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The Minnesota Timberwolves completed the kill shot Thursday night. They ended the Denver Nuggets’ season, sent Nikola Jokic off to whatever offseason horse-stable sanctuary awaits him in Serbia, and won the rubber match in what has become the best rivalry this franchise has ever had. Wolves-Nuggets, Round 3: Minnesota takes it. Again. Advertisement While many of the Wolves faithful were …

Jayson Tatum, the man who dropped 51 points on the 76ers just three years ago in another Game 7, is officially out for this year’s Game 7 against Philadelphia due to left knee stiffness. Tatum had been dealing with this knee issue during Game 6 but brushed it aside after the game, saying he was going to play in Game …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. It’s winner-takes-all time at Rocket Arena on Sunday, but while the Toronto Raptors are playing with house money in Game 7, the stakes couldn’t be higher for this much-hyped Cleveland Cavaliers squad. Advertisement With grit that Cleveland couldn’t match, Toronto stayed alive on …

The Detroit Pistons can complete another historic comeback against the Orlando Magic. The Cleveland Cavaliers will settle for one more home victory over the Toronto Raptors. The Pistons host the Magic in their Game 7 on Sunday in a late-afternoon contest, while the Cavaliers and Raptors wrap up the first round in primetime. Advertisement The winners move on to meet …

BOSTON (AP) — Celtics star Jayson Tatum has been ruled out for Game 7 against Philadelphia on Saturday night with left knee stiffness. The team announced the news about 90 minutes before the start of the winner-take-all first-round matchup between Boston and the Philadelphia 76ers. Advertisement “He just came in today with knee discomfort. The medical team and myself decided …

Herald Jayson Tatum added to Celtics injury report, questionable for Game 7 Globe 76ers at Celtics Game 7 preview: Jayson Tatum is listed as questionable for series finale Early NBA free agency advocate Oscar Robertson, 87, proud that players continue to get paid: ‘I think it’s wonderful’ Advertisement RJ Barrett hits winning 3-pointer in OT as Raptors stun Cavaliers to …

The Eastern Conference has three series that have yet to be decided, with three game sevens between today and tomorrow, but at least the second round of the West is set, and the NBA has released the broadcast schedule for Games 1-4 of the 2nd seed San Antonio vs. the 6th seed Minnesota Timberwolves — and it’s kind of brutal …

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 …