NBA East and West first-round playoff preview capsules
Capsules for the NBA first-round series that begin this weekend:
EASTERN...
Grizzlies end Spurs’ season in play-in game winning 100-96
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Dillon Brooks scored eight of his 24 points in the fourth quarter to help put Memphis ahead to stay and the...
Jazz take top spot in NBA playoffs, thump Kings 121-99
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Jordan Clarkson scored 33 points, Rudy Gobert added 13 points and 16 rebounds and the Utah Jazz took the No. 1...
Moore, short-handed Suns hold off Spurs 123-121
SAN ANTONIO — E’Twaun Moore scored 22 points and made a 3-pointer with 2.2 seconds remaining that lifted the Phoenix Suns past the San...
Play-in or playoffs? Lakers won’t know until the final day
LeBron James may be one game away from the playoffs. Or he may be one game away from the play-in tournament, and a possible...
Suns rout short-handed Spurs 140-103, keep hope for top seed
SAN ANTONIO — Devin Booker had 27 points and the Phoenix Suns maintained their hope of earning the top spot in the Western Conference...
Bogdanovic scores 22 as Jazz top Thunder 109-93
OKLAHOMA CITY — Bojan Bogdanovic scored 22 points, and the Utah Jazz beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 109-93 on Friday night to inch closer...
Blazers win fifth straight, beat Jazz 105-98
SALT LAKE CITY — Damian Lillard scored 30 points and CJ McCollum added 26 to lead the Portland Trail Blazers to a 105-98 victory...
Stephen Curry’s late 3 lifts Warriors past Jazz 119-116
SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry made a go-ahead 3-pointer with 14 seconds left, moments after missing from deep, and scored 36 points to lead...
NBA-leading Jazz beat Rockets 124-116 for 50th victory
SALT LAKE CITY — Georges Niang tied a career high with 24 points and the NBA-leading Utah Jazz beat the short-handed Houston Rockets 124-116...
