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The Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers had 11 of their last 12 meetings decided by single digits heading into Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. But Boston flipped the script on Tuesday night, hammering the Cavs 120-95 on its way to a 1-0 series lead. Although it was just a 10-point game at halftime, […]

After receiving the biggest payday in NBA history, it would’ve been easy for Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown to enter cruise control. Instead, he’s continued to work day in and day out, and the fruits of his labor were on display in Boston’s Game 1 destruction of the Cleveland Cavaliers. On Tuesday evening, the C’s […]

Winning Game 1 of their second-round matchup against the Oklahoma City Thunder was always going to be a difficult task for the Dallas Mavericks. The Mavericks were coming off a hard-fought six-game series against the Los Angeles Clippers, which ended on Friday night, while the Thunder had already punched their ticket to the second round […]

The Dallas Mavericks were defeated by the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals on Tuesday. Oklahoma City earned a 117-95 victory, but Mavericks star Kyrie Irving is still confident in Dallas. Irving wasted no time after the loss, as he immediately shared an uplifting message on X (formerly Twitter). “Tribe, […]

The Boston Celtics rolled the Cleveland Cavalier 120-95 in Game 1 of their second round NBA Playoffs matchup on Tuesday. While the Celtics were paced by Jaylen Brown’s 32 points, Boston head coach Joe Mazzulla shouted out multiple reserves – including unheralded vet Luke Kornet, per Daniel Donabedian of ClutchPoints: “Joe Mazzulla had high praise […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers have begun another challenging series in the 2024 NBA Playoffs. The Cavs took on the Boston Celtics in their Eastern Conference semifinal and lost Game 1 120-95. There are many areas Cleveland must examine for their brutal loss, but the play of Darius Garland, Max Strus, and a poor shooting night headline […]

The New Orleans Pelicans will have a tough task of steering the team’s direction in the offseason as they will have to decide whether to keep Brandon Ingram in the fold via a contract extension. However, factors including a healthy Zion Williamson and an incident between Ingram and Head Coach Willie Green in their NBA […]

The Denver Nuggets’ hopes of bouncing back in Game 2 of their NBA Playoffs clash against the Minnesota Timberwolves were shattered. Anthony Edwards and Karl-Anthony Towns made their opponents pick their poison every time. In every single instance, the Nikola Jokic-led squad kept choosing the most lethal choice. It’s hard to believe that this squad […]

The New York Knicks are off to a strong start in the second round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs. The Knicks beat the Indiana Pacers 121-117 in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference semifinal. However, New York was hit with a brutal Mitchell Robinson injury update ahead of Game 2 that could affect the series […]

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray has avoided a suspension, but he has been fined $100,000 for his actions in the team’s 26-point loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 2 on Monday night, the league announced on Tuesday evening. Murray was one of many who were extremely frustrated during the Nuggets’ loss in Game 2 […]

Luka Doncic, Tim Hardaway Jr., Maxi Kleber, and Olivier-Maxence Prosper all received injury updates on Monday. Doncic (knee) was the only Mavs player whose status was uncertain for Tuesday’s Dallas Mavericks-Oklahoma City Thunder Game 1 playoff clash. Meanwhile, Hardaway (ankle) is available, while Kleber (shoulder) and Prosper (ankle) are listed as out. The Mavericks earned […]

The NBA playoffs are into the second round now and there have been a lot of good series so far. One that is getting underway on Tuesday night is Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks vs. the top seed in the West, the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder cruised past the New Orleans Pelicans in […]

Coach Tom Thibodeau has a reliable rotation heading into this NBA Playoffs series against the Indiana Pacers. It largely consists of the Villanova alums Jalen Brunson, Donte DiVincenzo, and Josh Hart. However, there are key pieces that this squad will need to win over the Tyrese Haliburton-led team. One of them is an elite rim […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder quite literally took the least possible amount of time to handle business against the New Orleans Pelicans, sending them home with far more questions than wins in the series (0). Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the rest of the team were warmly reminded of that fact as they drove away from the Oklahoma […]

LOS ANGELES, CA — Dallas Mavericks star Kyrie Irving is one of the most gifted basketball players in the history of the NBA. From his incredible ball-handling to his unreal shot-making ability, Irving is an artist on the court. But the Mavs guard is also an artist off of it, and for a while, that […]

Behind their elite defense, the Minnesota Timberwolves have gone on the road and stolen the first two games of their second-round NBA Playoffs matchup against the Denver Nuggets. Veteran Timberwolves guard Mike Conley joined the Pat McAfee Show on Tuesday to discuss the culture that led to the team taking pride in their defense: "The […]

It was in December 2022 when Tyrese Haliburton, who was in the middle of a breakout campaign for the Indiana Pacers, drew the ire of Wally Szczerbiak, a retired professional basketball player who now works as an analyst for the New York Knicks’ MSG Network. Szczerbiak called Haliburton a “wannabe All-Star”, which seemed rather harsh, […]

One of the main stories leading up to Game 2 of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets’ second-round clash in the 2024 NBA playoffs was whether or not Rudy Gobert, who played a starring role in the former’s Game 1 victory, would be able to suit up. Gobert is not injured; rather, he was back […]

Cheer up, Indiana Pacers fans! I know things didn’t go your way on Monday night, but I’ve got a dose of nostalgia ready to inject into your veins that should cure your postgame blues after that tough-to-swallow Game 1 loss at the hands of Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks. 29 years ago today, […]

