between Luka Doncic and Paul George at the end of Game 7 of the Mavs-Clippers first-round series. The pair exchanged pleasantries on the court after what was a truly epic battle between their respective teams. Oddly enough, however, Doncic appeared to have rejected Paul George’s offer […]

The Los Angeles Clippers managed to rally from a 2-0 series deficit to defeat the Dallas Mavericks in seven games. Now, they are set to battle the top-seeded Utah Jazz in the Western Conference semifinals. Los Angeles has won its first three road games (1-3 at home) in the 2021 NBA playoffs. After beating the […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid lost the MVP race to Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, and sure enough, Sixers head coach Doc Rivers is not happy about it. However, Rivers is not taking away anything from Jokic. In fact, he acknowledged that had Embiid and Jokic played the same number of games during the 2020-21 […]

After a red-hot shooting performance and all-out domination of the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 1, you can definitely expect the Atlanta Hawks to see some major adjustments in Game 2. Not only were the Sixers out of sync on offense, but defensively they lacked the intensity and grit that they’ve shown all season. Granted, they […]

Unfortunately for Kyle Kuzma, he has been one of the biggest scapegoats of what turned out to be an utterly disappointing season for the Los Angeles Lakers. However, the 25-year-old recently tried to shed some light as to what really led to LA’s botched title defense. In his mind, Kuzma believes that it has a […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant continues to show the NBA why he is considered one of the best offensive players the game has ever seen. If you want proof of exactly how sensational KD has been for the Nets, then look no further than his performance in the 2021 playoffs so far. Durant has basically […]

Denver Nuggets star center Nikola Jokic has been named the NBA MVP, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic. In turn, Jokic has become the lowest draft pick in NBA history to take home the coveted award. From the Serbian League and the 41st pick, Jokic has become the lowest draft pick in NBA history […]

Los Angeles Lakers veteran big man Markieff Morris wasn’t expecting to be able to watch his twin brother play live in a Game 7 in the first round of the playoffs. But because of the Lakers’ loss to the Phoenix Suns, there he was, cheering on Marcus Morris at Staples Center as the Los Angeles […]

The Utah Jazz and Los Angeles Clippers kick off their second-round matchup on Tuesday and Jordan Clarkson showed up in style at Vivint Arena. The Sixth Man of the Year was seen wearing a Kobe Bryant Lakers jersey, which will surely anger Clippers fans. Jordan Clarkson repping Kobe's No. 8 before Game 1 vs. the […]

When the Phoenix Suns traded for Chris Paul this past offseason, they did so in hopes of finally making that big jump into the playoffs for the first time since 2010. Not only did they do that, but they’ve made the jump to legit championship contention. The Suns have a team built for the playoffs, […]

It has been a disastrous start to the second round for the Milwaukee Bucks. After losing by eight points in Game 1 to the Brooklyn Nets (final score wasn’t indicative of how much the Nets dominated), the Bucks followed up one dud with another, losing Game 2 by a final score of 125-86. Down 2-0, […]

The Brooklyn Nets are fresh off of a 125-86 thrashing of Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. James Harden didn’t play a single minute and hasn’t scored one point in the series and the Nets haven’t had any issues, thanks in part to the remaining duo of […]

Mike Conley’s hamstring could pose an issue for the Utah Jazz in their series with the Los Angeles Clippers, making Bojan Bogdanovic’s importance absolutely paramount. Conley is set to miss Game 1 on Tuesday after aggravating a hamstring issue that forced him to miss time at the end of the regular season. Jazz head coach […]

Ahead of Clippers-Jazz Game 1, it was reported that veteran point guard Mike Conley would not be able to play in the first game of this pivotal NBA Playoffs series. There’s a lot to unpack here; though we would like to avoid hyperbolic statements. Speaking from a factual perspective, the Utah Jazz played 21 total […]

The Utah Jazz are getting set to welcome in the Los Angeles Clippers for Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals on Tuesday night. And now it looks as though they’ll have to do so without Mike Conley. Via Bleacher Report, Conley has been ruled out for the Jazz in Game 1. Mike Conley (right […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will look to bounce back in Game 2 against the Atlanta Hawks. It’s time to continue our NBA Playoffs odds series and make a Hawks-76ers prediction and pick. Atlanta stole the first game of the series against the top-seeded Philadelphia 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center. The Hawks jumped out to a […]

The Phoenix Suns cruised to a convincing 122-105 win in Game 1 against the Denver Nuggets on Monday night in the Western Conference semifinals. The Suns were firing on all cylinders and managed to limit MVP frontrunner Nikola Jokic to just 22 points in the desert. While it was a complete team performance with four […]

Kevin Durant just dunked hard on somebody, and it wasn’t on the basketball court. The Brooklyn Nets star was furious over a quote aired by ESPN reporter Jay Williams that claimed that he was disgusted to be compared to Milwaukee Bucks franchise player Giannis Antetokounmpo. The quote in question was mentioned in a story Williams […]

The Los Angeles Clippers’ matchup against the Dallas Mavericks in this year’s first round was truly a spectacular one. Every basketball fan witnessed how high Luka Doncic’s ceiling can go when he carried his team to three victories. Ultimately, the Mavs fell to the Clippers, mostly because of their own franchise player: Kawhi Leonard. With […]

