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 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.
June 4, 2021 Nuggets overcome injuries to reach Western Conference semis With several key injuries, the Denver Nuggets tuned out the skeptics heading into the playoffs.
June 3, 2021 Mavs try to advance, Clippers looking for another road win A first-round rematch between Luka Doncic and Kawhi Leonard has come to this: The first team to win at home takes the series.
June 3, 2021 Celtics fan accused of throwing bottle at Nets' Kyrie Irving arraigned, ordered to stay away from TD Garden The Boston Celtics fan accused of throwing a water bottle at Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving over the weekend was arraigned in a Massachusetts court on Wednesday on a charge of assault and battery with a dangerous weapon and was ordered by a judge to stay away from TD Garden.