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The 2026 NBA Playoffs deliver a clash of titans this Sunday, April 19, as the Los Angeles Lakers host the Houston Rockets for Game 1 of the Western Conference First Round. This 4-vs-5 seed matchup features two of the most star-studded rosters in the league. Los Angeles (52-30) enters the postseason as the Pacific Division champions, while the Rockets (51-31) have completed a meteoric rise to elite status in the West. Catch the series opener live on Fubo. All eyes are on the legendary duel bet...

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Boston is the clear favorite in the East, but will it be Oklahoma City, Denver or San Antonio out of the West?

Flip on an NBA Finals game from the past decade, and you’re sure to see the Arizona men’s basketball program represented at the highest level of the sport. For 11 straight years, a former Arizona player has coached or played in the NBA Finals. Whether that streak continues into 2026 will likely come down to […]

The Lakers are limping into the NBA postseason, but even without Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves indefinitely, the team still hopes to surprise the Rockets in their first-round series. Here are five major postseason questions for the Lakers, which we posed to California Post sports staffers Khobi Price, Melissa Rohlin and Michael Duarte: The Lakers’...

How to watch the Celtics play the 76ers during the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs.

Let’s cut to the chase: The Lakers should be underdogs for their first-round NBA playoff series against the Rockets. The Lakers’ Luka Doncic is expected to watch Saturday’s game from the bench while he recovers from injury. If you took the top-two scorers away from most playoff teams, which is the reality the Lakers faced...

The Celtics’ incredible depth provides paths to contribute from multiple players.

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Parker believes that WNBA rookies should make sound decisions about the increased earnings they are set to receive.

The Philadelphia 76ers will hope their rotation can lead them to a surprising NBA Finals appearance after needing a Play-In Tournament win to make their way into the 2026 NBA Playoffs as the No. 7 seed.

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Norman Powell earned his first All-Star selection during his debut season with the Miami Heat. Still, injuries limited him significantly after the All-Star break, as noted by Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald. He logged just 19 minutes in Tuesday’s play-in loss to Charlotte as he worked his way back. Earlier in the season, Powell […] The post Norman Powell uncertain about future with Heat appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

NBA first-round playoff upsets can change legacies overnight. These are some of the biggest early bracket busters in NBA postseason history.

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A winning season usually gets you to the NBA playoffs. There were a record-tying three teams — Charlotte at 44-38, Miami at 43-39 and the Los Angeles Clippers at 42-40 — that finished over .500 this season but failed to qualify for the playoffs. In NBA history, teams with records over the .500 mark have gone to the playoffs just over 95% of the time.

Dara and Marina Mabrey, who won a high school title together, are reuniting on the WNBA's new Toronto Tempo team.

Dillon Brooks couldn't resist firing a shot at the Thunder.

The Houston Rockets are heading into the 2026 NBA Playoff without home-court advantage as the No. 5 seed, but could have the perfect opportunity to make a deep run.

The Phoenix Suns snuck into the NBA Playoffs as the No. 8 seed through the Play-In Tournament and will be hoping their Playoff rotation can survive against the top seeds in the West.

The 2026 NBA Draft Lottery has been confirmed after the Golden State Warriors' elimination from Playoff contention after a 111-96 loss to the Phoenix Suns.

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CHICAGO — General manager Jeff Pagliocca isn’t leaving the Chicago Sky’s future success up to lottery luck. The Sky don’t own their first-round pick in the next two drafts thanks to separate deals with the Washington Mystics. Pagliocca included a pick swap in 2027 as part of last year’s trade for Ariel Atkins, a deal that also included sending the No. 3 pick in 2025 to the Mystics — and ...

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The New York Knicks debut in the 2026 NBA Playoffs with an Eastern Conference First Round showdown against an exciting Atlanta Hawks team.

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