NBA Playoffs Articles - Page 240

The Los Angeles Lakers are “hopeful” that Anthony Davis will be back in the lineup for their elimination Game 6 vs. the Phoenix Suns on Thursday at Staples Center, but they won’t know for sure until the last minute. “We’ll see,” Lakers head coach Frank Vogel said during his post-practice media availability on Wednesday afternoon. […]

The Milwaukee Bucks will need to slow down the Brooklyn Nets backcourt to have a shot of reaching the conference finals, but they also need Brook Lopez to be a major difference-maker in the frontcourt. One might presume, given the dynamism of Brooklyn’s frontcourt as well as the absence of Donte DiVincenzo, Milwaukee’s X-factor would […]

The Brooklyn Nets cruised past the Boston Celtics in just five games in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. The Big 3 of Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving, and James Harden all thrived, with KD averaging 34.8 points per game so far. While Irving and Durant are crucial to the Nets’ success, they aren’t the […]

There are moves in NBA free agency every few years that can totally shift the balance of the league. Sure, there are notable names that jump every summer, but few have the ability to completely turn a franchise around. This is exactly what happened when Kawhi Leonard left the Raptors for the Los Angeles Clippers […]

Washington Wizards guard Russell Westbrook should be salivating at facing a Philadelphia 76ers team without Joel Embiid in Game 5 on Wednesday. Now, it should be said Embiid’s injury is a real shame for the Sixers and the sport. A ferocious competitor like Russell Westbrook would also likely prefer to beat his opponent at full […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are all of a sudden down 3-2 against the Phoenix Suns in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. The Suns took Game 1, the Lakers won the next pair, and the Suns have won back-to-back games and are just one game away from a huge series victory against the defending […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were utterly embarrassed on Tuesday night, losing by 30 points to the Phoenix Suns in a decisive Game 5. The Lakers now head back to the Staples Center with their season on the line as they trail 3-2 in the series. Overall, it was just a forgettable performance from Los Angeles. […]

The Dallas Mavericks take on the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 5 of a series deadlocked at two games apiece. It’s time to continue our NBA Playoffs odds series and make a Mavericks-Clippers prediction and pick. The Mavericks return to Staples Center looking to bounce back after losing home-court advantage with two straight losses. The Clippers will attempt to […]

The Los Angeles Lakers-Phoenix Suns series had this sense of inevitability from the very beginning. The prevailing thought was that no matter how feisty Chris Paul plays, no matter how ready for the moment Devin Booker and Deandre Ayton are, you just couldn’t shake the feeling that LeBron James was going to put his imprint […]

While one side of the Eastern Conference Semifinals is set, there’s work left to be done on the other end, which includes the Atlanta Hawks. The Brooklyn Nets and Milwaukee Bucks will square off in the conference semifinals, while Sixers-Wizards and Hawks-Knicks continue on for now. Both the Hawks and Sixers lead their best-of-seven matchups […]

Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers were riding high after Game 3 of their first-round series against the Washington Wizards. Embiid was dominating on the court and trolling the home fans in the nation’s capital, clearly in great spirits at the start of a potential NBA championship run. Just days earlier we saw Embiid doing […]

After stealing Game 1 away, the Memphis Grizzlies have lost three straight games to the Utah Jazz. They have an opportunity to close out the series on Wednesday night and eliminate Memphis from the playoffs. The Grizzlies won’t go down without a fight though, as their young roster is poised and hungry. The Jazz have […]

After Joel Embiid fell to injury during Game 4 between the Philadelphia 76ers and Washington Wizards, the Wizards were able to steal a win away from the Sixers. Washington avoided the sweep and aims to achieve a second win in a row to stay alive in the NBA Playoffs. Embiid has been ruled out for […]

This isn’t the news Philadelphia 76ers fans wanted to see. After exiting Game 4 and not returning in what turned out to be a win for the Washington Wizards, the news didn’t get any better on Thursday for Joel Embiid. Via the 76ers, Embiid is out for Game 5, and listed as day-to-day with a […]

The New York Knicks are on the brink of elimination ahead of a must-win Game 5 against the Atlanta Hawks, who are currently up 3-1 in this series. The Knicks have really struggled to thrive offensively and contain their opponents on the opposite end, losing back-to-back contests in Atlanta. However, their backs are up against […]

Among all the young stars in the NBA right now, there is no one with a higher ceiling than Luka Doncic. The Dallas Mavericks All-Star possesses a unique kind of talent every franchise in the league would die to have. In a way, that same feeling extends to card collectors as well. While Doncic’s rookie […]

Wednesday has been a wild day for the Boston Celtics. Danny Ainge has officially stepped down as general manager and president of the Celtics, which had put Boston in a position to find his replacement. Instead, head coach Brad Stevens has taken over the gig held by Ainge, leaving the head coaching vacancy open. It’s […]

The New York Knicks have their backs up against the wall ahead of a must-win Game 5 on Wednesday night at MSG with the Hawks up 3-1 in the series. By no surprise, tensions are high as their very impressive season could come to an abrupt end. Shooting guard RJ Barrett meanwhile, blew up on […]

The Boston Celtics officially announced a bombshell on Wednesday morning after their elimination from the playoffs, with Brad Stevens taking over for Danny Ainge has president of basketball operations. While this move seemingly came out of nowhere, it apparently was in the works for quite some time. Ainge was thinking about resigning for a few […]

