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Victor Wembanyama reached the 65-game threshold for awards eligibility on Friday with a 40-point outing that included 13 rebounds in a 139-120 win over the Dallas Mavericks.
The Spurs look for their 62nd win against the sinking Mavericks
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The Cavaliers know where they’ll start the playoffs. They just don’t know who they’ll be playing. Cleveland is locked into the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference following Friday’s 124-102 road loss to the Hawks, combined with the Knicks’ win over Toronto. That result officially ended any chance of the Cavs moving up to […] The post Cavs clinch No. 4 seed, await first-round opponent appeared first on Hoops Wire.
If this is the Knicks’ first round opponent, they have to like their chances for an easy series against their personal punching bag.
Anthony Edwards had 22 points, with a key 3-pointer late, Terrence Shannon Jr. scored 23 points off the bench and the Minnesota Timberwolves snapped the Houston Rockets' eight-game winning streak with a 136-132 victory Friday night. Amen Thompson had a career-high 41 points and Kevin Durant added 33 for the Rockets, who have clinched a playoff berth but are still playing for postseason seeding. The Timberwolves are also heading for the playoffs with the sixth seed in the Western Conference.
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Lakers LeBron James recorded 28 points, 12 assists and six rebounds as the Lakers defeated the Suns 101-73 on Friday, clinching home-court advantage for the first round of the playoffs. Los Angeles improved to 52-29 and will finish as either the No. 3 or No. 4 seed in the West. The Lakers trail Denver by […] The post NBA Notes: Lakers, LeBron James, Sixers, Tyrese Maxey, Magic appeared first on Hoops Wire.
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All season long, the Detroit Pistons have built a familiar identity to its fans. While Cade Cunningham was having the best year of his career, the core identity of the team was built upon defense. Similar to the Pistons teams of the early to mid-2000s, Detroit has played a physical brand of basketball, especially on […] The post JB Bickerstaff toast Pistons for holding Hornets to 10 4th quarter points appeared first on ClutchPoints.
The Celtics tied the franchise and NBA record with 29 3s on their way to clinching the Eastern Conference's No. 2 playoff seed in a blowout win over the Pelicans on Friday night.
Devin Carter scored a career-high 29 points and the Sacramento Kings missed an opportunity to improve their draft position by beating the Golden State Warriors 124-118 on Friday night. The Kings remained tied with Utah for the fourth-worst record in the NBA this season, matching a win by the Jazz earlier in the night. Maxime Raynaud added 23 points for Sacramento in the final home game of the season.
CJ McCollum scored 29 points and the Atlanta Hawks used a big third quarter to blow out the Cleveland Cavaliers 124-102 on Friday night, clinching a playoff spot and the Southeast Division title. The Hawks had not won the Southeast Division since 2021, when they ultimately advanced to the Eastern Conference finals. James Harden scored 20 points for the Cavs, who are locked into the No. 4 seed in the East.
Spurs flip the switch after halftime and run away with a 139-120 win.
The Suns rested their stars and the gap showed.
The Los Angeles Lakers completely dominated the Phoenix Suns on both ends of the court en route to a 101-73 win.
Coach JJ Redick reemphasized on Friday night that the Lakers can’t be worried about their playoff seeding considering the circumstances they’re in. And that the seeding considerations for the end of their season “probably went out the window” after the loss to the Thunder on April 2, in which star guards Luka Doncic and Austin...
Brooklyn (20-61) stayed third in the race to the bottom with just one game left, their regular season finale Sunday in Toronto.
AJ Green made 11 3-pointers to set the Milwaukee Bucks' single-game record and scored a career-high 35 points in a 125-108 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Friday night. Green shot 11 of 16 from 3-point range to break the record of 10 3-pointers that Ray Allen and Damian Lillard had shared. Green's now has 227 3-pointers as he chases the franchise single-season record of 229, set by Allen in 2001-02.
LeBron James added another milestone to his historic career on Friday night, becoming just the fourth player in NBA history to reach 12,000 career assists during the Los Angeles Lakers’ 101-73 win versus the Phoenix Suns. The 41-year-old made history early in the first quarter, firing a full-court pass to Deandre Ayton for an easy […] The post Lakers’ LeBron James joins Jason Kidd, Chris Paul in historic assist club appeared first on ClutchPoints.
The Warriors somehow blew their matchup against the tanking Kings in a 124-118 loss as Stephen Curry goes cold offensively.
He only returned this past Sunday from a 27-game absence with runner’s knee in his right leg.
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Deni Avdija scored 35 points, Donovan Clingan had 18 points and 13 rebounds, and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Los Angeles Clippers 116-97 on Friday night to take the inside track for the eighth seed in the Western Conference. If Portland beats the Sacramento Kings on Sunday, the Blazers will secure their spot in the 7-8 play-in game on Tuesday in Phoenix against the Suns. Robert Williams III had 13 points and 10 rebounds as Portland outrebounded the Clippers 46-35 and won the turnover ...
In theory, the debut of the three together should have guided Golden State to an easy win over one of the NBA’s worst teams, but it proved to be a struggle to put away the Kings in a 124-118 loss.
Marcus Smart was available for the Lakers’ home game against the Suns on Friday after being sidelined for the previous three weeks due to an ankle injury.
Tyrese Maxey scored 32 points, Paul George had 21 and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Indiana Pacers 105-94 on Friday night to snap a three-game skid. VJ Edgecombe scored 16 points, Kelly Oubre Jr. had 15 and Andre Drummond had 16 rebounds and 10 points for the Sixers (44-37), who maintained their eighth-place position in the Eastern Conference with one game remaining.
Jalen Brunson scored 29 points, Karl-Anthony Towns finished with 22 points and 10 rebounds, and the New York Knicks clinched the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference with their 13th consecutive victory over the Toronto Raptors, 112-95 on Friday night. The Knicks improved to 53-28 with the victory in what could be a preview of a first-round playoff series. New York lost its chance to climb to No. 2 when Boston beat the lottery-bound New Orleans Pelicans, while Toronto (45-36) is currently sixt...
