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The Spurs look to close out the series in front of their home crowd.

The Portland Trail Blazers have their backs against the wall when they take on the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 of their first-round series in the playoffs at Frost Bank Center on Tuesday. The Trail Blazers are now on the brink of elimination after blowing a 19-point lead in Game 4. Portland has been […] The post Draymond Green urges Adam Silver to step in over Blazers ownership appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Many thought that the Orlando Magic would get swept. After all, they barely squeezed into the playoffs. Well, now, they have a strong chance to eliminate the Detroit Pistons in their first-round series. The eighth-seeded Magic outlasted the top-seeded Pistons, 94-88, in Game 4 of their first-round matchup in the playoffs at Kia Center on […] The post Desmond Bane has heartwarming question for Franz Wagner after Magic’s Game 4 win over Pistons appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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With another lackluster performance that included 20 turnovers, Detroit, the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference, lost to the Orlando Magic in Game 4 on Monday night, a result that shoved star Cade Cunningham and the Pistons to the brink of elimination.

This is starting to feel like more than a nice story. The Magic are one win away from something that almost never happens — and they didn’t even need to shoot well to get there. Orlando knocked off the Pistons, 94-88, in Game 4 to take a 3-1 series lead, putting the East’s top seed […] The post Magic push Pistons to brink, eye rare No. 8 over No. 1 upset appeared first on Hoops Wire.

The Magic overcame 32.6% shooting to win Game 4 and push the No. 1 seed Pistons to the brink of elimination.

The Western Conference First Round reaches a tipping point in Arizona this Monday, April 27, as the Oklahoma City Thunder look to complete a series sweep against the Phoenix Suns. Following a dominant 121-109 victory on Saturday, the top-seeded Thunder (3-0) have the Suns on the brink of elimination. For Phoenix, tonight is purely about pride and survival as they attempt to avoid a second consecutive first-round sweep at home in Footprint Center. Catch the potential series-clincher live on Pe...

The Sixers never showed the urgency of a desperate team when they were crushed and outworked by the Celtics in Game 4.

In Game 4, the Philadelphia 76ers were stripped down to their weaknesses in front of their own crowd. Needing adjustments and urgency, Philly delivered neither. They fell 128-96 to the Boston Celtics in a result that felt inevitable long before the final buzzer. Now staring at a 3-1 series deficit, the Sixers just want to […] The post 76ers most to blame for Game 4 loss to Celtics that puts Philly on brink of elimination appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant, who was diagnosed with a bone bruise in his sprained left ankle after further testing, is expected to miss Game 4 of the Western Conference quarterfinal series against the Los Angeles Lakers, sources told ESPN on Sunday.

The Denver Nuggets are on the brink of elimination against the Minnesota Timberwolves, in part due to an uncharacteristic drop in efficiency and late-game production from Nikola Jokic. Through four games, Jokic is still producing at volume, averaging 25.0 points, 14.5 rebounds and 7.8 assists. However, he has not been as efficient as he can […] The post Nuggets star Nikola Jokic’s Game 4 night was so rough he thought somebody stole his underwear appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Jaden McDaniels' late layup in Minnesota's 112-96 Game 4 victory over Denver incited a skirmish with Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets on Saturday night, a scrum that led to ejections on a night when the Timberwolves secured a 3-1 series lead at Target Center.

The Denver Nuggets are staring down elimination. Inside Ball Arena, though, belief hasn’t wavered, at least not from acting head coach David Adelman. This follows a sobering 112-96 Game 4 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves that pushed Denver to the brink of a 3-1 series exit. Despite that, Adelman doubled down on the only formula […] The post Why Nuggets’ David Adelman still trusts Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray in Game 5 vs Timberwolves appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Magic, Thunder, Knicks and Wolves were winners on Saturday, but let's dive in deeper to the first-round action

Leading by six with under 30 seconds to go, the Houston Rockets were on the verge of their first victory against the Los Angeles Lakers. Instead, they fell apart and eventually lost 112-108 in overtime on Friday night and are on the brink of elimination in their first-round Western Conference playoff series. “Horrendous mistakes,” coach Ime Udoka said.

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Houston let a late six-point lead slip away in a 112-108 OT loss

LeBron James stunned the opposing crowd with his clutch shot to force overtime during Game 3 of the Los Angeles Lakers’ clash with the Houston Rockets on Friday night. James has been embracing huge responsibilities as the Lakers’ current top star with Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves on the sidelines due to injury. He has […] The post Lakers’ LeBron James forces overtime with ruthless 3-pointer appeared first on ClutchPoints.

LeBron James looked spent. Said it, too. “Hell nah, I don’t feel good,” he told Amazon Prime. “That’s how you’re supposed to feel after a playoff game.” That pretty much summed it up. James finished with 29 points and 13 rebounds, none bigger than the game-tying three with 13.1 seconds left, lifting the Lakers into […] The post LeBron James admits ‘I don’t feel good,’ but that’s exactly why Lakers on brink of sweep appeared first on Hoops Wire.