[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
[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
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 New York Knicks (4-2) decimate the Atlanta Hawks (2-4), 140-89.
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”
THE ATLANTA HAWKS HAVE OFFICIALLY BEEN ELIMINATED FROM PLAYOFF CONTENTION
[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.
Jokic finishes the series shooting an abysmal 44.6% from the field and 19.4% from 3 for 25.8 PPG
[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.
Chris Finch on Jaden McDaniels: “He talked all series and he backed it up all series. That’s called legitimate tough”
[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.
Jaden McDaniels backs up the talk with a legacy game, dropping 32/10/3/2/1 to send the Nuggets home in Game 6
[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
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.
[Gleeman] Timberwolves now have more playoff wins in the last three seasons (22) than they had in the previous 34 seasons combined (21).
[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
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”
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)
2026 Philadelphia 76ers are the first team in 6 years to force a road Game 7 down 3-1
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%
[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.
[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.
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.”
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.”
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
The Knicks have forced Atlanta into EIGHT turnovers in the first quarter.
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
[Highlight] Mitch Robinson and Dyson Daniels both ejected after fight
[Fred Katz] Mitchell Robinson ends the night a casual +29 in nine minutes played.
Jamal Murray despite the loss: 12 points on 4⁄17 shooting | Team worst +/- of -18
[Highlight] Questionable Jokic body movement.
[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!
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)
Terrence Shannon Jr. in the win: 24⁄6 with 2 steals on 9⁄20 FG
[Krawczynski] Entire Wolves team is showing up in Donte’s jersey
The Knicks are currently up by 50 with 4 minutes left in 2nd. The largest margin of victory in a playoff game ever is 58.
[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.
[Highlight] Embiid takes a tumble, does some pushups
[Highlight] The Hawks go on a 7-0 run, cutting the Knicks’ lead to 53, and Mike Brown is quick to take a timeout
Knicks lead Hawks 117-64 after three quarters. Largest lead after three quarters in playoffs history.
Assuming Karl-Anthony Towns’ night is done, he will join Isiah Thomas (1986) and Mark Eaton (1985) as the only players to record a triple-double with only 1 made field goal. And the first to do so in the playoffs.