NBA Playoffs

The Brooklyn Nets fell to Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers 96-84 Monday night. The Sixers now lead the Nets 2-0 in their first-round playoff series. Game Trends After falling 121-110 in Game 1, the Nets held the lead for the first half of Game 2. Cameron Johnson, who ended …

The Sacramento Kings defeated the Golden State Warriors 114-106 Monday night to go up 2-0 in this first round, best-of-seven series. The Warriors have now lost back to back playoff games for the first time since 2019 Light the Beam The game started off back-and-fourth until midway through the first …

Sunday’s slate of the NBA Playoffs had four games, three of which were upsets. The jam-packed Sunday created chaos around the league. Lakers Steal Home-Field Advantage Against Grizzlies After defeating the Timberwolves in the Play-In, the Lakers advanced to the playoffs. Many had the Lakers upsetting the Grizzlies in the …

The Miami Heat (44-38) defeated the Milwaukee Bucks (58-24) in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference playoff-opening series, 130-117. The win gives Miami an early advantage over championship favorites. Backed by a stellar performance from Jimmy Butler and a sizzling Heat offense, Miami found an answer after losing Tyler Herro …

With the NBA playoffs beginning Saturday, there is one more spot up for grabs in the Western Conference. The eighth seeded Minnesota Timberwolves and the tenth seeded Oklahoma City Thunder are set to battle it out Friday night for the final spot in the West playoffs. https://twitter.com/okcthunder/status/1646891072960831495?s=20 Timberwolves On the …

The Chicago Bulls will take a trip to South Beach to take on the Miami Heat Friday evening. The winner will clinch the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference and face the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1646389250504392704?s=20 Heat Miami’s first play-in game gave …

The Chicago Bulls defeated the Toronto Raptors Wednesday night 109-105 in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament. Chicago, who got the final spot in the tournament, overcame a 19-point deficit to take down the No. 9 Raptors. Zach LaVine poured in 39 points for Chicago to lead all scorers. DeMar DeRozan …

The Toronto Raptors (41-41) will host the Chicago Bulls (40-42) Wednesday at 7 p.m. in the Eastern Conference Play-In Tournament. The winner of this game will play the Miami Heat on Friday for the final playoff spot in the conference. Expectations During the regular season, the Bulls played the Raptors three …

The Oklahoma City Thunder will take on the New Orleans Pelicans in the NBA Play-In Tournament Wednesday night. Tipoff is set for 9:30 p.m. https://twitter.com/PelicansNBA/status/1646198342198738949?s=20 How the Play-In Tournament Works The layout of the play-in tournament, which is in its third year of existence, is as follows: The No. 7 …

The Miami Heat find themselves on the verge of missing the 2023 NBA playoffs after falling to Atlanta in the first matchup of the NBA Play-In Tournament Tuesday night, 116-105. Miami entered this game as the seventh seed with home-court advantage against a scrappy Hawks team that has had many …