Nba playoffs

The 2021 NBA playoffs are a wrap. The Milwaukee Bucks are champions after ousting the Phoenix Suns in six games in the NBA Finals. It marks the franchise's first title in exactly 50 years. Milwaukee hoisted the Larry O'Brien Trophy after a legendary Finals performance from Giannis Antetokounmpo, where he put up 50 points, 14 rebounds, five blocks and two assists en route to winning Finals MVP. After falling behind 2-0 to star the series, Milwaukee went on to win four straight games to topple the Suns, and became just the fifth team in NBA Finals history to win it all after losing the first two games of the series. The last team to do that was the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016. It's been one of the most exciting and unpredictable NBA playoff runs in recent memory. Check below to recap all the action throughout the postseason. **This post will continue to update throughout the playoffs with the results of each game. NBA Finals 2. Phoenix Suns vs. 3. Milwaukee Bucks (Bucks win series 4-2) • Game 1: • Game 2: • Game 3: • Game 4: • Game 5: • Game 6: Western Conference Conference finals 2. Phoenix Suns vs. 4. Los Angeles Clippers Suns win series 4-2 Game 1: Game 2: Game 3: Game 4: Game 5: Game 6: Second round 1. Utah Jazz vs. 4. Los Angeles Clippers Clippers win series 4-2 Game 1: Game 2: Game 3: Game 4: Game 5: Game 6: 2. Phoenix Suns vs. 3. Denver Nuggets Suns win series 4-0 Game 1: Game 2: Game 3: Game 4: First round 1. Utah Jazz vs. 8. Memphis Grizzlies (Jazz win series 4-1) G...

The The game was marred by, uh, defense. The teams looked tight early, and Denver opened 1 of 17 from deep. It was the first time this series that the winning team failed to score 100. In fact, it was the first time the winning team did not score at least 100 since the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Golden State Warriors in Game 7 of the 2016 Finals by the near-identical count of 93-89. Two-time MVP (2020-21 and 2021-22) Nikola Jokic won the NBA Finals Bill Russell MVP Award. He scored 28 points on 12-of-16 shooting to go along with 16 rebounds and four assists. The 3-point shooting was absent in this contest as both teams combined to shoot 14 of 63 for 22%. Below is the daily playoff schedule as well as the previous results, the playoff bracket, dates, times and TV/streaming info. Kim O'Reilly, CBS Sports All games on ESPN, ABC and NBA TV can be streamed on fubo (try for free). All times Eastern. NBA Finals results Monday, June 12 • NBA Finals -- Game 5: Nuggets 94, Friday, June 9 • NBA Finals -- Game 4: Nuggets 108, Heat 95 (Denver leads 3-1) Wednesday, June 7 • NBA Finals -- Game 3: Nuggets 109, Heat 94 (Denver leads 2-1) Sunday, June 4 • NBA Finals -- Game 2: Heat 111, Nuggets 108 (Series tied 1-1) Thursday, June 1 • NBA Finals -- Game 1: Nuggets 104, Heat 93 (Denver leads 1-0) Monday, May 29 • Game 7: Heat 103, Celtics 84 (Miami wins 4-3) Saturday, May 27 • Game 6: Celtics 104, Heat 103 (Series tied 3-3) Thursday, May 25 • Game 5: Celtics 110, Heat 97 (Miami leads 3...

What adjustments do the Heat and Nuggets need to make headed into Game 4? MIAMI — The personality and flavor of the Nikola Jokic is assembling a Jamal Murray had his one poor outing and is over that. Miami is living and dying by the 3-pointer. The Nuggets are the more talented team — although to be fair, Miami has heard that line before. Those are the talking points, the dominant snapshots of a championship series where the Nuggets are up 2-1 and threatening to seize total control unless the Heat find a way to introduce a fresh new angle. There’s still room for improvement by the lower-seeded team. Miami isn’t facing elimination and therefore isn’t running out of time; there’s no need to rush but the Heat better hurry up. Overall, this series has been entertaining in various moments, surprising in other stretches and overwhelming by clearly the heavy Finals MVP favorite in this series unless and until someone shows him up. And if that happens, that player better be wearing a Heat uniform, or else this is a wrap. Here are four things to monitor on Friday for Game 4 ( 8:30 ET, ABC). Will this be the final home game of the season for the Heat? Are the Nuggets due for a stumble? Can anyone stop Jokic? 1. Jokic’s pursuit of the greats Even in the modern NBA, a physically dominant center like Nikola Jokic can still rule the paint and control a series. Not only is Jokic chasing a championship, he’s also chasing legends in the process. Seriously, if he continues this way for howev...

