NBA Playoffs Articles - Page 73

The Final Four for the Western Conference is set! On one side of the bracket, the Minnesota Timberwolves are gearing up to face the defending champions Denver Nuggets. The other side of the bracket has the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder against the Dallas Mavericks. The four best teams in the West will now battle it […]

The Los Angeles Clippers season came to an end on Friday night, as they suffered a 114-101 loss to the Dallas Mavericks in Game 6 and were eliminated from the playoffs. With Kawhi Leonard forced to sit out of this game again due to right knee inflammation, the spotlight was on Paul George, but with […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks were hovering around the NBA Play-In Tournament spots before the trade deadline. Mavs president of basketball operations Nico Harrison made two trades at the deadline that would change the trajectory of Dallas’ 2023-24 season. The Mavs went 21-8 during the regular season after acquiring PJ Washington and Daniel Gafford in […]

Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving has a truly amazing statistic that will surely please fans of the team. Irving is now 13-0 in his career in closeout playoff games, per the NBA. Irving remained undefeated in clinch opportunity games, following his team’s win Friday over the L.A. Clippers. The Mavericks are moving on in the […]

Now THIS is the Kyrie Irving that the Dallas Mavericks faithful signed up to see! After the disappointing end to last season, more than a few fans likely soured on the former NBA champion. With the team struggling and the Irving trade seemingly not working out, some even called for Dallas to cut bait with […]

The Dallas Mavericks cruised to victory over the Los Angeles Clippers in Game 6 of their first-round playoff series on Friday night, setting up a second-round matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Kyrie Irving was spectacular for the Mavs down the stretch in this one, and his electric second half performance drew quite a reaction […]

Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic knows his team really went to the brink in defeating the L.A. Clippers, during the Western Conference NBA Playoffs. Doncic confessed to being exhausted following the conclusion of the series. Doncic speaks. “I’m tired.” pic.twitter.com/mBsxRCAo3Q — Brad Townsend (@townbrad) May 4, 2024 “It’s important to get rest now,” Doncic said, […]

Donovan Mitchell played the game of his life. Scoring 50 points, the Cleveland Cavaliers star put on an offensive clinic during his team’s clash against the Orlando Magic on Friday. There was only one problem, however: the Cavs lost Game 6. Falling to the Magic with a final score of 103-96, Mitchell and Co. will […]

DALLAS — Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic led the Dallas Mavericks to a 114-101 Game 6 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night. The win ultimately clinched a series victory over LA, as the Mavs will battle the Oklahoma City Thunder in the second-round of the NBA playoffs. Kyrie once again had a […]

After a narrow one-point loss in Game 5, the Orlando Magic bounced back on Friday with a 103-96 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 6. This win evened the series at 3-3 and set up a decisive Game 7. Despite Donovan Mitchell’s remarkable 50-point performance, including all 18 of Cleveland’s fourth-quarter points, the Magic’s […]

It’s now two years in a row that the Los Angeles Clippers saw their championship hopes come to an end in the first round of the playoffs. In 2023, they came crashing and burning against a Phoenix Suns team as they were unable to weather their injury problems. And now, in 2024, they went down […]

On Sunday afternoon, it seemed as though the Los Angeles Clippers had turned the momentum in their favor. They pulled off an epic Game 4 victory as they staved off a 31-point comeback from the Dallas Mavericks, and with homecourt advantage back on their side, they had a legitimate chance to advance to the second […]

DALLAS — Dallas Mavericks forward Maxi Kleber exited the team’s Game 6 clash against the Los Angeles Clippers with a right shoulder sprain. The injury occurred after Kleber fell to the ground following a shooting foul. The Mavs forward is doubtful to return. The Mavs’ offense started strong against the Clippers on Friday. Additionally, head […]

DALLAS — Luka Doncic was not listed on the Dallas Mavericks’ injury report for Game 6 after previously being listed as probable for Game 5 due to a right knee sprain. Doncic has also been battling an illness. Mavs head coach Jason Kidd provided a brief, yet encouraging Doncic injury update before Game 6. “Great, […]

One of the more highly anticipated playoff matchups in recent memory has finally arrived as the Minnesota Timberwolves take on the Denver Nuggets for Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals. Without further ado, it is about time to check out our NBA odds series, where our Timberwolves-Nuggets Game 1 prop bets to consider prediction […]

The LA Clippers are still in a heated playoff matchup against Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks. Even with a Game 6 on Friday night, there are already a lot of rumors flying around Tyronn Lue and the Los Angeles Lakers. Lue is coaching with just one year left on his contract following this season, […]

There’s always that one commercial during the NBA playoffs or March Madness that fans get sick of from seeing (or in this case, hearing) so often. This year, that commercial is the AT&T ad featuring Oklahoma City Thunder stars Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren. The two of them are walking out of a building and […]

Patrick Beverley opted to put decency on the back burner during and after the Milwaukee Bucks’ Game 6 loss to the Indiana Pacers in the NBA Playoffs on Thursday night. After hitting multiple fans with a basketball in a concerning fit of rage, the polarizing guard behaved irrationally and disrespectfully in the postgame media scrum. […]

The Indiana Pacers and the Milwaukee Bucks played game six of their series on Thursday night, and Patrick Beverley has been a big topic of discussion since the game. Unfortunately for Beverley, it’s not because of anything positive that he did in the game. Beverley did, however, throw a basketball into the crowd, purposefully trying […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks are looking to clinch a first-round series victory in Game 6 against the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night. On Friday morning, the team held a shoot-around at the American Airlines Center. Emerging defensive star Derrick Jones Jr. took some time for an exclusive interview with ClutchPoints after the shoot-around. […]

