NBA News and Rumors

Written by Mike Page on June 9, 2021

The Atlanta Hawks head home for Game 3 having gotten what they wanted in Philadelphia — a split of the first two games to seize home court advantage in the NBA’s Eastern Conference semifinals. After Atlanta surprised the 76ers in Game 1 with a four-point win, Joel Embiid put the favorites on his back and carried them to a solid Read More

Written by Mike Page on June 9, 2021

The home teams held serve in the openers of the two Western Conference semifinal series in the NBA playoffs earlier this week. Phoenix rode a rejuvenated Chris Paul to a 17-point romp over Denver, and Utah had just enough to hold off the L.A. Clippers at home. Both of the higher seeds now have a chance to take a 2-0 Read More

Written by Mike Page on June 7, 2021

The only first-round series in the NBA playoffs that went to a seventh game ended on Sunday, as the Los Angeles Clippers eliminated the Dallas Mavericks. Luka Doncic matched the scoring of both Paul George and Kawhi Leonard, but Kristaps Porzingis was a non-entity, and none of the other secondary scorers for the Mavericks could make a bucket once the Read More

Written by Mike Page on June 7, 2021

The Eastern Conference side of the NBA playoffs has reached the second round, with top-seeded Philadelphia meeting fifth-seeded Atlanta, and second-seeded Brooklyn meeting third-seeded Milwaukee. The Nets rolled in their series opener, while Atlanta edged Philadelphia on the road in their opener. Let’s take a look at the next two games on the Eastern Conference slate — don’t miss our Read More

Written by Mike Page on June 3, 2021

Each of the four first-round playoff series in the NBA’s Eastern Conference was over after four or five games, so now the matchups for the conference semifinals are set. The third-seeded Milwaukee Bucks will face the second-seeded Brooklyn Nets, and the top-seeded Philadelphia 76ers will take on the fifth-seeded Atlanta Hawks, the only team in the bottom half of the Read More

Written by Mike Page on June 3, 2021

The Eastern Conference quarterfinals are done, with none of the first-round series lasting more than five games. In the Western Conference, the top-seeded Utah Jazz dispatched the Memphis Grizzlies in five games, winning four straight after dropping the opener, but the other three series are at least headed to a sixth game. On Thursday, we have two games, as Denver Read More

Written by Mike Page on June 2, 2021

The Brooklyn Nets eliminated the Boston Celtics in five games on Tuesday night. They have joined the Milwaukee Bucks in qualifying for the conference semifinals, as the Bucks swept the Miami Heat right out of the postseason. The other two Eastern Conference quarterfinal series move to Game 5 on Wednesday night, as the Washington Wizards visit the Philadelphia 76ers and Read More

Written by Mike Page on June 2, 2021

All four of the Western Conference quarterfinal series are still in play. On Tuesday, the Denver Nuggets overcame a monster night from Damian Lillard to win Game 5 of their series against the Portland Trail Blazers, 147-140, in double overtime. The Los Angeles Lakers fell in Phoenix in Game 5 of their series against the Suns, 115-85, as Anthony Davis Read More

Written by Mike Page on May 31, 2021

The weekend produced some surprises in the NBA playoffs. The Dallas Mavericks, who won their first two games in Los Angeles over the Clippers, wilted at home, as Luka Doncic suffered a neck strain, Kristaps Porzingis disappeared, and the supporting cast could not do enough to compensate for the play of both stars, and now the series heads back to Read More