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Knicks Notes: Game 2 Collapse, Towns, Alvarado, Robinson, Brunson, Brown, Anunoby Karl-Anthony Towns was the Knicks’ second-leading scorer in Game 2 of their first-round series against Atlanta. Towns finished with 18 points but he was essentially a non-factor during the fourth quarter of their 107-106 loss, Zach Braziller of the New York Post notes. Towns attempted just two points during those 12 minutes as the Knicks […]

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Kevin Durant Cleared To Play Game 2 Kevin Durant will play in Game 2 of the Rockets’ series against the Lakers tonight, ESPN’s Shams Charania reports. Houston’s star forward missed Game 1 due to a knee tendon bruise. Durant suffered the injury in practice last week. Coach Ime Udoka said during his pregame press conference that Durant wouldn’t be on a minutes restriction […]

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Wembanyama Enters Concussion Protocol After Banging Chin In Game 2 Spurs star center Victor Wembanyama was ruled out for the remainder of Game 2 of his team’s game against the Trail Blazers after he entered concussion protocol. The team made the announcement during the second quarter, ESPN’s Shams Charania tweets. Wembanyama was injured when he stumbled while driving toward the basket and hit his chin […]

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Magic Notes: Game 1 Upset, Wagner, Banchero, Expectations, Suggs, Bane The Magic’s 112-101 upset victory in Game 1 of their first-round series against the Pistons may have surprised some people but not themselves. “I think everybody knows we have a really talented team,” forward Franz Wagner said. “Obviously, we didn’t have the regular season that we wanted, but that’s how it goes sometimes. I think […]

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Hoops Rumors Live Chat: 4/20/2026 Hoops Rumors is hosting a live chat today at 3:00 pm Central time (4:00 pm Eastern). Click here to submit your questions about the playoffs, free agency, extension candidates, trade rumors, other offseason moves, the salary cap, CBA rules, or any other NBA-related topic. Then join us at 3 pm CT to chat!

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Pistons Notes: Game 1 Loss, Offense, Cunningham, Duren, Confidence The Pistons were the only high seed and home team to lose Game 1 of their first-round series. They were blindsided by No. 8 seed Orlando, 112-101, on Sunday after having a week off. Coach J.B. Bickerstaff felt that played a role in the loss, as the Pistons trailed by 13 five minutes into the […]

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Nets Coach Jordi Fernandez And Staff Receive Extensions The Nets have signed head coach Jordi Fernandez and the entire coaching staff to multi-year contract extensions, ESPN’s Shams Charania tweets. Fernandez was hired as Brooklyn’s head coach prior to the 2024/25 season after assistant coaching stints with the Cavaliers, Nuggets and Kings. He posted a 26-56 in his first season with the Nets and […]

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Bulls Get Permission To Interview Five Front Office Candidates The Bulls have received permission to interview several candidates in their search for a new head of basketball operations, according to Shams Charania of ESPN. Charania reports that Timberwolves general manager Matt Lloyd, Pistons senior vice president of basketball operations Dennis Lindsey, Hawks senior VP of basketball operations Bryson Graham, Cavaliers general manager Mike Gansey […]

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Trail Blazers Left Two-Way Players At Home For Trip To San Antonio Tom Dundon’s penny-pinching reputation since taking over as owner of the Trail Blazers continues to grow. Sean Highkin of Rose Garden Report states in a subscriber-only story that Portland didn’t bring two-way players Caleb Love, Chris Youngblood and Jayson Kent to San Antonio for the first two games of its first-round playoff series. Players on […]

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Kerr’s Decision Could Lead To Major Changes For Warriors The Warriors could be embarking on an “organizational reset” if head coach Steve Kerr decides not to return, several team sources tell Ramona Shelburne and Anthony Slater of ESPN. That could involve significant changes to the roster and coaching staff as the team tries to find a new direction following a 37-45 season and an […]

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Spurs Notes: Wembanyama, Vassell, Defense, Kornet One game into the NBA playoffs, Victor Wembanyama is already setting records. The Spurs star poured in 35 points in Sunday’s 111-98 win over Portland, eclipsing Tim Duncan’s mark for the highest-scoring postseason debut in franchise history, according to Michael C. Wright of ESPN. It’s also the most points ever for anyone in his first […]

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Northwest Notes: Williams, Edwards, Gilgeous-Alexander, Defense On Jokic One of the major questions surrounding the Thunder‘s attempt to repeat as champions revolves around Jalen Williams and whether he can fully be himself after missing so much time with injuries this season. In Game 1’s win over the Suns, he looked like he had returned to form, Rylan Stiles writes for Sports Illustrated. Stiles […]

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Lakers Notes: Kennard, James, Bronny, Game 1 Luke Kennard was brought to the Lakers to be a shooting specialist, but in Game 1 of LA’s series against the Rockets, with Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves sidelined, he stepped up as the hero of the game, Benjamin Royer writes for the OC Register. Kennard scored 27 points, the most he’s ever scored in […]

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Knicks Notes: Anunoby, Towns, Robinson, Hart OG Anunoby (left ankle sprain) is probable for the Knicks‘ Game 2 against the Hawks on Monday, New York Post’s Stefan Bondy reports (via Twitter). Bondy writes that, according to coach Mike Brown, the two-way wing went through practice today. Anunoby left Game One in the second half due to aggravating the preexisting ankle injury, […]

