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The Thunder clinched the NBA's best regular-season record with a 128-110 win over the Clippers on Wednesday night, securing homecourt advantage throughout the postseason in their title defense.
The East race for fifth is coming down to the wire, and it’s got a little bit of everything. The Hawks and Raptors are tied at 45-35 with two games left, with Toronto holding the tiebreaker after its win over Miami. That’s significant, because the Cavaliers are all but locked into the fourth seed and […] The post Hawks, Raptors tied for fifth as East playoff picture intensifies appeared first on Hoops Wire.
Kevin Durant scored 29 points and the Houston Rockets extended their winning streak to eight games with a 113-102 win Thursday night over the Philadelphia 76ers, who were missing Joel Embiid after he had an appendectomy. The 76ers, who are fighting for a playoff spot, will be without Embiid indefinitely. Jabari Smith Jr. and Amen Thompson added 19 points each for the Rockets, who have clinched a postseason berth but are contending with Denver and the Lakers for playoff seeding in the West.
The New York Knicks kept their hopes of grabbing the second seed in the East alive after a huge 112-106 win against the Boston Celtics.
Leonard Miller scored a career-high 26 points and matched his career best with 11 rebounds as the Chicago Bulls eased to a 119-108 victory over the Washington Wizards on Thursday night to sweep a two-game set. Tre Jones scored 31 points and Collin Sexton added 27 for the Bulls, who won 129-98 at Washington on Tuesday night to snap a seven-game skid. Miller, Jones and Sexton combined to shoot 65.3% (32 of 49) as Chicago (31-49) pulled even with Milwaukee for 11th place in the Eastern Conferenc...
The Heat keep talking about urgency. About pride. About responding. Problem is, none of it is showing up when the ball goes up. Miami dropped a 128-114 decision to the Raptors on Thursday, and it wasn’t nearly as close as the final score might suggest. The Heat trailed by 19 at halftime, fell behind by […] The post Heat showing cracks at worst time, fall to Raptors again appeared first on Hoops Wire.
For the third straight season, the road to the NBA title goes through Oklahoma City. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and his defending champs became the seventh team in NBA history to finish with its conference's best regular-season record in at least three consecutive years when Oklahoma City wrapped up the No. 1 overall seed in the upcoming playoffs with a 128-110 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night. The list of NBA teams who topped their conference standings in at least three ...
Brandon Ingram scored a season-high 38 points, RJ Barrett had 22 and the Toronto Raptors moved closer to clinching their first playoff berth since 2022 by beating the slumping Miami Heat 128-114 on Thursday night. Collin Murray-Boyles scored 17 points, Scottie Barnes had 13 and Immanuel Quickley 11 as Toronto moved past Atlanta into fifth place in the Eastern Conference. The Raptors and Hawks are both 45-35, but Toronto swept the season series.
SAN FRANCISCO — Throughout the last two seasons, JJ Redick has referenced a popular Jay-Z bar to illustrate the ups and downs of an NBA season. “It was all good just a week ago,” Redick has said a couple of times during his two seasons as Lakers coach, referencing Jay-Z’s “A Week Ago” from his...
Boston visits Madison Square Garden, with NY aiming to solidify the third seed in the East.
Nikola Jokic had 14 points, 15 rebounds and 10 assists for his 34th triple-double of the season, and Denver beat the Memphis Grizzlies 136-119 on Wednesday night for the Nuggets’ 10th straight win. Denver (52-28) increased its hold on the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference with its first double-digit winning streak since getting 15 in a row Feb. 23-March 23, 2013.
With a few games left in the regular season, we update how the former Buckeyes in the NBA are playing.
Some key games for seeding in both conferences on Thursday.
The Houston Rockets still have a chance to catch the Denver Nuggets for the Western Conference’s No. 3 playoff seed.
The Sixers’ mission is simple: win out (get one Raptors loss) and get out of the play-in.
LeBron James and the Lakers are trying to avoid slipping further in the West standings.
Because with that win, the Suns locked up the seven seed.
Two years of tanking have taken a mental toll on the Nets and Nic Claxton. But their 123-94 loss to the Pacers Thursday night helped their cause.
Balanced effort and timely defense push San Antonio closer to the postseason with authority.
Ahead of the Miami Heat’s rematch against the Toronto Raptors on Thursday night, the team suffered a painful 121-95 loss to them on Tuesday, cementing their postseason fate that’s all too familiar for the fans and everybody in the franchise alike. With the Heat’s season ending in three games, the team will once again have […] The post Erik Spoelstra shares honest reaction to Heat’s 4th straight play-in tournament fate appeared first on ClutchPoints.
The NBA’s 2025/26 regular season will wrap up on Sunday, which means we now have just four days remaining. Here are a few things worth keeping an eye on during those four days: Playoff berths and seeding Of the NBA’s 12 automatic playoff berths – the top six seeds in each conference – 10 have […]
The NBA regular season reaches a boiling point this Thursday, April 9, as the Philadelphia 76ers visit the Houston Rockets at the Toyota Center. Houston (50-29) enters tonight as one of the elite forces in the Western Conference, recently coming off a dominant win against Phoenix, while the 76ers (43-36) are fighting to solidify their standing in a crowded Eastern Conference playoff race. On the other side, the 76ers find themselves in a dogfight for postseason positioning. Currently sitting ...
Defending champions Oklahoma City Thunder clinch top spot in the Western Conference and home court advantage through the NBA play-offs.
Los Angeles Clippers (41-39, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Portland Trail Blazers (40-40, ninth in the Western Conference) Portland, Oregon; Friday, 10 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Los Angeles visits Portland looking to prolong its four-game road winning streak. The Trail Blazers are 27-23 in Western Conference games. Portland is seventh in the Western Conference scoring 115.4 points while shooting 45.3% from the field. The Clippers are 24-26 against Western Conference opponents. Los Angeles...
Oklahoma City Thunder (64-16, first in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (52-28, third in the Western Conference) Denver; Friday, 9 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Oklahoma City seeks to keep its seven-game win streak alive when the Thunder take on Denver. The Nuggets are 10-5 in division matchups. Denver is 23-20 against opponents with a winning record. The Thunder are 41-9 in Western Conference play. Oklahoma City ranks third in the NBA with 34.7 defensive rebounds per game led by Chet Holmg...
Dallas Mavericks (25-55, 13th in the Western Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (61-19, second in the Western Conference) San Antonio; Friday, 8 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: San Antonio hosts Dallas trying to prolong its six-game home winning streak. The Spurs are 35-15 in Western Conference games. San Antonio ranks sixth in the NBA allowing only 111.2 points per game while holding opponents to 45.0% shooting. The Mavericks are 4-11 against opponents in the Southwest Division. Dallas ranks fifth in t...
Cleveland Cavaliers (51-29, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (45-35, fifth in the Eastern Conference) Atlanta; Friday, 7 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Cleveland looks to keep its four-game win streak intact when the Cavaliers take on Atlanta. The Hawks have gone 26-24 against Eastern Conference teams. Atlanta scores 118.4 points while outscoring opponents by 2.5 points per game. The Cavaliers have gone 32-18 against Eastern Conference opponents. Cleveland ranks sixth in the Eastern...
Almost time for a final answer on where the Sixers will wind up at the end of this regular season.
SAN FRANCISCO — Throughout the last two seasons, JJ Redick has referenced a popular Jay-Z bar to illustrate the ups and downs of an NBA season. “It was all good...
A look at the history of the seventh seed in the Play-In era, along with how the Suns have performed in that spot over the years.
