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Should we just cancel the rest of the NBA playoffs and declare injuries the winner? They’ve already dominated this postseason far more than a team possibly could. The Oklahoma City Thunder are playing without their second-best player, Jalen Williams, after what feels like his 10th hamstring injury. In the series against the Denver Nuggets, the Minnesota Timberwolves’ Donte DiVincenzo tore …

The first-round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs already felt like a war of attrition. Star players were dropping left and right, and in some cases changing the outcome of series. It’s starting to feel like the healthiest team will ultimately be the last team standing as the second round begins. The Boston Celtics were a popular pick to win the …

Occam’s razor is attributed to a 14th-century friar named William of Ockham. He doesn’t seem to be widely remembered for much else. The simplest explanation is: his idea that the explanation with the fewest elements is probably the most logical one was by far his best work. The Houston Rockets had a disappointing 2025-26 season. It culminated in a disappointing …

The second round of the 2026 NBA playoffs is set to tip off, and a huge injury is looming over the Timberwolves-Spurs series. Minnesota’s All-Star guard Anthony Edwards has been dealing with a left knee hyperextension and bone bruise that he suffered in Game 4 of the first round, missing the final two games of that series against the Nuggets. …

It took three Game 7s and three series that ended in six, but the first round of the NBA playoffs have wrapped up, which means the conference semifinals are already upon us. In the East, the No. 3 New York Knicks are taking on the No. 7 Philadelphia 76ers while the top-seeded Detroit Pistons will face the No. 4 Cleveland …

In the 1960’s, there were three great teams in the NBA: the Boston Celtics, the Los Angeles Lakers, and whoever Wilt Chamberlain was playing for at the time. The Celtics were built around Bill Russell, while the Lakers were crafted around Jerry West and Elgin Baylor. Advertisement The Lakers never won a championship during Russell’s time in Boston, and this …

CLEVELAND — Reputations don’t change overnight, especially ones built through years of playoff failures. The Cleveland Cavaliers didn’t alter how they were perceived with a gutsy 114-102 Game 7 win over the Toronto Raptors. They did, however, show that they don’t have to be defined by previous postseason letdowns. Advertisement Jarrett Allen was the exact opposite of the caricature he’s …

It took them a long time to find separation, but the Cleveland Cavaliers finally closed out the Toronto Raptors. The Cavaliers pulled away in the second half Sunday night to beat the Raptors 114-102 in Game 7, thanks largely to a huge third quarter. The victory advanced the Cavaliers into the Eastern Conference semifinals for the third straight season, and …

After a convincing 3-1 defeat of the Portland Trail Blazers in round one, the San Antonio Spurs will face a familiar foe in the Minnesota Timberwolves. The Wolves are red hot, coming off a 3-2 victory over the Denver Nuggets, despite missing several key rotation players. The series is set to be a defensive, physical battle that will test the …

When the Knicks faced the 76ers in the playoffs two years ago, Josh Hart was a pivotal factor in the series. In large stretches, Philadelphia used Joel Embiid on Hart, daring him to shoot from the perimeter, and Hart shot a robust 43.6 percent from distance on 6.2 attempts per game. Advertisement He would welcome that same plan from the …

Pistons fans got in one final dig at the Magic as their side blew out Orlando in Game 7 of the first round of the NBA playoffs, specifically getting a shot in at Magic big man Wendell Carter Jr. At one point during the 116-94 Pistons win on Sunday, fans inside Little Caesars Arena broke out into a chant of …

The Cleveland Cavaliers might’ve saved this era of basketball with a Game 7 victory over the Toronto Raptors. However, they won’t have long to celebrate that victory. They’ll be back in action right away as they start the second-round series against the Detroit Pistons on Tuesday evening. Here’s how the schedule looks: Advertisement Game 1 in Detroit: Tue., May 5 …

At least publicly, Mitchell Robinson isn’t holding a grudge against Joel Embiid. When the Knicks and the 76ers met in the playoffs two years ago, Embiid’s flagrant foul, in which he grabbed Robinson’s left leg while he was airborne, eventually cut Robinson’s postseason short. Advertisement Then-teammate Donte DiVincenzo called it a dirty play. Asked about it Sunday, Robinson took the …

