June 12, 2021 Embiid, 76ers beat Hawks 127-111 to take 2-1 lead in series Joel Embiid kept taking falls. He also kept rising to his feet.
June 12, 2021 Suns spoil Nikola Jokic's MVP party, beat Nuggets 116-102 Deandre Ayton scrutinized the box score and couldn't believe his eyes as he read Nikola Jokic's stat line: 32 points, 20 rebounds, 10 assists.
June 11, 2021 Kevin Durant's 'personal bodyguard' ran on the court to break up fight with Bucks' P.J. Tucker: report Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant has more than just his team watching his back on the court.
June 11, 2021 Bucks blow big lead, then rally to edge Nets 86-83 in Game 3 Jrue Holiday figured the Brooklyn Nets expected him to call a timeout as soon as he got the ball with his team trailing by one in the final minute.
June 11, 2021 Mitchell has 37, Jazz beat Clippers 117-111 for 2-0 lead Donovan Mitchell's scoring sent the Utah Jazz into the lead and their defense closed the door.
June 10, 2021 Hawks, Nuggets hope home court provides edge in semifinals John Collins already has seen what playoff success has done to raise the hometown excitement for the Atlanta Hawks.
June 10, 2021 Chris Paul has another big night, Suns rout Nuggets 123-98 Chris Paul is a 36-year-old man who can still put together an NBA point guard's version of a virtuoso performance: Fifteen assists, no turnovers and it led to another blowout playoff victory for his rolling Phoenix Suns.
June 9, 2021 Bucks face character test after getting embarrassed by Nets No second-round matchup had more advance billing than the Brooklyn Nets-Milwaukee Bucks series that featured the NBA’s two highest-scoring offenses.
June 9, 2021 Hawks remain confident vs 76ers despite Embiid's dominance The Hawks return to Atlanta beaming with confidence in their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Philadelphia 76ers despite their inability to slow down, much less stop, Joel Embiid.
June 9, 2021 Shake Milton saves Sixers as Philly evens series with Hawks Joel Embiid bounded on the court and pointed at Shake Milton following an electrifying stretch that might have saved Philadelphia's season and yelled, “I told you be ready!”