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Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The Detroit Pistons will look to complete the 3-1 comeback over the Orlando Magic this afternoon. We have a plethora of NBA player prop projections for you to use when making your NBA picks. Advertisement We also have complete Magic vs. Pistons predictions …

The New York Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers meet in the Eastern Conference semifinals for a chance at the conference finals. New York beat Atlanta in six games, while Philadelphia came back from a 3-1 deficit to beat Boston in seven games. Both New York and Philadelphia are on three-game winning streaks entering this series. The Knicks trailed 2-1 in the …

Joel Embiid doesn’t want a repeat of the last time the Philadelphia 76ers faced the New York Knicks in the NBA playoffs. Two seasons ago, the Sixers lost that first-round series in six games. But what Embiid and his teammates remember more than the postseason defeat was their home court becoming unfriendly territory. Advertisement Many Knicks fans bought tickets for …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. We’ve got two more Eastern Conference Game 7 matchups on tap, and there are plenty of big names at the heart of the action to target for player props. Advertisement I’m looking at stars like Cade Cunningham, Paolo Banchero, and Donovan Mitchell to …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The two best words in sports are “Game 7.” When the Cleveland Cavaliers went up 2-0 in this series, there was little thought that the Toronto Raptors could rally. After all, both wins came by double digits. Advertisement But when the home team …

Joel Embiid doesn’t want a repeat of the last time the Philadelphia 76ers faced the New York Knicks in the NBA playoffs. Two seasons ago, the Sixers lost that first-round series in six games. But what Embiid and his teammates remember more than the postseason defeat was their home court becoming unfriendly territory. Advertisement Many Knicks fans bought tickets for …

If reports are to be believed, the Houston Rockets have already made a decision on one of the biggest questions of the offseason. According to The Athletic’s Kelly Iko, the Rockets have “no plans” to move on from either Ime Udoka or Rafael Stone. The report says: “At this juncture, there are no plans to move on from either Udoka …

The Knicks are playing some of their best basketball at the right time. After a decisive 140-89 win that closed out a first round series win against the Atlanta Hawks, New York is in the second round for the fourth consecutive year. The Knicks’ Semifinals opponent, the Philadelphia 76ers, just completed a stunning comeback from a 3-1 first round series …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Game 7 between the Toronto Raptors and Cleveland Cavaliers is upon us, and our same-game parlay is all in on the underdogs. Advertisement RJ Barrett will continue his strong play and help guide his team to cover a spread that’s much too big. …

The Toronto Raptors aren’t supposed to be here. But they are anyway, and it’s the best-case scenario for a team surviving mostly off their instincts. They’ve learned to live with injuries to key players and miraculously adapted to the harsh environment of playoff basketball. Advertisement They have one last mountain to climb in their Game 7 matchup with the Cleveland …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Fans of “old-school basketball” must be loving this series, with both the Orlando Magic and Detroit Pistons leaving it all on the floor. Advertisement Our SGP for Game 7 expects more defense, with Cade Cunningham doing all he can to complete the 3-1 …

RJ Barrett received one of the friendlier bounces you’ll see from a rim and nailed the game-winner versus the Cavaliers in Game 6. The win for Toronto tied up the series 3-3 with a Game 7 in Cleveland. The home team is 6-0 in this series entering the final battle. The winner of this series will face the winner of …

The Detroit Pistons rallied from down 24 points in Game 6 at Orlando to win, 93-79. Detroit outscored Orlando, 31-8, in the fourth quarter after trailing by 22 at halftime. The series is tied up 3-3 and Game 7 is at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. Orlando missed 23 consecutive shots from the field in the loss and completely fumbled …

BOSTON — Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers advanced to the Eastern Conference semifinals, beating the Jayson Tatum-less Boston Celtics 109-100 on Saturday night to complete the NBA’s 14th comeback from a 3-1 deficit. Embiid finished with 34 points, 12 rebounds and six assists. Tyrese Maxey added 30 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists. Advertisement VJ Edgecombe scored 23 points …

Mike Brown is bringing a second pair of glasses to the second round. It wasn’t until the Knicks coach fell to the floor of State Farm Arena and veered toward Jeff Van Gundy-like infamy — while attempting to prevent Mitchell Robinson from fighting Atlanta’s Dyson Daniels in Game 6 — that Brown’s priority shifted. Advertisement “I had a lot of …

The Lakers were supposed to be the easy playoff matchup in the difficult Western Conference. They didn’t get the memo. LeBron James’ Herculean effort led the shorthanded Lakers to a six-game series win over the Houston Rockets in the first round, setting up a conference semifinal series against the Oklahoma City Thunder that begins Tuesday. Advertisement The Lakers season took …

The top-seeded Pistons — one year removed from being eliminated by the Knicks — need to win a third consecutive elimination game to advance to the second round for the first time in 18 years. The Cavaliers — who haven’t been past the second round since LeBron James left Cleveland for the second time — are on the verge of …

BOSTON — Minutes after Jayson Tatum was ruled out of Game 7, Joe Mazzulla walked into the media room wearing a black “Celtics Mindset” hoodie. He didn’t raise his voice or change his tone. “This season was about creating different identities,” he said. “We’ve done this before.” It landed the way most of his comments do. Calm. Controlled. Almost separate …

BOSTON (AP) — The Philadelphia 76ers didn’t know how many games, if any, they could count on from Joel Embiid in their first-round playoff series against the Boston Celtics. It turned out to be just enough. Advertisement After debuting in Game 4 following appendectomy surgery last month, the former MVP played some of the best playoff basketball of his career …

A longtime Atlantic Division rival is standing in the Knicks’ way of returning to the Eastern Conference finals. It’s just not the opponent everyone expected it to be. There won’t be a rematch with the Celtics after all. Advertisement Instead, it’ll be the suddenly red-hot 76ers and the Knicks in the second round, starting Monday night at the Garden. Philadelphia, …

The full series schedule and more for Sixers vs. Knicks in Round 2 originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia BOSTON — The Sixers must swiftly turn the page to Round 2. After the elation of their Game 7 win Saturday night over the Celtics, the No. 7 seed Sixers will prepare to face the No. 3 seed Knicks. Game 1 …

Sixers Bell Ringer Season Standings: Tyrese Maxey – 23.5VJ Edgecombe – 16Joel Embiid – 13.5Paul George – 9Kelly Oubre Jr. – 5Justin Edwards – 4Andre Drummond – 3Quentin Grimes – 3Jared McCain – 3Dominick Barlow – 2MarJon Beauchamp – 2Adem Bona – 1Porter Martone – 1Cam Payne – 1Jabari Walker – 1Trendon Watford – 115th roster spot – 1 Here …

BOSTON – On Sunday night, the Celtics were on top of the world, holding a 3-1 series lead over their rival Philadelphia 76ers, equipped with a fully healthy roster and on the heels of a spectacular 56-win regular season. Fresh off a 32-point offensive masterpiece, Payton Pritchard sat at the podium and reflected on the biggest game of his playoff …

It’s been a big postseason already for Karl-Anthony Towns. He led the Knicks to a first-round series victory over the Hawks, and Friday, “The Devil Wears Prada 2” was released in theaters, with Towns making a cameo appearance. Advertisement Towns plays himself in the movie, appearing in a scene in which he attends a party at the Hamptons house of …

They did it. They actually did it. The Sixers on Sunday defeated the Boston Celtics 109-100 in Game 7 at TD Garden, overcoming a 3-1 deficit. It’s the first time they’ve beaten the Celtics in the postseason in over 40 years. It was also the first Game 7 win of Joel Embiid’s career in four tries — and he was …