The primary spherical to this pointHenry Abbott/David Thorpe, True Hoop
The NBA rookie trio of Dylan Harper, VJ Edgecombe, and Collin Murray-Boyles are leveling up their video games in significant methods in the course of the 2026 NBA PlayoffsNathan Grubel, No Ceilings
1(ish) stat explaining every first-round sequenceMike Shearer, Basketball Poetry
Recapping Monday’s Video gamesDustin Brewer, HOOPS
BOS-PHI
Jordan Walsh has been the unsung hero of the Celtics’ playoff success to this pointTrevor Hass, Celtics Weblog
Now going through elimination, the Sixers should play ‘determined’ to increase their season past Sport 5 in BostonGina Mizell, The Inquirer
LAL-HOU
How Reed Sheppard blocked the ‘noise’ of a disappointing NBA begin to earn Rockets’ beliefShakeia Taylor, The Athletic
Luke Kennard as soon as lit up Ohio. Now he’s doing it for LeBron James’ LakersDan Woike, The Athletic
MIN-DEN
Nuggets wallop Timberwolves in Sport 5, maintain sequence alive: TakeawaysThe Athletic
Nuggets cruise to Sport 5 win over Timberwolves, staving off elimination in NBA playoffsBennett Durando, Denver Submit
Spencer Jones saved the Nuggets’ season. Then he needed to anticipate a experience dwellingJason Fast, The Athletic
Nuggets take huge step towards one other 3-1 comeback with 125-113 win in Sport 5Vinny Bennedetto, Denver Gazette
Timberwolves don’t really feel defeated, blame themselves for Sport 5 lossChris Hine, Star Tribune
NYK-ATL
The Knicks’ offense flowed with Karl-Anthony Cities because the hub. Can they stick with it?Fred Katz, The Athletic
What’s Up With Jalen?Jonathan Macri, Knicks Movie Faculty
In Sport 5 in opposition to Knicks, Hawks should increase their degree of depthLauren Williams, AJC
Landry Shamet falling out of Knicks’ rotation has led to a Jose Alvarado uptickJared Schwartz, NY Submit
Breaking apart the wings may save the Knicks’ seasonMax Wildstein, The Strick.land
OKC-PHX
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander fuels OKC Thunder previous Phoenix Suns for sweep in NBA PlayoffsJustin Martinez, The Oklahoman
What’s subsequent for Suns?Duane Rankin, Arizona Republic
Thunder full sweep over Suns: Sport 4 takeawaysThe Athletic
Chet Holmgren Exhibiting ‘Urgency With Endurance’Mark Medina, Forbes
Suns have been an sudden playoff workforce, then discovered simply how far they must goDoug Haller, The Athletic
Thunder full sweep of Suns to achieve Western Convention semisTim MacMahon, ESPN
ORL-DET
Due to Jamal Cain, the underdog Magic are on the verge eliminating PistonsJosh Robbins, The Athletic
The Magic are overcoming one in every of their greatest flawsPhilip Rossman-Reich, World R Squared
Magic take 3-1 sequence lead, have No. 1 seed Pistons on the point of elimination: TakeawaysThe Athletic
Three Causes the Magic Are One Sport Away From Eliminating the Prime-Seeded PistonsBlake Silverman, Sports activities Illustrated
Pistons’ season on the brink in opposition to MagicHunter Patterson, The Athletic
Pistons, East prime seed, face elimination after lossOhm Youngmisuk, ESPN
Magic take commanding 3-1 sequence lead over No. 1 PistonsJason Beede, Orlando Sentinel
One other Magic contactJuri Bilcich
Pistons’ strengths in common season turning into weaknessesOmari Sankofa II, Free Press
SAS-POR
How Wemby and Fox Dominated within the Paint Throughout Sport 4Paul Garcia, The Spot Up Shot
Keldon Johnson’s transfer to the bench kick-started San Antonio’s resurgenceMichael C. Wright, ESPN
TOR-CLE
How Collin Murray-Boyles this NBA rookie is wrecking the CavsJeremias Engelmann, 5×5
Collin Murray-Boyles is the newest gem from NBA’s excellent rookie classEric Koreen, The Athletic
Raptors’ Jamal Shead impacting playoff basketball past the field ratingKai Gammage, Sportsnet
BKN: How the Nets are ready to ace the NBA draft lottery — much more so than the final time they received itBrian Lewis, NY Submit
CHA: 2026 Offseason PreviewYossi Gozlan, Third Apron
CHI: The Bulls can rent anybody they need. The true query is whether or not Michael Reinsdorf will spendNick Friedell, The Athletic
OKC: How a commerce 19 years in the past remains to be serving to OKC and its title hopesBaxter Holmes, OKC
SAC: Vlade Divac explains why Kings didn’t draft Luka Doncic, admits he made mistakeJason Anderson, Sacramento Bee
BI Notice: Attempting to make sense of Vlade’s “reasoning” makes my head harm.
2026 NBA mock draft: Risers, fallers forward of the Might 10 lotteryJeremy Woo, ESPN
NBA mock draft 2026: Replace after school basketball entry deadline with last lottery oddsRicky O’Donnell, SBNation
New 2026 NBA Mock Draft Zach Buckley, Bleacher Report
10 CBB switch portal strikes with big NBA Draft implicationsChristopher Kline, Fansided
NBA Draft lottery proposals don’t deal with the underlying motive behind tankingDavid Aldridge The Athletic
