Apr 15, 2019 THE CLOCK HANGS on a silver hook, “Lillard Time” scrawled across in red cursive. A “D” is in place of where the 12 would be. It’s always set to midnight. It’s always Lillard Time. It’s an Adidas promotional item that found a home inside Damian Lillard‘s locker, along with a few other
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8:21 AM ET The No. 7 seeds in each conference enter Tuesday’s Game 2s having stolen home-court advantage — for now. Here are the key adjustments and matchups to watch in Raptors-Magic and Nuggets-Spurs. Raptors-Magic Traditions must be honored. And so it is that sphincters will be a-tightening for Game 2 of a first-round series
11:25 AM ET Nick Friedell Close ESPN Staff Writer Nick Friedell is the Chicago Bulls beat reporter for ESPN Chicago. Friedell is a graduate of the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University and joined ESPNChicago.com for its launch in April 2009. Baxter Holmes Close ESPN Senior Writer Baxter Holmes (@Baxter) is a
1:40 AM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — The Los Angeles Clippers pulled off the biggest comeback in NBA postseason history Monday night when they rallied from a 31-point deficit to win Game 2 135-131 over the Golden State Warriors at Oracle Arena. Previously, the largest comeback in NBA playoff history was when the Lakers rebounded from
3:14 AM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN The Golden State Warriors are fearful that All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins has suffered a torn left quad but won’t be certain until an MRI examination on Tuesday, league sources told ESPN. The best-case scenario could be a strained quad, but there was evidence that Cousins’ noncontact injury, which occurred while
10:58 PM ET PHILADELPHIA — It might have taken a game and a half, but the Philadelphia 76ers finally arrived at their first-round series against the Brooklyn Nets with a historic third quarter in Monday night’s 145-123 win. Leading by just one at the half after dropping Saturday’s Game 1 at home to fall behind
10:02 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Clippers head Doc Rivers lost $2,000 dollars on the San Francisco streets Monday morning only to have a stranger give it back to him. Rivers ended his pregame news conference prior to Game 2 of the Clippers’ Western Conference quarterfinal against the Golden State Warriors by telling the story
7:07 PM ET DENVER — The San Antonio Spurs held Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic to just nine shot attempts and 10 points with timely double teams in Game 1 yet Jokic still became the fourth player ever to record a triple-double in his first playoff game, adding 14 rebounds and 14 assists in Saturday’s
6:23 PM ET Duke freshman Zion Williamson, the consensus player of the year, made it official Monday, declaring his eligibility for the NBA draft. Widely projected as the top overall pick in the June draft, Williamson made his announcement on Instagram, said it had been the “best year” of his life and thanking those who
4:31 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Two days after a Game 1 win over the LA Clippers, Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant is frustrated that he is still fielding questions about a fourth-quarter ejection because of an ongoing verbal back-and-forth with Clippers guard Patrick Beverley. Durant and Beverley were tossed after picking up a