6:45 AM ET Tim BontempsESPN LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — After successfully getting 22 teams inside the bubble here at the Walt Disney World Resort and then hosting a high-quality round of seeding games plus a play-in, the NBA now moves onto its third — and most important — phase of the 2020 restart: the
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11:03 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — As the Boston Celtics have rebuilt their team into an Eastern Conference contender the past few years, they have done so around the idea that Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown will be franchise cornerstone players for years to come. Monday night, Tatum and Brown showed
6:09 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Donovan Mitchell scored a career-high 57 points for the Utah Jazz, but it was his 8-second violation with 1:46 remaining in the fourth quarter that helped the Denver Nuggets escape from Game 1 of the first-round playoff series with a 135-125 overtime victory Monday. “It’s
2:00 AM ET Luka Doncic made history in his first playoff game with 42 points, nine assists and seven rebounds to set the NBA record for most points in a postseason debut. But the Dallas Mavericks’ budding star could only sum up his Game 1 performance against the LA Clippers with one word. “Terrible,” Doncic
9:35 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Boston Celtics lost forward Gordon Hayward to a right ankle sprain in the fourth quarter of their 109-101 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. “Sprained ankle,” Celtics coach Brad Stevens said afterward. “Don’t know the severity, but he’s clearly in pain, and it looked like
11:03 PM ET Dallas Mavericks center/power forward Kristaps Porzingis was ejected from an NBA game for the first time during his playoff debut Monday night, prompting a pair of the league’s legends to rip the referees for a quick whistle. Porzingis was automatically ejected after being called for his second technical foul with 9:10 remaining
8:55 PM ET LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — As consequential as the Lakers‘ upcoming playoff series against the Trail Blazers might seem, the stakes can’t compare to the literal life-or-death circumstances L.A.’s LeBron James and Portland’s Carmelo Anthony were in during a Bahamas vacation. James, Anthony, Dwyane Wade and Chris Paul — affectionately known as
10:41 PM ET Echoing sentiments he has had throughout the season, Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid called for more shots after his team’s 109-101 Game 1 loss to the Boston Celtics Monday. Embiid scored 12 points on 5-of-5 shooting in the first quarter after getting a number of early opportunities in the post. But the
8:29 PM ET Atlanta Hawks forward John Collins could have chosen any playoff game to watch along with an ESPN reporter on the first day of the NBA postseason, but he selected the Denver Nuggets–Utah Jazz because of his relationship with Donovan Mitchell. “We went through pre-draft camp together,” Collins explains. “We’re pretty good friends
3:24 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The NBA announced the results of its draft tiebreakers on Monday, setting the order for both the draft lottery on Thursday night as well as the order of picks 15-60 for the NBA draft itself, which is scheduled for Oct. 16. The Sacramento Kings earned