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Here are three stars from Friday night's NBA action.
Rockets force Game 7 with furious final quarter vs. Warriors
In a tight Game 6 against the Warriors, the youthful Rockets looked like the more experienced team.
LeBron James suffered concerning injury in Lakers' season-ending loss
LeBron James struggled in the fourth quarter of the Los Angeles Lakers' Game 5 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
New Spurs coach could be on the hot seat right away
As the franchise moves away from its rebuild, Johnson won't enjoy the job security of his predecessor.
Clippers' veterans force Game 7 with tough home win over Nuggets
James Harden had a huge first half to help the Los Angeles Clippers hang with the Denver Nuggets in Game 6. He and the Clippers avoided elimination with second-half help from Norman Powell, Kawhi Leonard — and Russell Westbrook.
How Pistons' late comeback was thwarted by even later Knicks comeback in Game 6
Facing elimination, the Detroit Pistons made a furious fourth-quarter comeback. Then the Knicks made a furious comeback of their own to eliminate them.
Three stars from Thursday's NBA playoff games
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.
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