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The Lakers used a big Deandre Ayton performance to beat the Rockets in Game 1, which is hopefully the first of many.

The Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves are locked in a heavyweight battle, and Game 2 just gave us the early frontrunner for the play of the postseason. Even in a 119-114 loss that tied the series at 1-1, Nikola Jokic reminded everyone why he’s a three-time MVP by putting Rudy Gobert on a massive poster […] The post Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic emphatically posterizes Rudy Gobert amid intense Game 2 appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Denver Nuggets, of all teams, would know just how difficult of a gauntlet the playoffs can be in the Western Conference. This year, they drew the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round, setting themselves up for one of the most difficult matchups imaginable to start the 2026 NBA playoffs. And on Monday, the Nuggets […] The post Fans roast Nuggets after brutal choke job in Game 1 vs. Timberwolves appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The MSG faithful gave Hawks start CJ McCollum another warm welcome to MSG in Game 2, but in the end, he got the last laugh.

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After stealing a win on the road in New York, CJ McCollum carries on the legacy of Hawks players haunting Knicks fans.

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RJ Barrett didn’t hold back on what the Toronto Raptors have to do about Donovan Mitchell and James Harden following their Game 2 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night. Toronto finds itself in a tough spot after two games in the first-round series. The squad lost the opening pair of contests on the […] The post RJ Barrett has huge praise for Cavs’ Donovan Mitchell, James Harden: ‘They’re a problem’ appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The San Antonio Spurs star won the 2025-26 DPOY with every first-place vote and also became the youngest player ever to earn the award L'articolo Victor Wembanyama makes history as first unanimous Defensive Player of the Year proviene da Sportando.

The Lakers look to protect homecourt in Game 2 against the Rockets on Tuesday.

Jaden McDaniels took perhaps his most notable shot after Minnesota's 119-114 playoff win at Denver in Game 2 on Monday night. The Timberwolves forward pretty much labeled all the Nuggets' players bad defenders. Thrown in there were All-Stars Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray.

Brown prefers to sit both Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns for the starts of the second and fourth quarters rather than stagger them and have one on the court.

Phoenix Suns (45-37, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (64-18, first in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. EDT LINE: Thunder -17.5; over/under is 214.5 WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Thunder lead series 1-0 BOTTOM LINE: The Oklahoma City Thunder host the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference first round with a 1-0 lead in the series. The Thunder won the last matchup 119-84 on Sunday, led by 25 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander. Devin Boo...

The Milwaukee Bucks are expected to retain Jon Horst as general manager, according to Marc Stein of The Stein Line. Horst, Wes Edens and Jimmy Haslam recently met with Taylor Jenkins to discuss the team's head coaching vacancy. Horst also said earlier in the month that the Bucks have not decided on Giannis Antetokounmpo's future with the team. The Bucks went 32-50 last season.

Ionescu said she didn’t really participate in the recruiting process to bring Sabally to New York. She wanted it to happen and thought it would be mutually beneficial.

The key elements from Atlanta's stunning Game 2 comeback victory.

JJ Redick speaks on the Rockets' desperation ahead of Game 2 of the Lakers' first-round series against them.

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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.