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Playoff games often hinge on possessions, but sometimes they hinge on interpretations. In Game 4 between the Los Angeles Lakers and Houston Rockets, Deandre Ayton’s ejection became exactly that: a …
The Houston Rockets were not ready for their season to end quietly. Facing elimination, still without Kevin Durant, and already buried in a 3-0 series hole, Houston answered with its …
Joel Embiid came back, but the series did not come back with him. In Game 4 in Philadelphia, the Boston Celtics overwhelmed the 76ers 128-96, taking a 3-1 lead in …
Three years ago today, the Miami Heat did not just eliminate the Milwaukee Bucks. They changed what the Play-In Tournament could mean. On April 26, 2023, Miami beat Milwaukee 128-126 …
For years, Nikola Jokić made the conditioning conversation feel foolish. He did not look like the league’s sculpted ideal, but he played 35 minutes of genius, bent defenses with touch …
Fourteen years ago, the Charlotte Bobcats did not simply lose a season finale. They completed one of the bleakest seasons in NBA history. On April 26, 2012, Charlotte fell 104-84 …
Game 4 between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets felt less like a playoff game than a stress test. Minnesota lost Donte DiVincenzo to a torn right Achilles almost immediately, …
The New York Knicks arrived in Atlanta carrying the bruises of two straight heartbreaks. By the time Game 4 ended, they had given the series an entirely different shape. New …
Kevin Durant did not play in Game 3, and for the Houston Rockets, that was damaging enough. But on a night when their season all but slipped away in a …
The Los Angeles Lakers looked beaten, then LeBron James decided they were not. In a wild Game 3 in Houston, the Lakers erased a late six-point deficit, survived overtime and …
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