James Harden scored 30 points and Donovan Mitchell added 21, including seven in overtime, as the Cleveland Cavaliers rallied to beat the Detroit Pistons 117-113 on Wednesday night to take a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.Max Strus had 20...

Detroit Pistons starter Duncan Robinson did not dress for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference second-round series against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night due to lower-back soreness.Robinson was 14 of 24 from 3-point range over the first three g...

Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid has been ruled out of Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series against the host New York Knicks on Wednesday due to right ankle and hip injuries.Per ESPN, Embiid did not participate in the team's shoo...

The Oklahoma City Thunder blew out the Los Angeles Lakers twice in the final two weeks of the regular season.The Thunder won those two games by an average of 39.5 points per game.But heading into Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal series Tues...

The Los Angeles Lakers will have to face the NBA's top overall seed without their leading scorer Tuesday, as they ruled out Luka Doncic for Game 1 of their second-round series with the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday.Earlier in the day, coach JJ Redick...

Eight teams are left standing in the NBA playoffs, but it's the top overall seed that stands head and shoulders above the field.The Oklahoma City Thunder are heavy favorites to win their second straight league title as the conference semifinals began M...

J.B. Bickerstaff spent four-plus years building Cleveland into a contender. Now he gets to try to dismantle it.Just two days after surviving a Game 7, the top-seeded Detroit Pistons open the Eastern Conference semifinals Tuesday night at home against t...

The Chicago Bulls are turning to Atlanta Hawks senior vice president Bryson Graham to head up their basketball operations.The Bulls named Graham their executive vice president of basketball operations on Monday, replacing Arturas Karnisovas, who was fi...

The Detroit Pistons announced Monday that they extended the contract of head coach JB Bickerstaff. Terms of the extension were not disclosed.The Pistons went 60-22 and secured the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs this season, their second un...

Anthony Edwards is eager to play for the Minnesota Timberwolves on Monday night, but he still hasn't been given the green light from medical staff, ESPN reported.The Timberwolves visit the San Antonio Spurs for Game 1 of the Western Conference semifina...