Basketball

The Houston Rockets and Minnesota Timberwolves tipped off Monday night and for two quarters it was a tightly contested ball game. Then the third quarter happened. The Rockets exploded for 50 points and never looked back, cruising to a 119-100 victory. https://twitter.com/HoustonRockets/status/988605211320217600 The huge 50-point 3rd quarter ends up just …

The OKC Thunder is on the edge of elimination unless they pick things up in Game 5 of the playoff series against the Utah Jazz. The Thunder lost Monday night 113-96 in game 4 with the Jazz currently winning the series 3-1. Donovan Mitchell puts up 33 PTS, 7 REB, …

The Washington Wizards took advantage of their home-field advantage to tie a series that seemed over for both teams due to how they played during the first two games of the series. But unpredictability is something that has been a tendency for the Wizards this season. And this is something …

After falling behind 2-0 in the first round of the NBA Playoffs, the Milwaukee Bucks have battled back to even up the series with the Boston Celtics. During Game 4 on Sunday, the Bucks recovered from surrendering a 20-point lead and made the winning basket to put them ahead 104-102 …

The San Antonio Spurs avoided elimination with a game four victory behind interim head coach Ettore Messina. Messina Gets Win Filling in for Popovich This is a very emotional time for the San Antonio Spurs as they mourn the passing of Erin Popovich, the wife of head coach Gregg Popovich. …

Coming off an orbital fracture injury and touching the court for the first time since March 28, Joel Embiid’s loud return showed the 76ers chances of proceeding to the second round. Game 3 Recap After a close three quarters that had Miami with a slight chance of victory, the pace …

The Oklahoma City Thunder will take on the Utah Jazz in Game 2 a. In Game 1, the Jazz built a 16-4 lead early in the game and made the first six minutes look like just another regular season game for the OKC. The Jazz limited the Thunder to nine offensive …

New Orleans Takes 2 game lead on Portland Damian Lillard and the Trail Blazers are very disappointed with the start of their playoff series. They are currently down in the series by two games to the Pelicans, and face a must win game 3 Thursday night. It is not surprising …

The top seed in the East, the Toronto Raptors, took care of business in Game 2, defeating the Washington Wizards 130-119. DeMar DeRozan led the Raptors with 37 points on 60.9% shooting. He received a lot of help from his teammates, as eight different players made three-pointers for Toronto. The …

The San Antonio Spurs’ first-half performance was not enough to take down the Golden State Warriors in Game 2 of their playoff series. The Warriors were too much for the Spurs in the second half, and take a 2-0 lead after their 116-101 win Monday night. Golden State Warriors Defending home …