NBA Playoffs Articles - Page 67

DALLAS —  Defense told the story in Game 4 of the Dallas Mavericks-Oklahoma City Thunder Western Conference Semifinals series. Dallas did not let the Thunder have anything easy around the basket. Nevertheless, the Thunder defeated the Mavs 100-96 in Game 4 to even the series up at two games each. Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving […]

It was a heartbreaking loss for the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday. Up for most of the game, the team succumbed to a late Oklahoma City Thunder rally that now results in a deadlocked series (2-2). It was also a loss that saw many Mavericks fans in uproar over an alleged missed call. With 1:17 remaining […]

The defending champions have woken up. Jamal Murray unveiled that it was time for the Denver Nuggets to turn the jets on. Nikola Jokic and the rest of the squad torched the Minnesota Timberwolves to even up their NBA Playoffs series at two games apiece. But, a lot of the credit had to go to […]

The dominoes are falling into place for the Boston Celtics in their quest to bring home banner number 18. In the first round, the Celtics faced a depleted Miami Heat team that was without Jimmy Butler and Terry Rozier. Now, the Cleveland Cavaliers squad that they are up against is far from its best, as […]

For the majority of Game 4, it looked as though the Dallas Mavericks were well on their way to taking a commanding 3-1 lead in their second-round matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2024 NBA playoffs. However, the Mavericks couldn’t finish the job, with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Jalen Williams teaming up in the […]

The Boston Celtics were starting to forget what close games were like, as each of their first eight playoff contests were decided by double digits. That all changed on Monday night. Game 4 against the Cleveland Cavaliers came down to the wire, with Boston prevailing 109-102 and taking a 3-1 series lead. Despite missing star […]

The injury bug has been costing the Cleveland Cavaliers a supposedly generational NBA Playoffs run. They might have had LeBron James cheering on the sidelines but Jarrett Allen and Donovan Mitchell were missing in action. But, this did not stop Coach JB Bickerstaff from using his squad to launch haymakers against the Boston Celtics. Darius […]

By and large, Boston Celtics superstar forward Jaylen Brown is having a fantastic second round in the 2024 NBA Playoffs. He was back at it again Monday night, as he helped Boston eke out a 109-102 road win over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 4 of the series. After a subpar showing in Boston’s shocking […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets are engaged in a heated and entertaining battle in the second round of the NBA Playoffs, led by two of the biggest names in the league Anthony Edwards and Nikola Jokic. San Antonio Spurs legend Manu Ginobili has become part of those intrigued by the matchup pitting an upstart […]

For the Cleveland Cavaliers, a consistent theme that has unfortunately plagued them all season long is injuries. One of the more recent victims of the nagging injury bug is sharpshooting big man Dean Wade, who missed two months of action before taking the floor in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals against the Boston […]

DALLAS — Luka Doncic, Kyrie Irving, and PJ Washington have led the way for the Dallas Mavericks against the Oklahoma City Thunder in their Western Conference Semifinals series. However, Tim Hardaway Jr. has played an impactful role as well. Hardaway is inconsistent at times. He scored just two points in Game 1 before dropping 17 […]

Just when everyone thought the Denver Nuggets were down and out, they have come crawling back. The Nuggets fell into a 0-2 series hole against the Minnesota Timberwolves after dropping two games in front of their home crowd. With Game 3 and 4 scheduled to be in Minnesota, everyone had virtually decided the Nuggets’ fate. […]

The Boston Celtics have been the most dominant team in the NBA this season, but there is one issue they just can’t seem to shake as far as the playoffs are concerned: winning at home. Not winning on the road; winning at home. The Celtics are just 15-15 at TD Garden over their last 30 […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers are in real trouble. They are trailing the Boston Celtics 2-1 in their series, and now head to Game 4, they will be missing the services of their best player in Donovan Mitchell. Mitchell has been ruled out for Game 4 on Monday due to a left calf strain, per Adrian Wojnarowski […]

DALLAS — Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic continues to battle multiple injury concerns. Yet, he continues to play and is giving everything he has on the floor. Doncic admitted that “everything” was hurting after the Mavericks’ 105-101 Game 3 victory. “I’m battling out there, man. I think I’m battling,” Doncic said after Game 3. “I’m […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers could fall to 3-1 against the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, which understandably causes unease. That unease quickly becomes impending dread when Cleveland superstar Donovan Mitchell’s availability for Game 4 remains up in the air. Mitchell is dealing with a strained left calf and was not seen on the court […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks lead the Western Conference Semifinals over the Oklahoma City Thunder 2-1. It has been a physical series. The officiating in the series has drawn mixed reactions, and both Luka Doncic and Chet Holmgren believe there is a difference in how the game is being called now as compared to the […]

The New York Knicks have lost back-to-back games to the Indiana Pacers after getting out to a 2-0 series lead, and Boston Celtics legend and current Fox Sports analyst Paul Pierce thinks their exciting playoff run is coming to an end. “Knicks are done y’all, I’m telling you, they’re cooked,” Pierce said on FS1’s Undisputed. […]

We’re back with another betting prediction and pick for the Western Conference Semi-Finals as we’ll see yet another pivotal Game 5 for a series tied at 2-2. Anthony Edwards and the Minnesota Timberwolves will head back to the mile-high city to face the defending champion Denver Nuggets. Check out our NBA odds series for our Timberwolves-Nuggets Game 5 prediction […]

