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The Suns were a pleasant surprise this season, but they were no match for the reigning champion Thunder in the playoffs

The Oklahoma City Thunder are the first team, as expected, to book their ticket into the second round after a dominant Game 4 victory over the Phoenix Suns.

The OKC Thunder have done the best job in the postseason so far after eliminating the Phoenix Suns in four games as they prepare for a second-round matchup against the Los Angeles Lakers or Houston Rockets.

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The Denver Nuggets looked to stay alive in the playoffs as they hosted the Minnesota Timberwolves at Ball Arena in Game 5 of their first-round series on Monday. After a tight first half, the Nuggets pulled away in the third quarter, outscoring the Timberwolves, 37-24. Their offensive surge was punctuated by Christian Braun’s poster dunk […] The post Nuggets’ Christian Braun happily takes technical foul after posterizing Jaden McDaniels in Game 5 appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Cade Cunningham’s postgame comments offered a revealing look into the Detroit Pistons’ mindset as their first-round series vs. the Orlando Magic has shifted in an unexpected direction. Rather than expressing disbelief, the All-Star guard acknowledged that the team’s performance has not matched its expectations. The Pistons now face elimination after falling behind in a 3–1 […] The post Why Pistons’ Cade Cunningham isn’t surprised by Magic’s 3-1 series lead appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Magic took a 3-1 series lead over the No. 1 Pistons in the first round of the NBA playoffs. One of their key players missed the fourth quarter.

The Minnesota Timberwolves need just one more win in their first-round series against the Denver Nuggets to advance to the next round. They’ve taken a 3-1 lead in the series thanks to a herculean performance from Ayo Dosunmu back on Saturday, but the road ahead is not going to be easy for the Timberwolves considering […] The post Timberwolves rumors: Rudy Gobert struggling with Denver’s altitude in Game 5 appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Prosecutors expect to file superseding charges of sports bribery and honest services wire fraud against Terry Rozier, an assistant U.S. attorney said.

Desmond Bane was grateful to see his former star teammates Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr. cheer him on courtside during the Orlando Magic’s Game 4 clash with the Detroit Pistons on Monday night. Bane spent the first five years of his NBA career with the Memphis Grizzlies from 2020 to 2025. He made his […] The post Magic star Desmond Bane thanks forever friends Ja Morant, Jaren Jackson Jr. for Game 4 cameos appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Thunder — who have a 12-0 record in the first round over the last three seasons — will face the winner of the Lakers-Rockets series in the Western Conference semifinals.

Raven Johnson is quickly acclimating to her new team. The former South Carolina Gamecocks star joined Caitlin Clark and the Indiana Fever as the 10th overall pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft. Johnson made an immediate impact during her Fever debut.

The Oklahoma City Thunder could not have dreamed up of a better start to their title defense in the 2026 NBA playoffs. Heavily favored against the shorthanded Phoenix Suns, the Thunder scarcely made any mistakes on their way to completing a 4-0 series sweep after claiming a 131-122 victory over the Suns on Monday night […] The post Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Thunder complete sweep on Suns in Game 4 appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Pat Riley has the utmost faith in Bam Adebayo as the Miami Heat's franchise cornerstone.

Noboby expected the Orlando Magic come away with an impressive 3-1 series lead against the Detroit Pistons but they did just that in a 94-88 victory in Game 4.

The Detroit Pistons flipped from heavy Eastern Conference favorites to now facing elimination. Detroit took a new brutal loss to the Orlando Magic 94-88 Wednesday. The likes of Tobias Harris and company are officially one loss away from ending the NBA Playoffs early. And Harris said the quiet part out loud about the way Detroit […] The post Tobias Harris says quiet part out loud about Pistons’ ‘casual’ play vs. Magic appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Olivia Miles is expected to see a lot of playing time as a rookie point guard for the Lynx. "I think I'm in this position for a reason," Miles said.

Wembanyama and Fox dominate in Game Four.

Turnovers have plagued the Lakers all playoffs against the Rockets but never more than in Game 4 on Sunday.

The Orlando Magic had one player land on the NBA Injury report before facing the Detroit Pistons. Now Franz Wagner added to it during Wednesday’s game. Wagner left with a calf ailment, per ClutchPoints NBA insider Brett Siegel. The insider described the ailment as a sore right calf. The Pistons and Magic got tied at […] The post Franz Wagner questionable to return to Game 4 vs. Pistons with calf injury appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Cade Cunningham shot 7-of-23 for the Pistons and had eight turnovers, but he was not getting enough help.

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 Orlando Magic looked to notch back-to-back wins when they hosted the Detroit Pistons on Monday at Kia Center in Game 4 of their first-round matchup in the playoffs. Desmond Bane’s former teammates on the Memphis Grizzlies, Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr., were on hand to cheer for him versus the Pistons. Late in […] The post Grizzlies’ Ja Morant brings back finger gun celly after Desmond Bane’s Game 4 3-pointer appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Cade Cunningham’s high tendency to turn the ball over had him make unfortunate NBA history that featured LeBron James following the Detroit Pistons’ Game 4 clash with the Orlando Magic on Monday night. Cunningham is going through the fifth season of his career and his second playoff appearance. He shines as the Pistons’ top star […] The post Pistons’ Cade Cunningham joins LeBron James in historically bad playoff club appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Detroit Pistons must be wracking their brains right now in search of answers on how to avoid being just the seventh one-seed in NBA history to lose in the first round of the NBA playoffs. On Monday night, the Orlando Magic suffocated their offense once more and frustrated Cade Cunningham to the tune of […] The post Pistons’ JB Bickerstaff vows to help Cade Cunningham more amid turnover issues appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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

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.

If getting rid of the three-point line feels extreme, legendary coach Phil Jackson has another idea. And he’s apparently been pushing it for a while. “15 years I’ve been asking the NBA rules committee to widen the court apron,” Jackson wrote in a tweet, responding to a tweet from NBA Base. “Corner shot becomes 23.9.” […] The post Phil Jackson offers alternative to Steve Kerr’s 3-point line idea appeared first on Hoops Wire.

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