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Below you’ll find everything to know about watching the 2019 NBA playoffs, including postseason matchups and series-by-series TV schedules. MORE: Watch the NBA playoffs live & on demand with fuboTV (7-day trial) NBA playoffs today: Live score for Bucks vs. Raptors Here’s the schedule for today’s NBA playoff games, scores and how to watch every game live. Check out SN’s live scoreboard for stats and more. Saturday, May 25 results NBA FINALS PREVIEW:Predicting Warriors vs....

Los Angeles’ franchises are still holding down their positions atop of our list, while the Golden State Warriors and Dallas Mavericks have emerged after shaking off their poor starts. In the East, several of the big hitters have been impacted by the league’s health and safety protocols, hampering their opportunities ahead of a new week. NBA Power Rankings 2020-21: Reviewing the top ten ahead of Week 4 Our NBA Power Rankings have already seen some initial rises and falls, with more expected given the current playing circumstances....

What began as a two-man race with Scottie Barnes and Evan Mobley leading the way has turned into a sprint that includes Cade Cunningham and the likes of Franz Wagner and Josh Giddey entering the conversation. Here is where it stands the day after Christmas. NBA League Pass: Sign up to unlock live out-of-market games (7-day free trial) NBA Rookie Ladder Scottie Barnes, Raptors Barnes is still the front-runner for ROY this season — right now....

MORE: Charlotte native’s open letter to N.C. governor over anti-LGBT law “I’d say there is absolutely strong interest in trying to work something out,” Silver said (via USA Today). “Both sides of the issue recognize, however heartfelt their views are, that the current state of being is causing enormous economic damage to the state. I think they realize that we very much would like to play next year’s All-Star Game in North Carolina, as I’ve said before....

The Utah Jazz became the first team to clinch a berth in the playoffs this week and have done so partly because of their bench unit. Jordan Clarkson and Joe Ingles have been prolific and are having their most effective scoring years in the league. Their output will be essential if Utah are to translate their regular-season success into the postseason. Aside from Ingles and Clarkson, our list of the top-5 candidates for the NBA Sixth Man of the Year power rankings remains unchanged....

The Miami Heat, Detroit Pistons, Memphis Grizzlies, Boston Celtics and Minnesota Timberwolves have won all their three games and have locked down five of the eight postseason spots, but another nine teams are in contention for the three remaining playoff berths. The New Orleans Pelicans, Dallas Mavericks, Sacramento Kings and Brooklyn Nets are all 2-1, as are the Los Angeles Clippers, Utah Jazz, Golden State Warriors, Oklahoma City Thunder and San Antonio Spurs....

The Orlando Magic, on the other hand, have two potential stars that they picked up during the 2021 NBA Draft in the form of Franz Wagner and Jalen Suggs. Additionally, contracted players Cole Anthony, Ignas Brazdeikis and R.J. Hampton will also play a part and produce a statement performance. Match Details Fixture: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Orlando Magic | NBA Las Vegas Summer League 2021. Date & Time: Wednesday, August 11th; 6:00 PM ET (Thursday, August 12th; 3:30 AM IST)....

Golden State fell behind early, but came on strong as usual in the third quarter. The two-time defending champions kicked off the second half on an 18-0 run, and Toronto couldn’t recover quickly enough. Klay Thompson had a hot start for the Warriors while Stephen Curry made just three of his 10 first-half field goal attempts. Thompson tweaked his hamstring down the stretch, though, and finished with 25 points. Curry was reportedly not feeling well to start the contest, but sorted out his cold shooting to some degree, finishing with with 23 points on 6-of-17 shooting....

Rules help to establish order and provide a sense of consistency by establishing precedents. There are rules for everything and they are everywhere. Even the NBA has a strict set of rules, which officials have to make sure are always followed during gameplay. And like most rules, the ones in the NBA can sometimes be a bit puzzling. Especially flagrant fouls, which can seem like an arbitrary call by officials at times....