DALLAS — PJ Washington is establishing himself as a star in the NBA playoffs. The Dallas Mavericks knew he was a versatile player who featured offensive potential when they acquired him ahead of the trade deadline. Washington, however, has scored 29 points and 27 points in back-to-back huge playoff victories for Dallas. Washington is not […]

Many considered the Cleveland Cavaliers a longshot heading into this Eastern Conference semifinal matchup with the Boston Celtics. According to point guard Darius Garland, regardless of how everyone else feels, the Cavs were looking to shock the world and eliminate the Celtics, the NBA’s best regular-season team. Cleveland’s 118-94 Game 2 victory over Boston gave […]

During the day of the announcement of the 2024 MVP winner, a member of the illustrious TNT Inside the NBA crew, Hall of Famer Shaquille O’Neal, made it clear to the winner of the award, Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic, that he thought Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was a more deserving awardee. Shaq usually has strong opinions […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves’ feelings of vindication about their 2022 blockbuster trade for Rudy Gobert was at an all-time high on Monday, May 6. In Game 2, even though Gobert was absent due to the birth of his son during the day of his coronation as the 2023-24 Defensive Player of the Year, the Timberwolves wreaked […]

We’re back for another betting prediction and pick for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semi-Finals during the 2024 NBA Playoffs. With the series tied at 2-2 and shifting back to Madison Square Garden, the Indiana Pacers will take on the New York Knicks for the most important game of this series. Check out our NBA odds series for […]

With an NBA championship up for grabs, there’s no question that every team that qualified for the NBA Playoffs is giving their best shot. As a result, it isn’t surprising that NBA teams display the most physical and toughest line of defense. However, throughout the years, basketball fans have witnessed several NBA players who still […]

The Denver Nuggets are right back in this! After squandering their home-court advantage against the Minnesota Timberwolves, many pronounced the defending champions dead. That’s what happens when you get blown out when the other team doesn’t have their DPOY winner, after all. However, the last two games have shown that you can never truly count […]

The Denver Nuggets have come back from the dead. Written off by many after the Minnesota Timberwolves ran out in dominant fashion to a 2-0 series lead in their second-round matchup in the 2024 NBA playoffs, the Nuggets showed why they are the reigning champion. Led by Nikola Jokic and Aaron Gordon, who scored 35 […]

After going on the road and defeating the defending NBA Champions in Game’s 1 and 2 of their 2nd Round series, the Minnesota Timberwolves went back home with an opportunity to potentially sweep the Denver Nuggets out of the NBA Playoffs. However, Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Aaron Gordon and the Nuggets had other plans. Facing […]

The Dallas Mavericks and head coach Jason Kidd agreed to a contract extension in early May. Details of the extension were uncertain once the news was initially announced. NBA insider Marc Stein recently reported that league sources say the extension adds two years to the Mavs head coach’s previous four-year extension. The original report stated […]

Now, it’s the Minnesota Timberwolves’ turn to show that what they’re made of can weather the immense pressure of the NBA Playoffs, particularly when their backs are against the wall. After going through the first round unscathed against the Phoenix Suns and winning their first two games in the Western Conference semifinals series opposite the […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves had a golden opportunity in front of them when they returned home from their dominant Game 2 win over the reigning champion Denver Nuggets. A 2-0 series lead with back-to-back home games to potentially close out the series. However, Denver flexed their championship might in both Games 3 and 4. The Target […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves dropped back-to-back games in their NBA Playoffs Western Conference second round series against the Denver Nuggets at home. But Anthony Edwards made things interesting through a spicy exchange with Nuggets guard Jamal Murray. In Game 4 on Sunday, the Nuggets beat the Timberwolves 115-107, which tied the series at 2-2 before heading back […]

Things didn’t go the way Karl-Anthony Towns would have wanted them to. In addition to the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Game 4 loss on Sunday, the big man had a relatively quiet outing, finishing with 13 points while shooting 27.8 percent (5-of-18) from the floor. Still, his postgame comments showed accountability. Asked about his performance, Towns wasn’t […]

In the NBA Playoffs, the expectation is always that the star players are going to pop off. Teams are separated by the contributions of their bench and how good the unit is at executing schemes as a whole. This is exactly what defined Game 4 between the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Denver Nuggets. Everyone knew […]

Jamal Murray may not have stuffed the stat sheet in the Denver Nuggets’ series-stying Game 4 win but he sure made an impact. He was still the primary playmaker and executed well in his two-man game with Nikola Jokic. He was hounded a lot by the Minnesota Timberwolves but this meant that his gravity is […]

On Sunday, the New York Knicks suffered a lopsided Game 4 loss to the Indiana Pacers. Getting blown out of the water, the Knicks settled for a 121-89 defeat, putting the series in a deadlock (2-2). There was practically no resistance from the team, who trailed big the entire game. At one point, their opponents […]

X-factors are the ones who often dictate how good teams will be in their NBA Playoffs run. Stars are always expected to pop off but someone who is barely a scoring option doing good makes it difficult for coverages to work. Aaron Gordon is exactly that for the Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray-led Denver Nuggets. […]

The New York Knicks are in desperate need of home cooking. After opening the series with two consecutive wins, the Knicks now find themselves knotted up with the Indiana Pacers at two games a piece. Things went horribly wrong in Indiana, especially in Game 4. But thankfully, the Knicks return to New York for Game […]

Rick Carlisle knows how to extract the best outputs from everyone in his Indiana Pacers squad. Offensively, they were a force to be reckoned with, and not a lot of squads have learned to figure out their schemes. Coach Tom Thibodeau got a hold of them early in their NBA Playoffs clash against the New […]