June 6, 2021 Home sweet home: Clippers beat Mavs 126-111 to win series Kawhi Leonard scored 28 points, Marcus Morris added 23 and the Los Angeles Clippers finally won at home, finishing off the Dallas Mavericks 126-111 on Sunday in Game 7 of the first-round playoff series.
June 6, 2021 James Harden to miss Game 2 vs Bucks with hamstring tightness James Harden will miss Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Monday night because of right hamstring tightness.
June 6, 2021 Close games between Suns-Nuggets foreshadow playoff drama The NBA playoffs are just a few weeks old but excuse the Phoenix Suns and Denver Nuggets for feeling like several months have passed in terms of drama.
June 6, 2021 Young scores 35, Hawks top Embiid, Sixers 128-124 in Game 1 Trae Young put an early smackdown on Philly and again rose to the occasion in the playoffs for a Hawks team that wasted no time grabbing control of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
June 6, 2021 Embiid plays in Game 1 for 76ers with injured right knee Joel Embiid was in the starting lineup Sunday even with a cartilage tear in his right knee for Game 1 of the Philadelphia 76ers' Eastern Conference playoff series.
June 6, 2021 Durant, Irving carry Nets in opener after Harden hurt Kevin Durant knew something was wrong when the Brooklyn Nets were trying to run a play and James Harden wasn't in the right spot.
June 5, 2021 Clippers beat Mavs 104-97, force Game 7 in another road win Kawhi Leonard and the Los Angeles Clippers made it an NBA-record six straight victories for the road team in a playoff series
June 5, 2021 NETS VS. BUCKS SERIES PREVIEW: HOW TO BET ON BROOKLYN VS. MILWAUKEE Between the injury to Anthony Davis that derailed the Lakers’ playoff hopes and the meniscus tear to Joel Embiid’s knee that has 76ers fans frowning, it feels like we could have the de facto NBA Finals starting Saturday when the Milwaukee Bucks play Game 1 against the Brooklyn Nets.
June 4, 2021 Devin Booker leads Suns in Game 6 victory over Lakers, eliminating defending NBA champions The Phoenix Suns bested the Los Angeles Lakers, 113-100, in Game 6 of their first-round playoff series Thursday night, eliminating the defending NBA champions and securing their first playoff win since 2010.
June 4, 2021 Nuggets eliminate Trail Blazers in Game 6 with 126-115 win The Denver Nuggets were undaunted, even when down 14 points in the third quarter and facing an antagonistic Portland crowd.
