Sunday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers evened up their best-of-7 opening round matchup with the Indiana Pacers, courtesy of a 104-100 victory in Indianapolis.
Monday night, the San Antonio Spurs take on the Golden State Warriors, in Game 2 of their opening round Western Conference playoff matchup. During Saturday’s Game 1, the defending champions throttled San Antonio, 113-92.
The Toronto Raptors finished the regular season with a 59-23 record, placing them in the very top spot in the Eastern Conference, setting up a first round matchup against the eighth seeded Washington Wizards.
Wednesday night, the Minnesota Timberwolves secured their first playoff appearance since 2004, as a result of a 112-106 win over the Denver Nuggets, amid the winner-take-all contest in Minneapolis.
Wednesday, the Timberwolves host the Nuggets in an unofficial one-game playoff, or play-in game, to decide who gets the Western Conference’s final playoff spot.
Monday night, the Oklahoma City Thunder secured a return to the Western Conference playoffs, as a result of a 115-93 triumph over the Miami Heat, on the road in South Florida.
Monday night, the New Orleans Pelicans locked up the franchise’s first playoff appearance since 2015, courtesy of a 113-100 win over the Clippers, at Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.
Here is an original photo of Trail Blazers center Meyers Leonard signing autographs, prior to an earlier in the season Portland matchup at the Detroit Pistons.
Lance Martinez of My Detroit Sports sent along this original photo of Trail Blazers big man Jusuf Nurkic, during a Portland road trip at the Pistons new venue, Little Caesars Arena