1:05 AM ET PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns have some flaws and perhaps they still haven’t truly been tested but do they have a hellacious 1-2 punch. Devin Booker and Kevin Durant hit the wounded LA Clippers with an unrelenting barrage of impact plays over the last 10 days, culminating with a narrow and thrilling
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11:55 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN DENVER — It wasn’t the prettiest of victories, but that doesn’t matter in the playoffs. All that matters is the top-seeded Denver Nuggets got the win on Tuesday night to advance to the Western Conference semifinals. After a lackluster first-quarter performance that saw them trail by as many as 15
10:35 PM ET ESPN News Services BOSTON — Trae Young had 38 points and drained a long go-ahead 3-pointer from beyond the top of the key with 2.8 seconds left to help the Atlanta Hawks cap a late comeback and beat the Boston Celtics 119-117 Tuesday night. The victory trims Boston’s lead in the first-round
3:43 AM ET PHOENIX — An emotional Ty Lue opened his news conference after the LA Clippers‘ final loss of the season by thanking the fans, coaching staff, players, ownership, management and organization as a whole for the support they have given him the last three seasons. After the Phoenix Suns eliminated the Clippers with
2:09 AM ET BOSTON — It was a scene Trae Young had rehearsed in his mind as a kid. Less than 10 seconds remaining. A must-win game. His team on the road, down one point. Basketball in his hands. Make a play. As TD Garden’s fourth-quarter game clock ticked down in Tuesday’s Game 5 against
7:31 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero was named the overwhelming winner of the NBA’s Rookie of the Year award on Tuesday. Banchero dominated the voting, claiming 98 of 100 first-place votes and 494 out of a possible 500 points. He was followed in the voting by Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen
5:28 PM ET Sacramento Kings star guard De’Aaron Fox says he is planning to play Game 5 against the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday despite a fractured index finger on his shooting hand. Fox participated in a non-contact practice on Tuesday and told reporters afterward there’s “no ifs, ands or buts. I’m playing.” Fox suffered
3:23 PM ET PHOENIX — Hours before the LA Clippers tried to keep their season alive without their two franchise stars in Game 5, Paul George said it’s been “super frustrating” to see another Clippers season marred by injuries. Speaking to reporters for the first time since spraining his right knee on March 21, George
12:37 PM ET BOSTON — Atlanta Hawks guard Dejounte Murray said “a lot” led to him making contact with and shouting at referee Gediminas Petraitis following his team’s Game 4 loss to the Boston Celtics in their Eastern Conference first-round series. The incident led to a one-game suspension for Murray as the Hawks face elimination
1:47 AM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — LeBron James made the tying layup with 0.8 seconds left in regulation before scoring four of his 22 points in overtime, and the Los Angeles Lakers surged to a 3-1 lead in their first-round playoff series with a 117-111 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday