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LeBron James and Stephen Curry combined for 60,364 career regular season points, the second most by opposing players entering any playoff series in NBA history. They only trail the matchup of James and Carmelo Anthony (60,687 points) in the first round of the 2020 NBA Playoffs. In the Golden State Warriors’ 120-100 series-clinching first-round win […]
Philadelphia 76ers center and projected MVP winner Joel Embiid (right knee) is doubtful for Monday night’s Game 1 matchup against the Boston Celtics in the second round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs. Monday morning, the six-time All-Star underwent platelet-rich plasma (PRP) injections on his injured right LCL. Embiid suffered this injury in Game 3 of […]
Jimmy Butler of the Miami Heat is the fifth player in NBA history to record at least 25 points on 50% shooting through six straight games of a postseason, joining LeBron James, Michael Jordan, Bernard King, and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (twice). In Miami’s 108-101 second-round win over the New York Knicks in Game 1 of the […]
De’Aaron Fox of the Sacramento Kings has scored 20 or more points in each of his first six playoff games, tying Oscar Robertson for the longest streak to begin a career in franchise history. In Sacramento’s 118-99 first-round win over the Golden State Warriors in Game 6 of the 2023 NBA Playoffs, the All-Star guard […]
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green believes Stephen Curry is the GOAT, also known as the greatest of all time, over Michael Jordan and LeBron James. In the mind of the four-time All-Star, it all comes down to confidence level. “It’s way different,” Green told ESPN’s Nick Fridell about Curry’s confidence level. “But I think […]
Steph Curry of the Golden State Warriors has played in all 27 NBA games since 2015 to draw at least 14 million viewers. The nine-time All-Star has also been featured in 32 out of 33 games with at least 13 million viewers in that span. In 2022, Curry finished third on the league’s list of […]
Trae Young is now the second player in Atlanta Hawks franchise history to score 30 or more points in four straight playoff games, joining 11-time All-Star and Hall of Famer Bob Pettit. Pettit led the Hawks to their NBA championship in 1958. In Atlanta’s 128-120 series-ending loss at home in Game 6 against the Boston […]
Los Angeles Clippers president Lawrence Frank plans to continue building around star players Kawhi Leonard and Paul George after an underwhelming season plagued by injuries and questionable front office decisions. On Tuesday, the Phoenix Suns eliminated the Clippers in five games of the first-round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs. George missed the final nine games […]
Atlanta Hawks forward De’Andre Hunter watched the No. 8-seeded Miami Heat eliminate the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks in Game 5 of Wednesday night’s first-round series, and now the fourth overall pick of the 2019 NBA Draft feels that his team can upset the Boston Celtics as well. “They just showed [the template]. [Miami] played two play-in […]
The Cleveland Cavaliers season ended last night after a 106-95 loss at home to the New York Knicks. After splitting the first two games, the Knicks took the next three to beat the Cavs in five games. This was Clevelnad’s first playoff appearance since LeBron James was on the team and it did not end […]
