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Here's what has stood out from the latest playoff games of the Western Conference's first round.
The eldest son of LeBron James scored his first career playoff points with a pull-up 3-pointer and a layup in transition on back-to-back possessions. He got support from his father on both baskets, with LeBron boxing out defender Jae'Sean Tate to give him oxygen for the 3-pointer, then getting the assist on the layup.
LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers take a shot at a commanding 3-0 series lead over the Houston Rockets with a Friday night Game 3 in the first round of the NBA’s Western Conference Playoffs.
The Boston Celtics take on the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 3 of the first round of the NBA Playoffs today — here’s how to watch. The round is currently tied 1-1.
TORONTO — If the NBA’s first-round series seem chaotic to you, that’s because they are. Before the three games on Thursday, the NBA posted to social media the following snippet: Five first-round series were tied, 1-1, tied for the most series where both teams won one of two games dating back to 1984.
Now, look: McCollum is among the most impactful players in these NBA playoffs and certainly a sudden hero in Atlanta, where a pair of massive shots in the final minutes of a pair of first-round Hawks victories have the Hawks up 2-1 on the Knicks.
Coach Joe Mazzulla saw Jayson Tatum pop off as the Celtics superstar notch NBA Playoffs by Larry Bird and LeBron James to win over the 76ers.
Minnesota Timberwolves head coach Chris Finch gave an update on star Anthony Edwards' knee injury prior to a Game 4 matchup with the Denver Nuggets in the first round of the playoffs.