ESPN News Services Apr 23, 2024, 01:21 AM ET Open Extended Reactions DENVER — Jamal Murray sank a 15-foot step-back jumper at the buzzer and the Denver Nuggets wiped out a 20-point second-half deficit to stun the Los Angeles Lakers 101-99 Monday night and take a 2-0 lead in their Western Conference playoff series. Murray’s
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Kendra Andrews, ESPNApr 22, 2024, 08:22 PM ET CLEVELAND — Orlando Magic guard Jalen Suggs is questionable to return to Monday night’s Game 2 at Cleveland after being helped off the court with what the team called a left knee strain. Suggs was injured with 4:02 remaining in the first quarter, when his left knee
NBA Insiders Apr 22, 2024, 10:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA playoffs tipped off this weekend, as the Denver Nuggets look to become the NBA’s first repeat champions since the 2017 and 2018 Golden State Warriors. They picked up right where they left off in the Western Conference a season ago, winning their
Andrew Lopez, ESPNApr 22, 2024, 02:18 AM ET Open Extended Reactions OKLAHOMA CITY — Entering the playoffs, the Oklahoma City Thunder were the youngest team in NBA history to secure a No. 1 seed since seeding began in 1984. After missing the playoffs the past three seasons and working on a rebuild, the Thunder’s reward
Tim Bontemps, ESPNApr 21, 2024, 07:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA unveiled the three finalists for each of its seven major individual awards for the 2023-24 regular season Sunday night, a list that was headlined by two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic being named a finalist for the award for a fourth straight season
Tim Bontemps, ESPNApr 20, 2024, 10:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW YORK — After a second brief injury scare involving superstar center Joel Embiid in just over a week, Philadelphia 76ers coach Nick Nurse said after Saturday night’s 111-104 loss to the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden in Game 1 of their
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterApr 21, 2024, 01:33 AM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions DENVER — As much as the story of the Los Angeles Lakers‘ season
Kendra Andrews, ESPNApr 20, 2024, 06:34 PM ET Open Extended Reactions CLEVELAND — Cavaliers star guard Donovan Mitchell got just two or three hours of sleep the night before Saturday’s 97-83 Game 1 win over the Orlando Magic. He knew he needed his rest — especially with a 1 p.m. ET tipoff — but he
NBA Insiders Apr 20, 2024, 09:26 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA playoffs are here. Let’s take a closer look at the 16 teams that still have a chance to win the 2024 title. In the Eastern Conference bracket, the Boston Celtics ran away with the top overall seed, but that didn’t mean this
ESPN News Services Apr 20, 2024, 12:47 AM ET Open Extended Reactions NEW ORLEANS — Brandon Ingram scored 24 points, Jonas Valanciunas added 19 points and 12 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans booked a spot in the NBA playoffs with a 105-98 victory over the Sacramento Kings in a play-in tournament elimination game Friday
Andrew Lopez Jamal Collier Apr 19, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions The NBA play-in tournament has already taken its toll on the Chicago Bulls, Miami Heat and New Orleans Pelicans, all of whom suffered significant injuries earlier this week. The Heat will be without star Jimmy Butler, who led them to the NBA
Dave McMenamin, ESPN Staff WriterApr 18, 2024, 06:18 PM ET Close Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Open Extended Reactions EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — While history shows that the Denver Nuggets swept the
Kendra Andrews, ESPNApr 18, 2024, 08:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions SAN FRANCISCO — For the past several years, the Golden State Warriors have consistently been asked how much longer they can keep their dynasty together. Their title in 2022 bought them a year. But, following last season’s second-round exit and Draymond Green‘s free agency,
Dave McMenamin Close Dave McMenamin ESPN Staff Writer Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Kevin Pelton Close Kevin Pelton ESPN Senior Writer Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana
Apr 18, 2024, 09:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Miami Heat star Jimmy Butler is expected to be sidelined several weeks with a right MCL injury suffered in Wednesday’s play-in tournament loss to the Philadelphia 76ers, sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Butler was hurt on the final play of the first quarter in Philadelphia. He
ESPN News Services Apr 18, 2024, 12:31 AM ET Open Extended Reactions CHICAGO — Coby White scored a career-high 42 points, and the Chicago Bulls advanced in the play-in tournament, knocking out the Atlanta Hawks with a 131-116 victory Wednesday night. White, whose previous high was 37, went hard at the rim throughout the game
ESPN Insiders Apr 17, 2024, 08:00 AM ET Open Extended Reactions After the Western Conference took center stage on Tuesday night, it’s the Eastern Conference’s turn in the 2024 NBA play-in tournament. A year after emerging from the play-in to reach the NBA Finals, Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat are back, with Joel Embiid
ESPN News Services Apr 17, 2024, 12:44 AM ET Open Extended Reactions SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Keegan Murray scored 32 points, De’Aaron Fox added 24 and the Sacramento Kings stayed alive in the play-in tournament, eliminating the Golden State Warriors with a 118-94 victory on Tuesday night. Sacramento advanced to play at New Orleans on Friday