The NBA confirmed an illegal screen call on Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner during the closing seconds of the New York Knicks’ 121-117 win in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference second-round series, according to the NBA’s Last Two Minute Report. With 15 seconds left and Indiana trailing 118-117, Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton dribbled up the floor […]

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Denver Nuggets fans finally got some good news this week. The Nuggets’ superstar center, Nikola Jokic, has officially won his third MVP award in four years. This is something that could potentially spark the team as they are looking at a two game to nothing hole in the second round against the Minnesota Timberwolves. There […]

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Boston Celtics head coach, Joe Mazzulla, recently shared news on Kristaps Porzingis and his status. Porzingis is currently dealing with a right soleus strain that he suffered in game four of the first round series against the Miami Heat. “Yeah, it’s definitely better than we thought,” Mazzulla said. “And the one thing about KP is […]

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The Los Angeles Clippers had yet another disappointing end to their season. However, one bright spot from the year was their center, Ivica Zubac. Front office executive, Lawrence Frank, made it clear that coming to terms with Zubac on a contract extension this summer was a priority for the team. While the headlining names of […]

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Key Highlights Through six playoff games, Karl-Anthony Towns is averaging 20.7 points, 9.0 rebounds and 2.3 assists, while shooting 57.1 percent from the floor and 53.8 percent beyond the arc (70.1 percent true shooting) He’s being assisted on a career-high 84 percent of his makes, seamlessly taking a backseat to Anthony Edwards The Minnesota Timberwolves […]

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The battle between Luka Doncic and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has begun in this Western Conference semifinal matchup, but only one of them played as their true self this Tuesday night. In Game 1, the Thunder star posted 29 points, 9 rebounds and 9 assists to beat the Mavericks 117-95. The Slovenian, on the other hand, simply […]

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Rudy Gobert has just positioned himself as one of the best defenders to ever grace an NBA court, and he has the accolades to back him up. The Minnesota center has just been awarded his fourth Defensive Player of the Year prize this Tuesday, just as his team is preparing to play Denver in the […]

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After surprising all with his recent low-impact exhibition during Game 1 against New York, Tyrese Haliburton has vowed to bounce back in Wednesday’s clash. Indiana lost at the start of the second-round series, mostly due to the fact that their team leader wasn’t his old self during his 36 minutes on the floor.  The Pacers […]

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Boston started out their Eastern Conference semifinals with a victory against Cleveland, and are now 5-1 in the playoffs. The Celtics have credited Derrick White as one of their secret weapons during the postseason, as he’s been exceptional at shooting from beyond the arc.  Just as he completed his third-consecutive performance having dropped at least […]

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The Oklahoma City Thunder have only played five games during the 2024 NBA Playoffs, but they still have yet to allow 100 points in a single game. Oklahoma City surrendered 92 points in Game 1 of the Western Conference first-round series against the New Orleans Pelicans. Then the Thunder gave up 92 points in Game […]

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