The #2 Denver Nuggets host the #3 Portland Trailblazers in Game 7 elimination game of the Western Conference Semifinals, and the #2 Toronto Raptors host #3 Philadelphia Sixers in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. The winners on Sunday will advance to the conference finals to await the top […]

The Golden State Warriors, playing Game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals without All-Stars Kevin Durant, went on the road and defeated the Houston Rockets 118-113 to knock them out of the NBA playoffs for the fourth time in the last five seasons. Klay Thompson and Steph Curry combined for […]

Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum combined for 62 points and the Portland Trail Blazers defeated the Denver Nuggets 119-108 in Game 6 of the Western Conference Semifinals to tie their series at 3-3 and force a Game 7. The Blazers extended the series to its maximum of seven games. Game […]

An MRI confirmed that Kevin Durant, who left Game 5 of the Western Conference Semifinals prematurely with an injury, has a mile calf sprain on his left leg. He will miss the remainder of the Houston Rockets series and be re-evaluated by team doctors next week. Durant suffered a mild […]

The Golden State Warriors defeated the Houston Rockets 104-99 in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals to take a 3-2 series lead, but Warriors’ star Kevin Durant left the game in the third quarter with a strained calf injury. Durant suffered a non-contact injury after he took a jump […]

The Milwaukee Bucks, led by Giannis Antetokounmpo’s game-high 20 points, defeated the Boston Celtics 116-91 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals to clinch the series and advance to the Eastern Finals. The Milwaukee Bucks are now 8-1 in the playoffs with a four-game winning streak. The Bucks swept […]

Paul Millsap scored 24 points and hauled down 8 rebounds for the Denver Nuggets as they easily defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 124-98 in Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals. The Nuggets now take a 3-2 series lead. The Nuggets won at home in Denver several hours as a […]

All five starters scored in double figures for the Toronto Raptors, who took a 3-2 series lead after the Raptors destroyed the Philadelphia Sixers in a 36-point blow out in Game 5. The Sixers were crushed by Toronto 125-89 in one of the most-embarrassing losses of the season. Jimmy Butler […]

While Golden State Warriors forward Kevin Durant is trying to get his team to the Western Conference Finals, sportsbooks are speculating where he might land after the season. The All-Star is in the last year of his contract with the defending NBA champions, and speculation has been that he wants […]

Kawhi Leonard topped all scorers with a 39-point outburst to lead the Toronto Raptors to 101-96 victory over the Philadelphia Sixers in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. The series is now tied at 2-2. Toronto won Game 1 but dropped two games in a row before ending their […]

Despite a shooting slump from the Golden State’s best shooters, Steph Curry and Klay Thompson (aka the Splash Brothers), the Warriors hold a 2-1 series lead over James Harden and the Houston Rockets. If you are a Golden State fan, then the good news is that as bad as their […]

Jamal Murray scored 34 points and Nikola Jokic recorded his second straight triple-double to help the Denver Nuggets get past the Portland Trail Blazers 116-112 in Game 4 of their Western Conference semifinal series. The win tied the series at two games apiece, setting up a critical Game 5 on […]

The Portland Trailblazers, led by CJ McCollum’s 41-point outburst, defeated the Denver Nuggets 140-137 in a marathon thriller that required four overtime sessions to determine a winner in Game 3 of the Western Conference Semifinals. The 4OT nailbiter tied a record for longest playoff game in NBA history. Back in […]

A couple of days after being eliminated from the opening round of the NBA Playoffs, Brooklyn Nets guard D’Angelo Russell got busted at the airport for trying to sneak marijuana on a flight from New York City to his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky. On Wednesday night at LaGuardia Airport, police […]

The Giannis “Greek Freak” Antetokounmpo scored 29 points for the Milwaukee Bucks in a 123-102 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. The Bucks evened the series at 1-1. The Bucks needed a win in Game 2 because they struggle to beat the Celtics […]

The Golden State Warriors won Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals over the Houston Rockets 115-109 in a game where Rockets star James Harden suffered blurry vision most of the night after an inadvertent eye rake from Draymond Green. Harden scored 29 points in a losing cause despite the […]

Eight teams remain in the NBA playoffs and the Golden State Warriors continue to be the odds favorite to win the 2019 NBA Championship and their third-straight title. According to the South Point Casino and Sports Book in Las Vegas, the Warriors are -150 to win the NBA title this […]

The Golden State Warriors held off the Houston Rockets to win Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series 104-100. But the game – and perhaps the entire series – appears destined to be remembered more about arguments over officiating than the play of either team. James Harden and Kevin […]