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Old School Meets New School
Toronto’s playoff demons returned. With a chance to take a commanding lead in the series, the Raptors stumbled on Saturday, losing on the Pacers’ home floor, turning the best-of-seven into a best-of-three. At least the second-seed Raptors have the homecourt edge, but that means they have to win on it....
Golden State took advantage of its opponent’s injury problems last season while winning the title. Now, the Warriors have to hope Stephen Curry’s injury isn’t too serious. They didn’t appear panicked in Sunday’s blowout of Houston, but there certainly is some anxiety moving forward....
A stirring comeback on Sunday got Boston even, reducing the series to a best-of-three. The Celtics have to win once on the road and they’ll get a chance Tuesday in Game 5. This was never going to be a sweep for the Hawks, but they should feel letdown after squandering numerous opportunities in Beantown....
The sooner the series between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Dallas Mavericks is over, the sooner tensions will settle down between these two. Kevin Durant has been involved in so many shenanigans that he legitimately could find himself suspended for Game 5 of this series, especially after getting tossed for a Flagrant 2 foul at the end of Game 4....
The Trail Blazers snapped their five-game losing streak to the Clippers in Game 3 after pulling out the 96-88 victory as short 1-point underdogs. A ton of energy was put into that win, so it’s reasonable to wonder whether the home team will have more left in the tank to get the best of CP3 and his mates to even this series up....
The last time the Charlotte Hornets won a playoff game, they were really the Charlotte Hornets. Now, the franchise which was formerly known as the Charlotte Bobcats has its first postseason victory.Can the artists formerly known as the Bobcats build on that win and make this a series with the Miami Heat? We'll find out on Monday night....
The Detroit Pistons are sort of like the Marco Rubio of the NBA. Just like Rubio, the Pistons have been able to hang around with the Cleveland Cavaliers. But just as Rubio ultimately couldn't win any states in the Republican primaries and was constantly second best to Donald Trump, the Pistons haven't ultimately won anything against Cleveland. And now, just as Rubio had to take his name out of consideration for the POTUS, Detroit will have to bow out of the NBA playoffs if it can't win for the f...
The Spurs swept the season series with Memphis and continued that level of success into the playoffs. Over their last eight head-to-head meetings, the Spurs have won each game and failed to cover the spread only twice. The latest of those times came on Friday in a nine-point win. Can Memphis cover again with this game at home on Sunday?...
The Houston Rockets have officially gotten over the hump. They gave everything they had in Game 3 to beat the Golden State Warriors and get on the board in this series, but they've got a long way to go in order to really make the defending champs sweat....
The stars are back in alignment and everything’s right in the Thunders’ world. After a stunning upset in Game 2, Oklahoma City got back to doing what it does and the Mavericks were no match. And it doesn’t look good for Dallas the rest of the way now that the bad game is out of the Thunder’s system....
The playoff-challenged Raptors needed something good to happen. They rolled into Indiana and made it happen. Winning on the road in the postseason for just the fifth time in franchise history, Toronto took back homecourt advantage and now goes for the jugular against a reeling Pacers squad....
Portland is in an all too familiar place after Wednesday’s Game 2 loss. For the third straight year the Blazers are down 0-2 in a playoff series. They lost Game 3 the past two times and will try and reverse that trend when they host the Clippers on Saturday....
That strong finish the Charlotte Hornets had to the end of the season means absolutely nothing right now. Looking for their first postseason victory since 2002, the Hornets are hopeful a return to North Carolina is just what they need to get back in this series....
The best team in the Eastern Conference played like it on Wednesday. Now, the Detroit Pistons must play their first home playoff game in seven years from a deep hole after losing twice in Cleveland....
The Warriors played one game with MVP Stephen Curry and one game without him. They won both to build a 2-0 series lead. That’s not very comforting for the Rockets, who hope getting on their own floor can change the tide in this series....
It’s highly unlikely a change of venue will affect the outcome of this series. San Antonio engineered yet another blowout of the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 2, downing the visitors 94-68 Tuesday to become just the third team in NBA postseason history to win each of its first two contests by 25 points or more....
It’s difficult to win a game when you score seven points in a quarter – yes, seven points in a quarter. The Celtics found that out Tuesday and fell in a 0-2 hole in the series. Atlanta is a good defensive team, but come on. With the teams heading to Boston, look for a different Celtics team in Game 3....
Now that their seven-game postseason losing streak is over, maybe it’s time for the Toronto Raptors to start a winning streak. They’ll need some help from All-Star DeMar DeRozan, who has yet to show up in the series. If he does, the Raptors likely take a series lead over the Pacers....
The Thunder can put the brooms away and better start learning how to close out games. OKC blew another fourth quarter lead Monday and the huge underdog Mavericks stole a game to knot the best-of-seven series at 1-1 heading back to Big D....
The Portland Trail Blazers thought they had a chance until Blake Griffin showed up. Griffin and the Clippers dominated in Game 1 and look to take a 2-0 series lead on Wednesday. The Blazers defied the odds to get here and they aren’t going away without a fight, however....
Cleveland’s Big Three became the Big One by the time the NBA Finals rolled around last season. With the three stars in the lineup and healthy, the Cavaliers are expected to make another long playoff run. The Big Three combined for 81 points in Game 1 and look to put the Pistons in a big hole on Wednesday....
The Heat-Hornets series was expected to be one of the most competitive in the NBA playoffs’ first round. It still may be. Sunday, though, it was far from it. Miami dismantled Charlotte for four quarters and the Hornets have to help themselves if they wish to even the series on Wednesday....
Overshadowed by Golden State’s historic run, the Spurs put together their own momentous season and they have no intention of easing up. The injury-ravaged Grizzlies were no match in Game 1 and will at least try and to be competitive on Tuesday....
The Celtics are eager to make some postseason noise, but will have to do so now without starting guard Avery Bradley, who is out for the series with an injury. Boston was loud in the opener, storming back from a 19-point deficit, but couldn’t hold on. The C’s look to even the series on Tuesday night....
Many fans wrote the Rockets off late in the regular year after a disappointing loss to Phoenix. Houston responded after that loss winning its final three games by a combined 79 points to earn this first-round matchup. Those games were against lottery-bound clubs and not the Warriors, so it’s hard to think Houston has much of a chance. But there is a chance....
