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The Minnesota Timberwolves narrowly avoided a sweep in another close bout with the Dallas Mavericks as they take the series back to Minnesota this Thursday for Game 5 of the Western Conference Finals.  Pressure Makes Diamonds With their backs against the wall, the Wolves played aggressively from the jump, quickly …

The matchup between the Dallas Mavericks and the Minnesota Timberwolves lived up to its expectations in a close bout with the Mavericks coming away with Game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. For Dallas, Luka Dončić and Kyrie Irving both had 30-point nights but Irving set the tone for the …

The Boston Celtics take game one of the Eastern Conference Finals with a miracle three pointer by Jalen Brown late in the fourth to force overtime. Indiana with a careless turnover, gives Boston hope to tie the game up with 5.7 seconds remaining. Boston was able to pull away in …

The Indiana Pacers shot a NBA playoff record 67.1% from the field in Game 7 Sunday to crush the hopes of the second-seeded New York Knicks, 130-109, in New York. The Pacers advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals against the Boston Celtics at 8 tonight (ESPN) in the Boston Garden. …

When asked in his post-game press conference after Sunday’s game seven loss about whether the Timberwolves were threats to become rivals to the reigning champion Denver Nuggets, three-time MVP  Nikola Jokic stated, “Yes. I think they’re built to beat us.” And that’s exactly what Minnesota did. "I think they're built …

The Orlando Magic won Game 3 against the Cleveland Cavaliers 121-83 on Thursday. After struggling in the first two away games, maybe home-court advantage really played a big role. The fans brought the energy. “Our Fanbase is incredible. The energy in this building was absolutely spectacular, the way in which …

Following a 114-94 loss to the Celtics in Game 1 of the first round of the NBA Playoffs, the Miami Heat are looking to steal one in Boston for Game 2. Game 1 in the books. Back again on Wednesday. pic.twitter.com/6efpHMTX3X — Miami HEAT (@MiamiHEAT) April 21, 2024 Key Takeaways …

The Denver crowd held its breath as Jamal Murray faded away from the basket for the last shot of Monday’s Game 2. Murray fell into the Nugget’s bench as his 15-foot step-back shot ended the night for Lebron James and the Lakers. The Ball Arena exploded as teammates mobbed Murray, …

The 2024 NBA Playoffs started this past weekend. All home teams won game one of their respective series in the Western Conference. BOS, LAC, MIL, and OKC all take Game 1 at home! The #NBAPlayoffs presented by Google Pixel continues Monday on TNT & NBA TV. pic.twitter.com/UaatlvcjX4 — NBA (@NBA) …

The NBA’s Western Conference is absolutely loaded this season. All 10 teams that made it into the play-in tournament finished the regular season with at least 10 games over .500. With the first play-in games earlier this week, the Golden State Warriors were eliminated in their loss to the Sacramento …