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NBA playoffs: T.J. Warren wants to prove his All-Bubble status wasn’t a fluke
“Baby, look here. He got 19 points already,” Tony noted after the opening quarter of Indiana’s first seeding game against the Philadelphia 76ers. “He might have a big game tonight. He might get 50!” Tony sold his son short. More than 600 miles away at ESPN’s Wide World of Sports in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, […]
Continue readingNBA playoffs: Lakers and Bucks in danger, Damian Lillard on fire and bold predictions for Game 2
The No. 1 seeds in both conferences each lost their first game of the NBA playoffs for the first time since 2003, back when LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony were still NBA draft prospects and not grizzled veterans. One half of that dynamic duo is going home early this postseason. Will it be LeBron and […]
Continue readingPacers’ Victor Oladipo has tests on left eye; ‘no immediate concerns,’ team says
The Pacers said initial tests showed “no immediate concerns” and that Oladipo was day-to-day. The injury occurred with 3 minutes, 28 seconds left in the quarter when Oladipo was inadvertently poked in the eye by Heat forward Jae Crowder. Oladipo initially stayed in the game to shoot two free throws but then was taken out […]
Continue readingTrail Blazers’ Damian Lillard wins bubble MVP; Suns’ Monty Williams named top coach
Lillard, who led all players in the bubble with an average of 37.6 points per game over the eight seeding games, carried Portland to a 6-2 record and the eighth seed in the league’s first-ever play-in tournament, which the Blazers begin Saturday against the ninth-seeded Memphis Grizzlies. Lillard, who also averaged 9.6 assists, scored 51, […]
Continue readingNBA playoffs 2020: Everything to know about the 17 teams that can still win the title
After 66 scrimmages and more than 80 seeding games — and plenty of fishing — the matchups for the 2020 NBA playoffs are finally set. And in an unprecedented atmosphere that could negate the benefits of home-court advantage, we could be in for another wild two months inside Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex […]
Continue readingNBA playoff matchups all set except for top-seeded Lakers’ opponent
All the postseason matchups in both conferences were set following Wednesday’s games with the exception of who will face the West’s top-seeded Los Angeles Lakers in the first round. The Portland Trail Blazers (34-39), Memphis Grizzlies (33-39), Phoenix Suns (33-39) and San Antonio Spurs (32-38) all still have a chance to compete in the play-in […]
Continue readingFinding the biggest flaw with every NBA playoff lock
With all but one playoff spot secured, let’s roll through our second annual hater’s guide for the postseason locks. MORE: Latest NBA standings Milwaukee Bucks: Giannis’ stroke Most of the Bucks’ stats are awesome, but whenever opponents turn Giannis Antetokounmpo into a jump shooter or challenge him to beat them at the line, he’s not […]
Continue readingNBA bubble awards: Our experts pick the MVP, best play and top rookie
Here are the players our experts chose to take home the (virtual) hardware in the bubble. MORE: Western Conference play-in scenarios He was overshadowed by the hype around teammate Bol Bol in the pre-restart scrimmages, but Michael Porter Jr. quickly emerged as the best rookie in seeding games. The 2018 draft pick, who missed all […]
Continue readingNBA campus intel: Schedule and live updates for Day 14 of seeding games
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The NBA’s oldest rivalry will be renewed in its newest setting. By virtue of the Indiana Pacers beating the Houston Rockets on Wednesday afternoon, the Boston Celtics will face the Philadelphia 76ers in the first round of the NBA playoffs. The two teams met four times during the regular season, […]
Continue readingNBA to name MVP of seeding games, all-bubble team
The league announced that there will be an All-Seeding Games Team and a Player of the Seeding Games, honoring the best performers from the seeding games that started July 30 and will conclude Friday. The awards will be announced Saturday afternoon, prior to Game 1 of the Western Conference play-in series. A panel of sportswriters […]
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