NBA Playoffs
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The defending NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks continue to produce in the postseason even without key performers. The Chicago Bulls simply don’t have that kind of depth or playoff savvy. Giannis Antetokounmpo had 33 points and nine rebounds and the Bucks routed the Bulls 116-100 on Wednesday night to finish off their first-round series in five […]
The stoppers are suffocating the scorers. And as Boston was finishing another shutdown effort against Kevin Durant and the Nets, a loud ”Let’s Go Celtics! Let’s Go Celtics!” chant broke out from the many fans in green who had seats in Barclays Center. There wasn’t much for the home fans to cheer about as the […]
Pascal Siakam scored 15 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter, Gary Trent Jr. added 24 points and the Toronto Raptors beat the Philadelphia 76ers 110-102 Saturday to avoid a four-game sweep in their first round playoff series. Game 5 is Monday night in Philadelphia. No team has ever come back from a […]
The Golden State Warriors proved they’re good counter punchers, withstanding a fired-up Denver Nuggets team that finally took the fight to them instead of the officials and each other. Stephen Curry and Jordan Poole scored 27 points each, Klay Thompson made six 3-pointers on his way to 26 points and the Warriors muscled past the […]
Jalen Brunson was lying flat and still, watching his Dallas teammates build a 17-point lead before halftime on the monitor in the locker room. ”I saw how hard the team was playing when I was laying back there,” Brunson said. ”It gave me a little mojo to come back out there and do my thing.” […]
DeMar DeRozan made sure the Chicago Bulls altered their painful recent history against the Milwaukee Bucks and gave this first-round series a fresh new start. Now it’s the defending champion Bucks who are suddenly hurting as the teams head to Chicago all tied up. DeRozan scored a career playoff-high 41 points and the Bulls outlasted […]
After pushing the Toronto Raptors to the brink of elimination, Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid pledged to finish the job as quickly as possible. Embiid made a 3-pointer with 0.8 seconds left in overtime to give the 76ers a 104-101 victory on Wednesday night and a 3-0 lead in their first-round series. ”I’m coming for the sweep, […]
Celtics fans got under Kyrie Irving’s skin in the opening game of their first-round matchup with the Nets. It was Boston’s defense that kept him – and Kevin Durant – off balance in Game 2. Jaylen Brown scored 22 points, including 10 in the fourth quarter, and the Celtics rallied from 17 points down to […]
