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2:24 AM ET Donovan Mitchell is confident that his Utah Jazz have learned from their past playoff mistakes and will use last season’s 3-1 meltdown at the hands of the Denver Nuggets as “fuel” to close out the Memphis Grizzlies this time around. After taking a commanding 3-1 series lead for the second year in

12:11 AM ET Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers defended his decision to keep Ben Simmons on the court late in Monday’s game despite the Washington Wizards‘ use of his poor free throw shooting en route to a 122-114 Game 4 victory at Capital One Arena. The Wizards intentionally fouled Simmons four times in the game,

9:17 PM ET A fan ran onto the court and jumped up and touched the backboard during game play at Capital One Arena in the Philadelphia 76ers vs. Washington Wizards playoff game on Monday night. The fan was at the Wizards’ basket as they came down on offense before referees noticed the man and stopped

8:30 PM ET Philadelphia 76ers‘ star Joel Embiid was ruled out of Monday night’s potential closeout game against the Washington Wizards with right knee soreness. Embiid crashed to the floor after he was met in the air at the rim by Wizards center Robin Lopez just over seven minutes into Game 4. Lopez cleanly blocked

6:25 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Lakers forward Anthony Davis is questionable for Game 5 of L.A.’s first round series with the Phoenix Suns after an MRI on Monday confirmed a strained groin for the eight-time All-Star, coach Frank Vogel said. There is not great optimism within the Lakers organization that Davis will be able

8:34 AM ET The Washington Wizards hosted the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday at Capital One Arena in the first playoff game at a U.S. venue where a legal bookmaker was accepting bets. It was a monumental moment for American sports that warranted an appearance from NBA commissioner Adam Silver, who, along with 76ers owner Josh

2:55 AM ET The LA Clippers arrived to Dallas down 0-2 with their future clouded in uncertainty but left with home-court advantage and momentum thanks to Kawhi Leonard and Paul George playing the relentless style they envisioned when they joined forces. For the second straight game, Leonard and George overwhelmed Luka Doncic and the Dallas

3:11 AM ET The inaugural Basketball Africa League came to an end on Sunday, with Zamalek of Egypt upsetting Tunisia’s US Monastir, who had been unbeaten till then, to be crowned champions in Kigali. Thus ended two packed weeks of action in a shortened tournament, which had been postponed and re-organised in order to accommodate

1:06 AM ET Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic downplayed the impact of his cervical strain on a Game 4 outing he described as “terrible,” but he acknowledged after Sunday’s 106-81 loss to the visiting LA Clippers that it’s a nerve issue. “The pain is like neck and then the nerve down,” Doncic said. “I don’t

8:50 PM ET The Los Angeles Lakers will get no sympathy from the Phoenix Suns or any of the remaining playoff teams after they lost star forward Anthony Davis to a groin injury during a 100-92 loss Sunday afternoon at Staples Center. The Suns, after all, have been playing this first-round Western Conference playoff series

5:55 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN As tough and as physical as the first four games of the series against the New York Knicks have been, the Atlanta Hawks know their work isn’t done. The Hawks jumped out to a 3-1 lead in the first-round series Sunday in front of 16,458 fans with a 113-96 win

10:27 PM ET A fan at TD Garden for Game 4 of the Brooklyn Nets and Boston Celtics first-round series appeared to throw a water bottle at the head of Nets guard Kyrie Irving. The bottle missed Irving, who was walking toward the tunnel following the Nets’ 141-126 win on Sunday night. “You’re seeing a

5:21 PM ET LOS ANGELES — Anthony Davis missed the second half of the Lakers‘ 100-92 loss to the Suns on Sunday with a strained left groin. Davis missed a layup inside the final minute of the second quarter and collapsed to the floor after landing. He was slow to get up, clutching at his

7:40 PM ET ESPN News Services LOS ANGELES — Phoenix Suns coach Monty Williams initially planned to sit Chris Paul for Game 4 against the Lakers. A persistent shoulder injury had reduced the point guard to a fraction of himself, and Williams didn’t think Paul could help in a crucial game. Paul changed his coach’s

5:42 PM ET Dave McMenamin Close ESPN Staff Writer Lakers and NBA reporter for ESPN. Covered the Lakers and NBA for ESPNLosAngeles.com from 2009-14, the Cavaliers from 2014-18 for ESPN.com and the NBA for NBA.com from 2005-09. Adrian Wojnarowski Close Senior NBA Insider Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 Los Angeles Lakers

5:57 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN BOSTON — The Celtics will be without All-Star guard Kemba Walker and center Robert Williams for Game 4 of their first-round series with the Brooklyn Nets at TD Garden on Sunday night. Walker is dealing with a bone bruise in his left knee that he suffered in Game 2. Williams

1:53 PM ET Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic is expected to play Sunday against the LA Clippers in Game 4 of their first-round playoff series despite a strained neck, a source told ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Doncic is officially listed as questionable for the game, but Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle said Saturday that he thought Doncic

2:19 AM ET Mike Conley still can’t quite believe the way the basketball stars have aligned. After spending 12 seasons with the Memphis Grizzlies, the veteran Utah Jazz guard is still adjusting to the fact that his new team is facing his old team in an emotional first-round playoff series. But after scoring 27 points,