Miami's suffocating defense stymied the Bulls, who shot just 27.0 percent from three-point range. That defense gave the Heat ...

The Athletic has live coverage of Heat vs. Bulls and Mavericks vs. Kings in the 2025 NBA Play-In Tournament By Jared Weiss, ...

Trae Young's night came to an end prematurely on Tuesday as the Atlanta Hawks fell to the Orlando Magic in the NBA play-in ...

The Orlando Magic clinched the No. 7 seed in the Eastern Conference after routing the Atlanta Hawks 120-95 in the first game ...

Back in 2021, most of the basketball world penciled in the Knicks to take down the Hawks in the first round. After stealing ...

The Eastern Conference’s third-seeded New York Knicks will take on the sixth-seeded Detroit Pistons in the first round of the ...

While several teams appear to have a real chance in the West, oddsmakers see the East as a battle between two teams: the Boston Celtics and Cleveland Cavaliers.

The Athletic has you covered with the Eastern Conference's playoff matchups and what to expect from each team.

Haberstroh: Warriors. The Dubs flex the NBA’s sharpest defense since acquiring Jimmy Butler, and should have the upper-hand on the Grizzlies trying to find their identity in the post-Taylor Jenkins ...

The Magic have had mixed results against the Hawks in recent years, holding a 4-8 record since Paolo Banchero’s arrival in ...

Hi friends! Welcome back to Layup Lines. Thanks for hanging out with us as we get set for the NBA's 2025 play-in tournament ...

If the regular season was any indication, the East and West championships will run through Cleveland and Oklahoma City.