[Highlight] LeBron gets the steal and hits a 3 to tie the game!
[Highlights] Bronny James hits the 3-pointer off his dad’s screen, and then the reverse layup off his dad’s lob
Bronny outscored the entire Houston bench 5-3.
LeBron James across 3 games against the Rockets: 25.3 PTS | 47% FG% | 44% 3PT% | 9.7 REBS | 8.7 ASTS | 2.0 STLS
[Post Game Thread] The Los Angeles Lakers (3-0) defeat the Houston Rockets after LeBron James hits the game tying 3 to send it to OT and with 29/6/13(0-3), 112-108.
Kevin Durant was not on the Rockets’ bench during their game 3 loss vs LAL. Houston is down 0-3 in the series
Rookie Dylan Harper shows up big on the road to win game 3: 27 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 STL, 1 BLK, 9-12 FG, 4-5 3P
41 years old LeBron James plays 45 minutes in game 3 win: 29 PTS, 13 REB, 6 AST. 3 STL, 1 BLK
[Charania] Houston’s Kevin Durant has been ruled out for Game 3 tonight against the Los Angeles Lakers due to a left ankle sprain, sources tell ESPN.
Bronny James in the win: 5 points on 125% TS
[Highlights] LeBron James banks in the ridiculous one-leg jumper, screens for his son Bronny, who hit a 3-pointer, then lobs to Bronny for the reverse layup, and then hits another ridiculous shot, trying to get a foul call (with replays for all the plays)
Marcus Smart is extremely pivotal on both ends in Game 3 OT win against the Rockets: 21 PTS (5⁄9 FG), 4 REB, 10 AST, 5 STL, 2 BLK, +3
Ime Udoka slams the players and mentions how they made “horrendous mistakes” and were “scared of the moment” during the final 30 seconds in the 4th quarter
[Highlight] LeBron James hits another ridiculous off-balance shot!
[Charania] Atlanta Hawks’ Nickeil Alexander-Walker has won the 2025-26 NBA Most Improved Player of the Year award.
Lakers coach Redick addresses his team postgame by being the first to admit he made mistakes down the stretch of the game — “We go into overtime, and it’s not pretty. I made mistakes in overtime. We made a couple game plan mistakes, we made a couple coverage mistakes. We just kept playing”
[Shankar] Kevin Durant does not appear to be on the Rockets bench. The star forward was at the arena earlier today.
Respectfully, Advija’s “game” is disgusting to watch as a neutral fan.
LeBron James has tied the Chicago Bulls franchise with 187 total playoff wins
[Highlight] Dylan Harper’s vicious dunk over Robert Williams gives him 10 points in the quarter, a career high 27 on the game
Rui Hachimura in the First Quarter against the Rockets: 16 PTS | 6⁄6 FGS | 3⁄3 3PTS | 1⁄2 FTS | 116% TS%
Warriors reportedly grew tired of Steve Kerr’s political activism
[Highlight] Derrick White with a huge offensive rebound, and Jayson Tatum swishes the clutch 3 over Adem Bona, putting the Celtics up 6, with 25.3 seconds remaining in regulation (with a replay)
[Highlight] The Los Angeles Lakers get the final stop in overtime and defeat the Houston Rockets 112-108, and now lead the series 3-0. LeBron James led the Lakers with 29 points, 13 rebounds, 6 assists, and 3 steals.
Michael Beasley says things were never the same after Pat Riley took LeBron’s cookies: “That boy stood up like Thanos… He stood up and yelled… That’s the first time I seen the whole organization get scared. From that point on they tip toed around him. They knew he was out”
Stephon Castle in the win: 33 points and 5 assists on 11⁄18 shooting
[Uthayakumar] NBA teams were 1713-1 when leading by 6 or more in the last 30 sec of regulation in the playoffs in the last 29 years. They are now 1713-2. Rockets are just the 2nd team in 29 postseasons to blow a 6-point lead with 30 seconds left in the 4th.
Kuminga on helping nudge NAW into position guarding Brunson: “I’m gonna give my praise to Draymond. Growing up around him, watching him as much. I’d seen him do that so many times… I watched Draymond so many times. And he’s one of the best at doing things like that” (via @KLChouinard)
[Post Game Thread] The San Antonio Spurs (2-1) defeat the Portland Trail Blazers (1-2), 120-108.
Luke Kornet steps up with Wemby out in the win: 14⁄10 with 2 blocks
[Winfield] Mikal Bridges is holding back tears. Josh Hart is dejected at his locker. Karl-Anthony Towns’ face is in his hand. And Mike Brown, often notoriously late for pre- and post-game press conferences, is making his rounds early.
[Highlight] LeBron James banks in the tough one-leg runner over Amen Thompson (with replays)
Alperen Sengun despite the game 3 loss versus Lakers: 33 PTS, 16 REB, 6 AST, 3 STL, 1 BLK, +10, 47 MIN
[Highlight] Dylan Harper with a massive one handed jam over Robert Williams (with replays).
10 Points early in the 4th quarter, career-high extends to 27 points.
[Post Game Thread] The Boston Celtics (2-1) defeat the Philadelphia 76ers (1-2), 108-100.
[Highlight] Tonight against the Houston Rockets, LeBron James and Bronny James connected for the first father-son assist in NBA playoff history during Game 3. Check out all the angles from the play.
[Highlight] Rui Hachimura saves the ball, Van Gundy confuses him for Marcus Smart, and Rui scores the clutch driving layup in overtime, gets hyped alongside Deandre Ayton (with replays)
Ime Udoka on his message to the Rockets after losing Game 3: “Grow up, and you’re not that young anymore. You’ve been to the playoffs once, and we watched every situation just now.”
Just 2 games after Brandon Ingram said, “At the end of the day, me shooting 9 shots is not going to win basketball games.” the Raptors win by 22 on a night where Ingram took, you guessed it, 9 shots 😂
In their win over the Trail Blazers, the Spurs’ 3-Headed Backcourt of Stephon Castle, Dylan Harper and De’Aaron Fox combine for 78 points, 16 rebounds, and 14 assists on .565/.533/.818 (.700 TS%)
Rui Hachimura on the Lakers’ improbable comeback: “If it was the regular season, I’m not gonna lie, we might have just let it go.”
[Highlight] Rockets can’t score, and Lakers run out the clock to take a 3-0 series lead!
[Charania] With Kevin Durant sidelined, the Rockets are expected to utilize the second-youngest starting lineup in NBA playoff history – their homegrown core of Reed Sheppard, Amen Thompson, Tari Eason, Jabari Smith Jr. and Alperen Sengun.
KD wasn’t even sitting on the bench for game 3 against the Lakers
[Highlight] The turnover that started the Rockets’ collapse, Rockets were up by 6 with 30 seconds left and had possession.
[Highlight] Jaxson Hayes gathers the lob from Luke Kennard for a one-handed slam
The Bulls got a combined ZERO first round picks for Ayo Dosunmu, Alex Caruso, Nikola Vucevic, Zach Lavine, DeMar DeRozan, Lonzo Ball, and Coby White - their entire rotation from the 2021-22 squad
Jayson Tatum leads the Celtics to get the hard fought win in Game 3 against the 76ers: 25 PTS (9⁄17 FG, 5⁄9 3PT), 4 REB, 7 AST