CLEVELAND — Jarrett Allen tied his playoff career high with 22 points and grabbed 19 rebounds as the Cleveland Cavaliers advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 114-102 victory over the Toronto Raptors in Game 7 of their series Sunday night. Donovan Mitchell led the Cavaliers with 22 points and James Harden added 18 in a series in which …

This is the real Eastern Conference Finals. (That is with all due respect to Detroit and Cleveland, but neither of those teams has looked on the level of New York or Philadelphia in the playoffs.) This is also a showdown between two teams that looked like the best version of themselves in the first round of the playoffs, after leaving …

The Detroit Pistons fought back from a 3-1 deficit to beat the Orlando Magic in the NBA play-offs and advance to the Eastern Conference semi-finals. The Pistons won the final match of their best-of-seven series 116-94, their first play-off series win since 2008. Advertisement They are the 15th team in NBA history to come back from 3-1 down, and the …

Cleveland Cavaliers (52-30, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (60-22, first in the Eastern Conference) Detroit; Tuesday, 7 p.m. EDT LINE: Pistons -3; over/under is 213.5 EASTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND: Pistons host first series matchup Advertisement BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Pistons host the Cleveland Cavaliers to begin the Eastern Conference second round. Detroit and Cleveland tied the regular …

Los Angeles Lakers (53-29, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (64-18, first in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Tuesday, 8:30 p.m. EDT LINE: Thunder -16; over/under is 213.5 Advertisement WESTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND: Thunder host first series matchup BOTTOM LINE: The Oklahoma City Thunder host the Los Angeles Lakers to open the Western Conference second round. Oklahoma …

CLEVELAND (AP) — Jarrett Allen is usually laid back before games, including interacting with the crowd during the last minute of pregame warmups. That wasn’t the case Sunday night as he played in his first Game 7. Advertisement Not only was the veteran center even more pumped up than usual, he had a game to remember. Allen’s 22 points and …

Jaylen Brown never shies away from voicing his opinion and that didn’t change following the Boston Celtics’ 109-100 loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. Brown went on the streaming platform Twitch on Sunday, May 3 to discuss what happened in Game 7 and spoke about the officiating. Brown had been critical of the officiating during the regular season and believes it …

CLEVELAND (AP) — Scottie Barnes and RJ Barrett did everything they could to try to get the Toronto Raptors into the Eastern Conference semifinals. However, a couple of key injuries and a more veteran group ended the Raptors’ first playoff trip in four years. Advertisement Barnes had 24 points and Barrett added 23 in the Raptors’ 114-102 loss to the …

The conference semifinal matchups are set. Cavs-Pistons and Sixers-Knicks in the East. Lakers-Thunder and Timberwolves-Spurs in the West. Which teams will advance to the NBA’s final four? And what has been the biggest takeaway of the playoffs so far? Let’s break it down. Sixers-Knicks: Who wins? Tom Haberstroh: Knicks in 7. I can’t wait to see the Joel Embiid and …

The Cleveland Cavaliers did enough to get past a plucky Toronto Raptors team that put up a much better fight than we thought going into the series. Now, they have their hands full against a 60-win Detroit Pistons team. The Pistons didn’t look like the juggernaut they were in the regular season in the first four games of their first-round …

The Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Raptors 4-3 to advance to the second round of the NBA Playoffs. All grades are based on our usual expectations for each player. Donovan Mitchell 22 points, 1 assist, 3 rebounds, 2 turnovers Advertisement This wasn’t a great game from Mitchell, per se. We’ve seen him play much better than this. But compared to his …

The Cleveland Cavaliers are moving on, courtesy of a certain Fro. Let’s check on tonight’s winners and losers. WINNER – Jarrett **c**** Allen I’m not sure if there was a more encouraging way for the Cavs to exorcise some demons and advance to the second round than Jarrett Allen going full-on beast mode in a Game 7. Advertisement Are the …