NBA Playoffs Articles - Page 82

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 […]

The Miami Heat have accomplished what they set out to do in the first two games. All Coach Erik Spoelstra and the Bam Adebayo-led squad had to do was steal one game from the Boston Celtics. They bounced back fairly well after getting blown out in Game 1. A lot of it had to do […]

If the Boston Celtics and their fans have a villain at the moment, it’s Miami Heat star Caleb Martin who made a huge impact on the team’s 111-101 win in Game 2 of the NBA Playoffs. After the game, Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra and Martin himself talk about his performance and the win as […]

The Boston Celtics fell 111-101 to the Miami Heat on Wednesday night to even their NBA Playoffs series at one game apiece. After the game, Celtics star Jaylen Brown issued a challenge to his teammates, per Jack Simone of Celtics Blog: “Jaylen Brown on how the Celtics need to respond to their Game 2 loss […]

Not too many fans gave the Miami Heat much of a chance when they entered their first-round series against the Boston Celtics without Jimmy Butler and Terry Rozier. Fans even made fun of how Heat supporters chanted “We want Boston” during their play-in tournament, but on Wednesday night, Miami showed that they remain the bane […]

The Boston Celtics engaged in a heated matchup against the Miami Heat in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal. Boston lost 111-101 after an incredible shooting display from Miami. Still, the Celtics needed greater production from two key players to beat the white-hot Heat. Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday are the contributors in question […]

Tyler Herro had 24 points and 14 assists while hitting six of Miami’s franchise playoff-record 23 3-pointers to lead the Heat to a 111-101 victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday night and tie their first-round playoff series at one win apiece. With Boston unable to put a dent into the Heat’s lead throughout the […]

The Miami Heat shock the fans inside the TD Garden and steal a game as they beat the Boston Celtics in a huge upset in Game 2, 111-101. While some saw this series as a potential sweep candidate, the Heat had other plans and tie the series up coming back home. Heat win 111-101 to […]

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers could be getting reinforcements in their frontcourt for Game 3 vs. the Denver Nuggets, in the form of Jarred Vanderbilt and Christian Wood. Vanderbilt, out since Feb. 3 with a right foot sprain, is reportedly targeting a Thursday return. The versatile forward has been ramping up his on-court […]

The highly anticipated first-round matchup between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Phoenix Suns shifts to the desert with the home team facing what might as well be a must-win Game 3. Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, Bradley Beal and company were sorely out-classed at Target Center during the first two games of this series, unable to stem […]

Ahead of the Los Angeles Lakers’ must-win Game 3 versus the Denver Nuggets on Thursday, the 87th game of the season, head coach Darvin Ham said he and Anthony Davis will have to “agree to disagree” about how organized — or not — their basketball team is. In the aftermath of Game 2’s gut-wrenching loss […]

The New York Knicks have many former Villanova basketball players on their team, and it makes for an interesting dynamic in the team’s playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers, especially with Villanova posting highlights of those players beating Philadelphia playoff games, which caused Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart to make some comments about the matter. […]

A playoff series never truly begins in the NBA until the road team comes out on top. Through the first three days of playoff basketball, all of the home teams won, even though there were some very tight games that came down to the final possessions. Tuesday night’s playoff action was slightly different, with the […]

CAMDEN, N.J. — De’Anthony Melton is aiming to make his return to the court for the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 3 against the New York Knicks. Melton’s lingering back injury has kept him sidelined for all but seven games over the last four months but he is now on track to be ready for the […]

After the New York Knicks pulled off a furious comeback in the final 30 seconds of their 104-101 Game 2 win against the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday, the NBA released their L2M Report that showed New York got away with fouling Tyrese Maxey on a play that resulted in the go-ahead 3-pointer. Knicks coach Tom […]

The 76ers host the Knicks in the NBA playoffs on Thursday! The Knicks were great down the stretch of both Game 1 and Game 2 and hung on for wins in both to take a 2-0 lead in the series. The 76ers have a chance to gain some momentum heading into Game 3 at home […]

The Miami Heat prepare for Game 2 against the Boston Celtics in the first round of the NBA Playoffs as the team had two days to reflect after their dismantling loss Sunday afternoon, 114-94. After Wednesday morning’s shoot-around, Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra along with stars Bam Adebayo and Kevin Love spoke about how the […]

The health of Joel Embiid is once again a major talking point in the playoffs for the Philadelphia 76ers. The superstar center is fighting as best he can against a physical Knicks team after working his way back from a left meniscus injury and aggravating his knee in Game 1. But it seems like Embiid […]

Two years ago, the Dallas Mavericks went head-to-head with the Phoenix Suns in an intense playoff series. Dallas fought back from a 3-1 deficit and ultimately cruised to a Game 7 victory over Phoenix. On Tuesday, the Mavericks defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 96-93 in LA, and Chris Paul, who was on that Suns team, […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo once again cemented himself as one of the best players in the world by becoming the first player in league history to average at least 30 points and 10 rebounds per game, shooting at least 60 percent from the floor. While he finished the regular season strong for the Milwaukee Bucks, putting together […]

The Indiana Pacers, after three years of missing the playoffs are back in the big time. Tyrese Haliburton has taken the Pacers to the next level, but in their 2024 first-round matchup against the Milwaukee Bucks, it hasn’t been Haliburton who has lifted the team on his back. The team’s blockbuster acquisition back in January, […]

The NBA world believes in the Dallas Mavericks. Luka Doncic may have been overlooked in the MVP conversation early during the 2023-24 season, but now everyone is talking about Doncic, Kyrie Irving and the Mavs. Dallas earned a big 96-93 Game 2 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Tuesday to even their playoff series […]

The Dallas Mavericks defeated the Los Angeles Clippers by a final score of 96-93 on Tuesday in Game 2 of their playoff series. It was a hard-fought affair, with both teams going back-and-forth throughout. Luka Doncic enjoyed an excellent game from an offensive standpoint and stepped up on the defensive end as well. Meanwhile, Kyrie […]

The Denver Nuggets will take a commanding 2-0 series lead into Southern California for a Game 3 showdown with the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday at Crypto. We’re here to share our NBA odds series, make a Nuggets-Lakers Game 3 prediction, and pick while showing you how to watch. The Nuggets defeated the Lakers 101-99 […]