NBA NewsThursday, Apr 23, 2026

The 76ers are saying the right things. The question is when it turns into something real. Coach Nick Nurse offered a hopeful update on Joel Embiid on Thursday, suggesting progress is being made as the Sixers star works his way back from an early-April appendectomy. “He wants to play, and we want him to play,” […] The post Sixers’ Nick Nurse on Joel Embiid: ‘He wants to play, and we want him to play’ appeared first on Hoops Wire.

That was a bowling shoe ugly game and an even worse performance from the Orlando Magic. Their series with the Detroit Pistons was predicted to be the toughest watch of the first round of the NBA Playoffs. After an overachieving Game 1, on the entertainment scale, Game 2 saw Franz Wagner and company bullied off […] The post Inconsistency plagues Franz Wagner and the Orlando Magic appeared first on BallinEurope.

The Los Angeles Lakers have one of the best trios of superstars in the NBA between Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves and LeBron James. In particular, on offense, those three can cause all kinds of issues for the opposition as all three can attack the rim, shoot and are excellent playmakers with high IQs who can […]

The Los Angeles Lakers lead the Houston Rockets, and Luke Kennard’s breakout has reshaped a series now facing a major shift.

Marcus Smart is only four years removed from winning the Defensive Player of the Year award. However, injuries and trades derailed him, limiting him to 54 games and zero playoff appearances for two teams in the last two seasons. He found a home with the Los Angeles Lakers last offseason, and is now a key […]

Almost no one could have predicted that the Los Angeles Lakers — missing both Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves — would be leading the Houston Rockets 2-0 through two games of their first round playoff series. LeBron James has been the centerpiece, but it’s been the remarkable play of Luke Kennard that has propelled them. […]

The likes of Marcus Smart and Luke Kennard have gotten a ton of praise for their performance in the playoffs so far for the Los Angeles Lakers. But another role player who has been extremely important not just in the postseason, but all season long, has been Rui Hachimura. While he hasn’t had the huge […]

The Los Angeles Lakers are heading to Texas in a situation very few people thought they could be in. LeBron James has led L.A. to a shocking 2-0 series lead over the Houston Rockets, looking like clearly the better team in both games thanks to massive steps forward from James, Luke Kennard and Marcus Smart. […]

The Nuggets are set to have another playoff war with the Wolves, but this could have been avoided.

Lost in the shuffle of the Los Angeles Lakers’ swarming defensive effort against superstar Kevin Durant has been the outstanding job the team has done in containing the Houston Rockets’ other All-Star in Alperen Sengun. Deandre Ayton, Jaxson Hayes and the rest of the Lakers have done an outstanding job so far in making life […]

Safe to say, Dillon Brooks is not a favorite of the referees. Well, the feeling is mutual. The Phoenix Suns fell to 2-0 in their first-round series against the Oklahoma City Thunder after losing in Game 2, 120-107, at Paycom Center on Wednesday. Brooks tried to spearhead a rally in the fourth quarter after trailing […] The post Suns’ Dillon Brooks gets 100% real on referees after Game 2 defeat to Thunder appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Detroit held Orlando to 83 points in Game 2, the Magic’s lowest scoring output of the season, and outscored them 38-16 in the third quarter...