Expert NBA GAME Previews

The Boston Celtics visit the Philadelphia 76ers for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference First Round on Friday, April 24, 2026, at 7:00 PM at Xfinity Mobile Arena. The series is tied 1-1 after Philadelphia answered back in Game 2, so this is the swing game that starts to shape the rest of the series. Fans can watch the game

The Los Angeles Lakers visit the Houston Rockets for Game 3 of the Western Conference First Round on Friday, April 24, 2026, at 8:00 PM at the Toyota Center. Los Angeles leads the best-of-7 series 2-0 after taking both games at home, and now the pressure shifts hard onto Houston. Fans can watch the game on Amaz. The Lakers have

Game 3 of the Western Conference First Round brings the San Antonio Spurs to the Moda Center to face the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday, April 24, 2026, at 10:30 PM. The series is tied 1-1, which makes this the first real pressure swing of the matchup. San Antonio still owns the stronger regular-season profile at 62-20, but Portland has

Cleveland heads to Scotiabank Arena on Thursday night for Game 3 of this Eastern Conference first-round series, with tipoff set for 8:00 PM ET and the Cavaliers holding a 2-0 lead. Kenny Atkinson’s group finished the regular season 52-30, while Toronto closed 46-36, and now the pressure flips squarely onto the Raptors in their first home game of the series.

Game 3 shifts to State Farm Arena on Thursday night with the series tied 1-1, and it already feels like the first real swing game of this matchup. New York let Game 2 slip away in a 107-106 loss after controlling long stretches at home, so now the pressure flips a bit. Atlanta grabbed back home court, and this one

Game 3 shifts to Minneapolis with this first-round series tied 1-1, and that matters because the tone of the matchup already changed once. Denver opened the series with a 116-105 win behind Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, then Minnesota answered with a 119-114 comeback in Game 2 after erasing a 19-point deficit. Now the Nuggets bring a 54-28 record and

Game 2 stays at Little Caesars Arena on Wednesday night, with tip set for 7:00 PM ET on ESPN, and the pressure is a little different now. Orlando already stole home court with a 112-101 win in Game 1, so the Magic come in with real momentum, while Detroit is suddenly playing to avoid heading to Orlando down 0-2 despite

Game 2 shifts back to Paycom Center on Wednesday night with the Phoenix Suns trying to steady the series after a 119-84 blowout loss in Game 1. Tip is set for 9:30 PM ET on ESPN, and the setup is pretty simple: Phoenix needs a cleaner half-court game and far fewer live-ball mistakes, while Oklahoma City has a chance to

The NBA playoffs open Sunday afternoon with a familiar rivalry and a pretty big Game 1 number. The Philadelphia 76ers head to TD Garden for a 1:00 PM tip on ABC after finishing 45-37 and grabbing the No. 7 seed, while the Boston Celtics enter as the No. 2 seed at 56-26 with home court and a market price that