[Highlight] OG Anunoby makes it a 50- point game and a fight breaks out
[Haynes] There is a “good chance” that Anthony Davis is traded once again before the beginning of the 2026-27 NBA season.
[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.
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.”
[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.
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.”
The Knicks have forced Atlanta into EIGHT turnovers in the first quarter.
At the half, the Atlanta Hawks lead O. G Anunoby by 10 points
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%
[Highlight] Mitch Robinson and Dyson Daniels both ejected after fight
[Highlight] Josh Hart hits a huge 3 to extend the lead to 61
Hawks down by 39 midway in the second quarter (Knicks 60-19 against the Hawks)
[Fred Katz] Mitchell Robinson ends the night a casual +29 in nine minutes played.
[Krawczynski] Entire Wolves team is showing up in Donte’s jersey
[Borman] Ayo Dosunmu has been gameday downgraded to questionable with right calf soreness. Certainly not a good sign for the Wolves with Bones Hyland already questionable. Will need to be a huge night for Julius Randle, Jaden McDaniels, Rudy Gobert and TJ Shannon to close out the Nuggets.
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.
The Atlanta Hawks tonight have scored 36 points this halftime, a 47 point deficit to the New York Knicks
[Charania] KD Will Miss Game 6 vs. The Lakers
[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] Mitch Robinson throws down the oop from Mikal Bridges and the Knicks lead by 41 less than 5 mins into the 2nd quarter
[Siegel] “He went over to Europe to get treatment on [his hamstring,] he came back over and it didn’t really change his timeline at all… He has not resumed normal practicing.. The earliest he could possibly return to the court is if they returned home for Game 3 and 4.”
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.”
[Lowlight] Tim Legler suggests that the Hawks aim for the backboard or rim, at least
Knicks fall short of setting alltime halftime lead vs Hawks. They enter the half up just 47, the record is 50 by the Mavs vs the Clippers in 2020
[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.
Cade Cunningham is averaging the most potential assists per game in playoffs but is averaging less assists than the 6 players below him
Hornets’ Moussa Diabaté named 2025-26 Kia NBA Hustle Award winner
[Highlight] Mikal Bridges lobs it to Mitchell Robinson and the Knicks go up 41, with 5 minutes in the 2nd quarter (with a replay).
The Knicks fans are already celebrating.
I’m I the only one who’s surprised a 3-0 lead has never been blown before?
[Highlight] The Hawks go on a 7-0 run, cutting the Knicks’ lead to 53, and Mike Brown is quick to take a timeout
The 2026 Houston Rockets are the 16th team to force a Game 6 after being down 0-3
The Hawks have only scored 15 points in 15 minutes, they’re on pace to roughly only score 51 points
OG Anunoby and Mikal Bridges check out of the game in the 3Q with 53 combined points shooting 21⁄26 - outscoring the entire Hawks team at 52 points
The biggest blowout score at one point in the first half of an elimination game was 70-25 set by Cavs vs Heat last year
[Highlights] The Knicks go on a 14-0 run in less than 4 minutes against the Hawks, in the 1st quarter (with replays)
LeBron James responds to the comments made by Jabari Smith Jr: “I don’t care about shit like that … I’m too old for that shit.”
[Highlights] OG Anunoby hits the 3-pointer and goes 8⁄9 from the field, then Mikal Bridges with the layup and then an alley-oop dunk (with a replay), and the Knicks are up 69-22, with 5 minutes remaining in the 1st half.
James Williams needs to be suspended by the league
[Post Game Thread] The Houston Rockets (2-3) defeat the Los Angeles Lakers (3-2), 99-93, forcing a game 6 back in Houston.
The 2026 NBA Playoffs delivering its highest viewership in 33 YEARS!
[Highlights] OG Anunoby hits the 3-pointer to give him 17 points, outscoring the Hawks 17 to 15 (with a replay). Then, he gets the steal and gets fouled.
[Highlight] OG Anunoby scores the And-1 to put the Knicks up 50, giving him 23 points (vs. 22 by the Hawks).
A kerfuffle ensues between Mitchell Robinson and Dyson Daniels, as they chestbump each other, then grab each other, exchanging some heated words. Both were ejected. Full incident.
[Highlight] VJ Edgecombe is easily going by Jaylen Brown and finishes with a powerful jam (with replays)
[Highlight] Buddy Hield scores the layup to cut the Knicks’ lead to 49
[Highlight] Josh Hart hits a 3-pointer, the Hawks turn the ball over, and Mikal Bridges misses a shot, grabs the rebound and scores. The Knicks go up 57-19, 4 minutes into the 2nd quarter, up 38 points.
The Hawks team also received a technical.
[Fischer] Jalen Duren, Walker Kessler, and Mark Williams are all expected to target the Chicago Bulls as a potential suitor in restricted free agency. Chicago is projected to have $65M in cap space.
Luke Kennard despite the loss in game 5: 31 MIN, 1 PTS, 3 REB, 2 ASTL, 2 STL, 1 BLK, 1 TOV
[Charania] Lakers star Austin Reaves has been cleared to return for Game 5 against the Houston Rockets, sources tell ESPN.