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# NBA

This week
28th May 2023 - 1st June 2023
# marching on
Heat rout Celtics to halt historic comeback and advance to NBA Finals
Jimmy Butler scored 28 points to help his side progress.
Last week
21st May 2023 - 27th May 2023
# NBA
Celtics stay alive with victory at Heat
Boston cut series deficit to 3-1 as Jayson Tatum stars.
# doubt
LeBron James considering retirement - reports
The Denver Nuggets completed a 4-0 Western Conference championship sweep over the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday.
# Playoffs
Miami Heat within one win of NBA Finals after pummeling Boston Celtics
The Celtics are now battling the weight of history – no team has rallied from 0-3 down to win a best-of-seven series.
Last month
May 2023
# NBA
Butler leads Miami fightback to stun Boston Celtics and take 2-0 lead
Jimmy Butler finished with 27 points as the eighth seeds grabbed a second straight victory at Boston’s TD Garden.
# NBA
Butler fuels Heat in Game 1 win over Celtics
The Heat out-scored Boston 46-25 in the third period to seize control.
# Trouble
NBA star suspended after new video with gun
In March, Ja Morant told reporters he had received therapy to help him manage stress
# Swish
Lakers dump defending champions Warriors out of playoffs to advance
LeBron James delivered a masterful performance to book a place in the Western Conference finals.
# Review
Warriors survive against Lakers, Knicks hold off Heat
Only 13 NBA teams have rallied from 3-1 down to win a series.
# NBA
Unheralded Walker sparks Lakers rally as Warriors facing elimination
The Lakers completed a dramatic 104-101 victory.
# NBA
Harden heroics save Sixers as Philly squares Celtics series
Boston’s Marcus Smart nailed a potential buzzer-beating basket but it did not count.
# heir apparent
Great expectations as LeBron James' son commits to play at USC
The talented teen is ranked among the top US high school prospects.
# NBA
Devin Booker shines to breathe life into Phoenix's play-off hopes
In the Eastern Conference, Jayson Tatum scored 27 points as the Boston Celtics took a 2-1 lead over the Philadelphia 76ers.
# NBA
Thompson scores 30 as Warriors roll past Lakers to level series
Golden State powered to a 127-100 victory over the Lakers that leveled their NBA Western Conference semi-final at one game apiece.
# Basketball
Sharp-shooting Celtics blitz Sixers to square Eastern series in NBA
The best-of-seven series is now level at 1-1 as the teams head to Philadelphia for game three on Friday.
April
April 2023
# Wrap
Lakers advance to conference semi-finals as Kings stay alive against Warriors
The Lakers defeated the Memphis Grizzlies 125-85 to win their first-round series 4-2.
# boston strong
Celtics hold off Hawks to advance in NBA playoffs
The Celts will face the Philadelphia Sixers, beginning on Monday.
# Wrap
Miami dump Bucks out of NBA playoffs as Grizzlies stay alive against Lakers
Miami will now face the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference semi-finals.
# NBA
Brilliant Butler fires Heat past Bucks, LeBron spearheads Lakers rally
The second-seeded Grizzlies are staring down the barrel of an early playoff exit.
# nba wrap
Knicks on brink of advancing as Jalen Brunson sinks Cavs
Warriors beat Kings to level series at two games apiece.
# Wrap
Lakers make playoff statement against Grizzlies as Suns close in on second round
Meanwhile, the Philadelphia 76ers dominated the Brooklyn Nets.
# NBA
Sixers take 3-0 lead over Nets in playoffs, Warriors claw back
In San Francisco, Stephen Curry led the Warriors with 36 points against Sacramento as they cut the series deficit to 2-1.
# NBA
Grizzlies, Bucks bounce back as Nuggets see off Wolves
Memphis ground out an attritional 103-93 win over LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers.
# Wrap
NBA injury fears for Giannis and Morant as Lakers and Heat win
Antetokounmpo was forced off early in the Bucks’ defeat.
# NBA
Butler, Strus lead Heat past Bulls and into playoffs
Meanwhile, Minnesota will face Western Conference top seeds Denver in the first round of the playoffs.
March
March 2023
# NBA
Sixers into playoffs after Cavs down Nets; Celtics topple Kings
Cleveland’s victory ensured that third-placed Philadelphia became the latest team to advance.
# NBA
Bucks seal NBA play-off berth; Nuggets fall again
Late scoring burst by Milwaukee secures victory.
# NBA
No Giannis, no problem as Bucks sink Orlando; Sixers down Wolves
Golden State slip to defeat against Oklahoma City Thunder.
# Punishment
NBA star Morant suspended after apparently displaying gun in nightclub video
The NBA has said they were investigating the case.
# NBA
Suns win in Durant debut, Tatum powers Celtics
In Milwaukee, Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 31 points to lead the Bucks.
# Vanessa Bryant
LA County agrees €27m settlement with Kobe Bryant's widow after police shared crash photos
Kobe Bryant, teenage daughter Gianna, and seven others were killed when their helicopter crashed into a hillside near LA in January 2020.
This year
2023
# NBA
Lakers blow as injured James facing 'weeks' on sidelines: reports
The Lakers remain 12th in the Western Conference with a 29-32 record.
# NBA
Phoenix Suns acquiring Kevin Durant in blockbuster trade from Brooklyn
The move follows days after Brooklyn traded Kyrie Irving to the Dallas Mavericks.
# Goat
LeBron James breaks NBA all-time points-scoring record
The LA Lakers star passed Abdul-Jabbar’s longstanding total against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
# Global Game
Celtics edge Warriors in Finals rematch, Bulls win in Paris
Boston’s eighth straight win, this one against the champions, pushed their league-leading record to 34-12.
# NBA
LeBron James passes historic 38,000-point mark but Lakers lose again
James is now second only to fellow Laker Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’s record.
Last year
2022
# like a fine wine
LeBron's season-high 47 points on 38th birthday spark Lakers to NBA win
‘I called it. I told them before the game. I had to make it happen.’
# NBA
Dazzling Doncic's historic triple-double carries Mavs past Knicks
Slovenian became first player in NBA history with a triple-double featuring at least 60 points and 20 rebounds.
# Sidelined
Curry's return date unknown as Warriors confirm he suffered partial shoulder dislocation
ESPN reported on Thursday that the four-time NBA champion would miss ‘a few weeks’ with the injury.
# Goat
NBA renames MVP trophy after Chicago Bulls icon Michael Jordan
Jordan, a six-time NBA champion, won five MVPs in his 15-season career.