12:00 AM ET The NBA’s conference semifinals are nearly set. The Denver Nuggets outdueled the Utah Jazz in Game 7 of their opening-round series, clinching a matchup with the LA Clippers. The Western Conference-leading Los Angeles Lakers, however, are still waiting for an opponent. Game 7 between the Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder (9
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10:19 PM ET NBA Insiders The Toronto Raptors are once again in a 2-0 hole in the NBA playoffs. Last year, they fell two games behind the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference finals before Kawhi Leonard led them all the way to an NBA title. On Tuesday, they lost 102-99 to the Boston Celtics
5:24 PM ET Eric WoodyardESPN Disappointment has begun to mount among Milwaukee Bucks players inside the NBA bubble and it doesn’t have anything to do with basketball or falling behind 1-0 to the Miami Heat. The Bucks suffered a 115-104 loss to the Heat on Monday, but on the same day in Wisconsin, there was
5:15 PM ET LA Clippers guard Lou Williams said emotions were running high and that the Clippers “didn’t really know our positions” on ending the NBA season when the players discussed the possibility last Wednesday. “We spoke, we had one opinion, and we spoke again, we had a different opinion,” Williams said of the Clippers’
7:09 AM ET NBA Insiders In the 2020 NBA playoffs, is the Eastern Conference going to be the land of surprises? So far, the lower seeds are having their way in the East semifinals, with the third-seeded Boston Celtics taking Game 1 from the No. 2-seed Toronto Raptors with relative ease, and the No. 5-seed
7:12 AM ET Through six volcanic NBA playoff games against the Utah Jazz, Jamal Murray has: Averaged 34 points. Put up 50, 42, then 50 again — the last two in season-saving wins, as the Denver Nuggets look to become the first team since the 2016 Cleveland Cavaliers to rally from a 3-1 deficit. (Do
7:00 AM ET Anthony OlivieriESPN.com HOUSTON ROCKETS GUARD James Harden receives an inbounds pass in the left corner, where the reaction to the mere threat of the NBA’s trendiest shot descends into the absurd. There are 54 seconds left before halftime in Game 3 of a 2019 first-round playoff series between the Rockets and the
1:56 AM ET Before the Oklahoma City Thunder boarded their bus Monday to head to the arena for an elimination Game 6 against the Houston Rockets, they had to pack their bags. Down six with 3:40 left, it looked like the suitcases could be loaded up and the paperwork filed for check out of the
11:32 PM ET Miami Heat All-Star swingman Jimmy Butler scored a career-playoff-high 40 points in Monday’s 115-104 Game 1 win over the Milwaukee Bucks, taking over the game down the stretch just like his teammates and coaches thought he would. Butler repeatedly made big plays on both ends of the floor, much to the delight
9:22 PM ET The Chicago Bulls were granted permission to speak with several assistants for the franchise’s head coaching job and interviews with candidates are well underway, sources told ESPN. No permission was necessary for former Brooklyn Nets coach Kenny Atkinson to interview, but new executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas and general