Marcus Morris is becoming one of the key figures in the 2020 NBA Playoffs for all the wrong reasons.

Clutch Paul strikes again.

The Denver Nuggets faced elimination in the bubble once again against the Utah Jazz. After winning a thrilling game 5, the Nuggets got a boost in game 6 with the return of Gary Harris. He gave them the defensive energy they needed to control the game early and often. Jamal Murray was fantastic once again, as was Donovan Mitchell on the Jazz side. They dueled down the stretch as always but the Nuggets got more from their supporting cast, including a quiet twenty two point nine assist effort from Nikola Jokic, and held on to force the all deciding game 7. Nuggets win 119-107.

It was billed as a battle of the best offensive transition team against the best transition defense, a war between the irresistible force meeting the immovable object. All-star guards and forwards are facing off with multi-faceted bigs in a game of human chess. Two of the best coaches in the league will be pitting their wits against one another, looking to navigate this round unscathed.

When Danny Green laid down for his pregame nap on Wednesday, he was expecting to play a playoff game for the Lakers that evening. When he woke up to frantic knocking at his door, he found out he’d instead be heading for a night with even higher stakes than a playoff matchup:

Former Portland Trail Blazers star Cliff Robinson has passed away at he age of 53. Claudine Ewing of WGRZ in Buffalo, NY broke the news this morning.Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports confirms.

A call to Barack Obama from a small group of players including NBAPA president Chris Paul and Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James helped convince NBA players to end their strike in the wake of the police shooting of Jacob Blake and return to the court to finish the playoffs.

Giannis Antetokounmpo had 28 points and 17 rebounds and Milwaukee beat Orlando to close out the Eastern Conference series in five games.

The Bucks advanced to face Miami in the second round, beginning Monday.

The Houston Rockets took a 3-2 lead in their best-of-seven first-round series against the Oklahoma City Thunder with a 114-80 win Saturday at ESPN's Wide World of Sports Complex near Orlando, Florida.

The Los Angeles Lakers look to clinch the Western Conference first round over the Portland Trail Blazers in game five.