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The Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat are set to take each other on in the Eastern Conference Finals, with Game 1 taking place on Tuesday in FTX Arena. Boston is coming in hot after blowing out the Bucks in Sunday’s Game 7 thanks to the hot scoring of Jayson Tatum, who has emerged as…

When the Eastern Conference Finals series between Miami and Boston begins on Thursday, Erik Spoelstra said he and his boss, The Godfather Pat Riley, expect to see a “throwback series” between the two conference titans. “Pat’s [Riley] probably is going to enjoy this,” Spoelstra said on Monday. “This is like a throwback series. If both…

Coach Ime Udoka announced that the Celtics had listed Marcus Smart as questionable going into Tuesday’s Game 1 of the Boston-Miami series. During his availability, Ime Udoka said Marcus Smart is questionable for Game 1 with a midfoot sprain he suffered during Game 7, & that Robert Williams won’t have any restrictions in Game 1….

In the Phoenix Sun’s season-ending Game 7 loss to the Dallas Mavericks, everything that could’ve gone wrong did. The Suns were simply outclassed from buzzer to buzzer, and their franchise-record 64 wins were all for naught as they exited the playoffs after two rounds. Out of the many Suns player who had a rough Game…

Luka Doncic came out firing on all cylinders during Sunday’s Game 7 123-90 win against the Suns, helping the Mavs advance to the Western Conference Finals for the time since their fateful title run in 2011. Mavericks came out to freaking play tonight to advance to the WCF. Luka: 35 PTS 10 RBS 4 ASTSpencer…

The Phoenix Suns devastating Game 7 loss to the Dallas Mavericks has not only ended the historic season Phoenix embarked on, but it has brought some questions around what Chris Paul intends to do in the near future. According to Paul, he will return to play at least next season. The 37-year-old veteran point guard…

The Milwaukee Bucks’ title defense is over after losing Sunday’s Game 7, 109-89, to the Boston Celtics. Giannis Antetokounmpo finished the game with 25 points, 20 rebounds, and nine assists, on 10-26 shooting from the field (1-4 from three-point range) Giannis Antetokounmpo is the first player ever with 200 points, 100 rebounds and 50 assists…

Game 6 Klay Thompson is back and led the Golden State Warriors to their first Conference Finals trip since 2019 with a monumental 30-point, eight-rebound effort in the Warriors’ series-clinching 110-96 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. The clutch win helps complete the Warriors’ revamp from missing the playoffs to regaining their luster this season. The…

After the Philadelphia 76ers were knocked out of the Eastern Conference semifinals by the Miami Heat in a 99-90 Game 6 loss—losing the series 4-2—many have been questioning Doc Rivers and his reign as head coach for a team that’s fell short of their championship expectations over the last few years. However, President of basketball…

One of the game’s true revolutionaries, NBA legend Tracy McGrady recently appeared on the latest episode of SLAM’s “No Pump Fakes” podcast to talk about his new one-on-one basketball league, Ones Basketball League (OBL). The seven-time NBA All-Star took hosts Theus and Ahmad through the founding of the League and the inspiration behind it. T-Mac…