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Thunder Beat Lakers 108-90 in Game 1 as Chet Holmgren Posts 24-12-3

OKC took Game 1 from a Luka-less Lakers team behind Holmgren's 24-12-3 and 13 made threes — and they did it without Jalen Williams. The depth bill is coming due for Los Angeles.

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Wembanyama Sets NBA Playoff Record With 12 Blocks vs. Timberwolves

Victor Wembanyama recorded 12 blocks in Game 1 against Minnesota — more than any player in NBA playoff history. He also had more blocks than points, and the Spurs lost 104-102. Both things are the story.

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NBA Playoff scoring drops 9 points per game in Round 1

Teams averaged 115.6 points per game in the highest-scoring regular season since 1969-70. In Round 1 of the 2026 playoffs, that number collapsed to 106.8. The last time the league saw a drop this big, it rewrote the rulebook within months.

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Celtics-76ers Game 7 in Boston tonight

Boston blew a 3-1 lead. Tatum's leg is stiff. Embiid is back from appendix surgery and won't stop scoring. Tonight at 7:30 ET, the Celtics' season — and maybe their core — comes down to one game.

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Lakers face Game 6 in Houston tonight, up 3-2

Up 3-0, then back-to-back home losses, and now Game 6 in Houston without Luka. Tonight is the Lakers' last clean exit from a series that's about to define their season — and possibly their era.

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The Magic Are One Win From NBA History

The 8th-seeded Magic lead the top-seeded Pistons 3-2 heading to a do-or-die Game 6 on Friday in Orlando. There have been only six 8-over-1 upsets in NBA history. None of them looked quite like this one.

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Spurs reach West semifinals for first time since 2017

San Antonio closed out Portland 4-1 Tuesday night, advancing to the West semis for the first time since 2017 — the same year a Kawhi Leonard injury detonated the last Spurs era. The injury that started the rebuild, and the rebuild that produced Wembanyama, have closed the loop.

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Brad Stevens wins second NBA Executive of the Year

Brad Stevens won his second NBA Executive of the Year in three seasons. The story isn't the trophy — it's the $352M cap surgery he performed on a defending-champion-caliber roster. Every front office in the league is now studying the receipts.

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Knicks and Hawks tip off Game 5 at Madison Square Garden

Karl-Anthony Towns generated a 34-point per-100-possession swing for the Knicks against the Hawks — the single most decisive individual variable in the first-round series.

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Inside the 2026 NBA Playoff Tunnel: LeBron, Shai, and Giorgio Armani's First NBA Collaboration

The NBA Playoffs started April 18. So did the tunnel season — the 50-foot walk that's become one of the most-watched fashion moments in American sports culture. Here's how it got here and what it looks like in 2026.

Sneakers

The 2026 NBA and WNBA Signature Shoe Landscape: 33 Athletes, 16 Brands, and a Design Shift

A record 33 athletes hold NBA and WNBA signature deals across 16 brands in 2026 — with five newcomers including Angel Reese, JuJu Watkins, and Tyrese Haliburton, and Zion Williamson's Jordan line discontinued.

Fashion

Giorgio Armani Just Made Its NBA Debut — Through Kith and the Knicks

For the first time in history, Giorgio Armani has collaborated with the NBA — through Kith's 2026 Knicks Playoffs Collection, available exclusively at Kith Manhattan, Armani Madison Avenue, and Saks Fifth Avenue.