StandingsFriday, Apr 10, 2026

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 Spurs look for their 62nd win against the sinking Mavericks

If this is the Knicks’ first round opponent, they have to like their chances for an easy series against their personal punching bag.

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.

The Portland Trail Blazers may be getting some reinforcements back at the end of the regular season and ahead of the Western Conference Play-In Tournament. Shaedon Sharpe and Vit Krejci were both upgraded to questionable for Friday's game against the LA Clippers. That contest will go a long way towards deciding which team is #8 and #9 seeds in the Play-In Tournament. Sharpe has been out since February 6 with a stress reaction in his right fibula. Krejci hasn't played since March 15 due to a l...

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.

The NBA season is coming to a close and the Lakers can finish as high as third or as low as fifth in the West.

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...

Toronto claws to playoff spot as New York fights for high seeding

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.

This is the final week of Dallas Mavericks basketball, thank goodness. We had a poll that went up earlier in the week asking fans just one question and there was the link to join the national survey, which you should do so we can get more Dallas representation. The one and only question asked where […]

Big first-round matchup up implications tonight

LOS ANGELES – Help is on the way for the banged up Los Angeles Lakers as Marcus Smart is set to make his injury return against the Phoenix Suns on Friday. Smart’s return comes at a crucial time when the Lakers are still fighting for playoff positioning in the Western Conference standings. Prior to the […] The post JJ Redick reveals Marcus Smart plan amid injury return appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Boston Celtics host the New Orleans Pelicans at TD Garden tonight, with a spectacular chance to lock the No. 2 seed in the East with a win.

The push is officially on.

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.

Brooklyn (20-61) stayed third in the race to the bottom with just one game left, their regular season finale Sunday in Toronto.

Oklahoma City Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander addressed his free-throw merchant label during media availability, perhaps for the last time of the 2025-26 regular season. Gilgeous-Alexander put a bow on his MVP case by leading the Thunder to clinch the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference standings for the third year in a row. Shai […] The post Thunder All-Star Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s mic-drop take on ‘free-throw merchant’ label appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Every NBA team is playing today, taking Saturday off, then playing on Sunday.

Are the Lakers toast? Is the Spurs' 3-point prowess real? We canvass the league on six storylines that could define the postseason.

Who are the Celtics' most likely first-round opponents? Here's an updated NBA playoff picture with two games remaining in the regular season.

The Sixers still have two regular season games remaining after a nightmare Thursday saw them lose Joel Embiid and all but guarantee a Play-In Tournament appearance.

Remember when we thought this game was going to matter for the tiebreaker? In sports, a few weeks can be a long time. Since these teams met and the Houston Rockets blew a double digit lead in overtime, Houston is 8-0 and looks (at times) to be a much different (read: better) team. The Minnesota […]

The NBA regular season is reaching its finale this Friday, April 10, as the Detroit Pistons travel to the Spectrum Center to face the Charlotte Hornets. Detroit (58-22) enters the game having already clinched the #1 seed in the Eastern Conference, a historic turnaround for the franchise. Meanwhile, the Hornets (43-37) are currently 9th in the East and are fighting to improve their Play-In positioning for a chance at a home-court advantage in the elimination round. The spotlight is on Cade Cun...

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.

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...

For the second time this week, LeBron nearly posted a triple-double on Thursday as the Lakers stay in the hunt for the West's No. 3 seed

With the Miami Heat preparing for its fourth straight play-in tournament, the team is looking to close out the final two games of the regular season on a positive note, though the team’s injury woes continue. As Heat stars Tyler Herro and Norman Powell headline the injury report, here is a look at where the […] The post Tyler Herro, Norman Powell injury problems persist amid Heat’s play-in push appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Phoenix Suns (44-36, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (51-29, fourth in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Friday, 10:30 p.m. EDT BOTTOM LINE: Collin Gillespie and the Phoenix Suns take on LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers in Western Conference play. The Lakers have gone 9-7 against division opponents. Los Angeles scores 116.4 points and has outscored opponents by 1.2 points per game. The Suns are 10-6 against the rest of their division. Phoenix scores 112.8 p...