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The Boston Celtics returned to form in Game 3. …

Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell is doing everything he can to keep his team afloat against the Boston Celtics in Game 3. …

The Oklahoma City Thunder might be showing their age against the Dallas Mavericks. …

The 2024 NBA Draft lottery will take place on Sunday and will be broadcast on ESPN beginning at 3 p.m. ET. …

Whoever takes over will have significant expectations from day one. …

Celtics guard Jrue Holiday, who also worked with Lee in Milwaukee, shared his thoughts on Lee’s new job opportunity.  …

The Pelicans’ roster will likely look significantly different in a couple of months.  …

Jrue Holiday had a hilarious response to Charles Lee landing a new job. …

Thanks to three Villanova Wildcats, New York Knicks fans are partying like it’s 1999. …

Shooting is the great equalizer in basketball. You might not be the greatest, most explosive athlete, capable of throwing down crazy dunks or blowing past defenders off the dribble, but if you can shoot, chances are that you’ll play a key role on any team you’re a part of. Let’s take a look at the greatest pure shooters in basketball history.  …

Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone was involved in a heated conversation with Minnesota Timberwolves fans on Friday night during Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals. …

Brunson didn’t hold back in criticizing himself after the Knicks’ loss. …

Anthony Edwards took total accountability for Minnesota’s 117-90 loss. …

Have the Nuggets shifted the momentum in their series against Minnesota after making history on Friday? …

Nuggets coach Michael Malone devised a unique plan to motivate his players ahead of Game 3. …

The narrative may be that the Celtics are a super team, but Jayson Tatum isn’t convinced. …

For six months, NBA teams battle each other to get home-court advantage. In the Nuggets-Timberwolves series, that’s been meaningless. After the Wolves blew out the Nuggets in Denver in Game 2, Denver returned the favor in Minneapolis in Game 3. …

The Pacers finally won a game in crunch time and the Nuggets jumped back in their series aggressively. Here are three stars from Friday’s NBA playoff games. …

In Game 2, Jamal Murray was throwing hot packs on the court. In the first half of Game 3, he was simply hot. …

Nembhard made his first three-pointer of the game with 18 seconds left to give the Pacers the lead. Indiana held on for a 111-106 win over the New York Knicks in Game 3 of a second-round playoff series. …

Although the Warriors did win 46 games this season, it was only good enough for a 10th-place finish in the Western Conference. …

The Pacers needed a fast start in Game 3. Tyrese Haliburton answered the bell. …

The Suns fired Frank Vogel on Thursday, and it appears they already had a replacement lined up when they made the move. …

The New York Knicks may have to prepare for life indefinitely without OG Anunoby. …

The only head-coaching vacancy currently left in the Eastern Conference may soon be filled. …

New York Knicks HC Tom Thibodeau has a reputation for grinding his players into dust and it might be what ends up dooming his team. …

The Suns certainly appear to have gone all-out financially to land the former NBA champion. …

Assistant coach David Fizdale, who served under Vogel, is reportedly expected to receive an offer for a new front office role with the team. …

As the expression goes, “patience is a virtue,” but apparently, this saying does not apply to owners of professional sports franchises. …

He is a hulking figure who commands respect in the paint.  …

With Nikola Jokic being named NBA MVP this week, that runs the streak to six straight MVP awards being won by an international player. …

Some players could be on their way out of New Orleans.  …

The Knicks are two wins away from making the Eastern Conference Finals.  …

The Wizards are looking for a new head coach, and they might just find their answer in the man who’s been holding down the job. …

The sentencing is in relation to his involvement in a scheme to defraud the NBA’s health and welfare benefit plan. …

Knicks star Josh Hart made his opinion of Rick Carlisle’s comments clear on Friday ahead of Game 3. …

Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle has been fined $35K by the NBA for public criticism of the officiating, as well as questioning the integrity of the league and its officials. …

The Suns fired Frank Vogel on Thursday, and it appears they already had a replacement lined up when they made the move. …

Jalen Brunson is lighting up the NBA, but Draymond Green isn’t convinced he’s the best point guard in the league. …

Durant’s Suns suffered a first-round sweep at the hands of the Timberwolves in this year’s playoffs. …

The narrative may be that the Celtics are a super team, but Jayson Tatum isn’t convinced. …

With their stunning 24-point win, the Cavaliers registered the largest victory by a double-digit underdog in the playoffs since 1990-91. …

Doncic scored 16 points in the first quarter to jumpstart the Mavericks, ultimately finishing with 29 points on 11-of-21 shooting, including 5 of 8 from deep. …

Needing someone to step up after dropping Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinals series against the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder, the Dallas Mavericks got a massive first half from P.J. Washington in Game 2. …

Doncic didn’t wait long to prove that word of his demise had been greatly exaggerated. …

The Cleveland Cavaliers aren’t backing down against the heavily favored Boston Celtics. …

The Cleveland Cavaliers aren’t backing down against the heavily favored Boston Celtics. …

The Cleveland Cavaliers are silencing the home crowd in Game 2 of their second-round series against the Boston Celtics. …

This coach sat out all of last season after the Bucks fired him, seemingly waiting for an ideal landing spot to emerge. He may have it in Phoenix. …

Anunoby submitted his best game of the playoffs before exiting late in the third quarter on Wednesday. He scored 28 points on four triples in just 28 minutes to help the Knicks erase a double-digit halftime deficit and beat the Pacers. …

He’s the latest addition to a growing list of injured Knicks frontcourt players. …

He was sentenced to 40 months in prison on Thursday for his part in an alleged scheme to defraud the NBA’s health care benefits plan. …

