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The 76ers completed the third blowout win of the day on Saturday with their victory against the Wizards. (Rob Carr/Getty Images) Welcome to the Yahoo Sports NBA playoff tracker, your daily one-stop shop for all the latest game results from each NBA playoff series. Here’s a look at Saturday’s games. The Philadelphia 76ers are now just one game away from advancing to the next round. The 76ers cruised to a dominant 132-103 win over the Washington Wizards at Capital One Arena on Saturday night to… Source link

Damian Lillard certainly came to play early on Monday night at Ball Arena. His hot start, however, didn’t carry over into the second half — and the Portland Trail Blazers paid the price. The Denver Nuggets, behind a 38 point night from Nikola Jokic, powered past the Trail Blazers to grab a 128-109 win in Game 2 and even up their opening-round playoff series 1-1. “That right there was a playoff game, for both teams,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said, . “The intensity, you had two… Source link

Yahoo Sports will keep you updated nightly on the NBA playoff race during the last two weeks of the regular season. Check back daily for the latest movement in the standings, what to watch for and teams securing their 2020-21 playoff berths. Saturday’s standings Eastern Conference 1. Philadelphia 76ers (47-21) 2. Brooklyn Nets (44-24, 3 GB) 3. Milwaukee Bucks (43-24, 3.5 GB) 4. New York Knicks (37-30, 9.5 GB) 5. Atlanta Hawks (37-31, 10 GB) 6. Miami Heat (36-31, 10.5 GB) Play-in tournament 7. Boston… Source link

DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic scored 18 of his 23 points in the second half to help Denver overcome Stephen Curry‘s sharp shooting as the Nuggets held off the Golden State Warriors 114-104 on Thursday night. Jokic also had 14 rebounds and 10 assists for his 46th career triple-double. The big man entered averaging a triple-double and leading the NBA in assists. ”I think he’d definitely be in the MVP conversation, which is entirely too early to talk about,” Denver coach Michael Malone said…. Source link

The Los Angeles Clippers followed up their win over the Lakers on opening night with another strong effort against a Western Conference contender on Christmas Day. But they lost Kawhi Leonard along the way. The Clippers improved to 2-0 with a 121-108 win over the Denver Nuggets Friday, capping an NBA holiday slate with the fifth double-digit margin of victory in five games. They held on for the win after losing Leonard, who was left bloodied and laying on the court after teammate Serge Ibaka… Source link

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Denver Nuggets expect All-Star center Nikola Jokic to arrive in Orlando from his native Serbia to join the team for the NBA restart in the next couple of days, league sources told Yahoo Sports. Jokic tested positive for COVID-19 in June, but has since tested negative consecutively and is cleared to enter the campus at Walt Disney World. Earlier in the week, the 7-footer had complications with travel and wasn’t able to make it to Denver to depart with his… Source link