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NBA Playoff Power Rankings: How the Final Eight Teams Stack Up Entering Second Round

After a wild first round of games, here is how the eight remaining NBA playoff teams compare ahead of the conference semifinals.

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Five Burning Questions for the NBA Playoffs’ Second Round

With contenders reshuffled, stars banged up and old beef taking center stage, the conference semifinals present a wide-open path.

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Chris Mannix’s NBA Notes: More Trail Blazers Cost-Cutting Moves Coming?

Plus, Steve Kerr’s push to abandon the three-point line, whether Jamahl Mosley is still on the hot seat in Orlando and how the Cavaliers’ top players are meshing together.

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Chris Mannix’s NBA Notes: Disaster in Detroit, Joel Embiid Needs to Do Less

Plus a look at the still unwritten rules of basketball that have once again been brought up by the Wolves and Nuggets.

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Cavaliers’ Inability to Review Key Call in Raptors Loss Made Kenny Atkinson Question Challenge Rules

Kenny Atkinson couldn’t challenge a key play late in the Cavaliers’ loss to the Raptors in Game 4.

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Cleveland’s All-in Move for James Harden Is Paying Off Early—and Raising the Stakes

With Donovan Mitchell still leading the way, Harden has given the Cavaliers a new level of firepower that both guards hope leads to elusive postseason success.

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Four NBA Stars Who Must Bounce Back After Terrible Game 1 Performances

A look at the players who will need to play a lot better to save their teams from an 0–2 first-round hole.

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Ranking Each First Round NBA Playoff Series by Watchability After Game 1

With eight Game 1s in the books over the weekend, let’s check in on which of these series are worth watching.

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NBA Playoffs: Takeaways After LeBron James Lifts Lakers to Game 1 Win, Knicks Make Statement Against Hawks

Takeaways from each Game 1 on Saturday that officially kicked off the NBA playoffs.

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Top Five Players We Want to See Win Their First NBA Championship

As the NBA’s young stars take over, some seasoned veterans are still on the hunt for their first Larry O’Brien trophy.

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No Kon Knueppel or Cooper Flagg, but These Five Rookies Could Impact the NBA Playoffs

A look across the NBA playoff field at teams who have rookie players contributing to their success.

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Cavs vs. Raptors: High-pressure playoffs start Saturday

After several disappointing playoff exits, it's do-or-die time for the Donovan Mitchell-led Cavaliers.

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Daniels' Hawks sweat on top-six, Thunder No.1 again

Dyson Daniels' Atlanta missed a chance to guarantee their post-season participation in a second-straight home loss, this time to Donovan Mitchell's Cleveland.

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NBA MVP Watch: How Luka Dončić’s Injury Changes the Race With One Week to Go

With Luka Dončić out of the NBA MVP picture, here’s how the race is stacking up with one week left in the regular season.

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Cavaliers Got Surprisingly Harsh Warning From Kenny Atkinson After Fourth Straight Win

Kenny Atkinson did not hesitate to rip the Cavaliers’ defense despite Cleveland’s winning streak continuing on Tuesday night.

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NBA Championship Power Rankings: Why the Timberwolves Have Been Eliminated

The Timberwolves were the latest team to get eliminated in SI’s weekly NBA championship power rankings.

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NBA Championship Power Rankings: Lakers Make a Push to Avoid Elimination

The latest edition of SI’s championship power rankings features a rising Lakers team, as well as the elimination of another Western Conference contender.

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NBA Championship Power Rankings: Jayson Tatum Returns While Another Team Gets Eliminated

In the latest edition of SI’s NBA championship power rankings, another team is eliminated as Jayson Tatum’s return shifts the rankings.

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NBA Championship Power Rankings: Eliminating One Team Every Week Until the Playoffs

In this week’s NBA championship power rankings, one team has been eliminated from the field as the rest separate themselves as true title contenders.

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James Harden Suffered Hand Injury During Cavaliers’ Win vs. Knicks

Cleveland moved to 6–1 since the trade for Harden with a 109–94 victory over New York.

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NBA Championship Power Rankings: Breaking Down Every Contender for This Year’s Title

Ranking the 12 teams who can call themselves genuine title contenders as the NBA season reaches its stretch run.

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One Glaring Weakness for Each Eastern Conference NBA Title Contender

A look at where each of the Eastern Conference’s top teams may lack as the NBA heads into the final stretch of its regular season.

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Five NBA Players With the Most at Stake for the Rest of the Season

Whether it’s how much they’ll be paid next year, or how they’ll be remembered in the history books, these are the players with the most on the line.

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The Seven Most Fascinating NBA Teams to Watch Through the Stretch Run of the Season

There are a few teams we’re going to be locked in on as we push towards the playoffs.

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What I Heard at NBA All-Star Weekend: Ideas to Stop Tanking, LeBron James Retirement Plans

Also, more on Jayson Tatum’s plans to return from injury and players reacting to Chris Paul’s abrupt retirement.

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