April 30, 2019 Jokic's 37 points leads Nuggets past Portland 121-113 The Denver Nuggets avoided both an emotional letdown and another Damian Lillard masterpiece.
April 30, 2019 Butler scores 30 as 76ers beat Raptors 94-89 to even series Jimmy Butler's big game helped Philadelphia snap a lengthy losing streak in Toronto and, more importantly, brought the 76ers level in their Eastern Conference semifinal series.
April 29, 2019 Houston Rockets' James Harden gets whistled on social media for ‘grandma quilt’ pregame outfit Houston Rockets guard James Harden’s loss to the Golden State Warriors during Sunday night’s Game 1 Western Conference semifinal may have begun off the court, when the player showed up wearing an outfit social media users likened to a “grandma quilt.”
April 28, 2019 Jokic, Nuggets hold off Spurs 90-86 in Game 7 to advance Nikola Jokic had another triple-double, Jamal Murray hit a clutch floater with 36.8 seconds remaining and the Nuggets held off the Spurs 90-86 in Game 7 on Saturday night to advance in the postseason for the first time in a decade.
April 24, 2019 Lillard has 50 and Blazers oust Thunder in 5 games After Damian Lillard hit his walk-off 3-pointer to send the Trail Blazers along in the playoffs, he waved goodbye to the Thunder bench.
April 24, 2019 Jokic, Murray lead Nuggets' 108-90 romp of Spurs After a sputtering start to their postseason, the Denver Nuggets are starting to look like the team that ended a six-year playoff drought in such dramatic fashion.
April 24, 2019 Leonard has 27 as Raptors rout Magic 115-96, clinch series The Toronto Raptors turned in another dominant defensive effort, extending their playoff winning streak to a team-record four and clinching a berth in the second round.
April 23, 2019 Simmons, Embiid usher 76ers past Nets and into 2nd round Ben Simmons thumped his chest after a big dunk, Joel Embiid pointed toward an overmatched defender on a slam of his own, and the Philadelphia 76ers flexed their offensive muscle from the opening tip to beat the Brooklyn Nets 120-100 on Tuesday night and close out their Eastern Conference playoff series in five games.
April 23, 2019 Jazz stave off elimination with 107-91 win over Rockets Donovan Mitchell turned a rough start into a fantastic finish.
April 23, 2019 Antetokounmpo scores 41, leads Bucks to sweep of Detroit Giannis Antetokounmpo drove to the basket and drew yet another foul, this one a hard hack on the arm by Blake Griffin.