Basketball

The No. 8 seed Miami Heat were defeated by the No. 1 seed Milwaukee Bucks Wednesday night in a 138-122 loss. The Bucks were able to overcome the absence of Giannis Antetokounmpo to even the first-round playoff series at one. Milwaukee tied the NBA playoff record with 25 made threes …

The Atlanta Hawks are again on the road to take on the Boston Celtics for game two of the first round of the NBA playoffs. Down 1-0 in the series, the Hawks are looking to adjust from their 13-point loss while the Celtics are hungry to keep the possibility of …

The Brooklyn Nets fell to Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers 96-84 Monday night. The Sixers now lead the Nets 2-0 in their first-round playoff series. Game Trends After falling 121-110 in Game 1, the Nets held the lead for the first half of Game 2. Cameron Johnson, who ended …

The Sacramento Kings defeated the Golden State Warriors 114-106 Monday night to go up 2-0 in this first round, best-of-seven series. The Warriors have now lost back to back playoff games for the first time since 2019 Light the Beam The game started off back-and-fourth until midway through the first …

Tyrese Samuel of Seton Hall signed with the Florida Gators Men’s Basketball team. The Transfer The 6-foot-10, 235-pound senior forward is only eligible for one year of play but should offer Florida a lot of what has been vacant in the last two seasons. Samuel’s height and athleticism make him …

With the NBA playoffs beginning Saturday, there is one more spot up for grabs in the Western Conference. The eighth seeded Minnesota Timberwolves and the tenth seeded Oklahoma City Thunder are set to battle it out Friday night for the final spot in the West playoffs. https://twitter.com/okcthunder/status/1646891072960831495?s=20 Timberwolves On the …

The Chicago Bulls will take a trip to South Beach to take on the Miami Heat Friday evening. The winner will clinch the No. 8 seed in the Eastern Conference and face the Milwaukee Bucks in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. https://twitter.com/NBA/status/1646389250504392704?s=20 Heat Miami’s first play-in game gave …

The OKC Thunder took home a 123-118 victory against the New Orleans Pelicans Wednesday night. With this win, the Thunder extended its season in the Play-In Tournament. Never let up ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/Z5mVgQWu19 — OKC THUNDER (@okcthunder) April 13, 2023 Thunder Strikes in New Orleans Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was a strong player …

The Chicago Bulls defeated the Toronto Raptors Wednesday night 109-105 in the Eastern Conference play-in tournament. Chicago, who got the final spot in the tournament, overcame a 19-point deficit to take down the No. 9 Raptors. Zach LaVine poured in 39 points for Chicago to lead all scorers. DeMar DeRozan …

The Oklahoma City Thunder will take on the New Orleans Pelicans in the NBA Play-In Tournament Wednesday night. Tipoff is set for 9:30 p.m. https://twitter.com/PelicansNBA/status/1646198342198738949?s=20 How the Play-In Tournament Works The layout of the play-in tournament, which is in its third year of existence, is as follows: The No. 7 …