1:39 AM ET TORONTO — Playoff basketball is an exercise in problem-solving. The Philadelphia 76ers came into Game 2 of their series with the Toronto Raptors with several, but none more imposing and urgent than Kawhi Leonard. Following Toronto’s 108-95 win in the series opener, Raptors players and coaches were shocked that the Sixers opted

3:19 PM ET The Houston Rockets believe officiating in last season’s Western Conference finals cost them an NBA championship, and in a report since sent to the league, tabulated the net result of 81 potential missed calls and non-calls in Game 7 of that series between Houston and the Golden State Warriors, according to the

10:55 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — The worst-case scenario for the NBA, its fans and the game itself is for the Golden State Warriors vs. Houston Rockets series to come down to a he said, he said on officiating. This is a series rematch that has been a year in the making, perhaps the series

8:55 PM ET OAKLAND, Calif. — Rockets guard James Harden pleaded for a “fair chance” from officials after Houston’s 104-100 loss to the Golden State Warriors in Sunday’s Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals. Harden and the Rockets were specifically upset about what they believed were several incorrect no-calls on his 3-point attempts, when

2:59 PM ET Golden State Warriors star guards Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson will play in Game 1 of Golden State’s playoff series against the Houston Rockets on Sunday after being listed as questionable because of ankle injuries. Warriors coach Steve Kerr first announced Curry’s status Sunday afternoon, adding that fellow injured All-Star Klay Thompson

3:45 AM ET DENVER — The Denver Nuggets watched a 17-point lead shrink to two with 52 seconds left Saturday night against San Antonio Spurs, and suddenly Game 7 and what had been an incredible 54-win season was on the verge of slipping away. But then Nuggets guard Jamal Murray rose up and sank a

12:54 AM ET TORONTO — Kawhi Leonard was subbed out of Saturday’s 108-95 Game 1 win over the Philadelphia 76ers with just more than three minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. Up to that point, he’d made 16 of the 23 shots he’d attempted and 10 of 11 free throws to bring his scoring total

4:38 PM ET TORONTO — The Philadelphia 76ers won’t have one of their most prominent fans in the stands when they open up the second round of the playoffs on the road against the Toronto Raptors on Saturday, and Sixers co-owner Michael Rubin is not happy about it. Meek Mill, the popular Philadelphia-native rapper and

4:14 AM ET LOS ANGELES — Stephen Curry emerged from the Golden State Warriors’ locker room an hour after his team finally closed out the gutty LA Clippers 129-110 in Game 6 of a Western Conference first-round series that took more out of the defending champions than anyone expected. Curry walked briskly past Warriors general

12:29 AM ET Adrian WojnarowskiESPN After meeting with top coaching candidate Monty Williams on Friday night in Toronto, Phoenix Suns officials are flying to Portland to interview the Trail Blazers‘ two top assistant coaches on Saturday, league sources told ESPN. Suns GM James Jones and VP of basketball operations Jeff Bower will meet with Blazers