The GIST: Spring cleaning on the to-do list? Take inspo from the Oklahoma City Thunder, who busted out the brooms to sweep the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday and became the first team to advance to the second round.
- While the juggernaut Cleveland Cavaliers (up 3-0) ready cleaning supplies of their own for a potential sweep of the Miami Heat tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET, every other squad is preparing for a battle of attrition. That’s the postseason, baby.
Aaron Gordon’s buzzer-beating dunk lifts Denver Nuggets to 101–99 Game 4 win: Saturday’s improbable play — a perfectly executed airball alley-oop from Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokić — evened the series at two heading into tomorrow’s 10 p.m. ET Game 5 back in Denver. It’ll be up to Kawhi Leonard and Co. to ensure history doesn’t repeat itself.
LA Lakers on the brink of elimination after Game 4 loss: Despite Luka Dončić and LeBron James combining for 65 points, the Lakers lost 116–113 to the Minnesota Timberwolves yesterday, falling behind 3-1 in the series. Between Anthony Edwards’ 43 points and a feisty defense that held LA to just 19 fourth-quarter points, these Wolves are looking like bonafide contenders.
Milwaukee Bucks superstar Damian Lillard suffers non-contact injury: Yes, the Bucks are down 3-1 to the Indiana Pacers after last night’s 129–103 Game 4 loss — but the bigger concern is Lillard, whose first-quarter injury could be related to his Achilles. The point guard notably returned to the court just two games ago after being sidelined with a blood clot.
