Eastern Conference playoffs: Cavs take 3-0 lead over Heat
Here’s what has stood out from the latest playoff games of the Eastern Conference’s first round.
Pistons again to be without Stewart vs. Knicks
Pistons center Isaiah Stewart, who hasn’t played since Game 1 of the first-round series vs. the Knicks because of right knee inflammation, will not return for Game 4.
Minus Butler, Curry, Dubs get tough in pivotal win
Stephen Curry had 36 points, and the Warriors delivered perhaps their gutsiest performance of the season in a 104-93 win to take a 2-1 series lead over the Rockets.
Sapped by stomach bug, Luka struggles in G3 loss
A visibly ill Luka Doncic played through a stomach ailment and was limited to 17 points in a 116-104 Game 3 loss to the Timberwolves.
Celts vent after loss: Refs not controlling play
Through three games of this first-round series, the seventh-seeded Magic have displayed a physical style of basketball that the defending champion Celtics say they believe is over the line.
Trent explodes for 37 with 9 3s to key Bucks’ win
Gary Trent Jr. tied a franchise-record nine 3s to lift the Bucks to a crucial Game 3 win over the Pacers.
Gordon saves Nuggets on buzzer-beating dunk
Aaron Gordon’s putback dunk just beat the final buzzer Saturday, giving the Nuggets a dramatic 101-99 win over the Clippers after Denver squandered a 22-point lead.
Rockets’ Brooks calls Warriors’ Green dirty player
Dillon Brooks defended Amen Thompson, saying his Rockets teammate is not a dirty player, but that Golden State’s Draymond Green is.
Draymond finishes first for NBA’s Hustle Award
Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was named the winner of the NBA’s Hustle Award.
The fishing ad that foreshadowed this incredible resurgence from Kawhi Leonard
On Jan. 4, Leonard returned to the floor, starting a 37-game stretch of dominance that has shown what kind of player he still is — and what his career could have been. The question, as always, is: How long will it last?