The NBA

[Kirby101]

Didn’t help that the Sixers couldn’t throw the ball in the ocean from the beach in the last five minutes of regulation while Embiid was practically held scoreless (1 point) in the fourth quarter. My squad is cooked, this series is over.

Coming back from 3-1 is almost impossible, especially with two of those at the Garden. In case anyone is wondering, it has happened 6 times in NBA history.

[Surf]

Let's go Myles Turner! 3-1 on these Bucks.

[Kirby101]

Even though they are winning, the Clippers aren't going far without Leonard. And the Bucks are done without Gianni's.
It's really to bad we aren't getting the best of all the teams.
Even with the Knicks, they were be dominant with Randall back.

[Surf]

Looks like twelfth time was the charm for the Lakers against the Nuggets

Tuh. Back to '0 days since the last workplace incident for LA'. Closeouts ARE tough, despite.

#20 here for Phoenix is keeping hope alive down in the paint. I guess Vogel aint so dumb, he fighting for his gig too.

[Surf]

A Devin Booker sighting, 42ptd with 7 left in a team pride-off. Karl Towns not tryin yo hear it.

[Hiromi]

So the Timberwolves sweep the Suns but suffer a lower leg injury due to knocked knees... to the head coach, don't think I've seen that happen before

[InfamousBG]

The Suns should be ashamed.

Anthony Edwards is a fun player to watch and im happy he is giving NBA fans and Timberwolves fans a lot to look forward to.

The Dallas/Clippers is a fun series.

Would be interesting if the Lakers win tonight.

I hope the Sixers get laughed off the court (sorry).

LETS GOOOOOOOOOOOOOO CELTICS

[WestPhillyPunisher]

Looks the four of the league's marquee names will be joining Kevin Durant on the sidelines over the next 48 hours. Lebron figures to be sent home by Denver tonight while Joel Embiid, Giannis and Dame Lillard will more than likely join him tomorrow. That's sure to hurt the NBA in the ratings department as they depend on casual viewers more interested in names rather than teams during the playoffs.

[Scott Taylor]

Looks the four of the league's marquee names will be joining Kevin Durant on the sidelines over the next 48 hours. Lebron figures to be sent home by Denver tonight while Joel Embiid, Giannis and Dame Lillard will more than likely join him tomorrow. That's sure to hurt the NBA in the ratings department as they depend on casual viewers more interested in names rather than teams during the playoffs.

In terms of pure basketball entertainment, I am enjoying the playoffs. Don't need the big names to be there. But you are probably right, the NBA wants the names.

[hyped78]

The Wolves x Nuggets series is gonna be fun

[master of read]

miracle murray with that last jumper.

[frankiedetroit]

Man, if only the Lakers had a closer... But again, the most competitive 4-1 series in history.

In terms of pure basketball entertainment, I am enjoying the playoffs. Don't need the big names to be there. But you are probably right, the NBA wants the names.

The names the league wants are Lakers and Warriors. No other players or teams are attractions like those two brands. Swap the Lakers roster for the Nuggets roster and the league would be perfectly happy focusing on Joker and the boys. Admittedly, the Warriors only reached that status because of Curry, so it might just be the Lakers that have that cache.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

Not dead yet. Tyrese Maxey (46 points) forces overtime at the Garden, then the Sixers put the Knicks away in the extra period. Whew!

[Ghost Rider TheHellfireDemon]

The Knicks fans are highly disappointed tonight because of an entertaining failure to defend a lead in a competitive game late in the 4th quarter, and the 76ers outplayed them in Overtime.
So kudos to the 76ers for winning a challenging game 5 in the Garden.

The Thunder have a realistic chance of returning to the NBA Finals.