The Utah Jazz will host the Los Angeles Clippers in the opening game of this Western Conference best-of-seven series. It’s time to continue our NBA Playoffs odds series and make a Clippers-Jazz prediction and pick. Utah seems to be in a much better position after completing the gentleman’s sweep against the Memphis Grizzlies in the […]

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone called out his squad for their “soft mentality” in their 122-105 Game 1 loss to the Phoenix Suns. Game 1 was a highly-competitive contest through the first half before Phoenix broke loose in the third quarter and never looked back. Phoenix definitely looked like the hungrier squad, as Denver […]

The Milwaukee Bucks’ second-round tilt against the mighty Brooklyn Nets was supposed to be a battle of Goliaths and perhaps one of the best series of the entire playoffs. The Bucks annihilated the Miami Heat in the first round and seemed primed to give the Nets their best shot with this upgraded roster after their […]

Chris Paul and the Phoenix Suns pulled off a 122-105 home win in Game 1 of their series in the second round of the 2021 NBA Playoffs against the Denver Nuggets. It was a masterful display of terrific basketball in the second half that gave the Suns the win, one that likely gave Phoenix fans […]

Based on NBA history, the Brooklyn Nets have no chance to win the NBA championship. Every single title-winning team throughout the past four decades of NBA history has fit a certain mold – one that isn’t shaped like this 2020-21 Nets roster. If Kevin Durant, James Harden, and Kyrie Irving want to raise the Larry […]

The Denver Nuggets seemed to be in control of Game 1 against the Phoenix Suns on Monday night, taking a 10-point lead early in the third quarter. The Suns then quickly turned the tables, using a 16-0 run to surge ahead and ultimately an extended 42-14 run to go up by 18 points with 8:36 […]

Deandre Ayton and Nikola Jokic had quite a battle in the paint in Game 1 of their second round series in the NBA Playoffs. Both finished with solid numbers but it was Ayton who came out with the win. But aside from feeling good about the Phoenix Suns’ victory, Ayton must be feeling extra nice […]

Michael Porter Jr. had a solid start for the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of their second-round series with the Phoenix Suns. Unfortunately, he wasn’t able to sustain it as he struggled in the second half of the contest. Apparently, however, Porter sustained an injury that bothered him. Nuggets head coach Michal Malone admitted as […]

Phoenix Suns star Chris Paul continues to make NBA history even at age 36. On Monday in Game 1 of their second-round series with the Denver Nuggets, Paul didn’t break an assist record. Instead, he became the first player aged 36 or older to record a 20/5/10 stat line in 56 years. StatMuse highlighted the […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo was surprisingly optimistic after his team fell into a huge 2-0 hole against the Brooklyn Nets on Monday. The reigning two-time MVP is apparently unfazed by his team’s current situation being just a couple of games away from being eliminated from the playoffs. Giannis and his team looked deer caught […]

Even Kyrie Irving himself couldn’t believe the level Kevin Durant is playing at for the Brooklyn Nets after more than a year out due to Achilles injury. Following the Nets’ dominant Game 2 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks–a showdown that saw KD score 32 points on 12-of-18 shooting–Irving reflected on Durant’s journey back and how […]

To say that Jrue Holiday and the Milwaukee Bucks struggled on Monday is quite an understatement. The Bucks lost their second-straight game against the Brooklyn Nets in a disappointing 125-86 blowout. Holiday had a disappointing game and was rather speechless after his team’s embarrassing rout. “The loss sucks,” Holiday told the media after the loss […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant is an unstoppable force of nature, and he showed just that to Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks. With 14 seconds remaining in the third quarter and the Nets ahead 93-65 in Game 2, Durant decided to toy with Giannis who was guarding him. As if wanting to say that […]

There’s no one in the NBA that can guard Denver Nuggets rising star Michael Porter Jr. That’s at least according to none other than MPJ himself. The 22-year-old is oozing with confidence after an incredible first-round performance against the Portland Trail Blazers. Now that his Nuggets are set to face the second-seeded Phoenix Suns, Porter’s […]

If there are still any doubts that the Brooklyn Nets are a weapon of mass destruction, their Game 2 blowout of the Milwaukee Bucks should exterminate all of those. The Nets tortured the Bucks on Monday with a 125-86 victory for a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven series. Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and company hardly […]

Channing Frye doesn’t see any hope at all for the Milwaukee Bucks in their second-round playoffs series against the Brooklyn Nets. In fact, the one-time NBA champion with the Cleveland Cavaliers is predicting a sweep after Giannis Antetokounmpo and Co. fell 2-0 to Kevin Durant and his tough star-studded Brooklyn team. "This is a broom." […]

Brooklyn Nets superstar Kevin Durant has a short memory. Or rather a selective one. After a huge Game 2 performance against the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday, the former MVP was reminded by NBA on TNT’s Jared Greenberg about the traumatic Achilles injury Durant suffered in the 2019 NBA Finals when he was still with the […]

The 41-point blowout win of the Brooklyn Nets in Game 2 on Monday says a lot about the team’s punishing offense. It also says a lot about the Milwaukee Bucks’ anemic defense. Or at least that’s what a former NBA champion believes. The Nets annihilated, obliterated, incinerated the Bucks, 125-86 to take a commanding 2-0 […]