NBA Playoffs

The Houston Rockets opened the first round of the NBA playoffs with a dramatic 104-101 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves at home. James Harden had a marvelous performance, in which he scored 44 points, made eight assists and grabbed four rebounds. In a historic year for the Rockets, Houston arrived …

Paul George went straight to playoff mode as he scored 36 points to help the Oklahoma City Thunder defeat the Utah Jazz 116-108 in Game 1 Sunday night. This is George’s first playoff game with the Thunder since being traded from the Indiana Pacers in the offseason. Playoff P and brutal …

After seven months of another long NBA regular season, playoff basketball is almost upon us. Eight teams will tip-off tomorrow followed by another eight on Sunday. NBA fans already have a few thrilling matchups to look forward to. Western Conference The first game of the NBA playoffs will be played …

The Minnesota Timberwolves are heading to the playoff for the first time in 14 seasons. Timberwolves lock up the last spot! They'll play postseason basketball for the first time since 2004. pic.twitter.com/TECKvEmnuK — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) April 12, 2018 Timberwolves The Timberwolves clinched the No.8th seed in the Western Conference after …

The Boston Celtics are locked in as the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference. That said, The C’s have been in quite the slump as the regular season comes to an end on Wednesday. Boston Blues The Celtics have lost four of their last five games including a loss …

The Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Miami Heat on the road, 115-93, Monday night. With the win, Oklahoma City has made the playoffs for the eighth time in nine seasons. The Thunder’s game resembled its season. A rough start, but a good finish. OKC started the season 8-12, but have …

The San Antonio Spurs have been one of the most successful franchises in all of sports over the last 20 years. They have been a mainstay in basketball and one of the most consistent teams out there. Led by head coach Greg Popovich, San Antonio clinched their 21st straight playoff …

The New Orleans Pelicans are headed back to the playoffs for the first time since 2015 after clinching one of the eight seeds in Monday’s 113-100 win over the Clippers in Los Angeles. It was their fourth consecutive win, bringing their season record to 47-34. The Recap New Orleans shot …

The Spurs plan for the future is looking tumultuous. Greg Popovich and the Spurs planned to make Kawhi Leonard their center piece, but now it doesn’t look like a sure thing. Kawhi is an MVP caliber player when healthy. His health status is uncertain. For the first time in his …

The Miami Heat clinched a playoff berth with a 101-98 win at home over the Atlanta Hawks. Goran Dragic led the Heat with 22 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals while shooting 9-14 from the field and 3-4 from beyond the arc. Hassan Whiteside added 18 points, 12 …