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NBA Playoffs: Four Takeaways After Thunder Sweep Lakers, Cavaliers Square Up With Pistons

Cleveland revved its engines vs. a sputtering Detroit squad, while the Lakers gave everything they had in a hard-fought finish.

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Bucks Open to Giannis Antetokounmpo Trade Offers: Five NBA Teams That Could Make a Deal

Milwaukee is reportedly open to fielding calls for the two-time MVP after months of rumors and speculation about his future.

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Four Ugly Stats Show James Harden Is Having a Miserable Playoff Run

Game 2 continued a trend for Harden in the playoffs. The stats back it up.

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NBA Playoffs: Four Numbers That Tell the Story of Game 2 of Pistons-Cavs, Lakers-Thunder

Cade Cunningham is off to a historic start to his postseason career, while James Harden is making the wrong kind of history.

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Spurs’ Devin Vassell Channeled Blake Griffin to Convert Rare Alley-Oop 3-Pointer in Game 2 Win

Devin Vassell hit an alley-oop three-pointer. Derrick White and Blake Griffin have both pulled off the rare feat in previous seasons.

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SI:AM | Pressure Mounts for James Harden as the Cavaliers Drop Game 1 at Detroit

Cavaliers’ 19 Turnovers Help Pistons End Post-Season Drought Against Cleveland

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Ranking Every Possible NBA Finals Matchup Remaining As Second Round Gets Underway

With the playoffs advancing to the conference semifinal round, we rank each potential NBA Finals matchup from 16 to 1.

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Four Wild Overreactions From Game 1 of Every Second Round NBA Playoff Series

Game 1 is in the books for each NBA conference semifinals series. What have we learned?

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After Horrid Start to Playoffs, Jalen Duren Finally Plays the Hero for Pistons in Game 1 Win Over Cavaliers

Jalen Duren struggled mightily to start these playoffs but stepped up huge for the Pistons to hold off the Cavaliers in Game 1.

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Key Injuries We're Monitoring in the Second Round of the NBA Playoffs

From Ant's bone bruise to Luka's hamstring strain, these are the main ailments to know for the conference semifinals.

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SI:CYMI | The Knicks vs. the Met Gala

Plus, a firing in Orlando.

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Magic Offseason Preview: How Orlando Can Move Forward After Three Straight First-Round Exits

A look at what the Orlando Magic face this offseason as they are far over the cap and up against the second apron.

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After Roller-Coaster Series, Why Pistons’ J.B. Bickerstaff Calls Jamahl Mosley Firing the ‘Wrong Choice’

Mosley got the boot after Orlando blew a 3–1 series lead vs. Detroit and were eliminated from the playoffs over the weekend.

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NBA Playoff Power Rankings: How the Final Eight Teams Stack Up Entering Second Round

After a wild first round of games, here is how the eight remaining NBA playoff teams compare ahead of the conference semifinals.

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Five Burning Questions for the NBA Playoffs’ Second Round

With contenders reshuffled, stars banged up and old beef taking center stage, the conference semifinals present a wide-open path.

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Chris Mannix’s NBA Notes: What’s Next for Orlando After Magic Fire Jamahl Mosley

Plus, the Mavericks land a big name to lead their front office, what will the Rockets do this offseason and what to make of Joe Mazzulla’s late-season decisions.

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Magic Fire Coach Jamahl Mosley After Blowing 3–1 Series Lead to Pistons

Mosley spent five years with the Magic.

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SI:AM | NBA’s Best Are Still in the West After Hard-Fought First Round for East Teams

The Eastern Conference playoffs have been more entertaining, which just reinforces that the West’s two favorites are in a different league.

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Winners and Losers From the First Round of the NBA Playoffs

With just eight teams left standing, a look back at one of the best first rounds in recent memory.

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How the Raptors’ Season Grades Out After Game 7 Elimination Against Cavaliers

Evaluating Toronto’s 2025–26 season after a loss to Cleveland in Sunday’s winner-take-all game.

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Three Factors That Explain Cavaliers’ Game 7 Win Over Raptors

Cleveland used a big second half to seal the win at home.

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Magic Season Grades: Judging Orlando’s Season After Blowing 3–1 Lead to Pistons

How does the Magic’s season look in retrospect after losing to the Pistons in the first round? Here are our grades of Orlando’s year.

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Pistons vs. Magic Game 7: Four Takeaways From Detroit’s Decisive Win to Avoid First-Round Exit

Four takeaways from the Pistons’ big Game 7 win over the Magic to advance to the second round of the playoffs.

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Schedule, Game Times for Pistons-Magic, Raptors-Cavaliers Game 7 to Close First Round

A look at the schedule for the two Game 7 matchups slated for Sunday between the Detroit Pistons and Orlando Magic, plus the Cleveland Cavaliers and Toronto Raptors.

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RJ Barrett Channeled His Inner Kawhi Leonard With Epic Shot to Keep Raptors' Season Alive

Toronto Raptors forward RJ Barrett’s game winner to force Game 7 against the Cleveland Cavaliers looked a lot like Kawhi Leonard’s buzzer beater to defeat the 76ers in 2019.

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