The Toronto Raptors won’t accept defeat this postseason. Wednesday night’s 125-122 win over Boston showed that. Facing elimination, key Toronto players stepped up and hit clutch shots to keep them in the game. Answering the call With two minutes left in the first overtime period, Boston’s Kemba Walker hit an …
Read More »Finding Billy Donovan’s Next Home
After five seasons with the Oklahoma City Thunder, head coach Billy Donovan will not be returning next season. Donovan and the team signed a five year contract in 2015 that ended this year and both sides decided to not extend the contract. This exit could start the rebuilding phase that …
Read More »Celtics Look to Finish Off Raptors
With an exciting evening of bubble basketball ahead, the Boston Celtics plan to end the series with a win over the Toronto Raptors tonight. Boston holds onto a 3-2 series lead and can punch their ticket to the Eastern Conference Finals to face the Miami Heat. Game Preview The Celtics …
Read More »Clippers Look for Two-Game Lead
The Los Angeles Clippers look to go up 3-1 lead against the Denver Nuggets tonight in game four of the Western Conference semifinals. Clippers Lead Series Los Angeles holds a 2-1 lead over Denver heading into game four. The Clippers took game three with a 113-107 score against the Nuggets …
Read More »Miami Heat Advance to Eastern Conference Finals
The Miami Heat will make their first Conference Finals appearance since 2014 after defeating the Milwaukee Bucks 103-94 Tuesday night. The Heat now await the winner of the Toronto Raptors and Boston Celtics series. How the Heat Got the Win With six players scoring double digits, the Heat pulled off …
Read More »Billy Donovan Splits with the Oklahoma City Thunder
The Oklahoma City Thunder and coach Billy Donovan decided to part ways Tuesday. The two parties came to a mutual agreement that it was time to split from one another. Thunder and Billy Donovan agree to mutually part ways. pic.twitter.com/ZJ41bImvSR — OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) September 9, 2020 Coaching History Donovan …
Read More »Lakers, Rockets Look To Gain Upper Edge With Series Even
The Lakers and Rockets will battle it out in Game 3 of the NBA Western Conference semifinals to determine who takes control of the series — at least momentarily. The two Western Conference contenders have split the first two games of the series. The Lakers claiming their most recent matchup …
Read More »Miami Heat Try to End Series Against Bucks
The Miami Heat will try to end the Eastern Conference semifinals series tonight against the Milwaukee Bucks. Milwaukee avoided a sweep and pushed for a game five with a 118-115 victory. Game five is set to start at 6:30 pm. Miami dominated the series from the start with a double-digit …
Read More »Harden and Rockets Advance, Heat Go Up 2-0
If you were to hear in years prior that James Harden blocked a game-winning shot with seconds left in the fourth quarter of a Game 7 in the NBA Playoffs, you would be in disbelief. But the bizarro world in which we currently live continues to produce outrageous results. Harden …
Read More »Preview: Thunder and Rockets face off in decisive Game 7
The Thunder had their bags packed. Not by choice, but protocol mandated from the NBA bubble had Oklahoma City on the cusp of departure before the game could even tip off on Monday night. Down 3-2 to the Houston Rockets in the series, the Thunder clapped back to win Game …
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