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Now, as the top team in the East, anything less than the Eastern Conference finals would be considered a disappointment from the outside. Inside the Heat, expectations are even higher. "Obviously we want to get to the Finals, and we want a different ...

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Kyrie Irving, Kevin Durant power Nets past Cavs in play-in game to secure 7th seed, date with Celtics

NEW YORK — For three quarters, the Nets gave the fans what they wanted.

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What Brooklyn clinching playoffs means for 2022 first-round draft pick owed to Houston

With the Nets clinching a playoff berth by defeating Cleveland, the 2022 first-round pick due to Houston will be at No. 16, 17, or 18 overall. Here’s a look at the remaining scenarios.

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2022 NBA Playoff Bracket: Matchups, Dates, Times

Here’s what you need to know heading into the NBA postseason.

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NBA Awards: Official Picks for MVP, Rookie of the Year and More

Handing out honors for the 2021-22 NBA regular season.

Sports Illustrated

Matchups for 2022 NBA Playoffs After End of Regular Season

With the regular season officially over, here's how the matchups look.

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Where do the Boston Celtics rank among Eastern Conference contenders?

And should they really want to avoid the Brooklyn Nets? Not everyone agrees.

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Panthers win with defense in Nashville for seventh straight victory

The Florida Panthers, with their massive lead in the Eastern Conference and Atlantic Division, know they won’t have many chances left to play in potential postseason atmospheres before the 2022 Stanley Cup playoffs begin next month, but they got one Saturday and thrived in it.

Miami Herald

Michael Cunningham: Hawks should fear no play-in foe, but best to avoid Brooklyn

The Hawks should fear no foe in the NBA’s play-in tournament. Their 15-9 record since Feb. 15 includes eight quality wins and really only three bad losses. The Hawks have the NBA’s fifth-best point differential over the past two weeks. They have some significant flaws, but the Hawks have a…

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Bulls’ Zach Lavine Calls Team’s Recent Struggles ’Embarrassing’ As Playoffs Loom

Chicago dropped its fourth consecutive game to an Eastern Conference playoff team on Friday night.

Sports Illustrated

Heat making closing statement at FTX Arena with 113-109 decision over Hawks

MIAMI — It wasn’t a dress rehearsal, considering there will be a full week for practice before their postseason opener.

Tribune News Service

Celtics roll to 117-94 win in Chicago

The jumbled nature of the Eastern Conference considered, this matchup was a potential first round playoff preview.

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Celtics’ Robert Williams Not Expected to Return For Start of Playoffs, per Udoka

The fourth-year center hasn’t exactly been ruled out either.

Sports Illustrated

Bulls fall to the Bucks despite DeRozan’s 40-point performance

The Bulls fall to the No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference following their loss to the Bucks.

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Kyrie Irving on Nets Championship Chances: ‘You Can’t Predict the Future’

Brooklyn is the No. 10 seed in the Eastern Conference and is preparing for the play-in tournament.

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NBA Power Rankings: Playoff Stakes for Every Contender

Where each team stands as we enter the final week of the regular season.

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Watch: Kyle Lowry Given Standing Ovation at First Game Back in Toronto

The Heat point guard was given a warm welcome by his former team’s fanbase.

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Kristian Winfield: Kevin Durant’s 55-point night in loss to Hawks shows how flawed these Nets are

It’s hard to tell if the Nets are championship contenders or pretenders. The truth, as coach Steve Nash likes to say, is probably somewhere in the middle.

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Chicago Tribune

Paul Sullivan: DeMar DeRozan’s 50-point game is another one for Bulls fans to savor

CHICAGO — DeMar DeRozan was fuming inside.

Sports Illustrated

Giannis Says He’s ‘Changing the Narrative’ After Massive Performance Against Nets

The two-time MVP: “I don’t want to be the guy only that dunks and runs. I can make a three.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Behind DeMar DeRozan’s 50 points, Bulls have their moments in OT win

On a night in which the Bulls could’ve slipped to the No. 6 seed in the Eastern Conference, DeRozan and Co. picked up a huge comeback victory thanks to some clutch shots and some head-scratching mistakes by the Clippers.

Sports Illustrated

The Heat Find Groove After Sideline Incident

Miami is back to its winning ways after Jimmy Butler, Erik Spoelstra and Udonis Haslem got into a heated argument last week.

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The Heat and Celtics are trending in opposite directions but that won’t matter Wednesday night

Miami is desperate for a win.

Sports Illustrated

SI:AM | Giannis Had His MVP Moment Against the Sixers

His game-saving block on Joel Embiid gave the Bucks a massive win.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Rejected: Sixers lose to Antetokounmpo and the Bucks, 118-116

PHILADELPHIA — Doc Rivers wouldn’t go as far as calling Tuesday night’s tilt against the Milwaukee Bucks a barometer game for his 76ers.

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