The first round of the 2025 NBA playoffs begins Saturday. Who will advance to the conference semis? Here are our staff predictions for every series: EAST (2) Celtics vs. (7) Magic (3) Knicks vs. (6) ...

Detroit’s best pathway to victory is if the Knicks start running out of players, but we’re early in the playoffs for that, ...

Two spots remain up for grabs in the 2025 NBA playoff bracket, and four teams remaining in the Play-In Tournament are trying ...

The Orlando Magic are a great defensive team. They finished the NBA regular season ranked No. 2 in defensive rating. This team has size, length and athleticism all over the floor. The real question ...

Banner Or Else.” Time and money are running out for this version of the Boston Celtics. Boston’s title window remains fully ...

Our NBA experts pick which teams make it out of the play-in tournament and which will survive the first round.

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Slotted as the No. 2 seed, Boston (61-21) enters this tournament with a share of momentum on its side. The Celtics capped off ...

Sam Morton and Zayne Parekh scored in their NHL debuts, Nazem Kadri had two goals and the Calgary Flames beat the ...

Preview the April 20 matchup between the Boston Celtics and Orlando Magic with stats, recent performance, TV channel and more.