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The Eastern Conference First Round remains in the City of Brotherly Love this Sunday, April 26, as the Philadelphia 76ers host the Boston Celtics for a pivotal Game 4. Following a sharp 108-100 victory on Friday, the second-seeded Celtics (2-1) have reclaimed the lead in this storied rivalry. For Philadelphia, this is a quintessential must-win scenario to avoid heading back to Boston facing a daunting 3-1 deficit. Catch every high-stakes moment of this classic matchup live on Fubo. Game 3 was...

The Eastern Conference First Round returns to the world's most famous arena this Tuesday, April 28, as the New York Knicks host the Atlanta Hawks for a critical Game 5. Following a dominant 114-98 statement victory by the Knicks on Saturday, this best-of-seven series is deadlocked at 2-2. With the momentum shifting back to Manhattan, both teams are now effectively in a three-game sprint to the second round. Catch every high-stakes moment live on Peacock. Game 4 was a masterclass by Karl-Antho...

The Suns became the first of this year’s 16 playoff teams to be eliminated from the postseason, falling at home on Monday as the defending champion Thunder completed a four-game sweep. It was the third straight conference quarterfinal sweep for Oklahoma City, according to Tim MacMahon of ESPN, who notes that the team is 12-0 […]

On Monday evening, the Phoenix Suns saw their 2025-26 season come to an end with a tough Game 4 home loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder, completing a sweep of their first round series. The Suns performed well above expectations throughout this season, but it was still a disappointing playoff result against the defending champs. […] The post Suns’ Jalen Green dominated play-in, but Thunder series exposes warts appeared first on ClutchPoints.

On Monday evening, the Phoenix Suns’ 2025-26 season came to an end with a Game 4 home loss at the hands of the Oklahoma City Thunder, completing a sweep of their first round playoff matchup. While it was an unceremonious end to the season, the Suns still performed well above expectations this year, making the […] The post Mat Ishbia already plotting next move in message to Suns fans after Thunder sweep appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Lakers guards Marcus Smart and Luke Kennard were both fined for a verbal spat with the referees on the court immediately following L.A.'s 115-96 Game 4 loss to the Houston Rockets, the NBA announced Monday.

The Orlando Magic are staring at history as they face the Detroit Pistons in Game 5 of the NBA Playoffs, with the run now tied to a rare path. This Magic-Pistons matchup carries weight. It carries undeniable pressure. According to The Sporting News’ Dan Treacy, only six No. 8 seeds have ever taken down a […] The post Magic looking to become 7th 8-seed to upset 1-seed. When was last time? appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Jaden McDaniels got more pushback from the Denver Nuggets and their fans as he heard constant boos from the crowd all evening. All it did was embolden McDaniels, the antagonistic Minnesota Timberwolves forward who's worked his way under the skin of Nuggets Nation through his words and his actions. Following a 125-113 loss to Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets in Game 5 of their first-round playoff series on Monday night, McDaniels insisted he wouldn't be back in Denver anytime soon.

Stephon Castle's jump-shooting was a concern for the Spurs coming into the playoffs, but he has put those concerns to rest.

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The Raptors won Game 4 over the Cavaliers despite missing 26 of 30 three-point attempts and shooting just 32.0% from the field. That’s a feat no team in playoff history has ever accomplished, writes Josh Lewenberg of TSN. It was an anomalous victory, which makes sense, because it was led by Toronto’s anomalous star, Scottie Barnes. […]

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Those 60 wins in the regular season and that No. 1 seed don’t mean much for the Detroit Pistons right now. They’re one loss away from a rare elimination. Only six No. 8 seeds have defeated a No. 1 in a playoff series in NBA history. It’s happened only four times since the postseason was expanded to a best-of-seven series for all rounds in 2003. But the Pistons were sloppy with the ball and careless overall in a 94-88 loss to the Orlando Magic on Monday night, falling behi...

Landry Shamet’s tumble out of the Knicks rotation was a multistep process.

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Minnesota Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels is public enemy No. 1 in Colorado these days. If that was not clear enough, the fans of the Denver Nuggets made it so at Ball Arena on Monday. The Nuggets were in the middle of eviscerating the Timberwolves in Game 5 of their first-round series. With the outcome already […] The post Nuggets fans serenade Jaden McDaniels with 2-word diss in Game 5 appeared first on ClutchPoints.

There was a general sense of frustration and disappointment surrounding the Houston Rockets after their painful collapse back on Friday night in a 112-108 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3 of their first-round series. Rockets head coach Ime Udoka, as he’s done all year long, was not afraid to put his players […] The post Draymond Green cautions Rockets HC Ime Udoka’s blame game coaching tactics appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Desmond Bane, Paolo Banchero, and Franz Wagner may get all the praise after the Orlando Magic’s win, 94-88, against the Detroit Pistons in Game 4 at Kia Center on Monday, but it was Jamal Cain who delivered the best highlight of the contest. In the fourth quarter, Cain dribbled past Cade Cunningham and went downhill. […] The post Magic’s Desmond Bane gives props to Jamal Cain for ‘top-4’ Game 4 dunk vs. Pistons appeared first on ClutchPoints.

This was never much of a series. It turned into a statement. The Thunder completed a clean sweep of the Suns, finishing it off with a 131-122 win in Game 4 and moving on without much resistance. Four games. Four wins. All by double digits. That’s not just taking care of business. That’s domination. Under […] The post Thunder still have yet to lose first-round game under Mark Daigneault appeared first on Hoops Wire.

Flagg edges out Kon Knueppel for the award