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Cavaliers edge Magic on late block, take 3-2 series lead
Evan Mobley blocked Franz Wagner's attempted layup with five seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, helping the host Cleveland Cavaliers secure a 104-103 win over the Orlando Magic on Tuesday in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference first-round series.,Cleveland's Donovan Mitchell erupted for 28 poin...
Cavaliers edge Magic on late block, take 3-2 series lead
Evan Mobley blocked Franz Wagner's attempted layup with five seconds remaining in the fourth quarter, helping the host Cleveland Cavaliers secure a 104-103 win over the Orlando Magic on Tuesday in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference first-round series....
Tyrese Maxey-led 76ers rally late, stay alive with OT win over Knicks
Tyrese Maxey scored a playoff career-high 46 points, including the tying 35-foot 3-pointer with 15.3 seconds left in regulation, and Kelly Oubre Jr. converted the tiebreaking layup with 1:02 remaining in overtime as the visiting Philadelphia 76ers avoided elimination with a 112-106 victory over the ...
Tyrese Maxey-led 76ers rally late, stay alive with OT win over Knicks
Tyrese Maxey scored a playoff career-high 46 points, including the tying 35-foot 3-pointer with 15.3 seconds left in regulation, and Kelly Oubre Jr. converted the tiebreaking layup with 1:02 remaining in overtime as the visiting Philadelphia 76ers avoided elimination with a 112-106 victory over the ...
Illinois' Coleman Hawkins enters transfer portal amid draft prep
Illinois big Coleman Hawkins entered the transfer portal Tuesday while preparing for the upcoming NBA draft....
Without two biggest stars, Bucks look to stay alive vs. Pacers
The Milwaukee Bucks are on the brink of playoff elimination much sooner than forecasted.,And it could happen on Tuesday night with stars Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard out of the lineup.,Third-seeded Milwaukee aims to keep its season going when it hosts the Indiana Pacers in Game 5 of the ...
Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard out for Game 5
Milwaukee Bucks stars Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard will sit out Tuesday's Game 5 against the Indiana Pacers due to their injuries, coach Doc Rivers said before the first-round contest.,Antetokounmpo has missed the entire series due to a left calf injury. Lillard will miss his second stra...
Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo, Damian Lillard out for Game 5
Milwaukee Bucks stars Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard will sit out Tuesday's Game 5 against the Indiana Pacers due to their injuries, coach Doc Rivers said before the first-round contest....
Ex-Florida Atlantic PG Nick Boyd transfers to San Diego State
Former Florida Atlantic point guard Nick Boyd has transferred to San Diego State, the latter school announced Tuesday....
76ers' Joel Embiid playing Game 5 despite missing shootaround
Despite missing shootaround earlier in the day, Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid and guard Kelly Oubre Jr. were in the starting lineup for Game 5 of their Eastern Conference first-round series against the host New York Knicks.,Embiid, who was officially questionable for the game due to left kne...
Celtics F Kristaps Porzingis (calf) ruled out of Game 5
The Boston Celtics will be without forward Kristaps Porzingis on Wednesday when they attempt to close out a first-round playoff series in Game 5 against the visiting Miami Heat.,Porzingis was diagnosed with a right soleus strain, the same injury that the Milwaukee Bucks' Giannis Antetokounmpo sustai...
Celtics F Kristaps Porzingis (calf) ruled out of Game 5
The Boston Celtics will be without forward Kristaps Porzingis on Wednesday when they attempt to close out a first-round playoff series in Game 5 against the visiting Miami Heat....
Celtics, Heat each short-handed ahead of Game 5
The Boston Celtics will be without Kristaps Porzingis in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series, not that they will get much sympathy from the Miami Heat ahead of the possible closeout game Wednesday night.,Top-seeded Boston took a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series with a 1...
Reports: Knicks F Bojan Bogdanovic out for remainder of playoffs
New York Knicks forward Bojan Bogdanovic will have surgery for a left foot injury that occurred in Game 4 of an Eastern Conference series against the Philadelphia 76ers and miss the remainder of the playoffs, multiple outlets reported.,Bogdanovic, 35, also will have left wrist surgery to address a p...
Reports: Knicks F Bojan Bogdanovic out for remainder of playoffs
New York Knicks forward Bojan Bogdanovic will have surgery for a left foot injury that occurred in Game 4 of an Eastern Conference series against the Philadelphia 76ers and miss the remainder of the playoffs, multiple outlets reported....
Host Celtics welcome depleted Heat in Game 5
The Boston Celtics are likely to be without Kristaps Porzingis in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference first-round playoff series with the Heat, but don't mention health concerns to Miami ahead of the possible closeout game Wednesday night.,Top-seeded Boston took a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series...
Hobbled Heat rule out rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr. for Game 5
Miami's injury woes are multiplying with the Heat trailing the Boston Celtics 3-1 in the first-round Eastern Conference playoff series. ,Already without starting guards Jimmy Butler (knee) and Terry Rozier (neck), rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr. did not travel with the team to Boston and was ruled out for G...
Hobbled Heat rule out rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr. for Game 5
Miami's injury woes are multiplying with the Heat trailing the Boston Celtics 3-1 in the first-round Eastern Conference playoff series....
Clippers eye third win of series vs. Mavs without Kawhi Leonard
As James Harden turns back the clock, the Los Angeles Clippers are alive and well in a first-round Western Conference playoff series against the Dallas Mavericks.,Game 5 is set for Wednesday at Los Angeles., ,The best-of-seven series is tied at two wins apiece, but the path to get there has been any...
Clippers' Kawhi Leonard ruled out for Game 5 vs. Mavericks
Los Angeles Clippers star forward Kawhi Leonard has been ruled out of Wednesday's Game 5 of the Western Conference first-round series versus the visiting Dallas Mavericks due to inflammation in his right knee.,Leonard also sat out Games 1 and 4 in the series, with the Clippers winning both contests....