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Fans were over the moon with Paolo Banchero’s resounding performance in the Orlando Magic’s blowout win over the Charlotte Hornets on Friday night. Banchero struggled in the 7-8 matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night, garnering serious criticism. He needed to bounce back in this game against Charlotte, which he pulled off in convincing […] The post Fans blast Paolo Banchero haters after leading Magic past Hornets appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Lakers look to shock the world in their series against the Rockets, starting on Saturday.

Fouling Mitchell Robinson on purpose was deployed regularly in last year’s playoffs, with Detroit’s JB Bickerstaff and Boston’s Joe Mazzulla taking it to higher levels to stall the Knicks’ offense.

In a podcast appearance with Bill Simmons of The Ringer (Twitter video link), Doc Rivers suggested his coaching career might be finished. The 64-year-old stepped down as head coach of the Bucks earlier this week. “We met about seven weeks ago, me and (Bucks) ownership,” Rivers said (hat tip to Jack Baer of Yahoo Sports). […]

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Bridges is on the receiving end of more criticism than anyone on the Knicks.

The Post's experts give their Knicks-Hawks predications.

The Orlando Magic found their winning formula. Facing elimination and clearly wanting no part of it, the Magic might have put together one of their best performances of the season Friday night. “When you play with a sense of desperation and urgency, when you know you’re either going home or extending your season, that’s what it looks like,” Magic coach Jamahl Mosley said.

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The Orlando Magic built a 35-point lead in the first half on the way to a 121-90 rout of the Charlotte Hornets in a play-in tournament game Friday night and advanced to a first-round playoff matchup against the Detroit Pistons.

Miles McBride and Landry Shamet share so much in common.

A few days after Kawhi Leonard declined to get into his future, the Clippers made their stance pretty clear. They’re not going anywhere. And they don’t want him to, either. “Our plan is to win with Kawhi,” president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank said Friday, via Kris Rihm of ESPN. “At the appropriate time, we’ll […] The post Clippers’ Lawrence Frank says goal is to win ‘with Kawhi Leonard’ appeared first on Hoops Wire.

Here's what to know for the first-round matchup between the Magic and Pistons.

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Anthony Edwards has bene listed as questionable by the Minnesota Timberwolves for Game 1 of their first round playoff series agains the Denver Nuggets due to "right knee injury maintenance." Edwards is expected to play in Saturday's game and was a "full go" when the Wolves scrimmaged this week. Edwards missed 11 of the final 14 games of the regular season due to the knee condition. Edwards fell short of the NBA's 65-game minimum for regular season awards. Edwards most recently played last Fri...

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Orlando's defense and hustle overwhelmed Charlotte, leading to a blowout win for the Magic in the NBA play-in tournament.

The Suns received good and bad news on Friday, per Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic. Veteran guard Grayson Allen (left hamstring) was upgraded from questionable to available, but starting center Mark Williams (left foot soreness) was downgraded from questionable to out for Friday’s elimination game vs. Golden State. As Rankin observes, Williams missed 15 […]

Los Angeles Clippers president of basketball operations Lawrence Frank stated Friday that the franchise never considered replacing Tyronn Lue as head coach, even during their 6-21 start to the 2025-26 season. "Even at our lowest point, when we were 6-21, there never ever was any consideration of Ty not being the coach," Frank said at his end-of-season news conference. "Ty's going to be the coach here for a long, long time." Lue guided the Clippers to a 42-40 final record before a fourth-quart...

“I think they’re a very, very well-balanced team.”

If the Cavaliers make a run this postseason, Donovan Mitchell will almost be at the forefront. But his long-term future in Cleveland is a certainty.

Kristaps Porzingis avoids health scare in must-win game for Warriors.

The No. 5-seeded Houston Rockets are set to take on the No. 4-seeded Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday, in Game 1 of their first-round contest in the NBA Playoffs. While L.A. is already without Luka Doncic (left hamstring) and Austin Reaves (left oblique), it appears Kevin Durant has popped up in the Rockets’ latest injury […] The post Kevin Durant lands on Rockets’ injury report before Lakers Game 1 appeared first on ClutchPoints.

For Luka Dončić and Austin Reaves to come back this year, the Lakers have to win some games without them.

NBA Commissioner floats idea of new league division based in Europe.

The NBA pulled off a stunning decision by granting the Extraordinary Circumstances Challenge exception for Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham for regular season awards. After falling short of the league’s 65-game rule by one game, the NBA decided to bypass the rule, making Cunningham and Los Angeles Lakers guard Luka Doncic eligible for 2025-26 awards […] The post Pistons’ Cade Cunningham thanks NBA for honors eligibility: ‘It’s a blessing’ appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Kevin Durant sustained a right knee contusion during practice this week but the Rockets are optimistic it will not be a significant issue during their first-round playoff series against the Lakers, a source told ESPN.

Since joining the league back in 2009, Stephen Curry has established himself as one of, if not the best point guard in NBA history. The greatest shooter of all time is known not just for his volume scoring, the difficulty of shots he casually tends to make, or his playmaking. His tendency to come good […] The post Warriors’ Stephen Curry gets top-5 praise from Jaylen Brown before Suns clash appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Tracy McGrady sits down with The Post's Steve Serby for some Q&A ahead of the Knicks-Hawks playoff series.