Tag: 2023 NBA playoffs
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The Memphis Grizzlies beat the LA Lakers 116-99 at home last night to force a Game 6. Memphis’ backcourt pair of Ja Morant and Desmond Bane showed out last night in their season-saving win. Both players recorded 30/10/5 in the Grizzlies’ Game 5 win vs the Lakers. Morant and Bane are the first pair of […]
NBA analysts and media counted the Warriors out when they went down 2-0 to the Kings. Golden State has responded with three straight wins and has put Sacramento on the hot seat. The Warriors are now one game away from advancing to the second round of the playoffs. Their next game is out at home […]
The Miami Heat are in the second round of the playoffs for the third time in the last four seasons. Jimmy Butler and his teammates were able to hold off the Bucks 128-126 in OT to win the series 4-1. Miami trailed by 16 points entering the fourth quarter and won the game. That is […]
After missing the playoffs last season, the New York Knicks were not going to let that happen again. The Knicks finished with the fifth-best record in the East and earned a first-round matchup against the Cleveland Cavaliers. New York dismantled Clevelnad’s top-ranked defense in five games and will play the Heat in Round 2. This […]
The New York Knicks will be on the road tonight in Game 5 to face the Cleveland Cavaliers. Tom Thibodeau’s squad has a 3-1 series lead in the first round with a chance to close it out with a win. On the injury report tonight for the Knicks is Quentin Grimes who also missed the […]
The Milwaukee Bucks will have their backs against the wall tonight in Game 5 vs the Miami Heat. After Jimmy Butler took over Game 4, the Bucks need to win the next three in a row to advance to the next round. Milwaukee’s backup big man Meyers Leonard went viral after Monday’s loss. He was […]