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Old School Meets New School
Kawhi Leonard put the sports world abuzz on Sunday evening with an improbable buzzer-beating jumpshot to lift the Toronto Raptors past the 76ers in Game 7 of their second-round series. Toronto was ecstatic with that win but now must quickly turn the page because it has a tough matchup in the Eastern Conference Finals against the Milwaukee Bucks....
The Golden State Warriors reminded the basketball world that even without Kevin Durant, they have the best team in the NBA. A Game 6 win on the road against the Rockets vaulted them into the Western Conference Finals, where they will face off against the Portland Trail Blazers....
The Toronto Raptors and Philadelphia 76ers have been trading punches all series long, and there will be a knockout blow on Sunday. The teams will face off in a do-or-die Game 7 for the right to advance to the Eastern Conference Finals....
The Golden State Warriors didn’t have Kevin Durant in the fourth quarter of Game 5, but it didn’t matter. Draymond Green, Steph Curry and Klay Thompson all stepped up as the team secured a critical win to take a 3-2 lead over the Houston Rockets....
The Toronto Raptors have been dogged for years about their inability to win consistently in the postseason. The Raptors have done a good job of dispelling that notion in this year’s playoffs, as they sit just one victory away from the Eastern Conference Finals....
The Milwaukee Bucks were the best team in the NBA during the regular season, and any worries about postseason inexperience should be squashed by now. The Bucks just went on the road and picked up two victories over the Boston Celtics to take a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference Semifinals....
The Boston Celtics grabbed the first game of their Eastern Conference Semifinals series, but the Milwaukee Bucks have answered back with authority. Milwaukee has a 2-1 lead heading into a critical Game 4 on Monday night in Boston....
The Toronto Raptors came up huge in Philadelphia on Sunday, as Kawhi Leonard led the way in a crucial Game 4 victory to even their Eastern Conference Semifinals series with the Philadelphia 76ers at two games apiece. The Raptors will now return home with a chance at reclaiming the lead....
The Golden State Warriors don’t care if they are at home or away. They feel like every time on the court they should be able to win. If Golden State can go into Houston and knock off the Rockets in Game 3, they will suck all the life out of what was supposed to be an epic Western Conference semifinals....
There was a great deal of consternation about the Milwaukee Bucks following a bad performance in a Game 1 loss to the Boston Celtics to begin the Eastern Conference semifinals. But Milwaukee is the top seed in the playoffs for a reason and flexed its muscle last time out, cruising to the win to tie the series at 1. ...
The Denver Nuggets were in a grueling seven-game series in the first round of the playoffs but showed no ill effects last time out. Denver used a strong second half to pull away from the Portland Trail Blazers to take a 1-0 lead in their Western Conference semifinals series....
The Philadelphia 76ers looked like a different team in their Game 2 matchup against the Toronto Raptors, tying the series with an impressive showing. This Eastern Conference semifinals showdown will now move to Philadelphia with the all-important Game 3 up next. ...
The Golden State Warriors didn’t play the prettiest basketball in Game 1 but instead relied on their defense to knock off the Houston Rockets to open up their much-anticipated series in the Western Conference semifinals....
The Western Conference Playoffs are still in the first round, but the Eastern Conference has waited long enough and will kick off its conference semifinals this weekend when the Toronto Raptors host the Philadelphia 76ers. These teams overcame Game 1 losses to win the next four games in their first round series, brushing aside weaker opponents after detractors criticized them for dropping the first game. Toronto won three of the four meetings between these teams in the regular season, and the Ra...
The Los Angeles Clippers simply refuse to go away. At the start of their series with the Golden State Warriors, the Clippers were considered a coinflip to win even one game in the series. However, while six other teams have already been eliminated from the playoffs, they are still alive against the team that has won three of the last four NBA titles. They are still heavy underdogs to win the series, but they have more of a chance than anyone thought and get to play at home in Game 6....
The San Antonio Spurs tied an NBA record with 22 straight postseason trips this year, but now the Spurs are looking to avoid a first round exit. San Antonio seemed to have No. 2 seed Denver on the ropes for a while, yet the Nuggets have shown resiliency and bounced back after others counted them out. Denver has only won one first round series in the last 25 years, but the Nuggets have to be liking their chances against a San Antonio team that doesn’t have the guns it did in the past....
The Golden State Warriors have been massive favorites all year. Golden State was the odds-on favorite to win the NBA title this season, and the Warriors entered their first round series with the Los Angeles Clippers as an unbelievable -10000 favorite. The Warriors were even money to sweep their series with the Clippers, and while that bet ended up being a loser, they are huge favorites to close out their series tonight. ...
The Philadelphia 76ers posted their second straight 50-win season this year, and they can win a playoff series for the second straight season against the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night. Winning a first round series was not the end goal of Sam Hinkie’s process, but this is still a young team learning to play together and it’s all about baby steps. Philadelphia is a sizable favorite to close out it series with Brooklyn in five games....
The Los Angeles Clippers pulled off the unthinkable last time out, rallying from a 31-point deficit to defeat the Golden State Warriors in Oakland and tie their first-round series at one game apiece. The Clippers are riding high and can suddenly put some fear into Golden State if they can secure another win, this time at home, in Game 3....
Despite being the higher seed in their first-round matchup, the Portland Trail Blazers weren’t given a ton of respect as they faced off with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Portland brushed that off and won the first two games of the series and now can deliver a huge blow if it can grab a win in Game 3 next time out....
The Toronto Raptors were hoping to have an easy time of it against the Orlando Magic in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, but that certainly hasn’t been the case. Orlando won the first game of this series and would love to extend it deep and push the Raptors to the brink....
The Toronto Raptors have only played one game in the postseason and already there are murmurs about their inability to get it done when the pressure heats up. Toronto is the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference and finished with the second-best record in the NBA during the regular season but were upset in Game 1 of their first round series by the Orlando Magic....
The first half of the playoffs followed the script of the regular season for the Boston Celtics as they underachieved. They broke out in a big way after intermission and hope it’s a sign of things to come. The Celtics have a 1-0 lead on the Indiana Pacers in the first round of the NBA playoffs and hope to take control of the series next time out....
James Harden and the Houston Rockets will attempt to finish the deal this season, but they’ll have to rise from the fourth-seed in the Western Conference to do it. Houston earned the best record in the NBA last season and was a win away from reaching the Finals until an ill-timed injury to Chris Paul. There will be no rematch in the conference final this year, instead the winner of this series likely has the defending champion Warriors in the second round. The Rockets reached the West final by d...
The surprising Denver Nuggets battled with the defending champs for the top seed in the Western Conference all season, but in the end they fell short. The Nugs flirted with the top spot until a blowout loss in Golden State a few weeks ago ended any hope of that happening. Denver played the role of contender all season now we’ll see if they are up to the challenge in the playoffs. Moving on won’t be easy against an experienced San Antonio Spurs squad that qualified for the second season for the 2...