NBA Playoffs

The Orlando Magic look like a completely different team. The Houston Rockets, unfortunately, do not. We’re breaking down…

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Regular season record: 56-26 OffRtg: 120.0 (2) DefRtg: 111.7 (4) NetRtg: +8.3 (4) Pace: 95.6 (30) First round…

All eight first-round series are underway, and for the most part, they have gone chalk — the favorites…

April 20, 2026Updated April 21, 2026, 9:39 p.m. CT Luka Garza had the best game of his NBA…

As the madness of March ends, the NBA postseason begins. Let’s check out the odds for the first…

One weekend into the 2026 NBA playoffs and the separation between the haves and have-nots seems pretty clear. …

LeBron James’ face has again contorted into the ultra-serious, tight-eyed, clenched-jaw expression we’ve seen so many times over the…

NEW YORK — Teams can spend months, years, lifetimes searching for that one perfect possession: the play where…

Jayson Tatum is rounding into shape right in time for the Celtics to make a deep playoff run.…

The Philadelphia 76ers saw the Boston Celtics make franchise history in Sunday’s Game 1 rout at TD Garden…

Hawks steal one at MSG, Timberwolves even series in Denver and more from Monday’s slate. What a night!…

Eight Takeaways From the Opening Weekend of the 2026 NBA Playoffs