Nba Playoff

NBA: Bucks stifle Trae Young, trounce Hawks 125-91 to tie East finals at 1-1

The Bucks never trailed, scored 20 straight points late in the second quarter and led by at least 30 throughout the second half.

NBA: Deandre Ayton soars for last second alley-oop, Suns beat Clippers to take 2-0 lead

The Suns were down one with 0.9 seconds left when Crowder lofted a high pass on an out-of-bounds play on the baseline. A soaring Ayton came down the lane and stuffed it through the net over LA's Ivica Zubac as the crowd roared in disbelief at Phoenix Suns Arena.

NBA: Hawks head to Eastern Conference finals after Game 7 win over 76ers

Young made a late 3-pointer and scored 21 points to help Atlanta win for the third time in the series in Philadelphia, a 103-96 victory over the top-seeded 76ers on Sunday night in Game 7.

NBA: Clippers beat Jazz to reach their maiden conference final; 76ers force Game 7 against Hawks

It is the second straight series Los Angeles has dropped the first two games and come back to advance. The fourth-seeded Clippers will face second-seeded Phoenix in the Western Conference finals.

NBA: Milwaukee Bucks bounce back to beat Brooklyn Nets 104-89 and force Game 7

Middleton set a career playoff high with 38 points, Giannis Antetokounmpo added 30 and the Milwaukee Bucks never trailed in a 104-89 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Thursday night to force a decisive seventh game.

NBA: LeBron James, Anthony Davis remain 'pillars' of Lakers despite first round playoff exit

Suns series defeat marked the first time in 15 playoff appearances that James - a four-time NBA champion - was eliminated in the first round.

NBA: Suns eliminate defending champions Lakers, advance to second round; Nuggets beat Trail Blazers

Jae Crowder scored 18 points for the second-seeded Suns, who won three consecutive games to send LeBron James to a first-round series loss for the first time in his 18-year NBA career.

NBA: Suns beat Lakers to tie series; Nets rout Celtics, Boston fan arrested for throwing bottle

Before a last-minute surge, Los Angeles struggled in the absence of starters Davis and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, who injured his knee in Game 3.

NBA: Jayson Tatum scores 50 points, Celtics cut deficit on Nets; Clippers get back series against Mavs

After scoring 50 points in Boston's play-in tournament victory, Tatum struggled in the two games in Brooklyn but steadied the Celtics in Game 3

Firstpost Explains: LeBron hates it, Doncic doesn’t understand it, but NBA’s play-in concept might stay

LeBron James wants whoever thought of the NBA’s play-in tournament to be sacked. Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban and superstar Luka Doncic are no fans of the addition either. So what is the NBA's play-in tournament? Firstpost explains.