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NBA Announces Finalists For 2025/26 End-Of-Year Awards The NBA has announced the finalists for their end-of-season awards today, including Most Valuable Player, Rookie of the Year, Coach of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Sixth Man of the Year, Most Improved Player, and Clutch Player of the Year. The MVP, Rookie of the Year, and Coach of the Year finalists were […]

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Spurs Notes: Vassell, Fox, Wembanyama, Johnson, Popovich Devin Vassell‘s success with the Spurs has come in large part because of his willingness to change the role he saw himself filling from the team’s secondary star to one of its crucial role players, James Herbert writes for CBS Sports. Vassell has been asked to fill different needs for the team since being drafted […]

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Southwest Notes: Durant, Rockets, Harper, Grizzlies, Pelicans The Rockets were playing without Kevin Durant, who’s dealing with a right knee contusion, in Saturday’s game Game 1 loss at the Lakers. “Several people” who watched the 37-year-old forward work out a couple hours before Saturday’s game said Durant wasn’t moving well and appeared to be in a fair amount of pain, according to […]

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Houston’s Kingston Flemings Declares For NBA Draft Projected lottery pick Kingston Flemings announced Sunday that he’s declaring for the 2026 NBA draft, per Joseph Duarte of The Houston Chronicle (Twitter video link). More to come…

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Raptors Notes: Inexperience, Adjustments, Ingram, CMB The Raptors‘ “limitations and inexperience” were significant factors in Saturday’s Game 1 loss in Cleveland, per Eric Koreen of The Athletic. Toronto had the fifth-best defensive rating in the NBA during the regular season largely because the team was so good at forcing turnovers. Those takeaways led to fast-break opportunities, with the Raptors leading the […]

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Nuggets/Wolves Notes: Jokic, Gobert, Murray, Edwards, Braun The fact that Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets weren’t at their best on Saturday yet still managed to pull out a series-opening victory should scare both the Timberwolves and the rest of the NBA’s playoff field, writes Marcus Thompson II of The Athletic. While Jokic finished with 25 points (on 12-of-19 shooting), 13 rebounds and […]

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2026 NBA Awards Finalists To Be Announced Sunday Evening The finalists for seven major regular season awards will be revealed on Sunday evening, the NBA announced (via Twitter). More to come…

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Hornets Notes: Lee, Physicality, LaMelo, Knueppel, Offseason There were several positive developments for the Hornets in 2025/26, who improved from 19 to 44 wins and had the best net rating in the NBA from the start of January through the end of the regular season. Still, as Roderick Boone of The Charlotte Observer writes, the team extended its playoff drought to a […]

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Trail Blazers Notes: Splitter, Head Coach, Avdija, Scoot Tiago Splitter has done an admirable job as the Trail Blazers‘ interim head coach, guiding the team to its first playoff appearance in five years while overseeing the development of several key young players, writes Joe Freeman of The Oregonian (subscriber link). However, there has been a lot of speculation about Splitter’s future with Portland, […]

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Suns Notes: Green, Booker, Williams, Allen, Fleming, Brooks Injuries prevented Jalen Green from contributing to the Suns for most of the season, but he made up for it with 36 points and eight three-pointers in Friday’s play-in victory over Golden State, writes Doug Haller of The Athletic. It was a satisfying performance for Green, who was limited to 32 regular season games, mostly […]

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Celtics Notes: Tatum, Brown, Walsh, Vucevic, Garza Jayson Tatum is grateful for his 16 regular season games, but the chance to compete for a title is the real reason he worked so hard to come back from a torn Achilles tendon, writes Jay King of The Athletic. The Celtics star will see his first playoff action on Sunday since suffering the injury […]

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Kristaps Porzingis Unsure About Returning To Warriors Kristaps Porzingis is uncertain of his next step as he heads toward unrestricted free agency after the Warriors‘ season ended Friday with a play-in loss at Phoenix, writes Melissa Rohlin of The California Post. The health problems that have followed Porzingis through most of his career continued after he was traded to Golden State in […]

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Braylon Mullins To Play Another Season At UConn Braylon Mullins, who was considered a potential lottery pick in this year’s draft, has decided to return to Connecticut for his sophomore season, according to Jeff Goodman of The Field of 68 (Twitter link). The 20-year-old guard produced a legendary March Madness moment last month when he drilled a long three-pointer in the final second […]

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Knee Injury To Sideline Kevin Durant For Game 1 Rockets star Kevin Durant will miss Saturday night’s series opener against the Lakers due to a right knee contusion, according to Dave McMenamin of ESPN (Twitter link). “Hopefully it’s a one-game thing,” coach Ime Udoka told reporters. More to come …

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Sixers Notes: George, Celtics Matchup, Maxey, Embiid The Sixers and Celtics played four times during the regular season, but those meetings don’t offer much insight into the current version of both teams, writes Gina Mizell of The Philadelphia Inquirer. Three of those games were early in the season and the final one took place March 1, shortly before Jayson Tatum returned from […]

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Cavaliers Notes: Mitchell, Harden, Expectations, Game 1 Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell has never advanced past the second round of the playoffs. His backcourt teammate James Harden has made the playoffs in all 17 of his NBA seasons but has only made one Finals appearance, losing to Miami in 2012. Mitchell says both players are determined to do everything they can to win […]

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