NBA Playoffs Articles - Page 81

A lot has gone wrong for the Los Angeles Lakers in their first-round series against the Denver Nuggets. LA has blown double-digit leads in all three games in the series to trail three games to none and faces elimination the rest of the way against the defending champs after a second-half collapse in Game 3 […]

Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets got one step closer to advancing in the NBA playoffs on Thursday night as they took down the Los Angeles Lakers on the road in game three. The Lakers have been competitive in every game, but they haven’t gotten a win. The Nuggets lead the series 3-0. Jokic is […]

We’re back with another betting prediction and pick for the 2024 NBA Playoffs as we head over to the Western Conference for this one vs. eight seed matchup. The Oklahoma City Thunder will take a 2-0 lead against the New Orleans Pelicans as the series shifts to the Smoothie King Center. Check out our NBA […]

Well that was quick. Only a couple days passed before fans rushed to retrieve their pitch forks, the ones usually reserved for Los Angeles Lakers guard D’Angelo Russell. He was spared their wrath following an impressive Game 2 performance (23 points, seven made 3-pointers), but that goodwill has already been displaced by a deluge of […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are getting bitten by the injury bug at the worst possible time. They started their series against the Indiana Pacers without Giannis Antetokounmpo due to a mysterious calf strain, that has sidelined him for the first two games. They were able to skate by in Game 1, but a monster performance from […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo missed the Milwaukee Bucks opening game of the 2024 NBA Playoffs against the Indiana Pacers, a game in which they won by 15 points after leading by as many as 30 points in the first half. The only time the Bucks trailed in this game was during the opening minutes. Antetokounmpo then went […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers looked like the convincingly more dominant team than the Orlando Magic through the first two games of their first-round matchup in the 2024 NBA playoffs. The Cavs have masterfully exposed the Magic’s greatest weakness — lack of floor-spacing — and promptly took the first two games of the series at home. However, […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers will attempt to bounce back from a bad loss as they face the Orlando Magic on Saturday for Game 4 at the Amway Center. We’re here to share our NBA odds series, make a Cavaliers-Magic Game 4 prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Magic defeated the Cavaliers 121-83 […]

Only three first-round series in the NBA Playoffs find themselves tied at 1-1 heading into huge Game 3 battles. The Milwaukee Bucks and Indiana Pacers are responsible for one of these series after the Pacers stunned the Bucks on their home floor in a 125-108 Game 2 victory. Now, these two teams will meet on […]

Facing the Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets seems like a nightmare that the Los Angeles Lakers cannot wake up from. In 2023, the Nuggets were responsible for sweeping the Lakers and ending their season in the Western Conference Finals. This season, the Nuggets are on the brink of doing the same thing they did […]

Every team has that one rival that always seems to be their kryptonite. Perhaps the most infamous example is LeBron James’ Cleveland Cavaliers tormenting the Toronto Raptors in the mid-to-late 2010s. Now, James finds himself on the opposite end of the spectrum in the supposed rivalry between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Denver Nuggets. […]

The Orlando Magic clinched a decisive 121-83 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 3 of the NBA Playoffs, marking their first home playoff win since 2011 and recording the third-largest victory margin in their playoff history. This significant win has averted a potential 0-3 series deficit, revitalizing their postseason ambitions. Jamahl Mosley’s lineup shuffle […]

PHILADELPHIA — Add Bell’s palsy to the lengthy list of injuries that Joel Embiid has dealt with throughout his career. As he tries to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to victory over the New York Knicks in the first round of the 2024 NBA playoffs, the big man is dealing with a brutal condition in his […]

The Los Angeles Lakers’ 11th consecutive loss to the Denver Nuggets — and seventh straight in the NBA Playoffs — effectively ended their 2023-24 season. For the third straight game of the series — this time, in front of a revved-up Crypto.com Arena — the Lakers jumped to a double-digit lead. As usual, the Nuggets […]

The Los Angeles Lakers had a chance to win their NBA Playoffs Game 2 clash but then everything crumbled after that Jamal Murray game-winner. It was the same story all over again. They got to a hot start against the Nikola Jokic-led Denver Nuggets. Then, there were questionable schemes and rotational calls ran in the […]

The New York Knicks clashed against the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday, and let’s just say the game was very physical. Just in the first quarter, Joel Embiid was called for a flagrant 1 after he pulled Mitchell Robinson’s leg while the Knicks big man was going up for a shot. This caused outrage from many […]

It is rather difficult for a team to maintain its poise when it blows its opportunity to claim a very winnable game, and on a gut-wrenching buzzer-beater loss, no less. On Thursday night, the Los Angeles Lakers’ resilience was put to the test, as they faced a must-win scenario in Game 3 of their 2024 […]

The New York Knicks came in to the Philadelphia 76ers’ homecourt of Wells Fargo Center for Game 3 with one goal in mind — to virtually seal the series in their favor. It has been a hard-fought series all throughout, so to take a commanding 3-0 lead would have been huge. However, the playoffs has […]

Despite the Cleveland Cavaliers bullying them to open this playoff series, the Orlando Magic weren’t about to sing their swan song. Instead, the Magic liked their wounds and took what the Cavs have done to them all series long, which Cleveland had learned from the New York Knicks last postseason, and flipped the script. Whenever […]

