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The 2023-24 Boston Celtics were so dominant throughout the regular season that some talking heads wondered if they’d be able to handle the adversity of the NBA Playoffs. They wondered if the Celtics could get it done when it wasn’t all smooth sailing.  Boston’s 114-111 win in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals over […]

The Boston Celtics pulled off a wild comeback victory in Game 3 against the Indiana Pacers, and in the process, they earned a 3-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference Finals with a 114-111 victory. It wasn’t easy, though, due in large part to the Pacers’ incredible shot-making ability throughout this game, which led to […]

The Indiana Pacers could very easily be up 2-1 in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Boston Celtics, but they are instead down 3-0 and on the brink of being eliminated. They had another great opportunity for a win in Game 3, but they blew an eight-point lead with two and a half minutes to […]

When things are going well, it’s human nature to relax. And it looked like the Boston Celtics were easing up too much in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Indiana Pacers, as they trailed by as much as 18 points on Saturday night. Then the C’s switched into another defensive gear in […]

Boston Celtics guard Jrue Holiday came up clutch on the defensive side of the ball for the Boston Celtics as they completed an 18-point comeback to beat the Indiana Pacers in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals. In his postgame presser, Holiday opened up about his heroics and how he was able to pull […]

Putting up 38 points in a single quarter in most NBA Playoffs clashes would net a team a win. But, the pace and space era of the league along with the three-point revolution made any lead vanquishable. Rick Carlisle and the Indiana Pacers have constantly needed to learn that the hard way. TJ McConnell, Pascal […]

Jayson Tatum certainly hasn’t been perfect in the playoffs, but he was close to it on Saturday night for the Boston Celtics. Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Celtics and the Indiana Pacers was a thriller, and it was one that Pacers fans are going to lose sleep over. Indiana led by […]

Despite dealing with illness severe enough to see him placed on the Boston Celtics’ injury list prior to Game 3, Jrue Holiday showed up big time for Boston down the stretch of their 114-111 comeback win over the Indiana Pacers. Indiana led by as many as 18 points and held a nine-point lead with under […]

The NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Finals got a little more intense. It was thought that Jrue Holiday’s sickness would effectively ruin his impact and Kristaps Porzingis’ absence would be more felt in Game 3 against the Indiana Pacers. All of that held true until the third quarter. Andrew Nembhard and TJ McConnell were the only […]

The Indiana Pacers are in a must-win situation as they don’t want to fall to a 0-3 deficit to the Boston Celtics. It’ll be a tough task without Tyrese Haliburton, as other players on the roster will have to step up big to get this win. But at the very least, Pat McAfee fired up […]

The NBA Playoffs Eastern Conference Finals just took a big swing in terms of momentum. Not only did the Indiana Pacers fail to steal at least one game from the Boston Celtics at TD Garden, they also lost Tyrese Haliburton. The star guard was facilitating the squad’s offense in this postseason run very well until […]

The Indiana Pacers have eagerly disrupted the 2024 NBA Playoffs, taking advantage of an injury-plagued Eastern Conference while overcoming their youth and rabid opposing crowds. Though, as has been the case many times in postseason history, order is on the verge of being restored. A supremely-talented and skilled Boston Celtics team is not sympathetic to […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves lost a heartbreaking Game 2 to the Dallas Mavericks 109-108 on Friday night. While all of the talk postgame was about Luka Doncic’s amazing step back 3-pointer with three seconds left to win it for Dallas, the Timberwolves got a little bit of vindication in the NBA’s Last 2 Minutes report. The […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves must dig themselves out of a hole after falling 0-2 to the Dallas Mavericks. However, the franchise is facing some struggles ahead of Game 3, as it sounds like Mike Conley’s injury status isn’t improving. Reports indicate that he’s questionable for Sunday’s matchup with a right hamstring strain. Conley was questionable for Game […]

The Dallas Mavericks own a 2-0 lead over the Minnesota Timberwolves. They look like a true contender this season thanks to Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving. However, their supporting cast has played at a high level throughout the postseason. Doncic went out of his way to praise rookie teammate, Dereck Lively. During the postgame press […]

The Western Conference Finals switches destinations as the Dallas Mavericks host the Minnesota Timberwolves up 2-0 in the series. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Timberwolves-Mavericks prediction and pick. Not many predicted that the Mavericks would go into Minnesota and take the first two games of the conference finals. However, Luka […]

After making the NBA Playoffs for eight consecutive seasons from 2013 to 2020, the Houston Rockets have since missed out on the postseason for four straight years, one season shy of the longest such stretch in franchise history. But if the 2023-24 season was any indication, it’s that the Rockets are on the rise, ready […]

Ahead of Saturday night’s Game 3 as the Indiana Pacers are down 0-2 in the series to the Boston Celtics, the cards are stacked against them even further. Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton is “expected to miss” the outing because of a hamstring issue that he re-injured according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Indiana’s Tyrese Haliburton […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have fallen 0-2 to the Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals. They have an uphill battle right now, however, they’ve kept both games extremely close. Despite that, the team needs to make some adjustments, and head coach Chris Finch reveals exactly what Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns need to do to […]

