In the 2018-19 NBA season, Rockets forward Danuel House Jr went from an average of more than 25 minutes per game in the regular season to not playing at all in the last four playoff games of Houston’s unsuccessful second round of the Golden State Warriors. In Thursday’s Game 2 …
Read More »NBA Playoffs: Can the Philadelphia 76ers Overcome Their Defects?
The prospect of the Sixers actually saw quite a bit of promise in the first quarter of their Game 2 loss against the Celtics on Wednesday. Joel Embiid dominated from the position, Boston had no answer for him, and an injury to Gordon Hayward was at least some compensation for …
Read More »How and where to look
The Houston Rockets dominated Game 1 of the NBA playoffs in 2020 against the Oklahoma City Thunder. But they are aware that they still need three wins to advance from the first-round series. Just ask the Denver Nuggets, who went from an exciting victory over the Utah Jazz in Game …
Read More »Bucks, Lakers stunned in playoff openers
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) – At first it was Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Bucks, unable to claim what was one of the best defenses in the league. Then came LeBron James and the Lakers, who sounded 3-pointers from the edge to deliver a constant sound in a mostly empty …
Read More »Trail Blazers spoiled LeBron James’ first Lakers playoff game
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – After sinking a deep 3-pointer halfway through the final quarter, Damian Lillard did a bit of dancing and teammate Jusuf Nurkic pointed to his wrist. This was Dame Time, playoff edition. “Every game since we’ve been here has been a playoff game. That prepared us …
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