The Phoenix Suns have parted ways with HC Frank Vogel, but that does little to solve their issues of roster construction. …

The Frank Vogel era in Phoenix is over just as quickly as it began. …

If the Suns want him, they will have competition. He is rumored to be a top target of the Los Angeles Lakers as well …

Indiana Pacers HC Rick Carlisle is making some wild claims about the officiating in his team’s second-round series against the New York Knicks. …

Patrick Beverley’s 2024-25 season will be delayed a bit. …

The NBA on Thursday announced discipline for Patrick Beverley. …

Tatum hasn’t scored at an elite level during his first six games of the playoffs. …

It’s safe to say the Pacers are exasperated with the officiating in the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Knicks. …

The Minnesota Timberwolves currently boast a two-game lead over the Denver Nuggets in the second round of the Western Conference playoffs. If they finish the series win, one former NBA star says Wolves star Anthony Edwards becomes the face of the NBA. …

The Hornets have found their new head coach, and he comes from a top contender in the Eastern Conference. …

Boxing legend Mike Tyson once famously said, “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” Well, the Denver Nuggets have been punched in the mouth. How will they respond? …

The Warriors are in quite a pickle entering the 2024-25 season. …

The Hornets had been in the market for a new head coach as Steve Clifford announced in early April that he would be stepping down from his position.  …

Desperate times call for radical measures? …

SGA had several accomplishments this season that historically would have earned him the MVP Award. …

The Knicks are now two wins away from clinching their first Eastern Conference Finals berth since the 1999-2000 season. …

Butler’s future with the Heat has been a topic of debate since the team was eliminated from the playoffs by the Boston Celtics.  …

The NBA’s decision to not suspend Jamal Murray for his unsportsmanlike acts in Game 2 against the Timberwolves has caused quite an uproar. …

The Knicks took a 2-0 lead but lost another key player to injury, Reggie Miller returned to Madison Square Garden as an announcer and still got booed and the referees had another rough fourth quarter. Here are three stars from Wednesday’s NBA playoff game. …

The Knicks grabbed a 2-0 lead in their second-round series with Indiana, but manpower is becoming a concern as they get closer to the Eastern Conference Finals. …

How many of the NBA players with the most three-pointers made in a single postseason can you name in five minutes? …

Jalen Brunson’s foot injury kept him out of the second quarter of Game 2. Then he scored 24 points in the second half. …

The Indiana Pacers thought they were victims of questionable officiating in Game 1. A strange sequence at the end of Game 2 was even more questionable. …

Nuggets star Nikola Jokic solidified a future spot in the Hall of Fame on Wednesday after being named the NBA’s MVP for the third time in his career. However, when reflecting on another incredible accolade, the six-time All-Star revealed an interesting tidbit about how long he plans to keep playing.  …

Trailing by double digits early in the third quarter of Game 2, the New York Knicks turned to their trio of Villanova Wildcats to key their comeback. …

The list of players in major professional sports to achieve the feat is short. …

When Tyrese Haliburton’s three-point shot is falling, the Pacers’ offense is electric. …

The Pacers found a way to counter the Knicks’ Jalen Brunson in the first quarter of Game 2: Two point guards at once. …

While Jokic has achieved something great that places him among NBA royalty, the Nuggets need him to play like it in Game 3. …

Bucks forward Thanasis Antetokounmpo will undergo surgery for a torn Achilles tendon, sources tell Shams Charania of The Athletic (X link). Charania doesn’t specify when the injury occurred or how long the recovery process is expected to take. …

Heading on the road and down 2-0 against the Minnesota Timberwolves, the Denver Nuggets need Nikola Jokic to shine even brighter. …

Former 76er Evan Turner played with Paul George on the Pacers during the 2013-14 season. …

James shared his frustration at losing a series he believes was winnable.  …

Police in Indianapolis are investigating Patrick Beverley for potential crimes after an incident involving a fan, according to a report. …

Jarrett Allen missed the Cleveland Cavaliers game against the Boston Celtics on Tuesday. He also missed the team’s victory over the Orlando Magic on Sunday. …

Durant’s future is once again at the forefront of NBA offseason discussion after a disappointing season from the Suns. …

The Celtics got their second-round series against the Cavaliers off to a flying start. …

The move comes as the Atlanta Hawks are expected to make some tough roster decisions during the summer. …

The Los Angeles Lakers are likely to take coaching notes from both LeBron James and Anthony Davis as they look to install Darvin Ham’s successor. …

Mitchell is widely expected to be on the trading block this summer.  …

Dallas Mavericks MVP candidate Luka Doncic knows he will have to work for it on offense with Oklahoma City Thunder swingman Lu Dort prowling about. …

Despite losing to the Cavaliers in the first round of the playoffs, the Magic should be very happy with their current situation.  …

Edwards has burst onto the scene this postseason, and one of his veteran teammates recently discussed the young star’s emergence. …

As productive as Doncic has been in his young NBA career, he’s often been criticized for his proclivity to settle for contested stepback threes.  …

Austin Rivers went there. The former NBA player opened the Pandora’s box by suggesting that more athletes from his league could play in the NFL than footballers could play in the NBA. …

The Celtics know they’ve got a great one in their midst.  …

The top seeds in each conference showed why they are the top seeds in Game 1 of their second-round series. The Celtics crushed the Cavs while the Thunder’s top two trumped Dallas’ dynamic duo. Here are three stars from Tuesday’s NBA second-round action. …

Seven different Thunder players made two or more three-pointers, a balanced attack that the Mavericks’ defense couldn’t handle. …