The Nuggets beat the Jazz in a very close Game 5. The Utah Jazz struggled in the regular season against the Denver Nuggets, as their usually sharp defense faltered against the versatile Nikola Jokic and the deadly Jamal Murray. Quin Snyder made sure to reverse Utah’s fortunes in the playoffs, as the No. 6 seed
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Utah Jazz superstar Donovan Mitchell smashed a bike in the tunnel while Denver Nuggets star Jamal Murray collapsed in exhaustion after Game 6. It has been a tale of two Sundays for the opposing young guards of the Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz. Last week, Donovan Mitchell was exuding all the confidence in the world.
7:12 AM ET Through six volcanic NBA playoff games against the Utah Jazz, Jamal Murray has: Averaged 34 points. Put up 50, 42, then 50 again — the last two in season-saving wins, as the Denver Nuggets look to become the first team since the 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers to rally from a 3-1 deficit. (Do
With Jimmy Butler playing the role of closer, the Miami Heat stole Game 1 from the Milwaukee Bucks. The Milwaukee Bucks lost Game 1 of their first-round NBA playoff series, and the Miami Heat decided to help them run it back in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series too. Thanks to a disappointing performance from likely
In Game 1 of their second-round series, the Boston Celtics smothered the Toronto Raptors. The Toronto Raptors looked like world-beaters during their first-round playoff sweep of the Brooklyn Nets, but with a much tougher opponent on deck in the second round, the defending NBA champions looked just as vulnerable as the league’s other top contenders.
No, YOU’RE crying after watching Fred VanVleet greet his kids again. Everyone made note of the NBA Dad strength that enveloped Fred VanVleet in last year’s playoffs after his son, Fred Jr., was born. After watching the Toronto Raptors guard reunite with his kids for the first time in months within the NBA bubble, we
11:41 PM ET In his first moment in the spotlight as a member of the Miami Heat last fall, Jimmy Butler failed. It was the rigorous conditioning test the Heat put players through before training camp that is legend within the league. Some athletic trainers claim it’s the most demanding such test in all of
LOS ANGELES, CA – DECEMBER 25: Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers defends LeBron James #6 of the Miami Heat during the NBA game at Staples Center on December 25, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. The Heat defeated the Lakers 96-80. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and
Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images Reporters asked Spurs coach Gregg Popovich a question. He talked about voter disenfranchisement. In what can only be described as “typical Pop,” San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich turned a question about Marco Belinelli’s availability against the Memphis Grizzlies into a lecture on the history of voter disenfranchisement against
Former Nets coach Kenny Atkinson, assistants still in postseason among candidates for Bulls’ vacancy, sources say In addition to interviewing former Nets coach Kenny Atkinson for their vacant job, the rebuilding Bulls are interested in assistants involved in the playoffs, including Milwaukee’s Darvin Ham, Denver’s Wes Unseld Jr., and Miami’s Dan Craig, sources say.
Honestly, this Boston-Toronto conference semifinals felt like it was five years in the making. Toronto came into its own in 2014, and Boston did the same the year following. Since then, the teams have always found themselves close to or at the very top of the Eastern Conference. Yet somehow, they never managed to cross
Luke Walton, Sacramento Kings. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) Luke Walton understands how hard it is to not break the quarantine bubble. Would Luke Walton rather break quarantine than coach the Sacramento Kings in the NBA bubble? Why did we let the Kings into the bubble? They’re all trying to get out because the NBA
8:00 AM ET With six first-round series done in the 2020 NBA playoffs, let’s bounce around some positives and negatives we haven’t covered in other places (i.e., enough about The Process). We’ll have more on the Jamal Murray–Donovan Mitchell firestorm before Tuesday’s Game 7. The Mavs are here … right? Through four games against perhaps
The LA Clippers closed out a tough series against the Dallas Mavericks in Game 6 to win the series. The Dallas Mavericks made this a better first-round playoff series than anticipated, but were ultimately outmatched by the LA Clippers. Despite the Clippers losing Marcus Morris early in this Game 6 clincher, the loss of Kristaps
In Game 6, the Denver Nuggets forced a Game 7 against the Utah Jazz thanks to Jamal Murray. When the Utah Jazz built a 3-1 series lead, it seemed like the Denver Nuggets‘ season was dead in the water. Instead, Jamal Murray willed them back from the brink for the second straight game, forcing a Game 7
