12:56 PM ET Malika AndrewsESPN MILWAUKEE — Malcolm Brogdon is expected to play in Game 5 between the Celtics and Bucks, coach Mike Budenholzer announced at shootaround Wednesday morning. Brogdon, who has been sidelined since March 15 with a plantar fascia tear, will come off the bench for Milwaukee and be on a minutes restriction.
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4:21 AM ET DENVER — Paul Millsap scored inside while being fouled, then did something he doesn’t do very often. The calm and often emotionless veteran flexed both of his muscles. After four games of both teams playing virtually even basketball across the board, the Denver Nuggets followed Millsap’s lead and muscled their way past
6:17 PM ET Adrian Wojnarowski Royce Young Close ESPN Staff Writer Covers the Oklahoma City Thunder for ESPN.com The Oklahoma City Thunder announced Tuesday that All-Star Paul George underwent rotator cuff surgery to repair a partially torn tendon in his right shoulder. The expectation is he will miss at least the start of preseason training
8:18 AM ET “IF YOU’RE GOING to go get it, go get it,” Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry thinks to himself, in what must be one of the NBA’s more revealing internal monologues. “Finish the game off.” When the shot leaves Kawhi Leonard‘s hands, nine players on the floor stand closer to the basket than
3:19 AM ET HOUSTON — The Golden State Warriors say they’re not worried about their postseason future, despite the fact that after losing Game 4 to the Houston Rockets 112-108 on Monday night they find themselves tied 2-2 in a hard-fought Western Conference semifinal series. After winning three of the past four NBA championships and
7:47 PM ET Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS — Gersson Rosas has firsthand experience with success from unconventional strategy from his 17-year run with the Houston Rockets. An outside-the-box approach might be necessary if the Minnesota Timberwolves are going to catch up in the cutthroat Western Conference. “We’re going to question the norm with everything that we
10:51 AM ET HOUSTON — Last summer, while the basketball world reacted with shock, awe and frustration when the Golden State Warriors signed DeMarcus Cousins, it was easy to miss just what sort of gamble was being taken. Not just a wager that Cousins would get and stay healthy — ultimately, he wasn’t able to
1:07 AM ET PORTLAND, Ore. — When he stepped out of the locker room, Damian Lillard adjusted his crimson vest and navigated the thin corridor in the belly of the Moda Center en route to the podium for his postgame press conference. The hallway, no more than 10 feet wide, is packed with people postgame
NuggetsTrail Blazers Field Goal % DEN47.8 50.0POR Three Point % DEN33.3 60.0POR Turnovers Rebounds DEN10 11POR Full Team Stats Moda Center Coverage: TNT Portland, OR Line: POR -3.0 Over/Under: 211 Capacity: 19,441 Win %:71.3 0.0 – 1st End of the 1st Quarter End of the 1st Quarter Nuggets offensive team rebound Jamal Murray misses three