The Knicks made the deepest playoff run – eliminating the 76ers in six competitive games in the first round before falling to the Pacers in the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Magic’s first playoff appearance in four years ended with a seven-game series loss to the Cavaliers in the fir...
Boston had late leads in both Games 1 and 2 of the Eastern Conference finals. They need Game 3 more than theMiami Heatand should bring season-on-the-line desperation. But the Heat are playing greedy. They didn't need Game 3 of the last round as much as theMilwaukee Bucksdid; they to...
In the NBA Playoffs the Cleveland Cavaliers were looking to remain perfect this post-season. The Cavs rolled through the opening two rounds, sweeping Detroit and Atlanta, and are hoping to continue that run against the Toronto Raptors in the Eastern Conference Final. In fact, during the big ...
Al Horford (R) of the Boston Celtics defends Grayson Allen of the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 7 of the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, May 15, 2022. /CFP Al Horford (R) of the Boston Celtics defends Grayson Allen of the Milwaukee ...
FiveThirtyEight: There is absolutely, positively, no way LeBron can keep this up Experts' picks for the conference semifinals Game 1:Tuesday | 8 p.m. ET, TNT (2) Celtics vs. (3) 76ers Likelihood of winning series Predictions published before Game 1. ...
1 seed in the Eastern Conference and the NBA playoffs with another MVP-worthy performance. Antetokounmpo outdueled fellow MVP candidate Joel Embiid, finishing with 45 points and 13 rebounds and leading Milwaukee to a 128-122 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Thursday night as the Bucks ...
NBA PLAYOFFS ; Cavaliers, Hawks Meet in East FinalsNewberry, Paul
There’s the sense that the Heat have been passed by in the Eastern Conference, with a handful of contenders loading up on assets and/or enjoying growth from talented young prospects. Meanwhile, they have none of those advantages and could pay the price for that in 2024-25. ...
This marked only the second year since 1973 — when the NBA began seeding for the playoffs by conference — when neither No. 1 seed will make the conference finals. West No. 1 seed Utah was eliminated by the Clippers. Rattled by Game 7 and a packed house on the road? Not thes...
The East result set the game schedule for the Western Conference as well, with both of those play-in games set for Tuesday. Those matchups — Sacramento, the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State will be joined by either Phoenix or New Orleans — will be set later Sunday afte...