18 Apr
Why the Denver Nuggets are still a matchup nightmare for the Los Angeles Lakers
The Lakers beat New Orleans in Tuesday’s play-in to earn the No. 7 seed in the West. Their prize? Another date with defending champion Denver.
18 Apr
NBA Playoffs dispatches: Nic Batum stars for Sixers, Bulls end Hawks’ miserable season
The other half of the Eastern Conference playoff picture is starting to take shape with the Sixers holding off the Heat for the No. 7 seed.
18 Apr
Coby White scores career-high 42 points as Bulls roll past Hawks 131-116 in play-in game
Chicago visits Miami on Friday for a shot at the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs and a first-round matchup with Boston.
18 Apr
Miami Heat guard Jimmy Butler injures knee in play-in loss, will get it examined Thursday
Jimmy Butler went down in the first half of Miami’s 105-104 NBA Play-In Tournament loss to the 76ers.
18 Apr
Sources: Heat’s Butler feared to have MCL injury
The Heat fear guard Jimmy Butler sustained a possible MCL injury to his right knee in the first half of Miami’s play-in tournament loss to Philadelphia, sources told ESPN’s Tim Bontemps, confirming a report by The Athletic.
18 Apr
The NBA’s new Iron Man: Buddy Hield’s 86-game season
The 76ers sharpshooter is in the playoffs for the first time in his eight-year career. Here’s why he needed more games than most to get there.
18 Apr
NBA Playoffs dispatches: Nic Batum, for one night, was the Sixers’ third star
The other half of the Eastern Conference playoff picture is starting to take shape with the Sixers holding off the Heat for the No. 7 seed.
18 Apr
Embiid keys rally as Sixers top Heat for 7-seed
Joel Embiid exploded out of a quiet game late in the fourth, and the Sixers rallied from a 14-point second-half deficit to beat the Heat and secure the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs.
18 Apr
Sixers beat Heat 105-104 to clinch No. 7 seed, will play Knicks in first round
The Sixers earned the No. 7 seed and advanced to play the second-seeded New York Knicks in the opening round of the Eastern Conference playoffs. Game 1 is Saturday at Madison Square Garden.
18 Apr
Klay Thompson will prioritize ‘winning’ in free agency: ‘I would like to win again’
Klay Thompson knows he wants to keep winning and has his sights set on a fifth championship before calling it a career — to add a ring to his thumb.