The San Antonio Spurs punched their ticket to the second round of the NBA playoffs on Tuesday, leading wire to wire in a 114-95 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers.
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Joel Embiid scored 33 points and made eight assists to spark Philadelphia over the Boston Celtics 113-97 on Tuesday, keeping the 76ers from being eliminated in the NBA playoffs.
The Houston Rockets will be without injured star Kevin Durant as they try to fend off elimination in the NBA playoffs against the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points and the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder swept into the second round of the NBA playoffs on Monday with a 131-122 victory at Phoenix.
Los Angeles Lakers guards Marcus Smart and Luke Kennard were fined by the NBA on Monday for criticism of officiating following a playoff loss at Houston, the league announced.
Cooper Flagg, a 19-year-old American forward for the Dallas Mavericks, was voted the 2026 NBA Rookie of the Year, the league announced on Monday.
The Houston Rockets routed the Los Angeles Lakers 115-96 on Sunday to stay alive in the NBA playoffs as San Antonio's Victor Wembanyama made a triumphant return to put the Spurs on the brink of advancing.
San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama made a triumphant return Sunday after clearing the NBA's concussion protocol but said he was "very disappointed" with some aspects of the process.
The San Antonio Spurs, with Victor Wembanyama and De'Aaron Fox leading the way, erased a 19-point deficit to beat the Portland Trail Blazers 114-93 and take a commanding 3-1 lead in their NBA playoff series on Sunday.
Minnesota star Anthony Edwards will be miss several weeks with a left knee bone bruise suffered in the Timberwolves' win over Denver in game four of their NBA playoff series, ESPN reported Sunday.