On the same day he was quoted for wanting his comparisons to an all-time great to stop, Anthony Edwards put on another show in a Minnesota Timberwolves 106-80 win over the Denver Nuggets in Game 2 of their conference semifinal series. Playing with the confidence and swagger that paints an eerily similar picture to that […]

The New York Knicks came away with a 121-117 win over the Indiana Pacers on Monday in Game 1 of the second round, and Josh Hart played all 48 minutes in the game, continuing the trend of not sitting much or at all in these playoffs. Hart was then asked what makes him tired, and […]

The Denver Nuggets looked like they were ripe for a bounce-back game after the Minnesota Timberwolves defeated them at home, 106-99, to start off what should be a very competitive second-round matchup between division rivals. After all, the Timberwolves were without Rudy Gobert, and Gobert was instrumental in slowing down the Nuggets’ high-powered offense. Instead, […]

The Dallas Mavericks-Oklahoma City Thunder Western Conference Semifinals matchup projects to be a competitive series. Dallas ended up earning the No. 5 seed in the West following a strong second-half of the regular season. Oklahoma City clinched the No. 1 seed in the conference. Upsetting the Thunder is going to be difficult. The Mavs will […]

On Monday night, the Minnesota Timberwolves walked into Ball Arena and handed the Denver Nuggets their biggest home loss in the last five years. And now, after suffering a 106-80 defeat that was equally embarrassing as it was convincing, the defending champions of the National Basketball Association are officially on the ropes. Not only has […]

The Indiana Pacers are coming off a rough Game 1 loss to the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Six players were in double figures, and the Pacers were competitive throughout the night despite the raucous crowd at Madison Square Garden. A few blown calls against Indiana may have tilted the outcome of […]

The defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets fell behind 0-2 in their second-round series against the Minnesota Timberwolves with a frustrating, lopsided 106-80 Game 2 loss. As the Timberwolves started to pull away, Jamal Murray, amid another rough first half, threw a heat pack from the bench onto the floor as play was going on in […]

The Dallas Mavericks are coming off an impressive six-game demolition of the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs. Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving are arguably the best one-two-scoring duo in the postseason, and it is very plausible for the Mavericks to advance deep this year. The trade deadline acquisitions […]

The Oklahoma Thunder had a full week of rest after thrashing the New Orleans Pelicans in the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs. It was a fairly easy series for the Thunder as there were two blowouts in the four games, but that will not be the case going up against the Dallas Mavericks […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves have taken the NBA world by storm this postseason. The franchise’s first-ever postseason series sweep over the Phoenix Suns first drew attention to the Wolves’ stifling defense. Now, the Timberwolves have the reigning champion Denver Nuggets on the ropes after stealing not one, but two games on the road to begin the […]

Days ago, Dwight Howard theorized that the Minnesota Timberwolves would beat the Denver Nuggets in five games. Fast forward to the conclusion of Game 2, and Howard immediately tweaked his prediction. I take it back it’s not Minnesota in 5 I meant 4 lol ya thought Jordan son was going to lose lol — Dwight […]

The reigning champions are on the ropes. The Minnesota Timberwolves did not have Rudy Gobert for Game 2 of their first-round matchup against the Denver Nuggets, but it did not matter; the Timberwolves came out of the gates motivated to choke the life out of the Nuggets, and that’s exactly what they did with a […]

Emotions are always at an all-time high when it comes to the NBA Playoffs. The Denver Nuggets really needed to get a game on their home floor but just could not get close to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Nikola Jokic and Mike Malone could not salvage plays against this tough defense. Moreover, Jamal Murray and the […]

Anthony Edwards led the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 106-80 beatdown of the Denver Nuggets on Monday night that gave the Timberwolves a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinals over the reigning NBA champions. Edwards finished the game with 27 points for the Timberwolves, and even received ”MVP’ chants in Ball Arena, the Nuggets’ home […]

On Monday, Jalen Brunson continued his scoring brilliance. Finishing with 43 points, the New York Knicks guard led his team to a 121-117 victory over the Indiana Pacers in Game 1. Brunson’s big night just cemented him as the first player in NBA history to have at least 40 points and a made three-pointer in […]

The Indiana Pacers gave up a late lead and fell to the New York Knicks 121-117 in Game 1 of their second-round NBA Playoffs series on Monday night. But it turns out that the officials missed a critical call at the end of the game. Late in the fourth quarter, Aaron Nesmith was called for […]

It was a hard-fought battle but a win is a win. The New York Knicks go up one win to none against the Indiana Pacers in the second round of the NBA Playoffs. Coach Tom Thibodeau stuck with the squad that worked for him all season long despite having them play for nearly 45 minutes. […]

If ever there was a game for the Denver Nuggets to strike back in what’s shaping up to be an epic clash against the Minnesota Timberwolves in the second round of the 2024 NBA playoffs, it’s in Game 2. Rudy Gobert was not able to suit up after the birth of his first child, and […]

As if playing at the Madison Square Garden wasn’t hard enough for the Indiana Pacers Monday night, the officiating during a crucial moment in the series opener versus the New York Knicks made it harder for Rick Carlisle’s team to steal a win in the Big Apple. A controversial kickball call that favored the Knicks […]

The Madison Square Garden has been home to some of the most exhilarating games of the 2024 NBA playoffs to this point, and on Monday night, the Indiana Pacers gave the New York Knicks one hell of a fight to open up their second-round matchup and rekindle the two franchise’s old rivalry. In the end, […]