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What a different world the Atlanta Hawks are living in now, compared to the start of the season. Gone is Trae Young and in his place as team leader is Jalen Johnson, the multifaceted All-Star power forward who can do pretty much everything and averaged 22.5 points, 10.3 rebounds and 7.9 assists on the season. Advertisement While observers will ridicule …

After blowing the opportunity to end the series in Game 5, the Lakers, on one day’s rest, came out determined to end the young and hungry Houston’s season Friday night. With a Game 7 looming, a Lakers defensive masterclass combined with offensive ineptitude from Houston led to just 31 first-half points for the Rockets, giving LA an 18-point halftime advantage …

The Orlando Magic will not have Franz Wagner available for Sunday’s Game 7 matchup versus the Detroit Pistons. The fifth-year forward is listed as out on the latest NBA injury report with a strained right calf. Wagner, 24, will miss his third consecutive playoff game after suffering the calf injury late in Orlando’s Game 4 win over Detroit. He returned …

BOSTON — Jayson Tatum is questionable to play in Saturday’s Game 7 vs the Philadelphia 76ers with what the Celtics have described as “left knee soreness.” Tatum did not play in the final 15 minutes of Game 6 on Friday and was on the exercise bike in the hall for most of the fourth quarter. But afterwards, he explained that …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. After falling behind 3-1 in the first-round series against the Orlando Magic, the Detroit Pistons have forced a Game 7, and they’ll look to complete an improbable comeback in front of the home crowd. Advertisement Cade Cunningham has put Detroit on his back …

Game 6 for Houston — Friday night’s 20-point loss that saw them eliminated from the playoffs — felt like a microcosm of the Rockets’ entire season. Star players were on the bench in street clothes. Houston lacked shooting or consistent shot creation from their young core — their offense got stagnant. Without Steven Adams, they lacked the offensive rebounding power …

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum is listed as questionable for Game 7 Saturday, May 2, against the Philadelphia 76ers. The team announced the forward’s downgraded status Saturday afternoon after he developed what the team said is “left knee stiffness” which forced him to leave Game 6 with about four minutes left in the third quarter. Tatum, 28, is a game-time …

Grab some popcorn. Find a seat. Enjoy the bloodbath between the Sixers and the Celtics. The Knicks will just be resting and patiently waiting. On the offensive changes after falling down 2-1 in Game 3: “We changed what we’d done offensively, but again, it was because we were pushed to do it. We feel pretty good about what we fell …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. What is it about athletes from Philadelphia always going the distance? The Philadelphia 76ers have taken a page out of Rocky Balboa’s playbook, battling back to force a Game 7 showdown with the Boston Celtics. Advertisement After falling behind 3-1 in this first-round …

When your head and your heart often conflict on the outcome of a game involving one of your teams, your head is usually more realistic or pessimistic while your heart is the more optimistic part of your body. For most Sixers fans, it’s the opposite entering Saturday night’s Game 7 in Boston in a first-round series that has gone on …

The Wisconsin Badgers are losing some major production this offseason, as stars Nick Boyd and John Blackwell will be playing elsewhere next season. Boyd, a senior this year, will be looking to make his dreams come true in the NBA, while Blackwell, who is testing the NBA Draft waters, committed to play for Duke. Advertisement Well, both players got a …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The Boston Celtics will look to avoid a first-round collapse as they host the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 7 tonight. Advertisement This series has been filled with standout performances, giving us plenty of player props to target, whether it’s Joel Embiid stuffing the …

Sixers-Celtics. Magic-Pistons. Raptors-Cavaliers. The first round of the NBA playoffs rolls on with not one, not two, but three series-deciding Game 7s — all in the Eastern Conference. It’s the most Game 7s in the first round since 2014. So, who will advance? And are the Knicks, who have already earned their spot in Round 2, the team to beat …

Toronto Maple Leafs star Matthew Knies was in the building Friday night for one of the wildest finishes Scotiabank Arena has seen in years, and he had every reason to lose his mind along with everyone else. Knies attended the Toronto Raptors’ Game 6 first-round playoff matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers, joining a sellout crowd desperate for a reason to …

LeBron James and the short-handed Los Angeles Lakers finished off the Houston Rockets in their 2026 NBA Playoffs first-round series on Friday night with a resounding 98-78 win in Game 6 to take the series 4-2. Without Austin Reaves for part of the series and Luka Dončić for all the series, the Lakers entered as big +425 underdogs against the …

HOUSTON — Kevin Durant’s first Houston Rockets season did not go as intended. On Friday night at Toyota Center, while his teammates attempted to force a decisive Game 7 against the Los Angeles Lakers, Durant sat on the bench in street clothes with a sprained left ankle. He could only watch as the Lakers shifted into cruise control and the …

During the third quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers’ series-clinching Game 6 road win over the Houston Rockets on Friday night, LeBron James hit the deck after Jabari Smith Jr. rejected him on the break. Despite being robbed of transition points, James was beaming as Houston Texans star defensive end Will Anderson Jr. helped him up from the floor. Advertisement …

I am admittedly stealing the idea for this article from Jeremy Reisman over on the Detroit Lions’ site. They do a great job over there with their Lions coverage, and imitation is the greatest form of flattery. On Friday night, the Detroit Pistons made history. Facing elimination in Game 6 of the opening round of the 2025-26 NBA Playoffs, the …

The Houston Rockets looked poised for a favorable first-round matchup against a depleted Los Angeles Lakers squad missing Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves to begin the series, with LeBron James at 41. Unexpectedly, Kevin Durant missed five of six games due to a bone bruise, leaving Houston without its star. The Rockets pushed the series to six games but ultimately …

If you missed Game 6 the other night, keep it that way. It was a disaster rolled into a catastrophe, then deep fried and dipped in calamity. And unfortunately, the Hawks (46-36) just need to own it until training camp rolls around in September. Advertisement After losing by 11, then 16, then 29 points in this series alone, surely the …

The offseason has arrived for the Phoenix Suns, and the thought experiments are underway. What should this team do to get better? No one is immune to it, and no one should be. That’s part of fandom. You want a better situation, a more competitive team, and you start building ideas around how to get there. The offseason is where …

Game Seven. Two of the most heart-pumping words in all of sports. Under any circumstances, the Philadelphia 76ers playing a win-or-go-home game with the season on the line would make for an edge-of-your-seat viewing experience. However, tonight has the added element of coming against the rival Boston Celtics, with all of the history that entails. The Sixers haven’t eliminated Boston …

HOUSTON — A few hours after the dust had settled from a seismic Game 3 collapse, when the quiet consumed the halls of Toyota Center, disenchanted team governor Tilman Fertitta, surrounded by friends and family, trudged toward the loading dock. A pair of hands calmly rested on Fertitta’s back, an attempt to lift the spirits of the typically cheerful 68-year-old …

The date is 12 March, and the Los Angeles Lakers are in the midst of a run that’s garnering a lot of well-deserved attention, in a month that sees them lose just two contests and win 15. The spirit of the locker room is at an all-time high, and it’s clear in talking to LeBron James, the 41-year-old storied veteran …

The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers are set for a Game 7 at TD Garden. The 76ers won Game 6 in Philadelphia, 106-93, giving the 76ers two straight wins in the series. Once down 3-1, the 76ers have tied the series up 3-3. With Joel Embiid back in the lineup for Philadelphia, Boston has struggled from three. The Celtics are …