NBA Playoffs Articles - Page 85

The Dallas Mavericks struggled to find any momentum during the first half of Sunday’s 109-97 Game 1 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers. Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic helped Dallas begin to perform much better in the second half, but Dallas still ultimately dropped their first game of the 2024 NBA playoffs. Doncic knows the […]

The New York Knicks earned the number two seed in the Eastern Conference, and as luck would have it their reward is a matchup with the talented but inconsistent Philadelphia 76ers. The Knicks won the first game in this series, holding out a bit longer for a four-point victory in a brutal slugfest that went […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder have arrived ahead of schedule and made a name for themselves this season. Mark Daigneault’s squad earned the top overall seed in the Western Conference and the team is set to contend for a championship with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander leading the way through the NBA playoffs. SGA has emerged as a top-10 player […]

The New Orleans Pelicans came oh-so-close to stealing Game 1 against the Oklahoma City Thunder. What was supposedly a one-sided matchup became an intense fight between the first and the eighth seed. In the end, the Thunder’s defense held strong and got them the win. However, things might have gone differently had Brandon Ingram played […]

The New Orleans Pelicans failed to get the best of the Oklahoma City Thunder during their Game 1 matchup on Sunday. The team fell short by just two points, 94-92. The Thunder take Game 1 as they escape with the win over the Pelicans late in the 4th quarter 😤 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander: 28 PTS, 6 […]

The ideal type of big man has changed in the league. Gone are the days when large men who could dominate the paint like Shaquille O’Neal and David Robinson were the ones who got all the praise. Now, lanky 7-footers with the skillsets of guards and the capability to shoot the lights out are all […]

Taking into account the game-ball commotion that happened between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Indiana Pacers during the regular season, it was bound to be an interesting playoff series. As expected, the aftermath of Game 1 did not disappoint. The Bucks took home a 109-94 win on Sunday due to a monster first half from […]

No Giannis Antetokounmpo, no problem for the Milwaukee Bucks. Damian Lillard completely lit up in his first NBA Playoffs game for the Wisconsin-based team. Everyone else on the squad executed flawlessly to prevent anyone from the Indiana Pacers from getting any sort of momentum to pop off. However, it was not a player on the […]

It must feel so good for Damian Lillard to be able to play again in the NBA Playoffs. The Milwaukee Bucks superstar point guard made his first postseason appearance in two years on Sunday, as he led Milwaukee to an easy 109-94 win in Game 1 of their first-round series versus the Indiana Pacers. During […]

The Boston Celtics began their playoff journey for Banner No. 18 with a bang on Sunday night, as they beat the Miami Heat 114-94 in Game 1 of their first-round series. From the initial tipoff, the C’s looked ready to go. They raced out to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter and never trailed […]

The Milwaukee Bucks took home Game 1 of their first-round matchup against the Indiana Pacers and the star of the night was none other than Damian Lillard. Sinking six three-pointers en route to a 35-point outing, Lillard scored all of his points during the first half of the game. This drew praise from Bucks head […]

The Indiana Pacers are back in the NBA Playoffs for the first time since 2020 and since Rick Carlisle took over as the franchise’s head coach in 2021. However, they did not have a great start to their postseason campaign, as they got lit up by Damian Lillard and the Milwaukee Bucks Sunday night to […]

Everyone was on the same page for the Boston Celtics’ NBA Playoffs opener against the Miami Heat. Joe Mazzulla’s squad showed no mercy and fired on all cylinders with Jayson Tatum leading the way through his first postseason triple-double. The ball moved through every member of the team very smoothly and their defensive execution was […]

The Milwaukee Bucks may have been without Giannis Antetokounmpo for Game 1 of their first round series of the NBA Playoffs against the Indiana Pacers, but that didn’t slow them down as they rolled to a 109-94 win at home to temporarily take control of the series. The Bucks were powered by Damian Lillard who […]

Milwaukee Bucks superstar point guard Damian Lillard played like a man on a mission in the first half of Sunday night’s series opener against the Indiana Pacers. After just two quarters of the contest, Lillard was already able to gather a total of 35 points, making 11 of his first 19 attempts from the floor, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers take on the Denver Nuggets in the second game of their seven-game series. Below we will continue our NBA odds series with a Lakers-Nuggets prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game. The Lakers dropped game one 114-103. LeBron James and Anthony Davis had great […]

The Dallas Mavericks’ journey in the 2024 NBA Playoffs did not start the right way, as Luka Doncic and company suffered a 109-97 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on the road on Sunday. The Clippers were missing Kawhi Leonard but still managed to humble the Mavs, who also got an injury scare to one […]

The Los Angeles Clippers defeated the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of their NBA playoff series on Sunday. LA earned a 109-97 victory over the Mavericks, who will need to make adjustments to avoid going down 0-2 in Game 2 on Tuesday. With Kawhi Leonard out due to an injury, most fans expected Paul George […]

The Los Angeles Clippers molly-whopped the Dallas Mavericks without Kawhi Leonard in the lineup. It was an ugly game for Dallas and the team is going to have to dig deep if they hope to bounce back. Despite that, Mavs fans are exuding confidence as they believe their team will still win the series. It […]

One would think that a squad without Kawhi Leonard would be easy to expose in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. The expectation was for Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving to pop off while their supporting cast could hold it down on defense and be serviceable in terms of production. That was not at […]

