NBA NewsTuesday, May 5, 2026

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California Post sports reporters Khobi Price, Melissa Rohlin and Michael Duarte answer the most pressing questions of the Western Conference semifinals and include a prediction in the end.

The Lakers have lost to the Thunder in all four regular-season meetings, by an average of 29.3 points per game. Now they face them in the second round of the playoffs.

The Milwaukee Bucks didn’t hesitate once Doc Rivers stepped down, and now we know just how serious they were about landing their man. New Bucks head coach Taylor Jenkins signed a long-term deal worth well north of $10 million per season, making him one of the highest-paid coaches in the NBA. Jenkins isn’t at the […] The post Bucks shelled out 8 figures annually to secure Taylor Jenkins hire appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Nick Nurse made a clear statement about his thoughts on the Philadelphia 76ers’ 137-98 blowout loss to the New York Knicks in Game 1 of the East Semifinals on Monday night. Nurse and Philadelphia were coming off a tough seven-game series against the Boston Celtics in the first round. They trailed 3-1 at one point […] The post 76ers’ Nick Nurse drops truth bomb after brutal Game 1 loss to Knicks appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The San Antonio Spurs found themselves trailing by two in the dying seconds of Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals. Instead of stopping the clock, coach Mitch Johnson let his guys play. The decision ultimately backfired, as the Minnesota Timberwolves escaped the Frost Bank Center with a gritty 104-102 victory to steal home-court advantage. […] The post Spurs’ Mitch Johnson explains polarizing decision in close loss to Timberwolves appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton recently shared the moment he understood he would not take part in the 2024 Paris Olympics. The Pacers star discussed the experience on the Mind the Game podcast while continuing his recovery from a torn Achilles. Haliburton is sidelined for the entire 2025-26 season after suffering the injury in Game […] The post Tyrese Haliburton on realizing his Paris Olympics role was limited appeared first on TalkBasket.net .

Before being dealt to Cleveland Harden had interest in returning to one of his former teams.

Game 1 was always going to be a tricky challenge for the Philadelphia 76ers to navigate. Not even 48 hours have passed since the 76ers completed a spirited 3-1 comeback against sworn rival Boston Celtics and yet they already had to pack their bags and go to the Big Apple to face the New York […] The post 76ers most to blame for Game 1 debacle vs. Knicks appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The New York Knicks can be forgiven to be half-expecting the Boston Celtics to be their opponents in the Eastern Conference Semifinals. The Philadelphia 76ers, after all, only arrived here after becoming one of the two teams in the NBA playoffs first round to overturn a 3-1 deficit, alongside the Detroit Pistons. However, it seems […] The post Ben Stiller’s Knicks series prediction while at Met Gala will rile up 76ers fans appeared first on ClutchPoints.