NBA Playoffs Articles - Page 66

The Boston Celtics secured their sixth Eastern Conference Finals berth in eight years with their 113-98 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday. Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum had a solid day at the office, recording 25 points, 10 rebounds, and nine assists, leading the team in the first two categories. Tatum was equally as crafty […]

The second round of the ongoing NBA Playoffs have exhibited some of the best basketball this season, with back-and-forth battles across the four pairings making for intriguing finishes. Between the eight coaches vying for the NBA title, basketball legend Magic Johnson said Tom Thibodeau of the New York Knicks and Michael Malone of the Denver […]

The Boston Celtics defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers 113-98 in Game 5 of their NBA Playoffs series Wednesday night, winning the Eastern Conference semifinals 4 games to 1 and advancing to the Eastern Conference finals. Despite the advancement, TNT NBA commentator Charles Barkley isn’t thrilled with how the Celtics are playing: "They're the worst offense I've […]

Boston Celtics veteran big man Al Horford is 37 years old but sometimes, he plays like he’s 10 years younger. It doesn’t happen often, but it did in a very timely manner Wednesday night, as he produced a tremendous performance to help the Celtics finally discard the stubborn Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round of […]

The Golden State Warriors had a disappointing season, by their standards, and Charles Barkley made sure to remind Draymond Green of that fact on Wednesday night. With Chicago Bulls guard Alex Caruso appearing on TNT alongside the crew, talk turned to Caruso’s teammate DeMar Derozan. Once Caruso said he could have won the Clutch Player […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are making a drastic change to their starting lineup for Wednesday night’s pivotal Game 5 of their series against the Dallas Mavericks. Josh Giddey will not be part of the first five unit of the Bolts, who are looking to get the series lead back (via Brandon Rahbar of the Daily […]

Luka Doncic said he felt “great” from a physical standpoint after the Dallas Mavericks’ Game 4 defeat. Doncic, however, has been dealing with injuries throughout the Mavs’ current playoff series with the Oklahoma City Thunder. And although he looked like he was moving better in Game 4 as compared to other games in the series, […]

If there was one concern for the Boston Celtics entering their matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers, it was their length. Coach Joe Mazzulla has worked around this flaw and some key absences from the Cavs helped. Now, the Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown-led squad is one game away from reaching yet another Eastern Conference Finals […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have their backs against the wall in their conference semifinal series against the Boston Celtics. Facing elimination in Game 5, the Cavs have to pull out a huge win at the TD Garden with Donovan Mitchell and Jarrett Allen on the injury report and Caris LeVert joining them. Mitchell (left calf strain) […]

As the Dallas Mavericks are in the midst of a highly competitive series against the No. 1 seeded Oklahoma City Thunder, one of the main anchors of the team alongside Luka Doncic is star Kyrie Irving who’s still a difference maker at 32 years old. Irving did an interview with Tim MacMahon of ESPN where […]

One more win. That’s all the New York Knicks need to advance to the first Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 2000. It appeared as if the team’s momentum was lost after dropping two straight games to the Indiana Pacers while on the road, which knotted the series at two games apiece. But […]

The season is on the line for the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 5 against the Boston Celtics. Down 3-1, the Cavs are hoping to steal another win against the Celtics in Boston to bring this series back to Cleveland for Game 6. Unfortunately, it appears that Cleveland is without Donovan Mitchell, their most important player, […]

Basketball analyst and former player JJ Redick was speaking on his show “The Old Man & The Three” with Richard Jefferson where the topic of conversation was on the dominating performance of Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic Tuesday night. However, it was focused on the defensive performance on Minnesota Timberwolves big-man Rudy Gobert as there […]

It wasn’t technically a must-win game, but the Oklahoma City Thunder needed to get a win in game four to avoid going down 3-1 in their series with the Dallas Mavericks. It took a late-game surge, but the Thunder got it done. Oklahoma City was down for the majority of the game, but they turned […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have their backs against the wall late in the second round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs. The Timberwolves lost 112-97 to the Denver Nuggets in Game 5 of their Western Conference semifinal. Rudy Gobert did all he could to stop Denver’s offensive juggernaut Nikola J0kic, but Jokic prevailed. Gobert explained Minnesota’s downfall […]

The New York Knicks are currently down four of their most trusted rotation players; OG Anunoby and Mitchell Robinson sustained lower-body injuries during their second-round series against the Indiana Pacers in the 2024 NBA playoffs, forcing them to join Julius Randle and Bojan Bogdanovic, both of whom suffered season-ending injuries earlier on. Thus, a few […]

During Game 5 as the New York Knicks beat the Indiana Pacers, 121-91, there was a funny interaction on the TNT broadcast where Chris Haynes talked to legendary comedian Tracy Morgan about the game. The actor who is known to be a Knicks fan would use his time to address Golden State Warriors star Draymond […]

The Denver Nuggets will attempt to advance to the Western Conference Finals as they face the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals at the Target Center. We’re here to share our NBA odds series, make a Nuggets-Timberwolves Game 6 prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Nuggets defeated […]

Kyrie Irving and the Dallas Mavericks are preparing for a crucial Game 5 clash in Oklahoma City. The Mavs and Oklahoma City Thunder are currently tied 2-2 in their Western Conference Semifinals series. Dallas lost Game 4 100-96 after leading for most of the contest. Irving has no shortage of playoff experience and understands that […]

