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Less than four weeks after suffering a Grade 2 left oblique muscle strain, Austin Reaves is closing in on a return with the Lakers in position to clinch a spot in the Western Conference semifinals. Reaves will officially be a game-time decision before Wednesday’s potentially series-clinching Game 5 against the Houston Rockets at 7 p.m. at Crypto.com Arena. He was …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The Detroit Pistons’ promising season has come to a screeching halt at the hands of the Orlando Magic defense. Advertisement These Magic vs. Pistons predictions and SGP picks put more faith into Orlando’s defense in Game 5 on Wednesday, April 29. Our best …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The Los Angeles Lakers defied the odds to beat the Houston Rockets three times in this opening round series. After escaping the sweep, can Houston do the same and rally back from down 0-3? Advertisement Game 5 of this Round 1 Western Conference …

Brad Stevens built a Boston roster that earned the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference last season, then had to part ways with four members of that roster to escape what could have been a massive luxury tax bill. The result? Boston was No. 2 in the East again — and remains a legitimate championship hopeful in a season …

We have a jam-packed episode of The Dunker Spot coming your way! First, Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones continue dissecting first-round playoff action! They share their biggest takeaways from this weekend’s action, then talk through which of the trailing teams (Pistons, Nuggets, Rockets, Sixers, Blazers) may be cooked. Advertisement From there, the guys shift to the WNBA to talk through …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs are just one win away from their first playoff win in almost 10 years. Advertisement Our NBA player prop projections expect San Antonio’s role players to play a big part in making that happen. For more …

Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner has a right calf strain, and his status for Game 5 against the Detroit Pistons is in doubt, ESPN’s Shams Charania reports. Wagner sustained the injury late in Monday’s Game 4 win over Detroit that gave Orlando a 3-1 series lead. His availability for Game 5 will depend on his response to treatment, according to …

Former NBA player and coach Damon Jones plead guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to commit wire fraud, the first person to change their plea to guilty in the sweeping federal indictments unsealed last year that led to more than 30 arrests. That came a day after prosecutors said another player named in those indictments, former Miami player Terry Rozier, faces additional …

Because of the internet and being prisoners of the moment, last night’s Detroit Pistons-Orlando Magic playoff game had fans losing their minds, pretending they had never seen anyone get dunked on. While Jamal Cain’s posterization of Jalen Duren earned a spot in this list’s best playoff dunks, more importantly, it put the Pistons, the top seed in the Eastern Conference, …

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Boston Celtics president Brad Stevens was named the 2025-2026 NBA Basketball Executive of the Year. Stevens has now won the award twice, after winning the award in 2023-2024. He is the 12th executive to win the award multiple times since it was first presented in 1972-73. Since transitioning to the front office before the 2021-2022 season, Stevens has made a …

The latest NBA gambling scandal has resulted in its first guilty plea. Via the Associated Press, former NBA player and assistant coach Damon Jones has pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Advertisement In court, Jones said that he used “insider information that I obtained as a result of my relationships as a former player.” “I …

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Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. The Cleveland Cavaliers and Toronto Raptors nearly solved the housing crisis with the number of bricks produced in their most recent matchup. Advertisement Toronto somehow emerged on the right side of an ugly rock fight this past weekend, sending the series back to …

The series is tied 2-2 after the Knicks won Game 4, 114-98, and the series, like the momentum, shifts back to New York. The Knicks have the chance to go up 3-2 with a win on its home court. New York held Atlanta to 24% from three (10/41) and shot 45% from deep themselves (14/31). The Knicks had three different …

Joel Embiid made his return to the 76ers fewer than three weeks after an emergency surgery, but it wasn’t enough as Philadelphia fell 128-96 at home. Boston is up 3-1 in the series and has the chance to close out Philadelphia at home in five games tonight. Game 4’s loss for the 76ers was the third time in the series …

Austin Reaves is “optimistic” that he’ll be able to return to the Los Angeles Lakers’ lineup for Game 5 of their first-round series in the 2026 NBA playoffs against the Houston Rockets on Wednesday, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. The 27-year-old Reaves was one of L.A.’s leading offensive lights during the regular season, averaging a career-high 23.3 points, 5.5 assists …

Nobody wants to be swept in the first round. The exit was far too soon, but the Suns exceeded all expectations, winning 45 games without Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal. Jordan Ott built one of the most improved defenses in the league and got the most out of a roster few believed in. Losing to the league’s best team and …

The Philadelphia 76ers’ 2025-26 season could be approaching its swan song, with the Boston Celtics just one win away from closing out the first-round playoff series and eliminating the Sixers. Though, to be fair, I think “swan songs” are supposed to be beautiful or brilliant. This feels quite far from that. Advertisement The Sixers trail the Celtics 3-1 in the …

When the Celtics drilled an absurd 24 of their 53 3-point attempts during a blowout Game 4 win in Xfinity Mobile Arena Sunday night, I half expected the Twitter discourse to regain its steam. The Celtics are 3-point merchants! The Celtics don’t play fun basketball!  Advertisement Wrong, and wrong. On a night where Boston set a franchise playoff record for …

There’s a great event coming up that you’ll want to put on your calendar. An Evening with the Spurs: Coyote Tales & Court Stories with Sean Elliott, Bill Schoening & Rob Wicall. Spurs fans know Sean Elliott as the “Memorial Day Miracle” and as the longtime color commentator for Spurs broadcasts. Elliot was drafted third overall in 1989. Paired with …

Attention to detail is one of Boston’s most overlooked strengths. There are plenty to choose from — volume three-point shooting, defensive connectivity, late-game composure. But it’s the precision and thoroughness of the minutiae that often sets them apart. Advertisement Their preparation allows them to identify pressure points quickly, and then push on them until something breaks. Their latest win over …

The 2026 NBA Draft class has been hyped for years. The big pay off is finally coming on May 10 with the drawing of the draft lottery, and now the odds for the ping-pong balls have been finalized. The Washington Wizards, Utah Jazz, and Indiana Pacers earned the top odds with a 14 percent chance at the No. 1 overall …

ORLANDO, Fla. — Desmond Bane scored 22 points, Franz Wagner had 19 in three quarters and the Orlando Magic beat the Detroit Pistons 94-88 Monday night to take a 3-1 series lead, putting the East’s No. 1 seed on the brink of elimination. Game 5 is Wednesday night in Detroit. Advertisement Orlando, which had to win an elimination game at …

Nikola Jokić and the Denver Nuggets aren’t done just yet. The Nuggets picked up a commanding 125-113 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 of their opening-round playoff series on Monday night to keep their postseason hopes alive. Jokić had his 23rd career triple-double, which is the third-most all time behind only Magic Johnson and LeBron James. Advertisement While …