Victor Wembanyama delivered another masterpiece with 39 points, 15 rebounds and more game-wrecking defense as the San Antonio Spurs took a 2-1 lead in the second-round NBA playoff series with a 115-108 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves
May 09, 2026
Cade Cunningham had 25 points and 10 assists, Tobias Harris scored 21 and the Detroit Pistons beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 107-97 on Thursday night to take a 2-0 lead in their second-round series
May 08, 2026
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May 08, 2026
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May 07, 2026
Chet Holmgren scored 24 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 108-90 in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series
May 06, 2026
Cade Cunningham scored 23 points, Tobias Harris had 20 and the Detroit Pistons beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 111-101 on Tuesday night in Game 1 of their second-round series
May 06, 2026
The NBA has fined Celtics All-Star Jaylen Brown $50,000 for public criticism of game officials following Boston’s first-round exit from the playoffs
May 06, 2026
The New York Knicks are now the favorites to win the Eastern Conference in the sportsbooks, and they sure look like it on the court
May 06, 2026
Jalen Brunson scored 27 of his 35 points in the first half and the New York Knicks emphatically added to a historic postseason roll by overwhelming the Philadelphia 76ers 137-98 in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals
May 05, 2026
Anthony Edwards announced his return to the San Antonio Spurs
May 05, 2026
Joel Embiid wants Philadelphia fans at the Philadelphia games
May 04, 2026
Toronto Raptors coach Darko Rajakovic said forward Brandon Ingram will miss Game 6 of the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series against the Cleveland Cavaliers because of a sore right heel
May 02, 2026
The Houston Rockets are brimming with confidence after avoiding elimination twice with consecutive wins to force Game 6 against the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round of the playoffs
May 01, 2026
Austin Reaves returned from a nine-game injury absence Wednesday night when the Los Angeles Lakers attempted to finish their first-round playoff series with the Houston Rockets in Game 5
April 30, 2026
Cade Cunningham scored a franchise playoff-record 45 points, including a step-back jumper with 32 seconds left, and the top-seeded Detroit Pistons beat the eighth-seeded Orlando Magic 116-109 in Game 5 of their first-round series to stave off elimination
April 30, 2026
Victor Wembanyama had 17 points, 14 rebounds and six blocks, and the San Antonio Spurs never trailed in eliminating the Portland Trail Blazers with a 114-95 victory in Game 5 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series
April 29, 2026
Nikola Jokic snapped out of his prolonged funk with a triple-double, Spencer Jones provided a key spark and the Denver Nuggets staved off elimination with a chippy 125-113 win over the injury-riddled Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 of their playoff series
April 28, 2026
Minnesota All-Star Anthony Edwards will be sidelined for at least a week with a hyperextension and bone bruise in his left knee
April 28, 2026
Payton Pritchard made six of Boston’s 24 3-pointers and scored 32 points and Jayson Tatum had 30 points and 11 assists to help the Boston Celtics spoil Joel Embiid’s return from an appendectomy and beat the Philadelphia 76ers 128-96 on Sunday night for a 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series
April 27, 2026
With Victor Wembanyama absent because of a concussion, the San Antonio Spurs' young players stepped up for a 120-108 victory over the Trail Blazers
April 26, 2026
Ayo Dosunmu scored a career-high 43 points, stepping up after leg injuries to Anthony Edwards and Donte DiVincenzo with the highest-scoring playoff performance by a reserve in 50 years, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Denver Nuggets 112-96 on Saturday night
April 26, 2026
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 42 points in a brilliant shooting performance, Ajay Mitchell added 15 in place of the injured Jalen Williams and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Phoenix Suns 121-109 on Saturday to take a 3-0 lead in the Western Conference first-round series
April 26, 2026
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April 24, 2026
Cade Cunningham had 27 points, 11 assists and six rebounds to lead the top-seeded Detroit Pistons to a 98-83 win over the eighth-seeded Orlando Magic, evening their first-round series and ending the longest home losing streak in NBA playoff history
April 23, 2026
San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama has a concussion
April 22, 2026
Jaden McDaniels took perhaps his most notable shot after Minnesota’s 119-114 playoff win at Denver in Game 2
April 21, 2026
Paolo Banchero scored 25 points and the Orlando Magic built a 35-point lead in the first half on the way to a 121-90 rout of Charlotte Hornets in a play-in tournament game on Friday night and advanced to a first-round playoff matchup against the Detroit Pistons
April 18, 2026
Kevin Durant is back in the playoffs after missing out last season
April 17, 2026
LaMelo Ball was so excited after delivering a knockout blow to the Miami Heat in the play-in tournament that he carried it over to his victory celebration, delivering two jabs to the oversized head of Charlotte Hornets mascot Hugo
April 15, 2026
After starting 6-21, the Los Angeles Clippers have fought their way into the play-in tournament, finishing 42-40
April 14, 2026
The play-in tournament field is set
April 13, 2026
Tempers flared in the first half of the San Antonio Spurs-Detroit Pistons game, a matchup of two of the NBA’s top teams on Monday night
February 24, 2026
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