4:21 AM ET DENVER — Paul Millsap scored inside while being fouled, then did something he doesn’t do very often. The calm and often emotionless veteran flexed both of his muscles. After four games of both teams playing virtually even basketball across the board, the Denver Nuggets followed Millsap’s lead and muscled their way past
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2:58 AM ET DENVER — Backed up against elimination following a disappointing Game 5 where the Denver Nuggets led by as many as 31 points, Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard said he’s still waiting on his team to play its best game. “We don’t feel like we’ve played our best basketball yet, and with
1:53 AM ET TORONTO — Brett Brown became a meme, Joel Embiid was mocked by Toronto Raptors fans the way he normally mocks opponents, and the Philadelphia 76ers suffered one of their worst losses in the franchise’s postseason history in a 125-89 defeat Tuesday. They now trail the Raptors 3-2 in the Eastern Conference semifinals.
1:29 AM ET TORONTO — The Claw was out early on Tuesday night, first with his patented grab-away from Ben Simmons on the game’s first possession, followed by a deflection on the next trip down the court that resulted in a Philadelphia 76ers turnover. The Claw grabbed 10 rebounds in the first half alone, and
2:58 AM ET DENVER — A shaken Michael Malone pleaded for something to change after a school shooting that left one student dead took place at a Highlands Ranch public charter school in his suburban Denver community. The Denver Nuggets coach was upset, with his eyes beginning to well up, while talking about the latest
6:17 PM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Royce Young Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Oklahoma City Thunder for ESPN.com The Oklahoma City Thunder announced Tuesday that All-Star Paul George underwent rotator cuff surgery to repair a partially torn tendon in his right shoulder. The expectation is he will miss at least the start of preseason training
76ersRaptors Field Goal % PHI44.4 45.1TOR Three Point % PHI23.1 36.4TOR Turnovers Rebounds PHI22 25TOR Full Team Stats Scotiabank Arena Coverage: TNT Toronto, ON Line: TOR -6.0 Over/Under: 213 Capacity: 19,800 Referees: James Capers, Eric Lewis, Sean Wright TNT 1 2 3 4 T 76ers 26 17 14 57 Raptors 27 37 6 70 Data
3:13 PM ET DENVER — Enes Kanter, a devout Muslim, is fasting from sunrise to sunset each day for the next month in observance of Ramadan. He even sought out an NBA legend for some advice on how to do it while maintaining a high level of play in the playoffs for the Portland Trail
8:18 AM ET “IF YOU’RE GOING to go get it, go get it,” Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry thinks to himself, in what must be one of the NBA’s more revealing internal monologues. “Finish the game off.” When the shot leaves Kawhi Leonard‘s hands, nine players on the floor stand closer to the basket than
8:52 AM ET Twenty-three thoughts on the wildest series of a wild second round: It is easy to dismiss this as the consolation series: Win, and Golden State or Houston tramples you. Yeah, the winner here will be a huge underdog in the Western Conference finals. The Portland Trail Blazers and Denver Nuggets have to