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The Minnesota Timberwolves overcame a 19-point deficit to come up huge in the clutch against the Denver Nuggets and steal Game 2.

Orlando Magic (45-37, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (60-22, first in the Eastern Conference) Detroit; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EDT LINE: Pistons -9.5; over/under is 218.5 EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Magic lead series 1-0 BOTTOM LINE: The Orlando Magic visit the Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference first round with a 1-0 lead in the series. The Magic won the last matchup 112-101 on Sunday, led by 23 points from Paolo Banchero. Cade Cunningham led the Pistons with 39. ...

Anthony Edwards scored 30 points, Julius Randle added 24 and the Timberwolves rallied past the Nuggets 119-114 on Monday night to tie their Western Conference playoff series at one game apiece.

Karl-Anthony Towns delivered his props to CJ McCollum following the latter’s explosive performance in the Atlanta Hawks’ upset win over the New York Knicks in Game 2 on Monday night. Going into the game, Atlanta trailed 1-0 in the first-round series after losing Game 1. They needed a win on the road to go back […] The post Karl-Anthony Towns gives props to Hawks’ CJ McCollum for taking down Knicks in Game 2 appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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It was a timeout that had Knicks fans furious that they didn’t use in the closing seconds of the game.

The league finalized the draft-position tiebreakers: the Jazz hold the fourth-best lottery odds, while the Kings land fifth L'articolo NBA Draft 2026, Utah wins tiebreak with Sacramento and keeps protected pick proviene da Sportando.

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The Cleveland Cavaliers entered the 2026 NBA playoffs with only one goal in mind: to get over the hump. So far, so good — they’ve taken the first two games of their first-round matchup against the Toronto Raptors, taking a 2-0 series lead after earning a 115-105 victory on Monday night. While the series is […] The post Cavs ‘stars’ Donovan Mitchell, James Harden, Evan Mobley get Game 2 props from Kenny Atkinson appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Madison Square Garden has a way of turning stars into villains or legends, and on Monday night, CJ McCollum chose legend. The Atlanta Hawks veteran orchestrated a stunning fourth-quarter comeback to edge the New York Knicks 107-106, tying their Eastern Conference first-round series at 1-1 and silencing a rowdy New York crowd. McCollum dominated the […] The post Damian Lillard fires huge reaction to Hawk’s SG CJ McCollum’s wild MSG takeover appeared first on ClutchPoints.

After suffering two losses to start off their journey in the 2026 NBA playoffs, some frustration is understandable for the Toronto Raptors. Following their 115-105 defeat to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 2 of their first-round matchup, the Raptors have plenty of soul-searching to do, especially with Brandon Ingram suffering one of the worst performances […] The post Raptors’ RJ Barrett stops short of getting fined with Game 2 take vs. Cavaliers appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The New York Knicks suffered a costly setback in Game 2 vs. the Atlanta Hawks, falling 107-106 after a late collapse that evened the series at 1-1 on Monday night. Karl-Anthony Towns’ quiet fourth quarter emerged as a defining storyline, raising questions about New York’s late-game execution. The loss stings given how firmly the Knicks […] The post Knicks’ Karl-Anthony Towns reveals why he went quiet in 4th quarter vs. Hawks appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Golden State Warriors were one of the teams that discussed an Ivica Zubac trade with the Los Angeles Clippers before he was eventually traded to the Indiana Pacers. The Pacers acquired Zubac from the Clippers for Bennedict Mathurin, a top-4 protected 2026 draft pick and a 2029 unprotected first rounder. Zubac is signed through the 2027-28 season with his three-year, $58.6 million extension signed in 2024. The Warriors also discussed a trade with the Clippers for Kawhi Leonard.

Evan Mobley looked elite tonight.

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Despite a huge start by the Nuggets, the Timberwolves are headed back to Minneapolis tied up 1-1.

What an effort!

While the loss in Game 2 against the Hawks could be attributed to several reasons, both Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns pointed to the Knicks' fourth-quarter collapse.

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CJ McCollum was headed for an early summer until the Washington Wizards sent him to the Hawks in January in the trade for Trae Young. McCollum not only replaced Young in Atlanta, now he's replaced him in Madison Square Garden — as the villain who carried the Hawks past the New York Knicks in a playoff game.

The problem, as it unfolded in front of a stunned Garden crowd, is that it should’ve never come down to that Bridges shot at the buzzer.

The New York Knicks missed a golden opportunity to take a 2-0 series lead in their first-round matchup against the Atlanta Hawks, as they let a 12-point lead heading into the fourth quarter of Game 2 slip en route to a 107-106 defeat on Monday night. In the end, the Knicks still had an opportunity […] The post Mike Brown laments glaring Game 2 issue that doomed Knicks vs. Hawks appeared first on ClutchPoints.

There were no instances of hack-a-Robinson on Monday night. The Knicks center’s presence was felt without that ploy to get him out of the game in the 107-106 loss to the Hawks in Game 2. Mitchell Robinson was terrific at both ends of the floor, notching 13 points, seven rebounds, a steal and a block...

They weren’t really slowing him down the first three quarters Monday, either.

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The Toronto Raptors are now staring at a 2-0 deficit in their first-round series in the playoffs against the Cleveland Cavaliers after dropping Game 2, 115-105, at Rocket Arena on Monday. The Raptors played catch-up all game against the Cavaliers, who led by as much as 16 points. Toronto put up a fight in the […] The post Cavs fans really don’t like Raptors’ Scottie Barnes appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The coming weeks will be very critical for Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks as they try to find a win-win situation for both camps following a forgettable season. The Bucks are open to listening again to trade offers for Antetokounmpo. The two-time MVP has sent mixed signals about his future in Milwaukee, but on […] The post Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo drops a cryptic follow-up to ‘Thank you’ message appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Green has very good basketball instincts. They’re telling him, “It felt like that was it” for his head coach

Denver and Minnesota have played some wild playoff games with meetings in three out of the last four postseasons. Monday’s first half lived up to the rivalry’s billing.