The Pacers agreed to terms with Stuckey on a one-year deal Wednesday, a person with knowledge of the agreement told The Associated Press. The deal comes one day after the Charlotte Hornets swooped in to land Stephenson, the wild-card guard who dazzled with his versatility and infuriated with his after-the-whistle antics. Terms of the deal, which was first reported by USA Today, were not immediately available. The person requested anonymity because an official announcement has not been made....

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, there is “no market” for Cousins at the moment, despite rumors that he is meeting with the Celtics and Lakers. “There’s not a market for (DeMarcus Cousins). I think he hoped that some big market teams would strike out, they’d have cap space and he could get a one-year, $12, $15, $18, $20 million deal. That’s not happening,” Wojnarowski said on “SportsCenter” Tuesday morning. “The midlevel exception he got in Golden State last year?...

Whether he plays or not will likely be a game-time decision based on how he’s feeling after the morning shoot-around and the pre-game warmups. If he’s unavailable tonight, it’ll be the 13th time he doesn’t suit up for the 76ers this season. The soon-to-be six-time NBA All-Star has been nearly unstoppable when fit. He’s averaging a league-best 33.6 points, 10.0 rebounds, 4.2 assists, 1.1 steals and 1.7 blocks. Embiid is arguably the most dominating force on both ends of the floor....

Before he exited the fourth quarter, Williamson made 10 of 12 field goal attempts to finish with a team-high 26 points. He added six rebounds and seven assists to his stats. After the game, Philly coach Doc Rivers described defending the power forward as “guarding a fast Shaq.” The former NBA All-Star reportedly had an MRI earlier and is expected to miss at least three weeks. Williamson is one of the league’s premiere talents but has been hampered by an assortment of injuries....

Here are some NBA news updates that might not have made your feed today: NBA News Update: Mike D’Antoni was ‘waiting’ for Tilman Fertitta’s call post bubble exit Houston Rockets endured a disappointing end to their campaign, losing to the LA Lakers in five games in the Western Conference semi-finals. Rockets won the first game of the series but then lost direction and allowed the Lakers to complete a gentleman’s sweep....

L.A. is a 4.5-point favorite with a total of 216, and AccuScore’s 10,000 simulations on which this pick is based were performed with Paul in the lineup. Check The Linemakers on Sporting News’ odds page for updated Las Vegas lines . The average score after AccuScore ran its 10,000-plus Game 3 simulations is Clippers 110-Rockets 102, and there’s a 61.4 percent chance L.A. covers a -4.5 spread, a two-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend....

PORTLAND, Ore. — Spurs coach Gregg Popovich took pains to make sure guard Tony Parker was well rested for the playoffs. "I barely played in April," Parker said. "I was joking with Pop if I was still with the Spurs." The break has paid off. MORE: Tim Duncan overtakes Malone on all-time playoff scoring list Parker scored 29 points and San Antonio took a 3-0 lead in its Western Conference semifinal series against the Portland Trail Blazers with a 118-103 victory on Saturday night....

But, in a rare moment, Durant didn't fit that mold during the Thunder's 98-95 overtime loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. MORE: Westbrook completes 4-point play | Perkins’ screen equal sitting on Miller Durant's stat line looks solid to the blind eye — 30 points, nine rebounds and five blocks in 49 minutes — but a closer look brings out numbers that just don't apply to the eventual MVP on a regular basis....

That means the East is already lagging behind the West, but it appears the Warriors-Spurs series might not last too long. MORE: Lose-by-36 Pop is the best Pop The Warriors demolished the Spurs 136-100 on Tuesday night in Game 2, taking advantage of Kawhi Leonard’s absence and taking a 2-0 series lead in the West finals. MORE: Pop’s old comments about Bowen don’t mean he’s wrong about Pachulia The game was barely competitve, a foreboding look at San Antonio’s chances without its star forward....

The Blazers led for most of this match. Their guards were on fire in the first half and the Blazers also managed to do a great job on the defensive end. The Blazers led by as many as 15 points at half time. But the Warriors fought back in the third quarter courtesy of great offence from Klay Thompson and Steph Curry and the game was tied at 89-89 going into the fourth quarter....