Getty Images It’s Game 4 between the Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City Thunder in their second-round playoff series on Sunday afternoon. The top-seeded Thunder have outscored the Nuggets by 32 points through three games. Yet the Nuggets have a 2-1 series lead. Denver has won the close games in this series, and made a furious … Read more
Bobby Manning @RealBobManning Kristaps Porzingis, Sam Hauser and Jaylen Brown receiving a ton of treatment pregame during the open locker room period. Getting stretched out. Brown received a ton of tape and support on both ankles. Serious, quiet in here. Hauser is out. – 2:38 PM
The No. 1 seed Cleveland Cavaliers will try to reclaim home-court advantage when they face the No. 4 seed Indiana Pacers in Game 4 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series on Sunday night. Indiana picked up a pair of upset road wins to open the series, but Cleveland responded with a 126-104 road win in … Read more
Scott Agness: Cavs guard Donovan Mitchell, the top scorer in this series, is questionable for Game 5 — left ankle sprain. He got an MRI in Cleveland MondaySource: Bluesky What’s the buzz on Twitter? Danny Cunningham @RealDCunningham Donovan Mitchell is officially listed as questionable for tomorrow’s Game 5 with a left ankle sprain. – 5:50 … Read more
Getty Images The Indiana Pacers are hosting the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 4 of their second-round NBA playoff matchup on Sunday night. The Pacers have a 2-1 series lead, but the Cavaliers have some momentum after a Game 3 win and with an increasingly healthy roster. The Cavs won Game 3 on the road with … Read more
The Milwaukee Bucks have made the highly-respected Doc Rivers their permanent head coach, a decision that has basketball fans around talking. This decision, first reported by TNT Sports’ Chris Haynes, comes after the unexpected firing of Adrian Griffin, despite a strong season start. Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium has revealed that Rivers’ new … Read more
The burden of proof for clutch performance is absurdly demanding in the NBA. Unless your body of work is totally unimpeachable like, say, a LeBron James or Stephen Curry, a few bad games can undo years of reputational progress. Think of the week Jayson Tatum has had. He’s a reigning NBA champion with a 51-point … Read more
Bill Reiter @sportsreiter The radio show is live coast-to-coast on the @InfSportsNet 10-noon ET: The NBA Playoffs toughest lesson, Giannis’ future, @sam_amick, Buy or Sell, Carr retires, a Pacers-we-told-you-so, @Ryan_Hickey3’s dance moves, more. LISTEN: ReiterThanYou.com @Audacy app @SIRIUSXM 375 – 9:52 AM
The NBA is in the thick of the postseason right now, but that doesn’t mean the eliminated teams are out of the picture entirely. Monday night, the league will hold its annual Draft Lottery in Chicago to determine who will earn the top picks in June’s 2025 NBA Draft. Cooper Flagg is, obviously, the main prize … Read more
Getty Images The Boston Celtics and New York Knicks have renewed their rivalry in the second round of the 2025 NBA playoffs. The Celtics picked up a much-needed win on Saturday afternoon, hitting 20 3-pointers in a Game 3 victory for their first win in the series. The Knicks notched two 20-point comebacks to start the … Read more
Bill Reiter @sportsreiter The radio show is live coast-to-coast on the @InfSportsNet 10-noon ET: The NBA Playoffs toughest lesson, Giannis’ future, @sam_amick, Buy or Sell, Carr retires, a Pacers-we-told-you-so, @Ryan_Hickey3’s dance moves, more. LISTEN: ReiterThanYou.com @Audacy app @SIRIUSXM 375 – 9:52 AM
The Golden State Warriors are just trying to stay alive long enough to get Stephen Curry back. After falling short in Game 3 despite what felt like a best-shot type of effort, getting 63 points from Jimmy Butler and the suddenly revitalized Jonathan Kuminga, Golden State is now down 2-1 to the Minnesota Timberwolves going … Read more