By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 28 Apr 2024


Adjusting defensively and offensively, the East top seed Boston Celtics bounced back against the eighth seed Miami Heat to secure a 108-84 win and a 2-1 series lead, with one more game scheduled in Miami before the seri

Mavs, Pacers Forge Ahead, 2-1, in Matches to Watch
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 27 Apr 2024


The #5 Dallas Mavericks defeated the #4 Los Angeles Clippers, 101-90 in the West, and the #6 Indiana Pacers beat the #3 Milwaukee Bucks in overtime, 101-98 to forge ahead, 2-1 in their respective first-round series, Read full story

Denver Proves It Can Win in Los Angeles as Knicks, Cavaliers Fall in Philadelphia, Orlando
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 26 Apr 2024


What difference does playing at home make for Philadelphia 76ers and the Orlando Magic? A lot. Particularly for Orlando which led from start to finish in routing its erstwhile tormentor, the Cleveland Cavalier Read full story

Miami Sears Boston With 23 Triples on Way to 111-101 Upset Win, Ties Series
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Thu, 25 Apr 2024


Coach Erik Spoelstra found a way for Miami to beat the Boston Celtics even without Jimmy Butler: Beat them at their own game in three-point shooting and apply resolute defense to essentially limit the Celtics' offe Read full story

Bucks, Clippers Drop Games to Pacers, Mavs
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Wed, 24 Apr 2024


Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Clippers become the first higher-seeded teams to fall in defeats at home in the first round of the current NBA playoffs, losing to #6 Indiana Pacers and #5 Dallas Mavericks today Read full story

Almost But Not Quite for Lakers, Sixers as Nuggets, Knicks Escape With Close Wins
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Tue, 23 Apr 2024


The Los Angeles Lakers and the Philadelphia 76ers, both seventh seeds, came within a minute of upsetting their respective favored playoff opponents, Denver and New York, but ultimately dropped the close games. T Read full story

Thunder Averts Upset, Celtics Crush Heat; LAC Tames Mavs, Bucks Gore Pacers
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Mon, 22 Apr 2024


West top team Oklahoma City Thunder could thank their lucky stars as they nearly became the first higher seed to be beaten in the just opened 2023-24 NBA playoffs, pulling off a 94-92 squeaker over the 8th seed N Read full story

Higher Seeds Take Playoff Opener
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Sun, 21 Apr 2024


High-seeded teams from both the East and West dominated their playoff openers, leveraging home-court advantage and deeper rosters. The #2 Denver Nuggets defeated the #7 Los Angeles Lakers, 114-103 and the #3 Minne Read full story

Miami Frustrates Chicago Again, Nails 8th Seed in the East; Pelicans Eliminate Kings for 8th in the West
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Sat, 20 Apr 2024


For the second straight season, the Miami Heat frustrated the bid of the Chicago Bulls to enter the playoffs, scoring a 112-91 romp at its home floor to win the 8th and final seed. The Heat will be up against the top Read full story

Biggest Gainers, Losers in the East
By Teodoro Medina Reynoso, PhilBoxing.com, Fri, 19 Apr 2024


The Orlando Magic and the Indiana Pacers, two teams that did not even make it to the play-in last season, are the biggest gainers in the NBA Eastern Conference this 2023-24 regular season. Biggest losers are the New Jer Read full story