3:40 AM ET Kendra AndrewsESPN SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Warriors have a long-standing history of small-ball lineups. During the first championship run of their dynastic era, their small lineup was so lethal it was dubbed the “death lineup.” It has gone through a few different renditions since then, but as the Warriors embark
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8:00 AM ET What lies ahead in the NBA postseason? The Brooklyn Nets and Minnesota Timberwolves are advancing as seven seeds, while the Atlanta Hawks and New Orleans Pelicans captured eight seeds on the final night of the NBA play-in tournament. Every first-round series is set: Miami Heat vs. Hawks, Boston Celtics vs. Nets, Milwaukee
12:44 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — In the days leading up to the start of the first-round series between the 76ers and Toronto Raptors, the focus was on how effective James Harden would be against Toronto’s long, switching defense. In Game 1 on Saturday night, however, it was another 76ers guard who stole the
8:28 PM ET MEMPHIS — Anthony Edwards dazzled in his postseason debut and Karl-Anthony Towns turned in an impressive bounce-back game as the Minnesota Timberwolves upset the Memphis Grizzlies 130-117 in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series on Saturday. “We did a fabulous job of playing our game, Timberwolves basketball,” Towns said. “This was
8:50 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN PHILADELPHIA — Toronto Raptors rookie forward Scottie Barnes left Game 1 of Toronto’s first-round playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers here at Wells Fargo Center because of a left ankle sprain Saturday night. Barnes, who had 15 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists in 31 minutes in his first career
11:11 PM ET SAN FRANCISCO — DeMarcus Cousins‘ first playoff game against his old team, the Golden State Warriors, came to an abrupt end when he was ejected in the fourth quarter Saturday night. Cousins, the Denver Nuggets‘ backup center, left Game 1 with 10:28 left after being whistled for two consecutive technical fouls. Cousins
6:28 PM ET Australian guard Dyson Daniels will enter the 2022 NBA draft, he told ESPN Saturday. “I’m all in for the draft,” Daniels said. “I feel more than ready for this next step in my career and I’m excited for this process to begin.” Daniels, the No. 10 prospect in the ESPN 100, is
4:00 PM ET The 2022 NBA playoffs have finally arrived! After an unprecedented regular season, featuring some of the closes races in recent memory, Saturday marks the beginning of what each of these 16 teams hope will be a two-month march to the NBA championship. In the Western Conference, Donovan Mitchell and the No. 5
12:09 PM ET Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo has cleared the NBA’s health and safety protocols, the team announced Saturday, and is expected to be available for Game 1 vs. the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday. Adebayo missed the Heat’s regular-season finale against the Orlando Magic last Sunday after entering the protocol. Adebayo is averaging a
11:35 AM ET After running and shooting without back pain for over a week, Brooklyn Nets star Ben Simmons is expected to take the next step on the floor in the coming week and begin practicing against teammates on the court, sources told ESPN on Saturday. His continued progress is fostering hope that Simmons could