[ad_1] Phoenix Suns will play Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals Saturday at Denver against the No. 1 seed Nuggets. The NBA released the conference semifinals schedule after the fourth-seeded Suns closed out their first round series against the Clippers with an 136-130 Game 5 victory Tuesday at Footprint Center. Game 1 of the Suns-Nuggets semifinal series will start …

[ad_1] Led by Devin Booker’s playoff career-high tying 47 points, along with eight rebounds and 10 assists, the No. 4 seed Suns defeat the No. 5 seed Clippers in Game 5, 136-130. Kevin Durant (31 points, six rebounds, four assists) and Deandre Ayton (21 points, 11 rebounds) added a combined 52 points in the victory. Norman Powell has tallied 27 …

[ad_1] The L.A. Clippers taught the Phoenix Suns everything they need to know about playoff intensity. The Suns went up by 17 after a 50-point third quarter, but the Clippers had the score at 132-130 with just a minute left to play. These are the kinds of games that only happen in the playoffs, and it was huge that Phoenix …

[ad_1] BOSTON — Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid reveled from home in a wretched Celtics loss, as the Atlanta Hawks’ 119-117 win in Game 5 on Tuesday afforded his right knee sprain two more days of rest. Inside Boston’s locker room, Marcus Smart could not find the exit fast enough. Jayson Tatum, the No. 2 seed’s superstar answer to Embiid, …

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[ad_1] Led by Nikola Jokic’s 28 points, 17 rebounds and 12 assists, the No. 1 seed Nuggets defeat the No. 8 seed Timberwolves in Game 5, 112-109. Jamal Murray added 35 points, four rebounds and five assists in the victory, while Anthony Edwards tallied 29 points, eight rebounds and seven assists for the Timberwolves in the losing effort. After closing …

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[ad_1] An Atlanta Hawks win is a loss for Janet Jackson — and her fans. Led by a 16-point fourth quarter from Trae Young, the Hawks rallied from a 13-point fourth-quarter deficit on Tuesday to stun the Boston Celtics and keep their playoff series alive. So now, Janet Jackson has to move. The pop star had a concert scheduled for …

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[ad_1] PHEONIX — The Phoenix Suns sent the injury-riddled Los Angeles Clippers back to Southern California. The Suns defeated the Clippers, 136-130, to win the series at 4-1 in the first round of the NBA playoffs. Shooting guard Devin Booker tied playoff career-high 47 points and Kevin Durant poured in 31 in the series-clinching win. It’s the third straight season …

[ad_1] Paul George names Lonzo Ball in his starting five originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago On Paul George’s podcast, Podcast P with Paul George by Wave Sports + Entertainment, he listed his top-five most talented players, not including himself or anyone on the Los Angeles Clippers – to avoid bias. Regarding his point guard, he mentioned Chicago Bulls point guard, …

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[ad_1] Apr 25, 2023; Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker (1) celebrates after slam dunking the ball against the Los Angeles Clippers during the second half in game five of the 2023 NBA playoffs at Footprint Center. Mandatory Credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports The Los Angeles Clippers did not go down without a fight. On the brink …

[ad_1] EMMANUEL DUNAND The NBA on Tuesday night released the full list of early entrants into the 2023 NBA Draft on the heels of the declaration deadline that came and went on Sunday. The list included 242 total players, down from totals of 283 in 2022 and 353 in 2021, with a massive 48-person international class headlined by French star …

[ad_1] Trae Young calls Celtics fans’ vulgar chants a sign of ‘respect’ originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston BOSTON — Trae Young is no Steve Kerr or Klay Thompson. While Celtics fans at TD Garden have taken some heat over the years for directing vulgar chants at opposing players, Young didn’t seem to mind Tuesday night in Boston. In fact, …

[ad_1] When Minnesota acquired Rudy Gobert, they were betting on their All-Star trio featuring him, Anthony Edwards, and Karl-Anthony Towns to win them a lot of regular season games. Unfortunately, the three of them only played in 26 regular season games together of which they won 14. The organization will go into next year with the optimism that a clean …

[ad_1] AUBURN — Auburn basketball officially has four players listed as early entry candidates for the 2023 NBA Draft, per an announcement from the league Tuesday night. The NBA released a list of all 242 players who’ve entered the draft process as early entrants. Three Tigers on the list − Jaylin Williams, Wendell Green Jr. and Johni Broome − had …

[ad_1] Janet Jackson fans may want to “scream” after the Atlanta Hawks’ Game 5 win. Hawks star Trae Young knocked down a 30-foot three pointer with 2.1 seconds left in regulation to defeat the Celtics, 119-117, in Boston. The first-round series now shifts back to Atlanta’s State Farm Arena for Game 6 on Thursday as the Celtics lead the series …

[ad_1] Turns out A.J. Hoggard also is checking to see what his NBA draft stock looks like. The Michigan State basketball junior point guard joined sophomore guard Jaden Akins in entering his name early for the draft, a list released late Tuesday by the NBA showed. It was unclear whether Hoggard planned to sign with an agent or, like Akins, …

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[ad_1] Let’s stop the nonsense: The Atlanta Hawks aren’t trading Trae Young. All you needed to do was watch Game 5 in Boston on Tuesday to figure out why. The narrative that has been simmering for months in some corners of the NBA media — that Atlanta might look to move on from Young if this season ended badly — …

[ad_1] Celtics-Hawks takeaways: Trae’s late dagger stuns C’s to force Game 6 originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston BOSTON — Trae Young has some ice left in his veins, after all. Young’s Atlanta Hawks handed the Celtics a stunning loss in Game 5 of the teams’ first-round playoff series Tuesday at TD Garden, rallying from 13 down in the final …

[ad_1] Embiid, Sixers have more time thanks to Trae Young’s heroics in Boston originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia Because of his right knee sprain, Joel Embiid played zero part in the Sixers’ first practice after their first-round playoff series sweep of the Nets The Sixers would love for him to play a much larger role in the team’s second-round …

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[ad_1] The Philadelphia 76ers just received more time to rest. The Atlanta Hawks shocked the Boston Celtics in Game 5 on Tuesday night as they rallied from a late deficit and knocked off the Cs on the road 119-117. They were able to do so behind the heroics of Trae Young. The leader of the Hawks drilled a ridiculous logo …