Damian Lillard suffered a knee injury in the Blazers’ rough Game 4 loss to LA The Blazers’ struggles could very well carry over to Game 5, as Portland had little to no answer to LeBron James’ sheer willpower to give the Lakers a commanding 3-1 lead on Kobe Bryant day, honoring the Mamba the best
LeBron James, Los Angeles Lakers, Carmelo Anthony, Portland Trail Blazers. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) Yadier Molina embraces Adam Wainwight after complete game on 39th birthday by Mark Powell Luis Robert’s walk-off puts him in same conversation as Sammy Sosa by Mark Powell LeBron James had nice words for his brother Carmelo Anthony on
2:04 AM ET The Western Conference quarterfinals matchup between the No. 3 Denver Nuggets and No. 6 Utah Jazz is going to a Game 7. After the Nuggets swept the regular-season series against their Northwest Division rivals 3-0, the Jazz took a 3-1 series lead — only for the Nuggets to tie the series. While
Phoenix Suns players were given quite the surprise from family members. If you need reason to smile today, NBA fans, leave it to the Phoenix Suns to deliver that for you in quite the heartwarming way. The young Phoenix team continues to make sensational plays on the hardwood, with Devin Booker emerging as one of
Monty Williams gave his Phoenix Suns a heartfelt speech after they went 8-0. No matter what happens, nobody can ever take this bubble experience away from the Phoenix Suns. After a 128-112 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday, Devin Booker and the Suns moved to a perfect 8-0 during the NBA restart in Orlando,
4:46 PM ET LA Clippers forward Marcus Morris Sr. was ejected late in the first quarter of Game 6 due to a flagrant 2 foul committed against Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic, a continuation of the heated rivalry that has developed between the two players in the first-round series. As Doncic drove to the basket,
Clifford Robinson, most notably a Portland Trail Blazer over his 18 NBA seasons, has died at age 53. Tragedy hit the NBA on Saturday, as Chris Haynes of Yahoo! reported former Portland Trail Blazer Clifford Robinson has died at the age of 53. The University of Connecticut, Robinson’s alma mater, confirmed the news. The cause
Brett Brown is out as head coach of the Philadelphia 76ers. Who should replace him? Following their first-round sweep at the hands of the Boston Celtics, the Philadelphia 76ers officially fired head coach Brett Brown on Monday. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the move is a precursor to further restructuring within a freeform, chaotic front
Just four years ago, the Philadelphia 76ers had a ton of picks, lots of promising young players, and unlimited flexibility. How did they end up here? When Sam Hinkie resigned as the Philadelphia 76ers’ general manager in April 2016, the team was wrapping up one of the worst seasons in NBA history. They would finish
12:19 PM ET Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry is set to play in Sunday’s Game 1 against the Boston Celtics after previously being uncertain because of a sprained left ankle. Coach Nick Nurse told reporters that he didn’t expect any limitations on Lowry in Sunday’s game. “We’re going to have to see how it goes
The Houston Rockets clamped down on the Thunder offense and used a 34-point win to take control of their first-round series. The Houston Rockets were certainly hoping for more than a split out of the first four games of their first-round series with the Oklahoma City Thunder. But the return of Russell Westbrook for Game
The Milwaukee Bucks got off to a blistering start in the fourth quarter, and it helped put away the pesky Orlando Magic. The Bucks looked nigh unstoppable in the 2020 regular season, as Mike Budenholzer’s high-octane offense led by MVP candidate Giannis Antetokounmpo helped Milwaukee lead the league in points scored while ranking a respectable
The Milwaukee Bucks shifted gears back to basketball and bounced the Orlando Magic out of the playoffs in Game 5. Game 5 between the Milwaukee Bucks and Orlando Magic was supposed to be played Wednesday evening but a multisport solidarity strike sparked by the Bucks decision to boycott changed everything. After two days of negotiations,
3:38 AM ET LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — As Jacob Blake Sr. remembers it, barely any time had passed from the time the Milwaukee Bucks decided not to play their game Wednesday in protest of the shooting of his son by the police to when his phone rang and the Bucks were on the line.
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLORIDA – AUGUST 29: The NBA remembers former Portland Trail Blazer Clifford Robinson, former Arizona basketball coach Lute Olson, and actor Chadwick Boseman who all three passed away this week before the start of Game Five of the Eastern Conference First Round between the Milwaukee Bucks and the Orlando Magic during the