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The season wasn’t over for the Cavaliers on Saturday afternoon. It just felt that way for about 48 very stressful hours. Down 0-2 in the series and hearing every imaginable variation of “same old Cleveland collapse,” the Cavaliers walked into Game 3 carrying the kind of pressure that makes palms sweat and fan bases argue…
The Knicks moved within one win of the Eastern Conference Finals on Friday night, delivering a composed and disciplined 108-94 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 3. What has defined this series is not just New York’s talent, but their control. They have been able to dictate tempo, absorb Philadelphia’s early pushes, and respond…
The Cleveland Cavaliers had an intense battle with the Toronto Raptors, and after beating them, they are taking on a new foe. They are taking on the Detroit Pistons, who had a tough series of their own. They faced the Orlando Magic, and they beat them in a seven-game series. Detroit had a strong season,…
If you walked into the Target Center on Friday night, you could feel the desperation practically dripping from the rafters. The Minnesota Timberwolves were backed into a corner, Anthony Edwards was back in the starting lineup, and the crowd was ready to blow the roof off the building. But the San Antonio Spurs didn’t blink….
The first two games of the second round series between the Minnesota Timberwolves and San Antonio Spurs came to a close on Wednesday night, with the Spurs bouncing back in a big way to tie the series 1-1 heading into Friday. Let’s examine the ways each team can take a 2-1 series lead tonight in…
UPDATE: Embiid is officially active for Game 3. The collective blood pressure of Philadelphia is currently through the roof, and for good reason. The Sixers are staring down the barrel of an ugly 0-2 deficit in the Eastern Conference Semifinals, and their season is hanging by a thread. But as the clock ticks down to…
The 76ers are fighting two battles as the Eastern Conference semifinals shift back to Philadelphia. One is on the floor, where they return home down 2-0 in the series against the New York Knicks after a 108-102 loss in Game 2 at Madison Square Garden. The other is in the stands, where the organization is…
If you crack open the basketball dictionary and look up the word “grit,” you probably won’t find a definition. Instead, you’ll just see a picture of P.J. Tucker diving headfirst into the third row for a loose ball, somehow doing it while wearing a pair of $5,000 exclusive sneakers. On Thursday night, the ultimate NBA…
The Los Angeles Lakers are officially staring down the barrel of a massive playoff hole. After getting run out of the gym in a 125-107 Game 2 blowout, they are now trailing the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder 2-0. But if you ask anyone in the purple and gold locker room, the real story of…
Detroit, we have a problem. And by “we,” I mean the Cleveland Cavaliers. Down 0-2 in the Eastern Conference Semifinals against a relentless Detroit Pistons squad, the Cavs are staring down the barrel of a colossal playoff collapse. Standing right at the center of this brewing storm is James Harden. He was the very guy…