5:55 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN As tough and as physical as the first four games of the series against the New York Knicks have been, the Atlanta Hawks know their work isn’t done. The Hawks jumped out to a 3-1 lead in the first-round series Sunday in front of 16,458 fans with a 113-96 win
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1:53 PM ET Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic is expected to play Sunday against the LA Clippers in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series despite a strained neck, a source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Doncic is officially listed as questionable for the game, but Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said Saturday that he thought Doncic
2:19 AM ET Mike Conley still can’t quite believe the way the basketball stars have aligned. After spending 12 seasons with the Memphis Grizzlies, the veteran Utah Jazz guard is still adjusting to the fact that his new team is facing his old team in an emotional first-round playoff series. But after scoring 27 points,
10:10 PM ET Getting little resistance and confident in deploying his full array of offensive skills, Joel Embiid unleashed a crushing performance Saturday night as he posted a playoff career-high 36 points in just 28 minutes to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 132-103 victory over the Washington Wizards. He made 14-of-18 shots, with a
6:19 PM ET Seven months after suffering a devastating defeat in the 2020 conference semifinals to the Miami Heat as a No. 1 seed, the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday avenged that loss with a 120-103 win, clinching their first-round series over the Heat in a sweep. “It’s a great moment for us, winning 4-0, and
5:06 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Despite the team listing him as questionable with a left knee sprain, Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis says there is “no chance” he sits out Sunday’s Game 4 with L.A. looking to take a commanding 3-1 lead in its first-round series with the Phoenix Suns. “There’s no chance
5:30 PM ET Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic is listed as questionable for Sunday’s Game 4 against the LA Clippers due to a cervical strain. Mavs coach Rick Carlisle said he thinks Doncic will play, “but we’ll see how he feels tomorrow.” After the Mavs’ Game 3 loss Friday night, Doncic said he started experiencing
8:21 PM ET It’s not unusual for Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone to tell it like it is and he put it quite bluntly again after a 115-95 loss in Game 4 to the Portland Trail Blazers. “Our starters were awful,” he said. “I thought we had some guys that were tentative, that looked a
1:39 PM ET ESPN News Services Mark Eaton, the 7-foot-4 shot-blocking king who twice was the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year during his career with the Utah Jazz, has died, the team said Saturday. He was 64. The Jazz said police said Eaton was found lying in the road around 8:30 p.m. Friday night
1:16 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — Every one of the 4,789 fans who entered TD Garden on Friday night came ready to boo Kyrie Irving until their voices were hoarse. But after Boston came away with a stunning 122-115 victory over the Brooklyn Nets in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series, those same