[Highlight] Nikola Jokic plays his best defense of the night, running back after a made Jaden McDaniels basket to meet him face-to-face
[Charania] Minnesota’s Donte DiVincenzo has been diagnosed with a torn right Achilles tendon, sources tell ESPN. His season is over with a lengthy recovery. Devastating blow for the Timberwolves starting guard.
Ayo Dosunmu sets new career high off the bench to lead Timberwolves to a 3-1 lead: 41 MIN | 43 PTS | 13-17 FG | 5-5 3PT | 12-12 FT
Megan Thee Stallion calls out Klay Thompson: “Cheating, had me around your whole family playing house… got ‘cold feet’ Holding you down through all your HORRIBLE mood swings and treatment towards me during your basketball season”
Bronny is the only NBA player who can’t beat his dad in 1v1
[Injury] Devin Booker gets tripped by Lu Dort on the backdoor cut and hobbles to the locker room (with replays)
Nuggets vs Wolves interrupted by the White House
[Injury] Slow motion replay shows Anthony Edwards hyperextending his knee:
[Post Game Thread] The Minnesota Timberwolves (3-1) Defeat the Denver Nuggets as Ayo Dosunmu Detonates with 43/4/2 and 5⁄5 from 3 and a new career high!(1-3), 112-96.
Ayo Dosunmu’s 43 Points on 96.5% TS% is the Third Most Efficient 40+ Point Game ever in the Playoffs.
Jaden McDaniels on being confronted by Nikola Jokic: “I don’t know what he said, to be honest. I just seen someone that was as big as hell.”
[Highlight] Jaden McDaniels scores the layup instead of running out the clock, Nikola Jokic runs all the way from the other side of the court to face him, bumps him, as McDaniels grabs Jokic’s jersey, a kerfuffle ensues.
Nikola Jokic and Julius Randle get ejected from the game. Full incident.
[NBA] Slow-motion sequence of LeBron James stealing the ball from Reed Sheppard and hitting a clutch, game-tying three-pointer
[Lowlight] Scott Foster confuses Jalen Johnson’s shoe colors with OG Anunboy’s and calls out of bounds on OG, who was actually inbound (with a replay)
[Injury] Donte DiVincenzo goes down with a non-contact injury early in the first quarter, was able to walk off into the locker room
SGA drops 42/4/8 on 90%TS in a MVP statement game as OKC goes up 3-0 on the Suns with a blowout win
[Highlight] Ayo Dosunmu goes for the three… BANG!
The number 8 seed Orlando Magic are 2-1 on the First seed Detroit Pistons, and it doesn’t feel like it is upset, the matchup feel more like 4 vs 5 game.
[Injury] Donte DiVincenzo leaves the arena in a wheelchair.
Ayo Dosunmu: “I was heartbroken, this is for them. Ant. Donte. They mean so much to the organization. I’m sending them prayers, I hope for a speedy recovery, I hope they’re fine. But this game, personally, was for them.”
Japanese crowd reaction to Lebron’s game-tying three
Lakers coach JJ Redick on the feeling of winning games on the road. “Just the feeling you get, of people hating you… and then the opportunity to silence them. But also kind of ruin their day… You just got to embrace it.”
[Guillory] Durant’s absence on the bench as his teammates fought tooth and nail to save the season only feeds into some of the negative narratives surrounding Durant and the Rockets all year.
[Highlights] Shai Gilgeous-Alexander picks the bad pass from Devin Booker and finishes the fastbreak layup on Booker, gets fired up, telling his bench: “I don’t need that!”
Then strips Booker in mid-court and finishes with the fastbreak dunk, and then scores the long turnaround jumper over Brooks
Ayo Dosunmu ends his night with the 2nd highest scoring playoff game from a player off the bench in NBA history
[Injury] Ant now injured after an attempted block and awkward landing. Has to be helped off
The Oklahoma city Thunder now joins the Los Angeles Lakers as the only teams to go 3-0 this playoffs. They are one win away from completing a sweep in the first round.
[Post Game Thread] The Orlando Magic (1-1) defeat the Detroit Pistons (1-1), 113-105.
NBA and Rockets have removed the video of Kevin Durant walking into the arena last night from their socials after the backlash
[Highlight] Paolo Banchero gets the shooter’s bounce on the dagger 3
Nikola Jokic over his last 3 games: 8⁄22 FG, 0/3 3PT—- L 7⁄26 FG , 2⁄10 3PT—- L 8⁄20 FG, 1⁄7 3PT—- L.
[Highlight] Ayo Dosunmu receives ‘MVP’ chants, as he hits two later free throws to give him 41 points in the game
[Injury] 79 seconds into the game, Donte DiVincenzo slips and holds his achilles area, calls the medical staff (with replays) He limps to the locker room, Chris Finch came to hug him on the way, his teammates escort him in support, the crowd shows its support.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander on Dillon Brooks calling him frail in the previous game: “Shoutout Dillon”
Nikola Jokic with another abysmal fourth quarter: 4 points on 0/6 FG, 4⁄4 FT, 2 rebounds, 0 assists, 1 turnover and one foul
Anthony Edwards needs assistance to the locker room after falling down in significant pain and hurting his knee:
SGA joins Terry Porter and Dirk Nowitzki as the only players to miss 3 or fewer shots while scoring 40+ points in a playoff game
Naz ‘Naz Reid’ Reid in the win: 17⁄9 on 7⁄13 FG and a game high +/- of +14
[Uthayakumar] Nuggets have been held to under 100 points in B2B playoff games for the first time since May 2024 in the second round against Minnesota.
[Post Game Thread] The New York Knicks (2-2) defeat the Atlanta Hawks (2-2), 114-98.
[Highlight] ‘Wolves in 5’ chants breaks as the Minnesota Timberwolves takes a 3-1 lead over the Nuggets
Jokic had more ejections (1) than field goals made (0) in the 4th quarter tonight vs. Minnesota
[Krawczynski] Donte DiVincenzo is down and in a lot of pain. Tried to double back for a rebound after that miss. Non-contact. Grabbed at his right foot/ankle.
Nikola Jokic, 3-time NBA MVP, has made 23 out of 68 (33 FG%) shot attempts since Game 2 against the Minnesota Timberwolves
[Post Game Thread] The Oklahoma City Thunder (3-0) defeat the Phoenix Suns (0-3), 121-109 to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the series.
Dillon Brooks on Shai Gilgeous- Alexander’s performance tonight: “He was efficient. I got him in game 4.”
[Highlight] Ayo Dosumnu (43 PTS (13⁄17 FG), 4 REB) scores a career-high and the 2nd most points off the bench in any Playoff game in NBA History to help Minnesota take a 3-1 lead in their series over Denver.
[Highlight] - Shai Gilgeous-Alexander game 3 scoring highlights, 42 points on 15⁄18 shooting including 1 made three pointer. OKC goes up 3-0 in their series.
Devin Booker on his fine and his tech getting rescinded: “I read it as you we’re right but you can’t say anything about it”