One team got swept, two teams took commanding leads and the Clippers evened up their first-round series in a quadruple-header of postseason action. Here are four stars from Sunday's slate of NBA playoff games.
It cost the Suns five players, four first-round picks, five first-round pick swaps and seven second-rounders to assemble their super team. They got only four playoff games out of it.
When the Bucks closed the Pacers' lead to six points in the fourth quarter, Myles Turner took control with a one-man 8-0 run to crush Milwaukee's hopes.
In the last five minutes of Game 4, two former Nets teammates had a scoring duel. James Harden won.
The Milwaukee Bucks was already playing without Damian Lillard and Giannis Antetokounmpo in Game 4. Then they lost Bobby Portis after just a few minutes.
Paul George has finally arrived in the NBA playoffs.
Now, the Knicks will head back to New York with a chance at sending the Sixers home in Game 5.
Mo and Franz Wagner aren’t the first brothers to be NBA teammates, but they delivered a great sibling performance in the playoffs on Saturday.
Here are three players who stood out during Friday's slate of NBA playoff contests.
Leonard and George combined for 16 points on 7-of-18 shooting.
Gafford denied George at the rim early in the fourth quarter as part of a stunning defensive effort from Dallas. Long into the fourth quarter, the Mavericks held George and Kawhi Leonard to single-digit points, and Russell Westbrook to a single point.
Tyrese Haliburton had 16 assists Friday night. At the game's biggest moment, he called his own number.
Khris Middleton made big shot after big shot. His shots in the fourth quarter and overtime were close to giving Milwaukee a series lead.
The Bucks didn’t want Pascal Siakam to torch them again. They weren’t ready for Obi Toppin. Toppin scored 11 points in his four first-quarter minutes of Game 3, making all five of his shots.
Before the season, Anthony Davis said he "couldn't wait" to play Denver again after their trash talk. But having now lost 11 straight to the Nuggets, the Lakers are on the verge of being swept again.
For the third straight game, the Lakers had a double-digit lead over the Nuggets. For the third straight game, the Lakers lost.
Joel Embiid leads the way as we highlight three stars from Thursday's slate of NBA playoff games.
Joel Embiid has had an unusual game face during the postseason. Turns out it was a medical issue.
Down 2-0, Joel Embiid insisted his 76ers were still winning their series against the Knicks. He backed it up in Game 3.
Jalen Suggs averaged 11 points in Orlando’s first two playoff games. On Thursday, he had 11 by halftime.
He led the league in points scored in clutch situations, which the NBA defines as any time the score is within five points in the final five minutes.
Jamal Crawford called SGA a "baaaadd man" after his step back jumper gave the Thunder a 20-point lead in the third quarter. The Thunder's All-Star scored 33 points on 13-for-19 shooting, as the Pelicans had no answer for him.
Shaquille O'Neal predicted Miami would upset the Celtics in Game 2 of the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs on Wednesday. He doubled down at halftime, and Miami rewarded his faith with a shocking 111-101 win in Boston.
After the Celtics lost to Miami in the playoffs, they traded for Kristaps Porzingis to help them deal with Bam Adebayo. He may have lost Game 2 for Boston.
Tyler Herro made six three-pointers, scored 24 points and delivered 14 assists as the Heat stunned the Celtics in Game 2 of their first-round series, 111-101.