The Los Angeles Lakers were embarrassed by the Phoenix Suns in a pivotal Game 5 on Tuesday night, losing 115-85. If they didn’t already feel bad enough, long-time Lakers fan and rap icon Snoop Dogg has put his hometown team on blast. Snoop took to Instagram after the contest to share his true feelings about […]

The Boston Celtics were just eliminated by the Brooklyn Nets in the first round, and they quickly went to work overhauling their front office. In a stunning move, head coach Brad Stevens is moving into the front office and taking Danny Ainge’s place as president of basketball operations. Stevens will head up the search for […]

The New York Knicks will be playing to avoid elimination on Wednesday night when they welcome in the Atlanta Hawks to Madison Square Garden. After the series was even at 1-1 heading to Atlanta, the Hawks took both games in rather commanding fashion to take a huge advantage in this best-of-seven matchup. While the Knicks […]

The Philadelphia 76ers will host the Washington Wizards for Game 5 of this best-of-seven series. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Wizards-76ers prediction and pick. Philadelphia took a commanding 3-0 series lead into Game 4 and got off to another hot start in that game. Joel Embiid then left the […]

The whispers have become a reality with the Boston Celtics on Wednesday morning. After being eliminated from the NBA playoffs by the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday, major overhaul is now happening with the franchise. Via Shams Charania of The Athletic, Brad Stevens is set to replace Danny Ainge. Boston head coach Brad Stevens is planning […]

The New York Knicks will host the Atlanta Hawks for the fifth game of this best-of-seven playoff series. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Hawks-Knicks prediction and pick. After splitting the first two games at Madison Square Garden, the Hawks went home and tore the Knicks apart in the third […]

The second round of the 2021 NBA Playoffs will feature an incredibly tasty series matchup between Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Milwaukee Bucks and the Brooklyn Nets of Kevin Durant, James Harden, and Kyrie Irving. In a much more ideal world, this wouldn’t just be a meeting in the conference semifinals but in the grandest stage of them all […]

The Utah Jazz will host the Memphis Grizzlies for the fifth game of this best-of-seven playoff series. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Grizzlies-Jazz prediction and pick. After dropping the first game at home, Utah has won three straight games to take a commanding 3-1 series lead. They will look […]

Aside from LeBron James, the Los Angeles Lakers needed other key players to step up to have a chance against the Phoenix Suns in Game 5 without Anthony Davis. Dennis Schroder is the Lakers’ third-leading scorer, so he was one of those players. Instead, Schroder put forth arguably the worst game of his career in […]

James Wiseman may be the biggest guy on the Golden State Warriors’ roster, but that doesn’t change the fact that he’s a rookie. Wiseman’s most important rookie duty for the team was safeguarding their beloved poker set. If you follow the Warriors, you know how seriously they take their poker games. Klay Thompson admitted to […]

Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge is thinking about stepping down after a difficult season, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Woj says Ainge is “seriously considering his future with the franchise” at this time. The Celtics were just eliminated by the Brooklyn Nets in five games in the first round of the playoffs. […]

Game 5 between the Trail Blazers and the Denver Nuggets had all the makings of the greatest playoff game ever. But critical errors by the Trail Blazers turned it into one of the most anti-climactic games we’ve seen. Looking at the bigger picture, the Trail Blazers have some inherent weaknesses that exposed themselves even more […]

The 2021 season for the Boston Celtics will go down as one of missed opportunity and head-scratching results. What was thought to be a team that could compete for the Eastern Conference crown instead turned out to be a squad that had to scratch through the play-in tournament just to punch a ticket to the […]

Damian Lillard just painted the Mona Lisa of playoff performances. The Portland Trail Blazers star may not have scored the most points in a postseason game, but he made all the right strokes in the right places to make it one for the history books. Lillard poured in 55 points on a downright absurd 24 […]

As the clock slowly made its way toward zero in the fourth quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers’ blowout loss against the Phoenix Suns in Game 5, LeBron James had seen enough and exited the court early to get to the locker room. The visual of LeBron walking back through the tunnel midway through the […]

On the floor, Game 5 was an utter disaster for the Los Angeles Lakers. Playing without superstar Anthony Davis, the thought was the deck would be stacked against LA heading into Game 5 against the Phoenix Suns. But not many thought the Lakers would get rolled by 30 points. Phoenix poured it on early and […]

The Portland Trail Blazers lost Game 5 in their series against the Denver Nuggets. But if you just based it off the reactions to Damian Lillard’s epic clutch performance, you’d think they pulled off the victory. Lillard poured in 55 points in the loudest way possible, willing his team into two overtimes before eventually running […]

On multiple occasions in Tuesday night’s double-overtime thriller, the Denver Nuggets had a chance to foul Damian Lillard while up three points in an attempt to deter him from hitting a game-tying 3-pointer. The Nuggets consistently opted against that strategy, and Lillard burned them several times. While this befuddled many on NBA Twitter, Nuggets head […]

The Los Angeles Lakers definitely rolled over in Game 5. With one quick look at the box score, there’s one glaring figure that jumps out at you –  Dennis Schroder laid an egg. The Lakers guard scored zero points, going 0-for-9 from the field and missing all four attempts from the three-point line. Kendrick Perkins […]

It’s easy to imagine the Washington Wizards’ eyes going wide after Joel Embiid left Game 4 early due to right knee soreness. They’re definitely the weaker team. Props should be given to them after they took advantage of an Embiid-less 76ers squad. Reports reveal that the Cameroonian center is doubtful for Game 5. If he […]