12:05 AM ET TORONTO — Raptors guard Kyle Lowry injured the ring finger on his right hand Tuesday night in Toronto’s 115-96 series-clinching win over the Orlando Magic in Game 5 of their first-round matchup. Lowry jammed the finger while deflecting a ball in the second quarter. During the subsequent timeout, the Raptors’ medical staff
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Denver finally plays its best game and displays its full potential with a 108-90 rout of the Spurs. The Nuggets are starting to look like the No. 2 seed and are gaining loads of confidence. Meanwhile, San Antonio looked helpless at times and completely frustrated, falling behind by as much as 30. Seven Nuggets scored
11:05 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — The 76ers are moving on to a second-round matchup with the Toronto Raptors after defeating the Brooklyn Nets 122-100 on Tuesday night to win their first-round series 4-1. After dropping Game 1 at home, Philadelphia reeled off four straight wins. With 122 points in Game 5, the Sixers became the
1:33 AM ET PHILADELPHIA — The 76ers are headed to the second round of the playoffs, and Brooklyn Nets coach Kenny Atkinson doesn’t see their run stopping anytime soon. “They’re going for big things, and I think they can compete for a championship, quite honestly,” Atkinson said after Philadelphia beat the Nets 122-100 on Tuesday
9:42 PM ET The woman accusing Luke Walton of a 2014 sexual assault said Tuesday that she was terrified the NBA coach was going to rape her and that the reason it took her so long to publicize the allegations was because she was scared. Kelli Tennant — a former host on Spectrum SportsNet LA,
7:34 PM ET ESPN News Services ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Michigan says guard Jordan Poole is staying in the NBA draft. The school announced earlier this month that Poole, Charles Matthews and Iggy Brazdeikis were declaring for the draft, though they had the option of coming back to the Wolverines. Since then, Matthews has announced
6:49 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — The Golden State Warriors understand they have to win one more game over the LA Clippers to advance into the Western Conference semifinals, but the group also knows that a showdown with the Houston Rockets awaits if and when they do. “They’re a great team,” Warriors swingman Klay Thompson
9:15 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Golden State Warriors center Andrew Bogut doesn’t know exactly what his future will hold after this postseason, but he expects he’ll go back to Australia and play in the National Basketball League again. And if an opportunity arises leading up to next year’s NBA playoffs for the 7-footer to
5:54 PM ET Jason Kidd interviewed for the Los Angeles Lakers‘ head-coaching vacancy Monday, multiple sources told ESPN. Kidd becomes the third candidate to meet with the Lakers, following Philadelphia 76ers assistant coach Monty Williams and former Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue, who both interviewed last week. Miami Heat assistant coach Juwan Howard is
3:47 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The Phoenix Suns have received permission to meet with Philadelphia 76ers assistant Monty Williams to discuss the franchise’s coaching opening, league sources told ESPN. A Sixers official told ESPN the request came on Tuesday and the organization granted it. The Suns plan to compete with the Los Angeles Lakers in