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Kawhi Leonard and Giannis Antetokounmporank 1-2 in Player Efficiency Rating this postseason. This is the only Conference or NBA Finals series in the last 20 postseasons where 2 players entered with a 30.0+ PER. pic.twitter.com/TnRORiVnYD — ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) May 16, 2019 ECF – Milwaukee Wins Exciting Game …

Last night the 35th annual NBA Draft Lottery took place in Chicago. All 14 teams who didn’t make the postseason were hoping to secure a number one pick in the 2019 draft. This was the first time a new system was implemented for the lottery. With the updated system the …

All the Houston Rockets needed was five games to send the Utah Jazz packing and headed for home. Meanwhile, Houston now moves on to the Western Conference Semifinals. There, they wait for the winner of the Golden State Warriors and Los Angeles Clippers series which is now at 3-2 in …

“Uhhh I was 7 years old,” Giannis Antetokounmpo said as he tried to remember the last time the Bucks advanced from the first round of the playoffs. It was 2001. Ray Allen and Glenn Robinson led the charge. That year, Milwaukee advanced to the Eastern Conference finals where they lost …

The Utah Jazz has held off elimination and forced a game 5 with their first win in the series. The game was close most of the way, but a late scoring run led by Donovan Mitchell really helped push the Jazz over the edge. Mitchell scored over half of his …

Before Sunday, Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens had won playoff series in five, six, and seven games. Now, he’s won a series in four. The No. 4 seed in the East completed a sweep Sunday of the fifth-seeded Indiana Pacers, taking Game 4 in Indianapolis 110-106. https://twitter.com/celtics/status/1120050118345072641 Hayward Homecoming …

The Denver Nuggets were looking to regain home-court advantage against the San Antonio Spurs Thursday. To do this, they would have to try to do something unprecedented: win in San Antonio. The Nuggets have fell short of this goal their previous 13 attempts. Despite a strong act by Nikola Jokic …

James Harden had another MVP-caliber performance against the Utah Jazz last night, producing a triple-double (32 PTS, 13 REB, 10 AST) in a 118-98 Houston Rockets Game 2 win on Wednesday night. Houston avoided déjà vu at the Toyota Center, making the first-round matchup 2-0 instead of losing the second …

The first round of NBA playoffs continued last night as four Western Conference teams were in action. The Portland Trailblazers blew out the Oklahoma City Thunder by 20 points, 114-94, and the Denver Nuggets came back from 19 points down to beat the San Antonio Spurs 114 to 105. Damian …

Former Los Angeles Lakers head coach Luke Walton is headed to Sacramento. The Kings have signed him on to be their new head coach. Walton’s Journey Around California Luke Walton’s experience in basketball is very extensive. As a former player for the Lakers (2003-2012), Walton knows all about the culture …