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The final Eastern Conference team advanced in dramatic fashion, while the first Game 7 was confirmed. Here are three stars from Thursday's NBA playoff games.
History shows Warriors shouldn't be alarmed by Game 5 blowout loss
The Golden State Warriors suffered an embarrassing blowout loss on the road to Dillon Brooks' team Thursday. But it's not too alarming.
Canceled trade for center looms large for Lakers as season ends
The Los Angeles Lakers played without a center in Game 5 against the Minnesota Timberwolves and got dominated by Rudy Gobert in a 103-96 loss.
Timberwolves use their size to eliminate Lakers in Game 5
Anthony Edwards went 0-for-11 from three-point range, the Minnesota Timberwolves missed 40 threes and Jaden McDaniels fouled out in 18 minutes. But after another impressive fourth quarter, they eliminated the Los Angeles Lakers anyway.
Three stars from Wednesday's NBA playoffs
Two Western Conference teams faced elimination, down 3-1 in their first-round series. One series will move to a Game 6, while the other came to an anticlimactic end.
Rockets force Game 6 with emphatic home victory over Warriors
The Houston Rockets needed to solve the Golden State Warriors to avoid elimination. It didn't take them long to crack the code in Game 5.
Watch: Lakers' JJ Redick storms out of pregame news conference
Los Angeles Lakers head coach JJ Redick wanted his team to be "on edge" heading into Wednesday's elimination game. He gave his own edgy response when a reporter asked him a question he didn't like.
Cade Cunningham's snub keeps the spirit of NBA Most Improved Player award
Cade Cunningham had a fantastic All-NBA-caliber season, leading the Detroit Pistons back to the playoffs for the first time in six seasons. He just wasn't the NBA's Most Improved Player.
Dyson Daniels steals his way to Most Improved Player Award
When the New Orleans Pelicans traded Dyson Daniels to the Atlanta Hawks, the young guard was happy to escape his old team's "curse." Now he's the NBA's Most Improved Player.
History shows Dillon Brooks' trash-talking ways only end in failure
Dillon Brooks is a tenacious defender and a supremely confident trash talker. But in the playoffs, his brash rhetoric tends to blow up in his face.
Clippers are in trouble if James Harden continues to slump
James Harden started the playoffs with a masterful 32-point, 11-assist effort in Game 1. Since then, his scoring and shot selection have been dropping precipitously.
Doc Rivers adds another playoff collapse to his resume
Since 1996, no NBA team has lost a playoff game where it led by at least seven points with less than 40 seconds to go. But as he's proved so many times, there's no playoff lead so big that Rivers can't blow it.
Four stars from Tuesday's NBA playoff games
Two teams advanced to the second round, one team saved their season and another shot the lights out. Here are four stars from a very busy night of NBA playoff basketball.
Celtics advance with dominant second half against Magic
Tatum is healthy again and the Celtics' shooting is on fire. The rest of the NBA is on notice.
Pistons' Cade Cunningham comes alive in fourth quarter to stave off elimination vs. Knicks
Jalen Brunson may be the NBA's Clutch Player of the Year, but it was Cade Cunningham who took over late to keep his Detroit Pistons from going home.
First-round loss could mark the end of an era in Milwaukee
Four years ago, the Milwaukee Bucks won their first NBA title in half a century. Since then, they've only won a single playoff series.
Watch: Pacers, Tyrese Haliburton eliminate the Bucks in OT
Playing without Damian Lillard, the Milwaukee Bucks were up seven points with 40 seconds to go in overtime to stave off elimination. Then Tyrese Haliburton led a furious comeback, again.
Don Nelson helps Warriors steal another playoff game
Nelson won 422 games as Warriors head coach, helping them to multiple playoff upsets. His old team used a classic Nelson strategy to help it win a playoff game Monday night.
Warriors win a nail-biter to take a 3-1 series lead over Rockets
Draymond Green had five fouls and the Golden State Warriors had a one-point lead with seconds to go in Game 4, but when the Houston Rockets went to their All-Star center, Green got the big stop.
Heat All-Star hints at changes after embarrassing first-round loss
The Miami Heat suffered a humiliating 55-point loss as the Cleveland Cavaliers swept their first-round series. All-Star Bam Adebayo thinks his team's flameout is going to lead to big changes in the offseason.
Watch: Warriors and Rockets have first-half altercations in Game 4
The Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets have played a highly physical first-round series. Monday night, it spilled over into a series of second-quarter altercations.
Four stars from Monday's NBA playoffs
One playoff game ended almost before it started. Another came down to the wire. Let's look at the standout performance from Monday's playoff action.
Heat play historically bad half in Game 4 vs. Cavaliers
The Miami Heat had to show out to avoid elimination in Game 4 against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Instead, they barely showed up in the first half.
JJ Redick's inexperience shows in Game 4 loss
The Los Angeles Lakers blew a 10-point lead in the 4th quarter in their Game 4 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. It might be due to their players being exhausted.
Four stars from Sunday's NBA playoffs
Here are four stars from the ninth day of the NBA playoffs.
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