For the first time since a second-round series against Golden State in May 2019, playoff basketball will take place in Houston this spring.

The organization languished at the bottom of the Western Conference for years after James Harden departed in 2021.

The Houston Rockets crushed the Utah Jazz 143-105 on Wednesday night to win their 50th game of the season and secure a Western Conference NBA Playoff berth. Houston will be making their first postseason appearance since 2020.

The Play-In Tournament was established in 2020 to set the Nos ... the loser is eliminated. All six games of the NBA Play-In Tournament will air on ESPN and TNT. Tuesday's games will air on ...

Most NBA stars have played in many playoff games. However, some stars just haven't had a good ... In fact, since picking him as the third overall pick of the 2020 NBA Draft, the Hornets have failed to make the playoffs. The closest they got was in 2020-21 ...

Tracking which teams have clinched for the playoffs with the 2024-25 NBA regular season nearing its conclusion.

The NBA play-in tournament was introduced as a response to calls for a more competitive and engaging end to the regular season. Prior to its implementation, teams that finished in the top eight of each conference automatically qualified for the playoffs, often leaving little drama in the final weeks of the season.

Myles Turner scored 24 points, Obi Toppin scored 22 and the Pacers beat the Nuggets despite a 41-point triple-double from Nikola Jokic.

For the NBA and most of the country, March 11, 2020, stands out ... but the hardest part was we couldn’t go to the other games and watch other teams play," Clippers coach Ty Lue said.

2020 NBA champion (Lakers ... 13-time All-Star. First in WNBA games played (580), assists (3,234) and minutes played (18,080). Eight-time All-WNBA. 2002 Naismith College Player of the Year ...

That’s why he and fellow referee Kane Fitzgerald came up with the idea for RefMasters, a social and educational app with rules-based training for sports officials, during the 2020 bubble season.

Curry recorded his fourth career game of at least 12 made 3s in a win over the Grizzlies on April 1, 2025, shooting 12-of-20 from 3-point range. He nearly triple-doubled with 52 points, 10 rebounds, eight assists and five steals.