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Check out the best plays from the 2023 NBA Playoffs. NEW YORK – The 2023 NBA Playoffs across ABC, ESPN and TNT averaged 5.47 million viewers, making it the most-watched playoffs in five years. NBA games accounted for nine of the top 10 most-watched programs across all of television since the beginning of May and 15 of the top 20 most-watched programs among people under 50 since the start of April. The 2023 NBA Finals, which saw the Denver Nuggets defeat the Miami Heat in a five-game series on ABC, averaged 11.64 million viewers, more than tripling its competition and winning the night across all of television for all five broadcasts. The championship-clinching Game 5 averaged 13.08 million viewers, up 1% vs. last year’s Game 5, and peaked at 17.88 million viewers at 11 p.m. ET. Across all @NBA social media platforms, the 2023 NBA Playoffs garnered eight billion views, making it the most-viewed playoffs ever. @NBA on Twitter was the most-viewed brand on the platform during the 2023 NBA Finals. Driven by users outside of the U.S., the NBA App also had a historic postseason, with unique viewers on NBA League Pass up 32% vs. last year. 2023 NBA Finals MVP Nikola Jokic’s popularity on social media skyrocketed throughout the Denver Nuggets’ title run with more than 540 million views, catapulting him from the No. 18 most-viewed player on social last season to No. 1 since May 1. Additional information on the 2023 NBA Finals and Game 5 viewership performance on ABC was distributed ...

Watch Video: Nuggets beat Heat, capture franchise's first NBA title DENVER — The Miami Heat made history by becoming only the Jimmy Butler was the undeniable leader of the team. He played through an ankle injury that he suffered in Game 1 of the second round of the playoffs against the New York Knicks. He sat out one game and played the rest of the playoffs. After losing the Finals, he said was "fine," there was "zero" pain and "no excuse." He led by example and encouragement. He En route to the Finals, his confidence never wavered as the Boston Celtics rallied from down 0-3 to force a Game 7. Butler guaranteed a win in Game 6 and when that didn't happen, he made sure it did in the final matchup. Butler joined the Heat ahead of the 2019-2020 season. He had played the first six years of his career as a member of the Chicago Bulls, where he earned his first three All-Star nods. Then, he bounced around the league a bit and was called a bad teammate. But everything clicked when he arrived in the 305. He powered the team to the 2020 Finals in the NBA bubble and the Heat returned to the Eastern Conference finals in 2022. After the championship loss to the Nuggets, where Butler led his team with 21 points, he was distant in the post-game press conference, looking toward the ceiling while Kyle Lowry answered the first question. After taking a moment to reflect, he shared the significance of being a member of Miami. "You never know what the team is going to look like next year, the...

The 2021 NBA playoffs are a wrap. The Milwaukee Bucks are champions after ousting the Phoenix Suns in six games in the NBA Finals. It marks the franchise's first title in exactly 50 years. Milwaukee hoisted the Larry O'Brien Trophy after a legendary Finals performance from Giannis Antetokounmpo, where he put up 50 points, 14 rebounds, five blocks and two assists en route to winning Finals MVP. After falling behind 2-0 to star the series, Milwaukee went on to win four straight games to topple the Suns, and became just the fifth team in NBA Finals history to win it all after losing the first two games of the series. The last team to do that was the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2016. It's been one of the most exciting and unpredictable NBA playoff runs in recent memory. Check below to recap all the action throughout the postseason. **This post will continue to update throughout the playoffs with the results of each game. NBA Finals 2. Phoenix Suns vs. 3. Milwaukee Bucks (Bucks win series 4-2) • Game 1: • Game 2: • Game 3: • Game 4: • Game 5: • Game 6: Western Conference Conference finals 2. Phoenix Suns vs. 4. Los Angeles Clippers Suns win series 4-2 Game 1: Game 2: Game 3: Game 4: Game 5: Game 6: Second round 1. Utah Jazz vs. 4. Los Angeles Clippers Clippers win series 4-2 Game 1: Game 2: Game 3: Game 4: Game 5: Game 6: 2. Phoenix Suns vs. 3. Denver Nuggets Suns win series 4-0 Game 1: Game 2: Game 3: Game 4: First round 1. Utah Jazz vs. 8. Memphis Grizzlies (Jazz win series 4-1) G...

