NBA NewsThursday, May 7, 2026

Lamar Odom celebrated a big achievement on Thursday.

New York Knicks (53-29, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Philadelphia 76ers (45-37, seventh in the Eastern Conference) Philadelphia; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT LINE: Knicks -1.5; over/under is 213.5 EASTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND: Knicks lead series 2-0 BOTTOM LINE: The New York Knicks visit the Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Conference second round with a 2-0 lead in the series. The Knicks won the last matchup 108-102 on Wednesday, led by 26 points from Jalen Brunson. Tyrese Maxey led the 76...

San Antonio Spurs (62-20, second in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (49-33, sixth in the Western Conference) Minneapolis; Friday, 9:30 p.m. EDT LINE: Spurs -3.5; over/under is 216.5 WESTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND: Series tied 1-1 BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Timberwolves and the San Antonio Spurs are in a 1-1 series tie in the Western Conference second round. The Spurs defeated the Timberwolves 133-95 in the last meeting on Thursday. Stephon Castle led the Spurs with 21 poin...

The Indiana guard has been sidelined since the 2025 NBA playoffs due to a torn Achilles.

Tobias Harris had belief that few had when he chose to come back to play for the Detroit Pistons for a second time, signing with them two years ago when they had the NBA's worst record for a second straight season and set a single-season record for consecutive losses. Detroit has had a remarkable turnaround and Harris has had a lot to do with it. “We're not in this position if it isn't for him,” Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff said.

Choose your fighter.

The Lakers will try to even things up in Game 2.

You can’t replace Anunoby’s production, so how do you manage?

The Cavs have been outworked in the clutch twice in a row.

The Cavs couldn’t convert good looks when they needed to most.

Almost every Spur scored in the Game Two victory.

Mitchell found his groove but it wasn’t enough.