10:12 PM ET NEW ORLEANS — With the top-seeded Phoenix Suns in some danger with one star hurt and an ascendant Pelicans team giving them problems, future Hall of Famer Chris Paul delivered a signature series performance, including the best shooting game of his career to finish the close out. Riding his favorite play, Paul
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9:40 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN TORONTO — Someday, a team will come back from down 3-0 to win an NBA playoff series. But it won’t be the 2022 Toronto Raptors. After becoming the 14th team to extend a best-of-seven series to Game 6 after falling behind 3-0, the Raptors didn’t have enough to prolong this
3:19 PM ET Jamal CollierESPN CHICAGO — Chicago Bulls guard Lonzo Ball said Thursday he remains “at a standstill” in his recovery from a torn meniscus in his left knee. He will meet with a knee specialist next week to determine the next step in his recovery. Ball had arthroscopic surgery on his knee in
6:20 PM ET Memphis Grizzlies center Steven Adams has entered the league’s health and safety protocols and won’t play in Game 6 on Friday against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Grizzlies rookie forward Ziaire Williams is doubtful with right knee soreness. Adams, 28, had a strong season for the Grizzlies but hasn’t been a big factor in
2:45 PM ET Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat have each been fined $15,000 for what the NBA deemed as “an obscene gesture” made by Butler in the Heat’s 97-94 Game 5 first-round closeout win over the Atlanta Hawks, the league announced Thursday. Late in the second quarter, amid a personal 10-0 run by Heat
2:55 PM ET Jeremy WillisESPN.com After missing the NBA playoffs, the Los Angeles Lakers‘ season has been over for more than two weeks and LeBron James has some free time. After averaging 30.3 points per games this season, the offseason is now for the Lakers and it’s time for a vacation. While it might not
8:00 AM ET Andrew LopezESPN IT IS JUST after midnight when 2-year-old Nazanin Alvarado takes the podium with her dad, New Orleans Pelicans guard Jose Alvarado, following Sunday’s Game 4 win over the Phoenix Suns. Donning a white T-shirt that reads “My heart is on that court” and a pair of high pigtails, she begins
6:57 AM ET Jump ahead: Game of the night | Picks and props | Analytics edge All odds are provided by Caesars Sportsbook. What you need to know for Thursday’s playoff games It’s A Numbers Game: CJ McCollum is important to the Pelicans and capable of scoring in bunches. But the Suns have proven to
3:28 AM ET SAN FRANCISCO — Following a historic season that could lead to a second MVP trophy, Nikola Jokic said he will sign what is expected to be the largest supermax contract extension in NBA history with the Denver Nuggets this offseason. Jokic poured in 30 points, 19 rebounds and 8 assists in Game
12:45 AM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry dribbled through nearly the entire Denver Nuggets team before putting up the perfect tear-drop layup to put the Warriors up with 30 seconds left in the game Wednesday night. As he came down the court, he looked at the audience and clasped his hands under