What adjustments do the Heat and Nuggets need to make headed into Game 4? MIAMI — The personality and flavor of the Nikola Jokic is assembling a Jamal Murray had his one poor outing and is over that. Miami is living and dying by the 3-pointer. The Nuggets are the more talented team — although to be fair, Miami has heard that line before. Those are the talking points, the dominant snapshots of a championship series where the Nuggets are up 2-1 and threatening to seize total control unless the Heat find a way to introduce a fresh new angle. There’s still room for improvement by the lower-seeded team. Miami isn’t facing elimination and therefore isn’t running out of time; there’s no need to rush but the Heat better hurry up. Overall, this series has been entertaining in various moments, surprising in other stretches and overwhelming by clearly the heavy Finals MVP favorite in this series unless and until someone shows him up. And if that happens, that player better be wearing a Heat uniform, or else this is a wrap. Here are four things to monitor on Friday for Game 4 ( 8:30 ET, ABC). Will this be the final home game of the season for the Heat? Are the Nuggets due for a stumble? Can anyone stop Jokic? 1. Jokic’s pursuit of the greats Even in the modern NBA, a physically dominant center like Nikola Jokic can still rule the paint and control a series. Not only is Jokic chasing a championship, he’s also chasing legends in the process. Seriously, if he continues this way for howev...

Watch Video: Nuggets beat Heat, capture franchise's first NBA title DENVER — The Miami Heat made history by becoming only the Jimmy Butler was the undeniable leader of the team. He played through an ankle injury that he suffered in Game 1 of the second round of the playoffs against the New York Knicks. He sat out one game and played the rest of the playoffs. After losing the Finals, he said was "fine," there was "zero" pain and "no excuse." He led by example and encouragement. He En route to the Finals, his confidence never wavered as the Boston Celtics rallied from down 0-3 to force a Game 7. Butler guaranteed a win in Game 6 and when that didn't happen, he made sure it did in the final matchup. Butler joined the Heat ahead of the 2019-2020 season. He had played the first six years of his career as a member of the Chicago Bulls, where he earned his first three All-Star nods. Then, he bounced around the league a bit and was called a bad teammate. But everything clicked when he arrived in the 305. He powered the team to the 2020 Finals in the NBA bubble and the Heat returned to the Eastern Conference finals in 2022. After the championship loss to the Nuggets, where Butler led his team with 21 points, he was distant in the post-game press conference, looking toward the ceiling while Kyle Lowry answered the first question. After taking a moment to reflect, he shared the significance of being a member of Miami. "You never know what the team is going to look like next year, the...

The The game was marred by, uh, defense. The teams looked tight early, and Denver opened 1 of 17 from deep. It was the first time this series that the winning team failed to score 100. In fact, it was the first time the winning team did not score at least 100 since the Cleveland Cavaliers defeated the Golden State Warriors in Game 7 of the 2016 Finals by the near-identical count of 93-89. Two-time MVP (2020-21 and 2021-22) Nikola Jokic won the NBA Finals Bill Russell MVP Award. He scored 28 points on 12-of-16 shooting to go along with 16 rebounds and four assists. The 3-point shooting was absent in this contest as both teams combined to shoot 14 of 63 for 22%. Below is the daily playoff schedule as well as the previous results, the playoff bracket, dates, times and TV/streaming info. Kim O'Reilly, CBS Sports All games on ESPN, ABC and NBA TV can be streamed on fubo (try for free). All times Eastern. NBA Finals results Monday, June 12 • NBA Finals -- Game 5: Nuggets 94, Friday, June 9 • NBA Finals -- Game 4: Nuggets 108, Heat 95 (Denver leads 3-1) Wednesday, June 7 • NBA Finals -- Game 3: Nuggets 109, Heat 94 (Denver leads 2-1) Sunday, June 4 • NBA Finals -- Game 2: Heat 111, Nuggets 108 (Series tied 1-1) Thursday, June 1 • NBA Finals -- Game 1: Nuggets 104, Heat 93 (Denver leads 1-0) Monday, May 29 • Game 7: Heat 103, Celtics 84 (Miami wins 4-3) Saturday, May 27 • Game 6: Celtics 104, Heat 103 (Series tied 3-3) Thursday, May 25 • Game 5: Celtics 110, Heat 97 (Miami leads 3...