TheNBA Finalsis the annual championship series of the National Basketball Association. The Eastern and Western conference champions play a best-of-seven game series to determine the league champion. The winners of the Finals are awarded the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy, which replaced the Walte...
Aug 26, 2020; Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA; An empty court and bench is shown with no signage following the scheduled start time in Game Five of the Eastern Conference First Round between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Orlando Magic during the 2020 NBA Playoffs at AdventHealth Arena at ESPN ...
Although Cleveland has a real chance of making noise in this year's Eastern Conference playoffs, boasting the conference's best point differential at plus-4.3 points per game, the Cavaliers also need to keep their eye on the long-term picture. Their three core players (Ga...
On Monday, Nov. 4, Houston takes on new Eastern Conference titan New York, who despite owning a 1-2 record right now, are still a much-feared team with Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges. Houston will quickly see its third matchup of the...
NBA InsidersJun 1, 2021, 07:02 AM ET The Milwaukee Bucks have taken care of business, blitzing past the Miami Heat in four games. The Philadelphia 76ers, Brooklyn Nets and Atlanta Hawks are each one win away from joining them in the Eastern Conference semifinals. What...
LeBron James (center) of the Cleveland Cavaliers goes to the basket against theAtlanta Hawks in Game 2 of their NBA Eastern Conference finals at the PhilipsArena in Atlanta on Friday. James scored 30 points as the Cavs won 94-82 evenwithout injured star Kyrie Irving to take 2-0 lead in ...
And those rumors are certain to rise again now that the season ended Sunday in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. But what if I told you the Knicks could add a two-time All-NBA talent and the best offensive rebounder in the game who also is a top rim protector? And how ...
There was no run to the NBA Finals this year for the Miami Heat, not even a single playoff victory for the team that rolled through the Eastern Conference in the restart bubble at Walt Disney World last summer. And when it was over, when Miami’s four-game ouster by Milwaukee was comp...
After losing four in a row following Banchero's injury, the Magic were 3–6. Orlando is now 15–7 and holds third place in the Eastern Conference, 2.5 games ahead of theNew York Knicks. The team is also first in the Southeast Division, 3.5 games in front of theMiami Heat. ...
Game-1 of the Eastern Conference finals is Wednesday. LOOK: 50 images of winning moments from sports history Sometimes images are the best way to honor the figures we've lost. When tragedy swiftly reminds us that sports are far from the most consequential thing in life, we can still look ...