Micheal Porter Jr. on the Nuggets playoff loss: “Shouldn’t have traded me man.”
Bones Hyland: 3 years ago they traded me. 3 years fast forward we eliminated them. I love you Minny! Wolves in 6
Paul Pierce on media inconsistencies: “Let’s not sugarcoat this because if this was LeBron at the peak of his powers, he would’ve been getting scolded. If you’re the best player in the league, you’re not supposed to lose in the first round”
[Post Game Thread] The Detroit Pistons (3-3) defeat the Orlando Magic (3-3) after BEING DOWN 24 POINTS, 93-79.
Jaden McDaniels on calling Nuggets-Wolves a rivalry: “I don’t know if we can anymore after we beat them 2-3 times.”
Scott Foster, aka The Extender, has officially been assigned as Crew Chief for Game 6 of Lakers-Rockets.
[Highlight] Scottie Barnes runs down the court and Allen finds himself in a poster
26 days after telling Sixers fans “Get ready for the fucking play in”, Tobias Harris is 2 quarters away from losing in the first round to a play in team.
[Lowlights] Desmond Band misses two straight 3s, and the Magic have now missed 17 consecutive field goal attempts
[Highlight] Joel Embiid loving the crowd’s “We want Boston” chant
there’s 3:51 left in the 4th quarter. the Magic have not made a shot since the 3:55 mark of the 3rd, when they were up 71-54
[Spears] Garrett Temple Profile “My son asked my wife, ‘Why is dad always on the bench?’”
Following a lob dunk to Mitchell Robinson to go up 60-19 and forcing an Atlanta timeout, the New York Knicks went up on the Atlanta Hawks by roughly the margin that the Monstars went up on the Tune Squad in Space Jam before the scoreboard lost count and changed to “Kinda One-Sided Isn’t It?”
Scottie Barnes at halftime in game 6 vs Cavs: 14 points 3 rebounds 10 assists 1 steal 2 blocks on 50% fg and +11. Raps lead by 10.
Jaden McDaniels has a five-year, \(126 million contract. Christian Braun has a five-year, \)125 million contract.
Victor Wembanyama on the Timberwolves matchup hoping Anthony Edwards returns
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.”
Since everyone is doing it, there is one fatty that has sent home three 55+ wins team packing in the playoffs? The real playoff riser - Luka Dončić.
Greek Aris fans singing to Giannis a couple of days ago; Oh Gianni, Oh Gianni, Oh Gianni, Get it over with the NBA, enough Come here, my dear brave young man So we can raise (the cup) and win a championship with ARIS.
[Russo] After taking a 62-38 lead early in the third quarter, the Orlando Magic went 3-for-35 from the field and scored 17 points over the final 23 minutes.
[Highlight] Christian Braun runs away in the paint
The Magic have set the record for most consecutive misses in a playoff game with 23 straight misses.
[Post Game Thread] The Minnesota Timberwolves (4-2) defeated the Denver Nuggets (2-4), 110-98 and advance to play the Spurs!
Cade Cunningham had the same amount of 2nd half points as the entire Orlando Magic team. 19
THE DENVER NUGGETS HAVE BEEN ELIMINATED FROM THE 2026 PLAYOFFS
With last night’s loss, Nikola Jokic remains one of only two players in NBA history with more MVPs (3) than Conference Finals appearances (2)
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”
Magic’s 4th quarter: 8 points, 1⁄16 from the field, 0/10 from 3 pt range
[Highlight] The Detroit Pistons erase a 24-point deficit and defeat the Orlando Magic 93-79 in Game 6 to tie the series 3-3. It is the largest road comeback in a postseason elimination game in the play-by-play era as they held Orlando to 19 points in the 2nd half.
Cade Cunningham scored as many points in the 4th Quarter (19), as the Magic did in the entire second half (19)
[Highlight] Paolo Banchero misses the jumper, as the Magic with 19 consecutive missed field goals. Tobias Harris hits the turnaround fadeaway jumper over Jalen Suggs at the other end.
[Highlight] Cade gets a steal and ties the game
26 days days after telling Sixers fans “Get ready for the fucking play-in”, Tobias Harris and the Detroit Pistons come back from 24 down to force a game 7
Jeanie Buss on Luka trade: These conversations started in the beginning of January.. I think Mark Cuban would’ve jumped in front of a train to keep it from happening”
Mike Brown’s adjustment of having the Knicks offense run through Karl-Anthony Towns caused it to explode
Jokic allowed the most points per game at the rim of any defender in the first round. However, defensive box minus, a frequently cited Jokic stat, somehow still grades him as an elite defender, saying he was the thirteenth best defender in the first round, ranking just four places behind Rudy Gobert
Fire Mosley tonight, let someone else coach Game 7
[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.
Game Thread: Detroit Pistons (2-3) vs Orlando Magic (3-2) Live Score | NBA Playoffs | May 1, 2026
[Highlight] OG Anunoby makes it a 50- point game and a fight breaks out
A “WE WANT BOSTON” chant has broken out in Philadelphia again, this time by Sixers fans
Duncan Robinson puts the Pistons up 13 with just over 3 minutes remaining
Dyson Daniels on his altercation with Mitchell Robinson: “Over the series, there was a few elbows thrown. He got me with 2-3 of them throughout the series. I gave him one back and he didn’t like it. It was a silly play but just trying to stick up for myself.”
[Gleeman] Timberwolves now have more playoff wins in the last three seasons (22) than they had in the previous 34 seasons combined (21).
The Orlando Magic scored 19 points in the second half, breaking the record of 25 set by the Houston Rockets in 2018.
[Highlight] Scottie Barnes gets the shot up over two defenders and a bit of contact
The Magic players realized Mosley was one half of basketball away from keeping his job next season and immediately decided to tank. I respect the hate.
Magic break the NBA record for the lowest scoring half in NBA playoff history.