NBA Stats Notebook: Why Al Horford is the Celtics' playoff X Factor
Professional basketball players are in a constant state of datacollection. Al Horford's been logging tricks of his trade for 16years, and it's helped...
NBA award finalists: Jokic, Embiid, Antetokounmpo competing for MVP
NEW YORK(AP) — Nikola Jokic is a finalist to win a third straight NBA MVPaward, with Joel Embiid and Giannis Antetokounmpo the players whocan stop him...
Heat eliminate Bulls 102-91, will face Bucks in Round 1
MIAMI (AP) —Max Strus had another 3-pointer taken away in an elimination game.He and Jimmy Butler made sure it didn’t matter.The playoffsawait.Strus a...
Wolves go big to beat Thunder in play-in game, get 8th seed
MINNEAPOLIS(AP) — Karl-Anthony Towns had 28 points and 11 rebounds to leadMinnesota into the playoffs, as the Timberwolves muscled andhustled their wa...
What to know entering the NBA playoffs, which start Saturday
Here’s ararity: All five teams from one division are going to the NBAplayoffs.And theypulled that off in a year where a division champion almost didn’...
NBA playoff overview: Warriors seek 5th title in 9 years
For theGolden State Warriors, it’s a drive for five, as in fivechampionships in nine years. It’s a similar thought for LeBronJames, as the NBA’s all-t...
Harden scores 23 as 76ers cruise past Nets 121-101 in Game 1
PHILADELPHIA(AP) — James Harden feels more at home in Philly this postseasongo-around than he did a year ago when he was still finding hisfooting afte...
Brown scores 29, Celtics hold off late rally by Hawks 112-99
BOSTON (AP) —After an opener that went from rout to flirting with catastrophe,the Boston Celtics got both a win and an early reminder of howlulls coul...
Brunson, Randle push Knicks past Cavaliers 101-97 in Game 1
CLEVELAND(AP) — Julius Randle joked about being out of shape and Josh Hartwalked into the postgame news conference wearinga T-shirt with a photo oftea...
De'Aaron Fox leads Kings past Warriors 126-123 in playoff return
SACRAMENTO,Calif. (AP) — De’Aaron Fox scored 38 points in his long-awaitedplayoff debut and the Sacramento Kings celebrated their return tothe postsea...