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The Denver Nuggets opened their first-round series by doing what experienced contenders often do best: surviving the shaky beginning, then imposing themselves once the game settled into playoff rhythm. Denver …

Dillon Brooks has never needed much encouragement to turn a playoff matchup personal, and his early read on the Oklahoma City Thunder was delivered in exactly that spirit. With Phoenix …

The Cleveland Cavaliers opened their first-round series the way a home team is supposed to: with enough shot-making, enough composure and, eventually, enough force to turn a competitive afternoon into …

The Orlando Magic made sure there would be no late drama in their final play-in test. Facing Charlotte for the Eastern Conference’s No. 8 seed, Orlando dominated from the opening …

The Phoenix Suns left little doubt in the West’s final play-in game, beating the Golden State Warriors 111-96 on Friday night to claim the No. 8 seed and a first-round …

25 years ago today, on April 18, 2001, A.C. Green walked off the floor in Orlando having done something no NBA player has managed before or since: he had just …

Damon Jones, the former NBA guard and longtime league assistant, is poised to become the first defendant to plead guilty in the federal sports-betting case that emerged from the Department …

Mitchell Robinson has been with the Knicks long enough to remember when hope in New York felt fragile rather than routine. Now, as the longest-tenured player on a team that …

The Los Angeles Lakers appear to be preparing for the most difficult version of their first-round series: one without either Luka Dončić or Austin Reaves. In a report, ESPN’s Dave …