NBA Playoffs Articles - Page 81

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 […]

Not too many fans gave the Miami Heat much of a chance to mount a challenge in their first-round matchup against the Boston Celtics, and understandably so. The Heat may have earned the respect of everyone following their spirited run to the NBA Finals from the eight-seed last year, but for this iteration of the […]

The Orlando Magic, in search of their first win of the 2024 NBA playoffs, will host the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 3. After an injury scare in the previous game, Jalen Suggs seems ready to go again for the first game of the series in the Kia Center. Suggs suffered a left knee strain in […]

Round one of the NBA Playoffs has been nothing short of electric and we’re back to bring you our betting predictions and pick as these series begin to heat up. We head to Indy for this next Game 3 as the Milwaukee Bucks visit the Indiana Pacers with the series tied at 1-1. Check out our NBA odds […]

After the surprising blowout victory in Game 1, the Milwaukee Bucks fell back to earth in Game 2 as they succumbed to the Indiana Pacers, 125-108. The Bucks were still feeling the absence of superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo who continues to be sidelined due to a calf strain. There seems to be no firm timetable on […]

Well, that’s a result that no one really expected to happen, huh. Game 2 of the Boston Celtics-Miami Heat series went in favor of the visiting team. How did they win? Well, a white-hot shooting day for Caleb Martin and the Heat’s sharpshooters spelled doom for the first-seeded Celtics. Boston just couldn’t keep up with […]

The Boston Celtics were expected to run through the Eastern Conference, especially after their dominant Game 1 win against the Miami Heat. But the classic Heat Culture embodied by Pat Riley and Erik Spoelstra struck again as Miami stole Game 2 at TD Garden even without Jimmy Butler and Terry Rozier. The Heat made 23 […]

The return of Kawhi Leonard for Game 2 of the Los Angeles Clippers first-round playoff series against the Dallas Mavericks was exciting for fans, especially after they picked up a victory in Game 1 of the series. It’s safe to say the team was riding high heading into this game, but they came crashing back […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are out to prove that they can contend for an NBA championship. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Chet Holmgren, Jalen Williams and company are two games up on the New Orleans Pelicans in the first round of the 2024 NBA playoffs, giving them a solid edge as they look to go dancing in the […]

After keeping it close in Game 1, the New Orleans Pelicans got blown out of the water in Game 2 against the Oklahoma City Thunder. OKC was able to adjust and get their offense going after struggling in Game 1. New Orleans, on the other hand, continued to struggle on offense. The result is a […]

In the immediate aftermath of the Oklahoma City Thunder’s 124-92 Game 2 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans, rookie center Chet Holmgren, who scored 26 points and pulled down 7 rebounds in the win, grabbed the microphone and praised teammate Shai Gilgeous-Alexander as the league’s MVP. But once the euphoria of the win and Holmgren’s […]

The Miami Heat are at it again. Despite the absences of Jimmy Butler and Terro Rozier, they defeated the Boston Celtics by a final score of 111-101 in Game 2 with a historic barrage of three-pointers. Tyler Herro lived up to his last name with a heroic performance to even up the series following a […]

It’s back to the drawing board for the Philadelphia 76ers after dropping the first two games of their NBA playoff series against the New York Knicks. After losing Game 2, Joel Embiid declared that the 76ers would still win the series and that they should be up 2-0. It’s a bold statement but not one […]

The Boston Celtics opened their postseason campaign with a blowout 114-94 victory over the Miami Heat in Game 1 of their first-round series, and it seemed like all was well in the world. The Heat have been a thorn in the Celtics side in the playoffs over the past few years, but without Jimmy Butler […]

The Boston Celtics aren’t some regular-season paper tiger. Any team in NBA history would struggle to emerge victorious when its opponent shoots 53.5% from beyond the arc en route to 23 made triples. Jimmy Butler and Terry Rozier both remained sidelined, but the shorthanded Miami Heat’s stunning 111-101 victory over Boston in Game 2 should […]

Shaquille O’Neal is a rich man but he just got a little richer after Game 2 of the first-round series between two of his former teams, the Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics, Wednesday night. Before the game, Shaq predicted that Miami would beat Boston by 10 points and made a bet on it against […]

The New Orleans Pelicans showed their capability to pull off an upset in Game 1, when they put the fear of a higher being into the Oklahoma City Thunder by keeping it close throughout what ended up being a 94-92 win for OKC. Fans even began to clamor for a return from Zion Williamson, as […]

The Miami Heat stunned the Boston Celtics 111-101 on Wednesday night to tie up their NBA Playoffs series at one game apiece. The fact that the Heat are back in this series despite star Jimmy Butler’s absence is cause for celebration among Heat fans, and apparently for Butler himself. Jimmy caught the Heat’s win in […]

The NBA will soon name who is the 2023-24 NBA Most Valuable Player and among the three finalists for that honor is no other than Oklahoma City Thunder star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. There are not a few people who think that SGA should win the award, including, of course, his Oklahoma City teammates. Chet Holmgren even […]

For what feels like the millionth time, the Boston Celtics are tied in a playoff series with the Miami Heat. On Wednesday night at TD Garden, Miami torched the C’s from beyond the arc en route to a 111-101 upset win in Game 2. The C’s took Game 1 by tying a franchise record for […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder are shedding the perplexing “fake one-seed” allegations game by game. In OKC’s 124-92 Game 2 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans, Chet Holmgren put up a stellar first-half performance that would lend further credence to the idea that he is a deserving Rookie of the Year winner. In the first half, […]

The Boston Celtics were overwhelming favorites heading into Game 2 of their first-round playoff series against the Miami Heat. However, that doesn’t mean they can overcome a record-breaking shooting night from their Eastern Conference rivals. During the Heat’s 111-101 victory in Beantown on Wednesday evening, they set a new franchise record for 3-pointers made in […]