6:34 AM ET PORTLAND, Ore. — When the confetti was finally released from the rafters and the final buzzer sounded on Game 3, the Portland Trail Blazers and Denver Nuggets had played 68 minutes of basketball — and they might have played 68 more had Nikola Jokic not missed a fatigued-induced free throw with 5.6
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10:17 AM ET PORTLAND, Ore. — After nearly three and a half exhausting hours, CJ McCollum intercepted a desperation inbounds heave from Paul Millsap near half-court to finally put an end to only the second four-overtime game in NBA playoff history. In a marathon affair that started at 7:46 p.m. local time and ended at
3:58 AM ET PORTLAND, Ore. — Despite aggravating his separated left shoulder during the first overtime period of Friday’s Game 3 against the Nuggets, Trail Blazers center Enes Kanter continued to play through the injury as Portland outlasted Denver 140-137 in quadruple OT, the longest NBA playoff game since 1953. “First overtime, I think I
3:01 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — As the Boston Celtics and Milwaukee Bucks convened at TD Garden for Game 3 of this Eastern Conference semifinal, all eyes were on the stars on both sides. On this night, it was Giannis Antetokounmpo who played like the seasoned vet, repeatedly plowing through Boston’s defense en route
2:27 AM ET Malika AndrewsESPN BOSTON — George Hill has a saying — nay, it is a rallying cry. “It’s, ‘Bench mob, do your job!'” Hill told ESPN. “It’s what we say when it’s time for the starters to sit, and it’s time for the Mob to keep us in the game.” Hill, who has
5:32 PM ET The NBA has fined Ben Simmons $20,000 and assessed the Philadelphia 76ers guard a flagrant foul 1 upon league office review for an elbow to the groin of Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry in the second quarter of the Sixers’ win Thursday night. Lowry said after the game that Simmons had approached
4:35 PM ET HOUSTON — As the Golden State Warriors continue their quest towards becoming the first team since the 1960s Boston Celtics to earn five straight trips to the NBA Finals, they have had a problem at times throughout the season finding a consistent level of urgency. That has not been the case through
4:04 PM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The Chicago Bulls have agreed to a contract extension with coach Jim Boylen, the team announced Friday. After replacing Fred Hoiberg in December, Boylen had agreed to a short contract that would take him through the end of the 2019-20 season, but this new, multiyear deal will replace it, league
4:51 PM ET Ramona Shelburne Close ESPN Senior Writer Senior writer for ESPN.com Spent seven years at the Los Angeles Daily News Adrian Wojnarowski The Los Angeles Lakers are proceeding toward an offer to Ty Lue in the coming days and have no plans to introduce new candidates into their head-coaching search, league sources told
1:46 PM ET Philadelphia 76ers assistant Monty Williams has agreed to become the next Phoenix Suns coach, the Suns announced Friday. The deal is for five years, league sources told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Williams, 47, is the Suns’ seventh coach in an eight-season span. The team fired Igor Kokoskov last month after one season. “Monty