nba playoffs

So, I guess the NBA didn't play last night...did anyone miss them? Apparently the players all decided that they would not play in protest of racial injustice following the shooting of a black man by police in Wisconsin. Personally, I hope they just stay shut down. They are nothing but...

The Toronto Raptors have upset the Golden State Warriors to win their first NBA Championship. It didn't really end up being much of an upset with Golden State's misfortunes with injuries. In addition to Kevin Durant worsening his injury in the previous game, Klay Thompson left last night with...

The Golden State Warriors will have DeMarcus Cousins available for Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Warriors coach Steve Kerr told reporters that Cousins, who suffered a torn quad muscle in the first round of the playoffs, will play Thursday night against the Toronto Raptors.

Ben Rohrbach,Yahoo Sports•May 28, 2019 Much of the lead-up to the last eight NBA Finals focused on what each potential championship meant for the legacy of LeBron James, but now that he is not in the playoff picture, we turn our attention to what this series means for so many others. It is...

Well, I said a couple of days ago that it looked like the home team would win every game in this Eastern Conference Finals series. The Toronto Raptors proved me wrong last night, with a big win in Milwaukee, beating the Bucks 105-99. The Raptors go ahead 3-2 in the best of seven series with...

This looks like one of those series where the home team wins ever game. The Toronto Raptors defended home court for the second straight game, evening the series 2-2 with the Milwaukee Bucks. Game 5 is Thursday night in Milwaukee. It will be shown on TNT.

The Golden State Warriors have swept the Portland Trailblazers. Kevin Durant will get an extra week to heal his strained calf before they face the Bucks or Raptors in the Finals.

The loss of Kevin Durant hasn't slowed the Golden State Warriors at all. They lead the Portland Trailblazers 3-0 in the best of 7 series. Durant is out with a calf injury and is expected back by game 5 at the earliest. But, it looks as if they can afford to rest him this entire series and...

The Toronto Raptors had no easy task picking up their first win against the Milwaukee Bucks. It took two overtimes to secure the win. Giannis Antetokounmpo fouled out to start the second OT and the Bucks had trouble stopping Kawhi Leonard. The Bucks lead the series 2-1.

The NBA Playoffs are entering the third round...the Conference Finals. In the West, the Golden State Warriors are playing the Portland Trailblazers. The Warriors won the first game last night. In the East the Milwaukee Bucks will play the Toronto Raptors.

After losing the first game of the series, the Bucks won four straight to knock the Celtics out of the playoffs. The other series are much closer with two already going to game seven and the Warriors and Rockets are 3-2.

Giannis Antetokounmpo was unstoppable last night, dropping 39 points and 16 rebounds. His Milwaukee Bucks beat the Boston Celtics 113-101 for their second straight win in Boston. Milwaukee now leads the series 3-1. Every Boston starter scored at least 16 points, but their deep bench...

Despite 34 points from Kevin Durant and 30 from Stephen Curry, James Harden and the Houston Rockets hung on to win 112-108 at home last night. The series is tied 2-2. James Harden scored 38. The Rockets pushed the Warriors to 7 games last year, before the Warriors swept LeBron James and the...

So far, the first round of the NBA Playoffs have not given us many close matchups. The Bucks and Celtics have already swept their first round matchups. 5 other matchups are currently 3-1, in a seven game series. The only close one is the Denver Nuggets and San Antonio Spurs who are tied 2-2...

The Milwaukee Bucks completed the sweep of the Detroit Pistons last night. This series was a total blowout, with the closest game being a 16 point win in game 3. The Bucks advance to face the Celtics in round two of the NBA Playoffs.

The Boston Celtics won on the road today to close out the Indianapolis Pacers. The Celtics await the winner of the Bucks and Pistons for round two. My son is a huge Celtics fan, so we drove to Indianapolis for game three Friday night. It was a great arena and environment and they were...

Chris Haynes,Yahoo Sports•April 16, 2019 OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors center DeMarcus Cousins is expected to miss the remainder of the postseason with a significant left quadriceps injury, but there’s faint optimism that he could possibly return for the NBA Finals, league sources...