What to make of the second round of the NBA playoffs with all four series now four games in — and three series tied 2-2? And which player has been the Postseason MVP through the first three weeks of the playoffs? Our NBA crew shares their takes on the conference semifinals ahead of pivotal Game 5s. Knicks-Pacers is _______. Dan …
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Thunder needed a historic free-throw advantage to beat Mavericks in Game 4, and they got one
Game 3 between the Dallas Mavericks and Oklahoma City Thunder seems so long ago now, doesn’t it? Winning was a group effort, but one of the stretches that swung the game came at the free-throw line. With the Thunder in desperate need of stops, coach Mark Daigneault decided to play the percentages. He started hacking rookie center Dereck Lively II …
Read More »Celtics assistant among Lakers’ top head coach targets: Report
Celtics assistant among Lakers’ top head coach targets: Report originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston The Boston Celtics brought in two highly-qualified, experienced assistant coaches last offseason. There’s a chance they could lose both this summer. Celtics assistant Sam Cassell is one of the Los Angeles Lakers’ three “initial leading targets” in their head coach search along with former NBA …
Read More »NBA picks, odds, best bets for Pacers vs. Knicks and Wolves vs. Nuggets: OG Anunoby absence exposing New York
Getty Images The 2024 NBA postseason is well underway, and the basketball betting market is hotter than ever. CBS Sports will provide daily picks for the duration of the postseason. Sam Quinn will make at least one pick for every game between now and the NBA Finals. I’m waving the white flag on my pre-series Knicks optimism. You should never let a …
Read More »Tatum, Brown pull no punches in putting away Game 4 for Celtics
Tatum, Brown pull no punches in putting away Game 4 for Celtics originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston CLEVELAND — Boxing might be in his blood, but Jaylen Brown never saw the left hook coming. So when Jayson Tatum’s maybe-a-bit-too-amped chest slap landed in the final moments of Boston’s Game 4 win in Cleveland on Monday night, Brown recoiled and …
Read More »Warriors’ pivotal Kerr-over-Jackson decision hits 10th anniversary
Warriors’ pivotal Kerr-over-Jackson decision hits 10th anniversary originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area Precisely 10 years ago Tuesday, the Warriors made the most profound decision since the franchise was purchased by a group led by Joe Lacob and Peter Guber in 2010. Less seismic than Kevin Durant, but more enduringly pivotal. And it wasn’t initially popular with those in …
Read More »Knicks vs. Pacers schedule: Where to watch Game 2, NBA scores, predictions, odds for NBA playoff series
The New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers have renewed their playoff rivalry in the 2024 NBA postseason. The Knicks, who have played nail-biters all playoffs long, won another thriller in Monday’s Game 1, edging the Pacers by four points in a game that featured multiple controversial calls in the final minute. The sixth-seeded Pacers will try to bounce back on Wednesday …
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