NBA Playoffs Articles - Page 63

The last time the Boston Celtics and Indiana Pacers faced each other was in 2019. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown were already slowly getting acclimated to playing heavy minutes as the franchise’s new duo. However, they weren’t as developed nor was their supporting cast. The team from the basketball state also did not have Tyrese […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks and Minnesota Timberwolves are set to battle in the Western Conference Finals. Both teams feature stars, with Anthony Edwards and Luka Doncic emerging as potential faces of the league. Edwards has seen a drastic increase in his star-power this season, and Mavs head coach Jason Kidd has taken notice. “When […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are the talk of the town still after they subdued the title-repeat dreams of Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets in a thrilling seven-game series in the second round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs. That also means that Minnesota is on its way to playing its first Western Conference finals game in […]

After 10 years without an NBA Playoff series win, the Indiana Pacers have ensured the wait was worth it this postseason. As the number six seed, the Pacers took down the Milwaukee Bucks in the First Round, then defeated the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. This latest victory set up a titanic […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are facing battles on two fronts, both on and off the court. On one end, the Wolves’ playoffs run rolled on by eliminating  defending champion Denver Nuggets in the second round. However, incumbent owner Glen Taylor is facing a court battle against prospective owners Alex Rodriguez and Marc Lore for trying to […]

Jaden McDaniels was tremendous to close out the Minnesota Timberwolves’ second-round series against the reigning NBA champs. The Denver Nuggets disrespected his jump shot by sagging way off of him. McDaniels took advantage late in the series, specifically in the must-win Games 6 and 7. The Wolves’ forward found his groove by hitting open shots […]

After a thrilling Game 7 win over the reigning champion Denver Nuggets, the Minnesota Timberwolves are set to face the Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference Finals. While one of the toughest challengers in Minnesota’s way is now eliminated, the Wolves’ remaining pathway to immortality is not easy. As Minnesota looks to book their NBA […]

The Boston Celtics have 17 championships to their name, which is tied for the most in league history. They are looking to add another one to their name, but they will have to get past the Indiana Pacers in the Eastern Conference Finals first. Boston has dominated all year long, but the acquisition of Pascal […]

The Boston Celtics have reached the Eastern Conference Finals for the fourth time in five seasons, and they were able to do so without complete health. Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis suffered a right soleus strain in Game 4 of the first round and hasn’t returned since. This calf injury has caused Porzingis to miss six […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are going to the Western Conference Finals after beating the Denver Nuggets 98-90 in an intense Game 7 matchup. Anthony Edwards solidly contributed to the team and had a hilarious interaction with Charles Barkley after the game. That reaction is reportedly being used as a Minnesota tourism lure. Edwards joined Charles Barkley […]

The Western Conference Finals are set, and it is a matchup few would have predicted coming into the season. The Minnesota Timberwolves advanced past the second round for only the second time in franchise history, and they will be taking on a Dallas Mavericks team that has proved doubters of their star backcourt wrong. Both […]

DALLAS — Dereck Lively II performed well during the Dallas Mavericks’ Western Conference Semifinals series victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder. Lively, a 20-year-old rookie, presented a lob threat for Dallas and he also helped in the rebounding department. The Thunder turned to a Hack-a-Shaq method on Lively to send him to free throw line […]

The New York Knicks’ 2023-24 came to an end on Sunday when they lost Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals 130-109 to the Indiana Pacers. They technically lost more than just the series, as they suffered another major injury, as well. Either way, New York’s season is over. And before we look ahead, let’s […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves had a historic 20-point comeback over the Denver Nuggets in Sunday’s Game 7 to earn a trip to the Western Conference finals after their 98-90 win on Sunday. Minnesota star Anthony Edwards had a statistically subdued game by his standards – 16 points on 6-24 shooting – but, as Bill Simmons points […]

The Indiana Pacers defeated the New York Knicks in Game 7 of their second-round Eastern Conference playoff series on Sunday afternoon to punch their ticket to the Eastern Conference Finals. It represents the Pacers’ deepest postseason run since 2014. However, some are placing an asterisk on Indiana’s 2024 playoff success, particularly ESPN’s Brian Windhorst. The […]

No player in the league has been better during the NBA Playoffs than Anthony Edwards. At 22 years old, Edwards has led the Minnesota Timberwolves to the Western Conference Finals for just the second time in franchise history after taking down the Denver Nuggets, a series the Wolves won in seven games by taking three […]

The Boston Celtics became very familiar with the Indiana Pacers over the course of the regular season, and they’ll meet once again in the 2024 Eastern Conference Finals. Heading into this semifinal matchup, the two paths taken have differed. The C’s, who own the No. 1 overall seed, won both of their playoff series with […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves pulled off an epic comeback over the Denver Nuggets in Game 7 of their Western Conference semifinals series on Sunday night, setting up a showdown with the Dallas Mavericks with a trip to the NBA Finals on the line. Both these squads are playing great basketball, but Golden State Warriors veteran Draymond […]

Karl-Anthony Towns and the Minnesota Timberwolves had the perfect gift for T’wolves legend Kevin Garnett on Sunday. Garnett, who turned 48 years old on the same day Minnesota and the Denver Nuggets played Game 7 of their exhilarating series, saw his former team defeat Nikola Jokic and company, 98-90. Towns sends Timberwolves legend a birthday […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves became just the first team in the illustrious history of the NBA playoffs to come back from a 15-point deficit or greater at halftime of Game 7; they dug deep and came roaring back from a lead that grew to as much as 20 as they dethroned the Denver Nuggets with a […]

