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Detroit Pistons (60-22, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (52-30, fourth in the Eastern Conference) Cleveland; Saturday, 3 p.m. EDT LINE: Cavaliers -4.5; over/under is 212.5 EASTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND: Pistons lead series 2-0 Advertisement BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Pistons visit the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference second round with a 2-0 lead in the series. The …

Oklahoma City Thunder (64-18, first in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (53-29, fourth in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT LINE: Thunder -8.5; over/under is 211.5 Advertisement WESTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND: Thunder lead series 2-0 BOTTOM LINE: The Oklahoma City Thunder visit the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference second round with a 2-0 …

The Los Angeles Lakers had a few things to say after their Game 2 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Both about the officials, and to their faces. After the final buzzer sounded, Lakers star Austin Reaves lead an airing of grievances with the officials on the court alongside his teammates. This is not something you see very often. It …

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers battled the Oklahoma City Thunder but were unable to even the NBA second-round series on Thursday, May 7. Instead, the Lakers fall to 0-2 in the series and move one step closer to potentially being swept by the defending champions. Advertisement The Lakers continue to miss point guard Luka Doncic, and his absence …

OKLAHOMA CITY — Chet Holmgren and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander each scored 22 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Los Angeles Lakers 125-107 on Thursday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinal series. Ajay Mitchell had 20 points and Jaren McCain added 18 for the defending champion Thunder, who improved to 6-0 in the playoffs. The …

Let the record show the Oklahoma City Thunder were in a brief bit of trouble in Game 2 on Thursday, before winning 125-107 against the Los Angeles Lakers. With 10:34 remaining in the third quarter, a single play saw Shai Gilgeous-Alexander pick up his fourth foul, Alex Caruso pick up a technical foul and Austin Reaves get three free throws. …

In the aftermath of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ frustrating Game 1 loss to the Detroit Pistons, All-Star guard James Harden made an admission and a pledge: “I’ve got to be better and I will be better, not turning the basketball over.” Let’s just say Game 2 was not an encouraging development in that regard. Advertisement The Cavaliers lost 107-97 on Thursday …

For three quarters, the Cavaliers’ game plan of “make anyone but Cade Cunningham beat us” was modestly effective — he only had eight shots and 13 points, but he also had 10 assists. At least the Cavs had slowed the leading scorer of these playoffs. But in the fourth quarter, there was no stopping Cunningham. Cunningham put up a dozen …

DETROIT (AP) — Tobias Harris had belief that few had when he chose to come back to play for the Detroit Pistons for a second time, signing with them two years ago when they had the NBA’s worst record for a second straight season and set a single-season record for consecutive losses. Detroit has had a remarkable turnaround and Harris …

The Cleveland Cavaliers couldn’t overcome a poor first quarter as they dropped a second winnable game against the Detroit Pistons, and are now down 2-0 in their second-round series. The stats in the table below are taken from Cleaning the Glass. As a note, the percentiles are in comparison to other playoff games, which influences the sample size. Offensive Rating …

The Cleveland Cavaliers dropped both games in Detroit. Let’s go over today’s winners and losers. PARTIAL WINNER – Donovan Mitchell I wanted to give Donovan Mitchell the full-fledged ‘WINNER’ title tonight. However, his second-half rally fell short. And we’ll talk more about the Cavs ‘ late-game execution later. Advertisement To focus on the positives, first, Mitchell had his best game …

The Detroit Pistons have taken a 2-0 lead on the Cleveland Cavaliers in the conference semifinals with their 107-97 victory Thursday, May 7. This comes two days after the Pistons beat the Cavaliers 111-101 in Game 1. And while both contests were played on the Pistons’ home court, Little Caesars Arena – so not entirely unexpected outcomes – Cleveland had …

After a nearly-disastrous first round, the Detroit Pistons are off to a strong start in the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Pistons took a 2-0 lead in the series against the Cleveland Cavaliers, holding off the Cavs for a 107-97 win in Game 2. Cade Cunningham continued to power Detroit’s postseason run, putting up 25 points behind another hot second half. …

Every now and then, you see something that’s just hard to put into words. A specifically timed (and context-dependent) moment of humor. An unusual sequence of events. A coincidence bordering on a glitch in the Matrix. And one of the first things you do is look around and see if anyone else is around to share in the moment. And …

There are a few coaches around the league who, even if their team isn’t winning much, the job they are doing catches the eye of scouts and front office people from other teams. They see development, smart use of often-limited rosters, and the building of cultures that will serve as a foundation once the talent is built up. Charles Lee …

First it was the Basketball Hall of Fame in August 2024. Then it was his jersey retirement in Brooklyn in January 2025. Now, Vince Carter will be honored once again by the Brooklyn Nets. On Sunday, VC will be the Nets representative on the dias for the NBA Lottery, hoping the same luck that sustained them during his four seasons …

PHILADELPHIA – As the Knicks prepare for Game 3 against the Sixers, OG Anunoby’s status was still to be determined as of Thursday evening. That fact alone tells you that the Knicks avoided all worst-case scenarios on Anunoby’s hamstring injury. Advertisement The general feeling on Anunoby’s hamstring strain? Optimism. He is considered day-to-day. But he’s not day-to-day, as in ‘he’s …

Guard Sam Merrill was ruled out for Game 2 of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ Eastern Conference semifinals series against the Detroit Pistons Thursday night with a left hamstring strain. Merrill was on the court testing the leg during warmups, according to reports, but the team announced he would not play after he returned to the locker room. Advertisement He exited Game …

After delivering a herculean effort on the road to bounce the Boston Celtics and complete the franchise’s first-ever 3-1 playoff comeback, Joel Embiid implored Philadelphia 76ers fans to not sell their Eastern Conference semifinals tickets. The Sixers’ standout big man didn’t want a repeat of their first-round playoff series versus the New York Knicks two seasons ago, in which the …

Luka Doncic is making progress but doesn’t seem to be anywhere near a return to the court. The Los Angeles Lakers star has been ruled out for Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Oklahoma City Thunder with a left hamstring strain, according to the league’s injury report as of 10:30 p.m. ET on May 6. Advertisement The …

DETROIT (AP) — Cleveland Cavaliers reserve guard Sam Merrill is out of the lineup with a hamstring injury against the Detroit Pistons in Game 2 of their second-round series on Thursday night. Merrill was injured early in a Game 1 loss to the Pistons on Tuesday night. He had an MRI and was held out of practice on Wednesday. Advertisement …

The Los Angeles Lakers roster is already stretched thin as it is, but there’s a chance they could be down one more body for Game 2 against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Thursday night. Luke Kennard was added to the Lakers injury report on Wednesday with neck soreness. He’s still on it as of the 5:30 p.m. NBA injury report …

Oklahoma City Thunder have been cruising so far through the 2026 NBA playoffs despite not being at full strength. Thunder star Jalen “J-Dub” Williams has not played since suffering a Grade 1 left hamstring strain during the first round against the Phoenix Suns on April 22. Williams played in the first two games of the opening series and has been …

Way to get rid of the fun. After hinting at it for the past two years, the NCAA finally did what many people didn’t want and expanded its basketball tournaments, upping the field from 68 teams to 76 beginning next season. Advertisement Historically, it makes sense given this tournament has had significant growth since the first edition of eight teams …

The Los Angeles Lakers’ depth was already tenuous heading into the playoffs. It’s even more so now ahead of Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals on Thursday night. Jarred Vanderbilt went down with a gruesome hand injury when his fingers hit the backboard while trying to contest an alley-oop towards the end of the first half in Game 1 …