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NBA playoffs 2020

Brad Stevens

Brad Stevens has high praise for Heat ahead of Eastern Conference Finals

Boston Celtics coach Brad Stevens knows his team has its hands full with the Miami Heat. Ahead of the Eastern Conference Finals, Stevens had high praise for the Heat, comparing them to the peak Golden State Warriors in terms of their off-ball …

Isaiah Thomas in basketball gear

Isaiah Thomas takes shot at Clippers for waiving him

Isaiah Thomas is one player who is revelling in the LA Clippers’ misfortunes. The former All-Star guard went straight to Twitter on Sunday after the Clippers blew another big second-half lead to lose to the Denver Nuggets. “I know for …

Paul George in his Clippers uniform

Paul George reveals Clippers’ mindset after blowing Game 6

The pressure is growing on the Los Angeles Clippers after another blown lead in Game 6, but Paul George is insisting that the mood is good. The Clippers blew a 19-point second half lead, the second straight game they blew a huge lead in a closeout …

James Harden

James Harden: Danuel House situation hurt Rockets in playoff series loss

The Houston Rockets’ season came to an end on Saturday, and James Harden says the Danuel House situation did not help matters. The Rockets won the first game of their Western Conference semifinals series with the Los Angeles Lakers before …

Russell Westbrook point

Video: Rajon Rondo’s brother William ejected after exchange with Russell Westbrook

Rajon Rondo’s brother William was thrown out of Game 5 between the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers on Saturday after an exchange with Russell Westbrook. William Rondo reportedly was trolling Westbrook by waving in the fourth quarter as …

Houston Rockets logo

Report: Rockets players were yelling in locker room after Game 4

The Houston Rockets had some yelling going on in their postgame locker room after a loss to the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 4 on Thursday, according to a report. The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported Saturday that there was “audible …

Jimmy Butler

Jimmy Butler does not think Heat should be considered underdogs

Coming off a gentleman’s sweep of the top seed in the Eastern Conference, Jimmy Butler is feeling plenty confident. This weekend, the Miami Heat star brushed aside the notion that the team should feel like underdogs against the Boston Celtics …

Pascal Siakam

Kyle Lowry shares his advice for Pascal Siakam following rough playoff series

Kyle Lowry shared what his advice would be to Pascal Siakam following the Toronto Raptors’ playoff loss to the Boston Celtics in Game 7 on Friday night. Toronto won the NBA championship last year and got eliminated in the conference semifinals …

Denver Nuggets

Nuggets F says team has reputation for being ‘soft’

Denver Nuggets forward Paul Millsap made quite the admission about his Denver Nuggets team after their comeback win Friday night. The Nuggets battled back from 16 points down to force a Game 6 against the Los Angeles Clippers. Afterward, Millsap …

Marcus Smart

Marcus Smart has great quote about his huge block in Game 7

Marcus Smart offered a great quote about his huge block in the Boston Celtics’ series-clinching win over the Toronto Raptors on Friday night. The Celtics beat the Raptors 92-87 in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series. Boston was …

Nick Nurse with sunglasses on

Brad Stevens gives major credit to Nick Nurse after difficult series

Nick Nurse’s Toronto Raptors may have fallen short in the playoffs against the Boston Celtics, but the Toronto head coach left his counterpart impressed. After his team won Game 7 on Friday night, Celtics head coach Brad Stevens was highly …

Jaylen Brown in his Celtics uniform

Video: Jaylen Brown remains in game after slipping after dunk

Jaylen Brown remained in the game against the Toronto Raptors for Game 7 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series on Friday night even after slipping after a dunk. The Boston Celtics guard was on a fast break after taking a long pass in …

James Harden

Mike D’Antoni hints that James Harden needs to play more aggressively

Down 3-1 to the Los Angeles Lakers, the Houston Rockets need James Harden to be more assertive. Addressing reporters on Friday, Rockets head coach Mike D’Antoni hinted that the All-Star guard would have to play more aggressively, per Salman Ali …

Danuel House

Danuel House sent home from NBA bubble due to violation

Danuel House’s time in the NBA bubble is over. The Houston Rockets forward has been sent home from the Orlando bubble after an NBA investigation found that he had an unauthorized guest in his hotel room. The NBA issued the following statement …

Austin Rivers reveals what Rockets must do to come back against Lakers

The Houston Rockets are facing a 3-1 deficit against the Los Angeles Lakers, and one of their players thinks they know the missing ingredient to winning. Austin Rivers admitted there is no stopping LeBron James and Anthony Davis when they’re …

Danuel House

Report: Rockets ‘blindsided’ by NBA forcing Danuel House to sit

The Rockets have been without a key contributor in their last two games against the Lakers, as Danuel House remains under investigation for an alleged violation at the Orlando bubble. That may be a big reason why Houston suddenly looked flat after …

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