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[Highlight] A “WE WANT BOSTON!” chant just broke out in Philadelphia

[Highlight] Tempers flare as Castle puts the ball in Avdija’s chest after an and-one

Wembanyama on him being “unhappy” with how concussion protocol played out: “I won’t get into the details. I don’t want it to become a distraction. Ask me again after the season. But all the doctors, especially on the Spurs, they were great.”

Victor Wembanyama as he returns from concussion and the Spurs complete a 17-point comeback against the Blazers: 27 PTS, 11 REB, 7 BLK, 4 STL, 3 AST on ⁹⁄₁₇ FG, ¹⁄₄ 3P, ⁸⁄₈ FT, +28 in 34min

ESPN using the OKC logo for the Toronto Raptors

[Charania] Houston’s Kevin Durant is expected to miss Game 4 against the Los Angeles Lakers, sources tell ESPN. Durant has a bone bruise in his sprained ankle, which would sideline him 2 to 3 weeks in season. He’s had around-the-clock treatment to play but has not been cleared by doctors.

[Charania] 76ers star Joel Embiid will return tonight in Game 4 against the Celtics over two weeks after surgery for appendicitis.

[Charania] Just in: Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards has sustained a bone bruise and hyperextension in his left knee and is expected to miss multiple weeks, sources tell ESPN. Results showed Edwards avoided any ligament damage, but he will now miss time.

[Charania] San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama has cleared concussion protocol and will play in Game 4 against the Portland Trail Blazers (3:30 pm ET on ESPN)

[Post Game Thread] The San Antonio Spurs (3-1) completethe 17-point comeback and defeat the Portland Trail Blazers (1-3) to take a commanding series lead, 114-93.

[Post Game Thread] The Toronto Raptors (1-2) defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers (2-1), 93-89 to tie the series 2-2

The Process: They’ve seen every variation of the Celtics roster, and lost to every version.

[Highlight] Wemby gets his 7th block of the night on Avdija and gets fouled on the other end by Avdija as he checks out for the night.

[Post Game Thread] The Boston Celtics (3-1) defeat the Philadelphia 76ers (1-3), 128-96. Payton Pritchard led the Celtics with 32/5/4!

The Toronto Raptors are the first team to shoot below 32 percent and win a playoff game since the Boston Celtics in 1969

[Highlight] The Boston Celtics bench absolutely erupts in the 1st quarter, outscoring the entire Sixers team and ending with a buzzer-beating shot by Payton Pritchard.

Scoot Henderson with a disastrous game 4 performance: 0/0/2 on 0/7 shooting in 27 minutes, -22

In the absence of the Lakers duo star guards, Luke Kennard has stepped up to average 21.3 points on 71% TS while shooting 52.9% from behind the arc against the Rockets so far

David McMenamin says Kevin Durant’s teammates have no clue what’s going on about his injury, raising questions about whether KD is rehabbing away from the team and whether his teammates have been checking on him

Jayson Tatum checks out in the win @Philadelphia: 30/7/11 on ⁸⁄₁₆ FG

The Spurs outscored the Blazers 73-35 in the second half

[Highlight] The San Antonio Spurs defeat the Portland Trail Blazers 114-93 in Game 4 to take a 3-1 series lead. The Spurs become the first team in NBA playoff history to trail by 15+ points at halftime and win the game by 15+ points.

Collin Murray-Boyles in the win: 15/10/3 on ⁵⁄₁₁ FG with 2 steals

Cavs - Raptors was an amazingly reffed game

De’Aaron Fox comes up big as he leads the Spurs to a commanding 3-1 lead against the Blazers: 28 PTS, 7 AST, 6 REB, 2 BLK, 1 STL on ¹¹⁄₁₇ FG, ⁴⁄₇ 3P, ²⁄₄ FT, +21 in 39min

[Highlight] The Celtics fans chant again “WE WANT BOSTON” in Philadelphia, and again during a free throw by Jayson Tatum.

Sources close to Charania say Nikola Jokić was able to locate his underwear in the locker room after earlier reports this morning claimed it had been stolen.

[Highlight] Wemby postgame,on clearing the concussion protocol: “The Spurs have done an amazing job. I’m very unhappy about the way the protocol has been handled by other parties… The injury was weird though, it was funny.”

[Highlight] Payton Pritchard is going absolutely nuclear to blow open the game as he hits another step back 3. He already has 16 points on 6-9 shooting, 4-6 from 3

[Charania] The NBA investigation is underway into the Denver Nuggets-Minnesota Timberwolves scuffle Saturday night, including interviews with involved players and officials and review of the footage, sources tell ESPN. Rulings are expected before Game 5 on Monday night in Denver.

[Highlight] The Boston Celtics defeat the Philadelphia 76ers 128-96 in Game 4 to take a 3-1 series lead. Boston sets a franchise playoff record with 24 3-pointers tonight (²⁴⁄₅₃).

Crazy Stat: The Spurs are the first team in history to win by 15+ pts after trailing by 15+ pts at halftime

[Highlight] Collin Murray-Boyles plays disciplined defense and forces the Mitchell miss and foul hunting attempt

[Highlight] Jamal Shead hustles hard and forces the 8 second call.

Victor Wembanyama appeared poised to criticize the league before his microphone was cut. Right after he said: “The way the situation was handled was very disappointing.’”

Payton “Pee-Pee” Pritchard with new playoff career high off the bench as Boston secured the road victory: 35 MIN | 32 PTS | 12-21 FG | 6-12 3PT

[Highlight] Jayson Tatum shakes his head after drilling his 3rd 4th quarter three. In the second half alone, he had 25 points on ⁷⁄₉ from the field and ⁵⁄₆ from three.

[Highlight] Nikola Jokic plays his best defense of the night, running back after a made Jaden McDaniels basket to meet him face-to-face

[Highlight] The Sixers desperately try to deny Payton Pritchard of another buzzer beater but VJ Edgecombe fouls him with 0.9s left. He would make both free throws to give him 32 points through 3 quarters.

[Charania] NBA discipline for Denver-Minnesota scuffle: Nikola Jokic fined \(50,000 Julius Randle fined \)35,000

Scottie Barnes evens the series at the line in a grind-it-out win against the Cavaliers: 23/8/6 | 1 steal | 3 blocks

[Highlight] Payton Pritchard hits back to back 3’s and says something towards Reggie and Mike Tirico

[Charania] Houston’s Kevin Durant is expected to miss Game 4 against the Los Angeles Lakers, sources tell ESPN. Durant has a bone bruise in his sprained ankle, which would sideline him 2 to 3 weeks in season. He’s had around-the-clock treatment to play but has not been cleared by doctors.

[Highlight] In a very low scoring 1st half the crowd is happy to see the ball finally goes into the basket.

[Highlight] Ron Harper Jr. and Max Shulga hit the Celtics’ 23rd and 24th three-pointers of the night, a new franchise playoff record! The team shot 24 for 53 from three.

Nikola Jokic is shooting more or less ¹²⁄₄₁ when guarded by Rudy Gobert; that is an abysmal 29% from the field across 4 games.

[Highlight] Tatum beats the Sixers double team with the ridiculous skip pass to Pritchard for 3

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