DETROIT (AP) — James Harden scored a playoff-best 30 points and Donovan Mitchell had 21, helping the Cleveland Cavaliers come back from a nine-point deficit late in regulation and beat the Detroit Pistons 117-113 in overtime on Wednesday night, May 13, to take a 3-2 lead in their Eastern...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points, Chet Holmgren made a tiebreaking dunk with 32.8 seconds to play, and the Oklahoma City Thunder swept the Los Angeles Lakers out of the second round of the NBA playoffs with a 115-110 victory in Game 4 on Monday night, May 11. Ajay...
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ajay Mitchell had career playoff highs of 24 points and 10 assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder extended their unbeaten playoff run to the brink of another Western Conference finals with a 131-108 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 3 of the second round on Saturday...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Chet Holmgren and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander each scored 22 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Los Angeles Lakers, 125-107, on Thursday night, May 7, to take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinal series. Ajay Mitchell had 20 points and Jaren McCain added 18...
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Chet Holmgren had 24 points and 12 rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder routed the Los Angeles Lakers, 108-90, on Tuesday night, May 5, in Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Ajay Mitchell each added 18 points for the Thunder....
DETROIT (AP) — Cade Cunningham had 32 points and 12 assists, Tobias Harris added 30 points and the Detroit Pistons beat the Orlando Magic, 116-94, in Game 7 on Sunday, May 3, to win a playoff series for the first time in 18 years. Cunningham averaged 32.4 points for Detroit, which last won a...
HOUSTON (AP) — LeBron James had 28 points and the Los Angeles Lakers eliminated Houston with a 98-78 win in Game 6 of their Western Conference first-round playoff series on Friday night, May 1, by holding the Rockets to a season low in points. The No. 4 seed Lakers move on to meet the top-seeded...
HOUSTON (AP) — The Houston Rockets are brimming with confidence after avoiding elimination twice with consecutive wins to force Game 6 against the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night, May 1, in the first round of the playoffs. “We put ourselves in a bad position, but we can still make history...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 30 points, James Harden added 28 and the Cleveland Cavaliers held on for a 115-105 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Monday night, April 20, for a 2-0 lead in their Eastern Conference first-round series. Evan Mobley had 25 points and eight rebounds for...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Indiana coach Rick Carlisle put it best in summing up his team’s finishing punch in the Eastern Conference semifinals. “The winning team writes the script,” he said. The Pacers’ 114-105 victory over the Cavaliers in Game 5 on Tuesday night, May 13, was similar to the...
MIAMI (AP) — Cleveland moved into Round 2 with the most lopsided series win in NBA playoff history. Donovan Mitchell scored 22 points, De’Andre Hunter added 19 and the Cavaliers led by as many as 60 points before beating the Miami Heat, 138-83, on Monday night, April 28, to sweep their Eastern...
CLEVELAND (AP) — Zach LaVine scored 37 points, including 11 in the decisive fourth quarter, and the Sacramento Kings remained in position for a play-in spot with a 120-113 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday night, April 6. Sacramento Kings guard Zach LaVine (8) shoots over Cleveland...