The Los Angeles Clippers are in trouble. This seems to be a recurring theme for this franchise when the playoffs begin. In fact, the same pattern of the Clippers entering the playoffs looking very inconsistent, followed by Kawhi Leonard getting hurt, has been the norm for them over the last few years. As a result, […]

After a strong win in Game 5 and a 3-2 lead, the Cleveland Cavaliers are riding positive momentum as they go on the road to face the Orlando Magic for Game 6. But if Cleveland wants to finish this series and move on to face the Boston Celtics in the second round, they have to […]

It’s not uncommon to see Patrick Beverley’s name in the news during the NBA season. Even more so when his team, the Milwaukee Bucks, is in the middle of an intense first-round battle in the NBA playoffs. Beverley’s antics off the court is what got him in the headlines on Thursday night though which took […]

The New York Knicks advanced to the Eastern Conference Semifinals after an emotional win in Game 6 of their first-round series against the Philadelphia 76ers And yet, some members of the media, as well as some Knicks’ fans, continue to focus on all the wrong things. Case in point, Stephen A. Smith recently introduced the idea […]

The New York Knicks have done it! After a brutal series, they have eliminated the Philadelphia 76ers to advance to the second round of the NBA playoffs. A strong series from Jalen Brunson, as well as timely contributions from the bench and the supporting cast, powered New York to the win. It was a great […]

The second round is here as the Minnesota Timberwolves square off with the Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals on Saturday night at Ball Arena. We’re here to share our NBA odds series, make a Timberwolves-Nuggets Game 1 prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Timberwolves swept the […]

Well, that’s not a good way to express your frustration. The Milwaukee Bucks were understandably frustrated in the waning moments of their  Game 6 loss to the Indiana Pacers. They were expected to be top contenders for the title, and yet there they were, about to be bounced out of the playoffs. However, Patrick Beverley’s […]

In many ways, the Philadelphia 76ers’ Game 6 loss to the New York Knicks is a microcosm of the Joel Embiid era. They flashed glimpses of being a legitimate championship contender that can dig down deep in the face of intense adversity. Ultimately, though, the franchise is being sent to the golf course well before […]

The Milwaukee Bucks fell to the Indiana Pacers on Thursday, ending what was a roller-coaster of a campaign. Plagued with playoff injuries, the Bucks’ season took a rough tumble, culminating in a six-game elimination at the hands of a young Indiana team. Nevertheless, Doc Rivers isn’t giving up on his squad and the city they […]

It’s a classic NBA Playoffs rivalry in the next round. The New York Knicks face a very familiar foe from the 1990s the Indiana Pacers. Before members of the faithful outlined this marquee matchup coming back in the postseason, they had to give props to the Philadelphia 76ers. The squad did not give up and […]

The Milwaukee Bucks fell victim to the Indiana Pacers in Game 6 of their first-round series, losing 120-98 on the road on Thursday night. Although questions about the organization’s future with their core of Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton, and Damian Lillard loom large due to losing in the first round for the second consecutive year, […]

The New York Knicks survived an NBA Playoffs classic, 118-115 over the Philadelphia 76ers to advance to the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Knicks guard Jalen Brunson showed up huge yet again in Game 6, scoring 41 points and dishing out 12 assists in the win. With that output, that makes four straight games that Brunson has […]

Trae Young is still a hated man in New York Knicks universe, but the bitterness of Knickerbockers fans toward the Atlanta Hawks fans may just be lesser than what Philadelphia 76ers fans are feeling about Jalen Brunson at the moment. If Young is wondering why he trended on social media Thursday night despite the Hawks’ […]

After a thrilling six games against the New York Knicks in the NBA Playoffs, the season has finally ended. There are many factors that contributed to the Tyrese Maxey-led Philadelphia 76ers’ downfall. Some of it had to do with Joel Embiid being bogged down by injuries. Calls by Nick Nurse and some adjustments against Jalen […]

The Milwaukee Bucks created huge expectations of themselves when they swung for the fences and pulled off a blockbuster trade for Damian Lillard. However, the Bucks’ 2023-24 season is over in May. On Thursday night, the Bucks saw their season come to an end after suffering a 120-98 defeat in Game 6 of their first-round […]

The Philadelphia 76ers’ 2023-24 season is officially over. They have lost their heated first-round matchup against the New York Knicks in six games following a heartbreaking 118-115 loss on Thursday night. Their series loss boils down to multiple factors, namely, their inconsistency from game-to-game, and a glaring lack of a third scorer behind Joel Embiid […]

Damian Lillard may have returned, but it wasn’t enough as the Milwaukee Bucks ended their season with a 120-98 loss to the Indiana Pacers on Thursday. Behind huge contributions from OB Toppin and TJ McConnell, Indiana held off Milwaukee for the majority of the game to advance to the Eastern Conference Semifinals. The Bucks did […]

The Philadelphia 76ers and New York Knicks returned to the Wells Fargo Center for Game 6 of their first-round series. After preventing a gentleman’s sweep, the Sixers overcame a miserable start but still took the loss, 118-115. Let’s break down a wild Game 6, the final game of the Sixers’ 2023-24 season. 76ers player notes: […]

A season full of disappointments for Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers has ended with their prompt exit from the NBA Playoffs after falling 118-115 at home in Game 6 to the New York Knicks on Tuesday night. Between Embiid’s meniscus injury and the 76ers’ inability to sustain success without him, the 2023-24 season has […]