Marcus Smart had the most shameless flop of the NBA playoffs
Boston Celtics fans love Marcus Smart. Smart isn’t a flashy scorer or a knockdown shooter, but he’s resonated with the fanbase as a player who will do whatever it takes to win.
Boston Celtics fans love Marcus Smart. Smart isn’t a flashy scorer or a knockdown shooter, but he’s resonated with the fanbase as a player who will do whatever it takes to win.
The Utah Jazz and Denver Nuggets came together for a Game 7 in their first round playoff series that felt like it belonged in 1998 and not 2020.
Clutch Paul strikes again.
The Celtics heart and soul shoots Boston back into the game 102-99 night win in Orlando.
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.
The Miami Heat earned a surprising 115-104 win over the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 1 of their playoff series.
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.
Marcus Morris is becoming one of the key figures in the 2020 NBA Playoffs for all the wrong reasons.
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: