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Cleveland Cavaliers (52-30, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (46-36, fifth in the Eastern Conference) Toronto; Thursday, 8 p.m. EDT LINE: Cavaliers -3; over/under is 219.5 EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Cavaliers lead series 2-0 Advertisement BOTTOM LINE: The Cleveland Cavaliers visit the Toronto Raptors in the Eastern Conference first round with a 2-0 lead in the series. The …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Gary Payton is best known for his legendary Seattle Supersonics career, and he sees the return of the Sonics as a necessity for the Emerald City. Advertisement The Hall of Fame point guard established his legacy in the NBA as a member of …

New York Knicks (53-29, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (46-36, sixth in the Eastern Conference) Atlanta; Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT LINE: Hawks -1.5; over/under is 216.5 EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Series tied 1-1 Advertisement BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Hawks and the New York Knicks are in a 1-1 series tie in the Eastern Conference first round. The …

BOSTON — As the door to the Philadelphia 76ers’ locker room opened in the bowels of TD Garden, following a 111-97 victory over the host Celtics, evening the first-round playoff series 1-1, Trendon Watford welcomed an oncoming horde of media members. “I told you,” he said, “You’re gonna get some good s*** to write about.” Advertisement He was right. The …

LOS ANGELES — Kevin Durant was back for the Rockets. That made the marquee matchup “LeBron James vs. Durant,” a showdown of two of the all-time greats. LeBron winning that showdown is not why the Lakers are up 2-0 in their series with the Rockets. It’s because of their defense, which forced nine Durant turnovers. And it’s because the Lakers …

LeBron James shone as the Los Angeles Lakers took charge of their NBA play-off series while Victor Wembanyama was concussed during a San Antonio defeat. The Lakers were without leading scorers Luka Doncic (hamstring) and Austin Reaves (oblique), but 41-year-old James continued to show his class. Advertisement The 22-time All Star claimed 28 points, eight rebounds and seven assists to …

Nobody was going to confuse this for a track meet. This was an old-school playoff game — with a couple of old-school superstars — in every sense; bodies on the floor, plenty of contested possessions and defense dictating the pace from the opening tip. Through it all, LeBron James was the steadiest presence on the floor, and it showed in …

The first six games in this season’s playoffs all had something in common. The home teams all prevailed, winning by an average of 18.5 points per game. And since then, chaos. Road teams figured out how to avoid being pushovers. Advertisement Of the six first-round series that have completed two games, only two higher-seeded teams — Cleveland and the Los …

SAN ANTONIO — “Whatever we do, we gonna do this s*** together!” — Keldon Johnson A few minutes before tipoff of Game 2 against the Trail Blazers, the entire Spurs team and coaching staff formed a huddle near half-court, with the backdrop of adoring fans, cheering and congratulating Victor Wembanyama on his first unanimous Defensive Player of the Year award. …

Sean Marks may have been the GM of the Brooklyn Nets for a decade, but his roots lie elsewhere. The native of Auckland, New Zealand, is part of the first generation of international NBA players, as he said among the first 40 or 50. He became the first player from his home country to play in the NBA, staying for …

SAN ANTONIO — “Whatever we do, we gonna do this s*** together!” – Keldon Johnson A few minutes before tipoff of Game 2 against the Trail Blazers, the entire Spurs team and coaching staff formed a huddle near half-court, with the backdrop of adoring fans, cheering and congratulating Victor Wembanyama on his first-ever unanimous Defensive Player of the Year award. …

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Scoot Henderson scored 31 points and the Portland Trail Blazers took advantage after a scary injury to Spurs star Victor Wembanyama, rallying for a 106-103 victory over San Antonio on Tuesday night to even their Western Conference playoff series at one game apiece. Wembanyama was diagnosed with a concussion after he tumbled face-first when he was …