It looked as if the Boston Celtics would cruise to a comfortable win over the Miami Heat in Game 1 of the first round without much drama, but Caleb Martin’s hard foul on Jayson Tatum garnered some attention and a bit of a scrum late in the game. Tatum spoke about the foul from Caleb […]

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum has played in 95 postseason game over the course of his career. However, he had never recorded a triple-double in the playoffs until Sunday afternoon, when his Celtics took down the Miami Heat 114-94 in Game 1 of their first-round matchup. During the double-digit victory, Tatum notched 23 points, 10 […]

The Miami Heat just didn’t have enough to keep up with the Boston Celtics on Sunday. It was an abysmal performance as Miami fell 114-94 in Game 1. Not having Jimmy Butler is less than ideal and now the team is a long shot to advance in the NBA Playoffs. With Game 1 being a […]

The Boston Celtics are embarking upon their quest to become the 2024 NBA Champions after finishing the regular season with the best record in the league. They drew the Miami Heat, who notably knocked them out of the Playoffs last year. With revenge fresh on their minds, the Boston Celtics took Game 1 in their […]

The Los Angeles Clippers came out on fire in the first half of Game 1 against the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday, going into the break with a 56-30 lead, and the performance made history in many ways. The 30 points the Clippers held the Mavericks to in the first half is the fewest the franchise […]

The Miami Heat suffered at the hands of the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of their first round playoff series, 114-94, giving them an early 0-1 deficit. It was a sluggish outing for the team as Heat head coach Erik Spoelstra, Bam Adebayo, and Jaime Jaquez Jr. spoke after Sunday afternoon’s contest about what went […]

If your glass is half-empty, Game 1 of the Los Angeles Lakers’ first-round NBA Playoffs matchup with the Denver Nuggets went about as badly as possible. D’Angelo Russell’s struggles against the champs continued, the Lakers’ defensive options on Nikola Jokic besides Anthony Davis were predictably insufficient, and their nonexistent margin for error was exploited with […]

The Boston Celtics took it to the Miami Heat, winning the game 114-94. However, things took a turn late in the contest after Caleb Martin delivered a hard foul on Jayson Tatum. A little skirmish took place between Jaylen Brown and Martin, adding some drama to this Eastern Conference series. Tatum was going up for […]

The Anthony Edwards show has officially arrived at the 2024 NBA Playoffs and the Minnesota Timberwolves immediately look like contenders in the Western Conference behind the play of their All-Star franchise player. Before the game, adidas and Edwards dropped a campaign for the newest low-top version of his signature AE 1. What followed during the […]

The Miami Heat lost to the Boston Celtics by 20 and just didn’t have an answer for them in Game 1. Not having Jimmy Butler in the lineup proved to be a problem for Miami and hopefully they can figure things out moving forward. However, basketball fans couldn’t help but roast the team and Tyler […]

With a Dallas Mavericks first-round series against the Los Angeles Clippers, many eyes will be on the Mavs. Ahead of the Mavericks-Clippers series, we’ll be making our Mavericks first-round series predictions. Dallas had an underwhelming first half of the season, but after the trade deadline additions, they surged up in the standings. The Mavs acquired […]

The Miami Heat fell in the opening game of the series against the Boston Celtics, 114-94, in the first round of the NBA playoffs. It was an uphill battle from the start as the Heat were missing two stars in Jimmy Butler and Terry Rozier while the Celtics were at full power off the backs […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder came out of nowhere to earn the number one seed in the Western Conference. The team underwent one of the biggest rebuilds in league history upon trading Russell Westbrook and Paul George in the summer of 2019, and it’s already paid off. The Thunder will face another young, up-and-coming team in […]

Christian Wood is expected to return to the Los Angeles Lakers’ frontcourt for Game 3 of their series with the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the 2024 NBA Playoffs. The Lakers’ backup center has been out since Feb. 14 after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery. Wood’s status update was first reported by Shams Charania. […]

The Los Angeles Clippers will have to make do without their best player as the postseason tips off. Kawhi Leonard has officially been ruled out of Game 1 against the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday, Clippers coach Ty Lue said during pregame media availability, per ClutchPoints’ Tomer Azarly. Leonard last took the floor on March 31st, […]

NEW YORK — Despite an injury scare right before halftime, Joel Embiid almost lifted the Philadelphia 76ers to victory over the New York Knicks in Game 1 of the Sixers’ first-round series. Unfortunately for the Sixers, they failed to finish the job and now have to worry about Embiid’s left knee for the rest of […]

It’s hard to say that a higher-seed “stole” a game, but that’s what it felt like on Saturday night in New York. In a game in which the New York Knicks’ best player, Jalen Brunson, accumulated five turnovers and made only 17% of his three-point attempts, the Knicks’ role players carried them to a major […]

The Philadelphia 76ers fell 111-104 to the New York Knicks on Saturday at Madison Square Garden, losing touch late amid a barrage of threes from the home team’s role players. Digging themselves out of a one-game hole isn’t the Sixers’ most pressing concern as what could be the most competitive, physical series of the first […]

The Miami Heat start the first game of their playoff series against the Boston Celtics Sunday afternoon at TD Garden and there is no doubt that it’s going to be physical as both teams have been heated rivals in the postseason. Heat star Bam Adebayo gave his “dogfight” expectations of the series beforehand which led […]