Rick Carlisle and the Indiana Pacers suffered a demoralizing loss to the New York Knicks in Game 5 of their second-round Eastern Conference playoff series on Tuesday night, falling by a score of 121-91. The Pacers also fell behind 3-2 in the series in the process. Afterward, Carlisle provided a pretty blunt take on the […]

Jalen Brunson is playing at a ridiculously high level for the New York Knicks. Exemplifying every game that it’s about the size of the fight in the dog and not vice versa, the 6-foot-2 guard is laying waste to defenders and has New York on the brink of an Eastern Conference Finals berth. In a […]

On the night Nikola Jokic received his third NBA MVP trophy, he went out and proved why he was given that honor. In Game 5 of the Western Conference Semifinals, Jokic would power the Denver Nuggets to a 112-97 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. This marks the Nuggets’ third win in a row after falling […]

Things can change quickly in the NBA, and Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves are currently finding that out the hard way. After losing Game 5 of their Western Conference semifinals series against the Denver Nuggets by a score of 112-97, the Timberwolves have quickly gone from holding a commanding 2-0 lead over the Nuggets […]

Game 5 was eventful. During the New York Knicks’ Tuesday win over the Indiana Pacers, a lot happened. From scuffles, to an anklebreaker, to Precious Achiuwa playing without a shoe, Madison Square Garden fans were entertained to say the least. Speaking of the scuffles, one of them involved Donte DiVincenzo and Myles Turner. Both got […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves are supposed to have the best anti-Nikola Jokic weapon in the form of Rudy Gobert, who is the reigning Defensive Player of the Year — an award he has actually won a total of four times. But against Jokic in the second round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs, Gobert has seemingly been […]

It’s official: the Minnesota Timberwolves are in grave danger. Entering Game 5 of their second-round clash against the reigning champion Denver Nuggets in the 2024 NBA playoffs, the Timberwolves have seemingly lost all momentum after they took a 2-0 lead heading into Target Center and came away empty handed as they headed back on the […]

The New York Knicks demolished the Indiana Pacers 121-91 on Tuesday to take a 3-2 lead in their second round NBA Playoffs matchup. After the game, Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau shouted out guard Alec Burks, who has contributed in the last couple of games in the series after a season that saw him fall […]

The New York Knicks continue to trudge along even as injuries threaten to put an end to their 2023-24 campaign. Despite losing Game 4 of their second-round matchup against the Indiana Pacers in the 2024 NBA playoffs, the Knicks put their head down and locked into the mission at hand. Jalen Brunson, in particular, went […]

Entering Game 5, it seemed as though the Indiana Pacers have taken the momentum in their second-round matchup against the New York Knicks for good. After all, the Pacers demolished the Knicks in Game 4 to the tune of a 121-89 victory, and New York continues to deal with injuries to a few of their […]

The New York Knicks and the Indiana Pacers played game five of their series on Tuesday night and the Knicks ended up winning the game pretty easily. After going up 2-0 in the series, New York let the Pacers get right back in it as they won both of their home games to even up […]

The Boston Celtics have had a couple sluggish games in the NBA Playoffs so far this postseason, but for the most part, they have taken care of business. The Celtics played the Miami Heat in the first round of the playoffs, and they won the series in five games. Boston dropped game two at home, […]

The Indiana Pacers have the momentum in their conference semifinal series against the New York Knicks. Tyrese Haliburton wouldn’t miss it for the world but he’ll be fighting through a ton of injuries to help the Pacers try to take a 3-2 lead in the Game 5 matchup at Madison Square Garden. Haliburton was initially […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks were defeated 100-96 by the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinals on Monday. Dallas was unable to find a rhythm offensively. The Mavs’ defensive effort, though, was impressive. They kept the Thunder in check for most of the game. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander seemingly couldn’t miss in […]

It’s not a stretch at all to say that the Oklahoma City Thunder’s back was against the wall on Monday night in Game 4 of their second-round matchup against the Dallas Mavericks. The Mavs were in control for much of the game, even taking a 14-point lead at some point, but the Thunder stuck to […]

The Denver Nuggets have changed the entire narrative of the Western Conference semifinals against the Minnesota Timberwolves and it is mainly because of the efforts of stars Nikola Jokic and especially Jamal Murray. When it comes to the latter, his status for Tuesday’s Game 5 is up in the air due to his listing on […]

The New York Knicks are getting hit with some tough news as they try to get momentum back against the Indiana Pacers. The Knickerbockers are without forward OG Anunoby for the pivotal Game 5 of the playoff series, per the team injury report. The forward has a strained left hamstring. OG Anunoby’s injury status vs. […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder rallied from a 14-point deficit in the second-half of their Game 4 contest on Monday night to tie their series with the Dallas Mavericks at two games apiece, with the final score settling in at 100-96. And as always, it was Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leading the way for the Thunder with another […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics defeated the Cleveland Cavaliers by a score of 109-102 in Game 4 of their second-round Eastern Conference playoff series on Monday night, taking a commanding 3-1 lead in the series. Tatum and Jaylen Brown combined for 60 points in the victory, marking the second straight game they have totaled […]

By the time the final buzzer sounded in their 109-102 Game 4 loss to the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, the Cleveland Cavaliers knew they had given their all. Even without Donovan Mitchell and Jarrett Allen, several Cavs players stood up to the formidable, star-studded Celtics and went down swinging. But playing for […]