Victor Wembanyama hit his head hard on the floor after tripping during a drive in the second quarter of the San Antonio Spurs’ Game 2 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2026 NBA Playoffs. Wembanyama exited the game, and it not return. The Spurs superstar is in concussion protocol, and his status for the upcoming games of the …

BOSTON (AP) — V.J. Edgecombe had 30 points and 10 rebounds while playing through pain after taking a hard fall early in the game, Tyrese Maxey scored 29 points and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Boston Celtics 111-97 on Tuesday night to tie their playoff series at one game apiece. Edgecombe connected on six of the 76ers’ 19 3-pointers. Maxey …

SAN ANTONIO — When San Antonio Spurs superstar Victor Wembanyama jogged to the locker room Tuesday night at 8:57 of the second quarter after his face slammed to the floor, everything changed for San Antonio. He was ruled out for the game shortly after entering concussion protocol, and the Spurs were forced to regroup. Advertisement They led by double-digits late …

SAN ANTONIO — Scoot Henderson scored 31 points and the Portland Trail Blazers took advantage of an injury to Spurs star Victor Wembanyama, rallying for a 106-103 victory over San Antonio on Tuesday night to even their Western Conference playoff series at one game apiece. Wembanyama tumbled face-first when he was fouled by Jrue Holiday in the second quarter and …

LOS ANGELES — When asked pregame about his team’s defensive struggles in Game 1 against the Lakers, Houston Rockets coach Ime Udoka brought the topic back around to his team’s offensive struggles and how that set up the defense for failure. Houston scored just 98 points on 37.6% shooting, falling 0-1 to the Lakers in this first-round series. Kevin Durant …

BOSTON — V.J. Edgecombe had 30 points and 10 rebounds while playing through pain after taking a hard fall early in the game, Tyrese Maxey scored 29 points and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Boston Celtics 111-97 on Tuesday night to tie their playoff series at one game apiece. Edgecombe connected on six of the 76ers’ 19 3-pointers. Maxey also …

There will be no Boston Celtics sweep. Rookie VJ Edgecombe stole the show at TD Garden Tuesday night to power the Philadelphia 76ers past the Celtics in a 111-97 win. VJ Edgecombe overcame a hard fall on his backside in the first quarter that prompted him to go to the locker room twice. Advertisement But he returned both times to …

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama tumbled face-first to the court in the second quarter of Tuesday night’s playoff game against Portland and left the game to be examined for a possible concussion. The Spurs said Wembanyama was in the concussion protocol and would not return. Any extended absence for Wembanyama would be a massive blow …

The Golden State Warriors have a number of decisions to make this offseason, including whether or not to part ways with head coach Steve Kerr after 12 seasons and four NBA championships. Questions loom about Kerr’s future with the Warriors. His contract expires this summer. Even he was uncertain on what would transpire in the next days, weeks or months. …

We already knew Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was valuable. Now he’s certified clutch. The NBA announced Tuesday that Gilgeous-Alexander is the winner of the 2025-26 Clutch Player of the Year award. The honor is the third major individual award for the Oklahoma City guard, who was named league MVP and Finals MVP last season while leading the Thunder to their first NBA …

Want to get more Covers content? Add us as a preferred source on your Google account here. Life is funny. The one thing that made the Los Angeles Lakers underdogs is kind of the reason they won the series opener with the Houston Rockets. Advertisement Kevin Durant’s absence sapped more star power from this Round 1 matchup — already down …

Jaylen Brown got the TD Garden crowd on its feet early Tuesday with a poster dunk against the Philadelphia 76ers. The Boston Celtics guard then promptly got T’d up for the dunk’s aftermath, quickly shifting tenor of the energy in the building. Advertisement The dunk took place in the opening minutes of Tuesday’s Game 2 as it was tied at …

The Los Angeles Lakers host Game 2 of their first-round NBA Playoffs series against the Houston Rockets on Tuesday, April 21, and while the Lakers will be without two of their most important players in Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves, one of them is inching closer towards a return. It was revealed during a report on ESPN’s NBA Today that Dončić and …