Ladies and gentlemen, Stephen A. Smith of ESPN is devastated. The big New York Knicks fan still couldn’t accept the fact that his team just squandered a 2-0 series lead and lost to the Indiana Pacers, 130-109, in a Game 7 at Madison Square Garden on Sunday night. It was a tough pill to swallow […]

Winning back-to-back championships in the NBA is an extremely difficult challenge. The Denver Nuggets were hoping to accomplish the feat in 2024, but fell short in the Western Conference Semifinals after losing Game 7 to the Minnesota Timberwolves 98-90 on Sunday. Nikola Jokic won the third MVP of his career in 2023-24. He performed at […]

The second-round series between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Denver Nuggets in the 2024 NBA Playoffs had everything. It featured a three-time Most Valuable Player, a four-time Defensive Player of the Year winner, the defending champions, a player the internet likes to think is the second coming of His Airness, and two unicorns. Even off […]

The NBA hierarchy continues to undergo drastic change from year to year in what has been a surreal age of parity for the sport. Though, Denver Nuggets fans are not interested in considering the effect that their postseason exit has on the product as a whole. It will take them a while to recover from […]

The Denver Nuggets have just seen the end of their journey in the 2024 NBA Playoffs. Letting the Minnesota Timberwolves pillage Mile High City of a Game 7 win on Sunday meant that there won’t be a two-peat happening for Denver, which entered the series against Anthony Edwards and company as the favorites to emerge […]

The New York Knicks were defeated by the Indiana Pacers 130-109 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals on Sunday. It was a difficult way for the Knicks’ season to end. Jalen Brunson did everything he could to help the team win before suffering an injury during Game 7. Brunson and the Knicks have […]

DENVER — Head coach Michael Malone and the Denver Nuggets had their hopes of repeating as NBA champions squashed after losing to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 7 of the Western Conference Semifinals. The loss was incredibly frustrating for the Nuggets considering, at one point, they had a 20-point lead over the Timberwolves. In his […]

It was a Game-7-filled Sunday, and one of the matchups saw the Minnesota Timberwolves emerge victorious over the Denver Nuggets. Down by 20 at one point, the Timberwolves used a huge third-quarter rally to catch up and eventually overcome their foes. Following the game, Anthony Edwards gave praise to one of the team’s unsung heroes […]

A big part of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ success throughout the regular season and NBA Playoffs was their Defensive Player of the Year. Rudy Gobert made it difficult for opponents to get to the rim which forced them to spread out their offense. This gave players like Jaden McDaniels, Anthony Edwards, and Karl-Anthony Towns an easier […]

The 2003-04 season was the last time the Minnesota Timberwolves saw the Western Conference Finals. Two decades later and the young and hungry Wolves were looking to knock off the reigning champs on the road. In a playoff-defining Game 7, Karl-Anthony Towns, Jaden McDaniels, Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves took down the Denver Nuggets in […]

The Indiana Pacers went from being one loss away against the New York Knicks in the second round of the NBA Playoffs to pulling off an upset in a seven-game classic. Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton quipped the key to their success in the series that pushed them over the hump. New York was a game […]

Finally, the Conference Finals matchups are set! Out in the Eastern Conference, the Boston Celtics will have to deal with the Indiana Pacers in their search for an 18th banner. In the wild Western Conference, it will be the Dallas Mavericks on the hunt against the Minnesota Timberwolves. There aren’t too many predictions yet, but […]

Anthony Edward and the Minnesota Timberwolves have done it. Somehow, Minnesota had enough energy to use for a successful comeback against the Denver Nuggets, who took a 3-2 series lead after five games in the matchup. On Sunday, Minnesota ended the Nuggets’ reign as NBA champs with a wild 98-90 victory in the series finale […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves came away with an incredible 98-90 win over the Denver Nuggets in Game 7 to advance to the Western Conference Finals against the Dallas Mavericks, and Magic Johnson took to X to give his takeaways on the game, specifically shouting out Karl-Anthony Towns and Jaden McDaniels. “Defense, defense, and more defense won […]

It is Cancun time for the Denver Nuggets, as their run as NBA champions came to an abrupt end on Sunday following a crushing 98-90 home loss in Game 7 of their second-round series against Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves. Denver entered the series finale as the understandable favorite, considering the location of the […]

The two best words in sports might no longer be Game 7. It was the New York Knicks getting blown out by the Indiana Pacers earlier and now it’s the Minnesota Timberwolves. Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, and Mike Malone’s championship acumen started kicking as soon as the ball tipped off. Now, it looks like the […]

Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets were written off after dropping the first two games of their Western Conference semifinal series of the NBA Playoffs against the Minnesota Timberwolves. But in true heart of a champion form, the Nuggets stormed back to take the lead in the series. But with the Wolves forcing a Game […]

The Indiana Pacers pulled it off and eliminated the New York Knicks from the NBA Playoffs. They now advance to the Eastern Conference Finals and will take on the Boston Celtics. However, Reggie Miller went viral after the playoff win for finally getting back at Josh Hart’s taunting earlier in the series. Miller didn’t hold […]

It’s over. The New York Knicks’ hopes of hoisting the Larry O’Brien trophy had a screeching halt because of injuries and a historic Indiana Pacers offense. While some avid spectators of the league still had to give their flowers to this squad for making it this far in the NBA Playoffs, others still continued to […]