PHILADEPHIA — Joel Embiid almost sabotaged his own playoff masterclass in the Philadelphia 76ers’ Game 3 win over the New York Knicks. His 50-point performance could have ended in the first quarter after a scary play involving Mitchell Robinson. After getting knocked to the floor by OG Anunoby, Embiid stood right under Robinson as he […]

A fragile, surgically repaired left knee and physical, suffocating defense of the New York Knicks aren’t the only limiting factors Joel Embiid is managing during the first round of the playoffs. After he led the Philadelphia 76ers to a pivotal Game 3 win over New York on Thursday night, it was revealed that Embiid has […]

New York Knicks center Mitchell Robinson was forced to exit his team’s 125-114 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday, per Tim Bontemps of ESPN: “Mitchell Robinson is out for the rest of the game with the left ankle that he was questionable with coming in. Meanwhile, Tyrese Maxey had his leg rolled up on […]

The Philadelphia 76ers and New York Knicks took their war of a first-round series to Philly for a pivotal Game 3. After losing both games in New York to begin the series, the Sixers got a career-best Joel Embiid performance to win 125-114. Let’s break down Game 3 at the Wells Fargo Center. 76ers player […]

Every player in the league has their own hobby that they fall back on when stressed. Some resort to other sports like golf, others have Lego while some indulge in cars. Kelly Oubre Jr. is a big fan of these big flashy vehicles. He used the time to de-stress with them after falling two games […]

Things are getting heated in Game 3 of the NBA Playoffs matchup between the Philadelphia 76ers and New York Knicks on Thursday. In the first quarter, the 76ers and their fanbase were already displeased as things ratcheted up, per Tim Bontemps of ESPN: “After a flagrant foul on Kyle Lowry and an offensive foul on […]

In the aftermath of the New York Knicks’ Game 2 win over the Philadelphia 76ers, Joel Embiid made eye-raising comments about how Philly would still win the series. While 76ers players and fans would surely appreciate their star player’s confidence, the other side isn’t too concerned. Knicks forward Josh Hart, in particular, made it clear […]

One would think that the adversary in an NBA Playoffs clash would be the opponents that the team is facing. While this is still true between the Los Angeles Lakers and Denver Nuggets, there have been some internal issues with the squad. After Jamal Murray hit a big shot to sink the LeBron James-led squad […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks and Los Angeles Clippers will play Game 3 of their postseason series in Dallas at the American Airlines Center. LA earned a 109-97 victory in Game 1 before the Mavs answered with a hard-fought 96-93 win in Game 2. Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving will lead the offensive attack once […]

DALLAS — The Dallas Mavericks are gearing up for Game 3 of their first round playoff series with the Los Angeles Clippers. Dallas has momentum following their 96-93 Game 2 victory in LA, but the Mavs are also dealing with some injury trouble. Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd revealed that Tim Hardaway Jr. and Olivier-Maxence […]

The Los Angeles Lakers vented their frustration with the officials after the Denver Nuggets walked away with a 101-99 win on Jamal Murray’s epic buzzer-beater. In particular, LeBron James and D’Angelo Russell were frustrated with Nuggets forward Michael Porter Jr. not being called for a foul in the final minute of the third quarter. As […]

At this point, every team in the NBA Playoffs has played at least two games. For some teams, they are thrilled to be up 2-0 in their series, as they are just two wins away from advancing to the conference semifinals. Those on the opposite side of this spectrum are not so pleased, as going […]

After the New York Knicks stunned the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night with a furious comeback that may have been assisted by the referees swallowing their whistles, Philadelphia announced that they would be filing a grievance with the NBA over the officiating. But, according to NBA writer Marc Stein, the 76ers decided not to follow through with that threat. “The […]

While the Cleveland Cavaliers have had no problem taking care of business against the Orlando Magic in the first round of the NBA Playoffs to this point, it’s fair to wonder when forward Dean Wade will return to the floor – especially now that the Cavs have ruled Wade out for the remainder of the […]

The Minnesota Timberwolves will take a 2-0 series lead into the desert as they head to Arizona to face the Phoenix Suns for Game 3 at the Footprint Center. We’re here to share our NBA odds series, make a Timberwolves-Suns Game 3 prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Timberwolves defeated the […]

The Mavericks host the Clippers in NBA playoffs on Friday in Game 3! The Clippers looked great in Game 1, but the Mavericks came back with a win in Game 2 with a 1-1 record. The Mavericks have a chance to even the series before heading back to Dallas. We now continue our NBA odds […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are already without Giannis Antetokounmpo in their first-round playoff series against the Indiana Pacers. And ahead of Game 3 on Friday, the team could be dealing with another massive absence. Doc Rivers revealed that Khris Middleton didn’t practice Thursday after spraining his ankle in the Game 2 loss. His status is up […]

The NBA Playoffs is as much of an incubator for coaching creativity and adjustments as it is a platform for star players to assert their dominance. The Oklahoma City Thunder have an NBA MVP candidate in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, but unfortunately, the New Orleans Pelicans are missing Zion Williamson. That has put more pressure on Willie […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder handled business on their homecourt to bring a 2-0 NBA Playoffs series lead into the Smoothie King Center on Saturday (April 27). The New Orleans Pelicans had a chance to steal a Game 1 win but a Game 2 blowout loss brought a dour mood into the locker room. The eighth-seeded […]

The New Orleans Pelicans can say they are not panicking, but actions speak louder than words. The eighth-seeded underdogs knew they allowed a golden opportunity to slip away in a two-point Game 1 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Both teams were confident going into Game 2, but only one of them seemed prepared to […]