Nikola Jokic: “We just lost in the first round. I think we are far away.” Changes needed? “That’s not my decision. Definitely, if we were in Serbia, we would all be fired.”
[Post Game Thread] The Minnesota Timberwolves (4-2) defeated the Denver Nuggets (2-4), 110-98 and advance to play the Spurs!
THE DENVER NUGGETS HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED FROM THE 2026 PLAYOFFS
[Post Game Thread] The Philadelphia 76ers (3-3) force a Game 7 by beating the Boston Celtics (3-3), 106-93 and getting a chance to exorcise some demons.
[Highlight] OG Anunoby makes it a 50- point game and a fight breaks out
Chris Finch: “Denver had the chance to pick who they wanted to play coming down the stretch and they chose us. We used that as motivation. They didn’t have to choose us. They chose us”
[Highlight] Josh Hart hits a huge 3 to extend the lead to 61
A “WE WANT BOSTON” chant has broken out in Philadelphia again, this time by Sixers fans
[Post Game Thread] The New York Knicks (4-2) decimate the Atlanta Hawks (2-4), 140-89.
Jokic finishes the series shooting an abysmal 44.6% from the field and 19.4% from 3 for 25.8 PPG
Chris Finch on Jaden McDaniels: “He talked all series and he backed it up all series. That’s called legitimate tough”
[Gleeman] Timberwolves now have more playoff wins in the last three seasons (22) than they had in the previous 34 seasons combined (21).
THE ATLANTA HAWKS HAVE OFFICIALLY BEEN ELIMINATED FROM PLAYOFF CONTENTION
Jaden McDaniels backs up the talk with a legacy game, dropping 32/10/3/2/1 to send the Nuggets home in Game 6
[Highlight] Jaden McDaniels hits a big clutch jumper over Jamal Murray to give him 30 points, putting the Timberwolves up 7, with 66 seconds remaining in regulation (with a replay). The Timberwolves getting closer to win game 6 and the series.
Jaden McDaniels on whether he was trying to get in Denver’s head during the series:
“I just didn’t care. I said what I said. I just don’t care. It’s just how I am”
[Charania] Major loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves lineup tonight: Guard Ayo Dosunmu is out in Game 6 against the Denver Nuggets due to a calf injury, sources tell ESPN.
[Highlights] Joel Embiid with the behind the back dime to Kelly Oubre Jr. for the cutting dunk, Oubre then blocks Jaylen Brown at the other end, and Paul George with the behind the back pass to VJ Edgecombe for the fastbreak dunk (with replays).
Celtics timeout.
Reporter asks Mikal Bridges if he remembers the last time he’s been part of a blowout like Knicks/Hawks Game 6: “Yeah, when I was in Phoenix and I lost.” (Josh Hart laughs in the background)
Paul George had 23/4/3 with 2 steals and a block, but formatting this as purely a stat-post would not properly give perspective to the amazing game he just had.
[Haynes] There is a “good chance” that Anthony Davis is traded once again before the beginning of the 2026-27 NBA season.
At the half, the Atlanta Hawks lead O. G Anunoby by 10 points
[Highlight] Terrence Shannon Jr. goes around Tim Hardaway Jr and Nikola Jokic for the powerful one-handed jam (with replays). 12 first half points for Shannon
After tonight’s loss to the 49-win Wolves, Nikola Jokic is now 10-1 in playoff series vs teams with 50 wins or less. He remains 0-6 against teams with more than 50 wins
2026 Philadelphia 76ers are the first team in 6 years to force a road Game 7 down 3-1
Rudy Gobert in tonight’s series-sealing Game 6: 10 points, 13 rebounds, 8 assists w/0 turnovers | 1 steal | 2 blocks
Matisse Thybulle on the job Tiago Splitter did this season: “There’s a term where, if its late in the shot clock and someone throws you the ball and you have to shoot it, they call it a grenade. In a sense that’s kind of what Tiago was thrown… As far as I’m concerned, Tiago did an amazing job.”
[Highlight] Dr. O’Neal is unable to resuscitate Harry the Hawk and pronounces him dead on the scene as the Atlanta Hawks go down to the largest halftime deficit in postseason history. Knicks are up 83-36 with the Hawks on the bring of elimination.
OG Anunoby in the First Half against the Hawks: 26 PTS | 10⁄12 FGS | 4⁄6 3PTS | 2⁄3 FTS | 7 REBS | 2 ASTS | 4 STLS | 98% TS%
Jaden McDaniels 32/10/3/2/1 and Rudy Gobert 10/13/8/1/2 in a close-out game to advance the 2nd round
[Highlight] Questionable Jokic body movement.
[SB Nation] A fake playoff series is taking over the NBA world — how did this start?
On NBA Twitter, the Grizzlies are playing the Warriors in a fictional series — and hundreds of thousands of people are following along. Here’s how it all began.
Jamal Murray despite the loss: 12 points on 4⁄17 shooting | Team worst +/- of -18
Matt Ishbia confirms that the Phoenix Suns will not explore trading Devin Booker: “[He] is going to lead us to a championship here in Phoenix… I’ll ride into a fire with Devin Booker, and I’ll do it proudly.”
Russell Westbrook on the Denver Nuggets before the season: “The truth is that they didn’t want me back. It ain’t up to me.”
The Knicks have forced Atlanta into EIGHT turnovers in the first quarter.
[Fred Katz] Mitchell Robinson ends the night a casual +29 in nine minutes played.
[Highlight] Mitch Robinson and Dyson Daniels both ejected after fight
[Highlight] Jalen Brunson hustles for a loose ball, lands on some fans, and then decides to pull one of the fans to the floor. The fan jokingly pretends he got injured (with replays)
[Highlight] Jaden McDaniels clutch middy over Jamal Murray puts Minnesota up 7!
The league needs to review this hard foul from Gobert
Nuggets and Timberwolves shake hands post game.
Terrence Shannon Jr. in the win: 24⁄6 with 2 steals on 9⁄20 FG
[Garcia] Timberwolves are to the Nuggets what the Heat were to the Bucks. The window is closed and its actually been over for years. You’re always the last ones to realize it when its happening in the moment.
LeBron says his ankle hasn’t been the same since Solomon Hill rolled into him: “My foot and ankle ain’t been the same since. Ever since that injury, I’ve been fighting uphill to get it back to normal. What could have been. I was playing some of the best basketball in my career up until that point.”
Hawks down by 39 midway in the second quarter (Knicks 60-19 against the Hawks)
[Uthayakumar] The number one offence in the NBA has scored 98 points in an elimination game against a team that’s without 3 of their 5 leading scorers.
21st in defense this season.
[Krawczynski] Entire Wolves team is showing up in Donte’s jersey