Before the Boston Celtics look to go up 3-0 in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Indiana Pacers, their latest injury report features some integral players to their lineup. Joining the likes of Kristaps Porzingis and Luke Kornet is Celtics star Jrue Holiday, who has had a solid series so far against the Pacers. According […]

Oh, how the tables turn. In the second round of the playoffs, the Minnesota Timberwolves ambushed the Denver Nuggets by winning their first two games on the road. While the Nuggets eventually came back from that deficit, the Wolves did enough to come back in Games 6 and 7. Now, the script has been flipped. […]

It may come as a shock to most within the basketball world, but the Minnesota Timberwolves are now down 0-2 in the Western Conference Finals to the Dallas Mavericks after losing Game 2 Friday night, 109-108. There were multiple variables to the Timberwolves defeat that was interesting, but one aspect that stands out of the […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves came out ready to play in Game 2. After a crushing Game 1 loss, it was clear the Timberwolves had their eyes set on evening up the series. At one point, Minnesota held a convincing 18-point lead in front of their raucous home crowd. Everything was going the Wolves’ way until Luka […]

The Dallas Mavericks have jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference Finals over the Minnesota Timberwolves. After earning a competitive Game 1 victory, Dallas narrowly defeated Minnesota in Game 2 on Friday by a final score of 109-108. A late Luka Doncic three-pointer ultimately sealed the win for the Mavs. The Timberwolves […]

Luka Magic is back on the menu, baby! While Luka Doncic has been tearing it up in the postseason, we have not seen a lot of game-winners for the star. On Friday, Doncic finally had his “Kodak moment”, as Reggie Miller would put it. The Dallas Mavericks star drained a tough stepback three over Rudy […]

At one point midway through the 2nd quarter during Friday night’s Game 2 between the Dallas Mavericks and the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Mavs trailed by 18 points and it looked as if Minnesota was going to even this Western Conference Finals series at one game apiece. Dallas had already done their job, winning Game 1 […]

On Friday, Luka Doncic was the man of the hour. Sinking a game-winning three in the closing seconds of Game 2, the Slovenian guard led the Dallas Mavericks to another victory against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the Western Conference Finals. His big shot was the talk of the town, and it wasn’t just fans who […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves almost beat the Dallas Mavericks in Game 2 of their series. ALMOST. Unfortunately, a lot went wrong for the team in the closing stages of the game. Anthony Edwards and Co. led by as much as 18 points in the second quarter, with big man Naz Reid getting the time of his […]

The Dallas Mavericks narrowly earned a 109-108 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Friday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference Finals. Minnesota led for a significant portion of the game, but Dallas never gave up. The Mavs made things especially interesting in the fourth quarter but found themselves trailing by two […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves and Dallas Mavericks are locked into a physical Western Conference playoff series right now, with Anthony Edwards play at the forefront of the conversations. Edwards had a strong series against the Denver Nuggets, helping the Timberwolves to eliminate the defending NBA Champions in seven games of the second round. So far in […]

Game 2 of the Western Conference finals is currently underway, and plenty of basketball fans are tuned in. This means that every extracurricular activity during the game will be talked about, and the latest example of this just happened during the second quarter. As Luka Doncic was bringing the ball up the floor, Timberwolves center […]

BOSTON, MA — Staying together over the course of an 82-game season and a lengthy playoff run is no easy task. But Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum believes his team has been able to gel so well because they truly feel like family. Following the Celtics’ 126-110 win over the Indiana Pacers in Game 2 […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves aim to tie up the series against the Dallas Mavericks on Friday. However, the team is facing an injury problem with veteran point guard, Mike Conley. With that said, we dive in to see his updated status for the Game 2 matchup in the Western Conference Finals. Conley was initially deemed questionable […]

Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 108-105 in Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. Dallas is looking to take a 2-0 series lead with another road victory on Friday in Game 2. Doncic, however, is on the injury report once again. Luka was listed as probable with a right-knee sprain […]

The Indiana Pacers got some rather concerning news ahead of their Game 3 showdown with the Boston Celtics, with star point guard Tyrese Haliburton landing on the injury report due to a hamstring issue. Haliburton has been listed as questionable on the latest NBA injury report with what the team is calling a left hamstring […]

The Denver Nuggets had a tough end to their run in the 2024 NBA Playoffs. The Nuggets lost their Western Conference semifinal matchup to the Minnesota Timberwolves in seven games. Michael Porter Jr.’s offensive regression had him taking the blame for Denver’s early exit. However, head coach Michael Malone adamantly defended Porter. Porter averaged 10.7 […]

Jaylen Brown is one of the Boston Celtics’ brightest stars. It’s also worth noting that the Celtics star recently made history by becoming the player with the most lucrative contract in NBA history. Although his critics had something to say, no one can deny that Brown’s trajectory in the league is limitless. Brown is a […]

The Boston Celtics picked up a 126-110 victory over the Indiana Pacers in Game 2 on Thursday night to take a 2-0 series lead in the Eastern Conference Finals. And while Jayson Tatum wasn’t always having his best night on the floor, he made quite a fashion statement with his sneaker choice for the game, […]

The Boston Celtics currently hold a 2-0 lead over the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals. Jayson Tatum has led his team so far through the postseason and they look primed for a championship. However, Kendrick Perkins turned heads on Friday after sharing a rather wild take about Jaylen Brown. During a segment on […]