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NEW YORK, United States -- Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green's indefinite NBA suspension in the wake of violent on-court actions is over after 12 games, the league said Saturday (Sunday, Manila time.)
NEW YORK – James Harden has reportedly reached a two-year deal to stay with the Los Angeles Clippers, while Chris Paul was released by the Golden State Warriors on Sunday (Monday Manila time) as NBA free agency began.
LOS ANGELES – Jayson Tatum said the bitter sting of past postseason defeats powered the Boston Celtics to their record-breaking 18th NBA championship title on Monday (Tuesday Manila time) against the Dallas Mavericks.
BOSTON – In 2022, then 33-year-old Joe Mazulla was only in his third season as NBA assistant coach when the Boston Celtics last reached the NBA Finals.
WASHINGTON – A historic championship legacy and a gut-wrenching 2022 finals loss have the Boston Celtics extra motivated to capture their first title since 2008 in this year's NBA Finals.
WASHINGTON – James Harden and Paul George combined for 66 points as the Los Angeles Clippers survived a 31-point Dallas comeback bid on Sunday (Monday Manila time), leveling their NBA playoff series as New York took a 3-1 lead over Philadelphia behind Jalen Brunson's 47 points.
Three dates are reserved for six games involving eight teams in the NBA’s play-in tournament with only four, two from the East and two from the West, surviving to advance to the playoffs starting Saturday (Sunday morning, Manila time). Play-in fireworks begin this morning (Manila time) as four Western Conference squads square off, featuring No. 7 New Orleans against No. 8 LA Lakers and No. 9 Sacramento against No. 10 Golden State. Tomorrow, it’s the Eastern Conference’s turn to battle as No. 7 Philadelphia takes on No. 8 Miami and No. 9 Chicago faces No. 10 Atlanta.
LOS ANGELES – Nikola Jokic scored 41 points as the Denver Nuggets reclaimed pole position in the Western Conference playoff race with a 116-107 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves in their top-of-the-table clash on Wednesday (Thursday Manila time).
The NBA regular season is winding down and the race for playoff seedings is intensifying. Before the playoffs begin on April 20, the play-in tournament will kick off to get the post-season ball rolling. The regular season ends on April 14 with the top six finishers in the East and West advancing to the playoffs outright. Teams that are ranked seventh, eighth and ninth and 10th will battle for the last two playoff slots in each conference via the play-in tournament.