Leafs finally vanquished, but formidable Florida up next in Round 2 for Bruins The sheer joy of a Game 7 overtime triumph, followed in short order by the stark reality of another playoff series starting on the road less than 48 ... 05/4/2024 - 8:59 pm | View Link
Bruins' David Pastrnak beats Maple Leafs in OT of Game 7 after being challenged by coach Pastrnak scored at 1:54 of overtime on Saturday night and Jeremy Swayman was spectacular in net as the Bruins rallied to beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 2-1 in Game 7.From NFL plays to college sports ... 05/4/2024 - 6:37 pm | View Link
Auston Matthews returns as Toronto Maple Leafs drop Game 7 Auston Matthews returned to the lineup and registered an assist, but the Toronto Maple Leafs bowed out of the postseason on Saturday night, falling 2-1 in overtime of Game 7 at TD Garden to the Boston ... 05/4/2024 - 6:20 pm | View Link
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Pastrnak, Bruins eliminate Maple Leafs with OT win in Game 7 BOSTON -- David Pastrnak scored at 1:54 of overtime, and the Boston Bruins eliminated the Toronto Maple Leafs with a 2-1 win in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference First Round at TD Garden on Saturday. 05/4/2024 - 4:46 pm | View Link
The basketball robot programmed to troubleshoot and negate any problem with relative ease encountered a worthy brain-teaser Saturday night.
How does one center adjust to a team that’s able to throw three capable and well-rested bigs at him throughout the course of a game?
Nikola Jokic was actually stumped.
“Have a duplicate clone of myself,” he said finally.
Anthony Edwards is the future, and the evolution was televised Saturday night.
The Nuggets lost for only the second time in their past 15 home playoff games, dropping the opener 106-99 in the Western Conference semifinals. As fans shrugged toward the exits at Ball Arena, one thing was clear: The Minnesota Timberwolves are way better than the whiny Lakers.
First, the obvious.
The Denver Nuggets lost the first game of the second-round NBA playoff series to the Minnesota Timberwolves 106-99 at Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado on Saturday night, May 4, 2024.
Foul trouble is rarely a blessing in disguise.
It might’ve helped the Timberwolves steal a road game in the first chapter of what’s sure to be a bitterly competitive series.
NBA Sixth Man of the Year Naz Reid played prolonged fourth-quarter minutes with Karl-Anthony Towns in foul trouble, and his 10-point burst in the last six minutes handed the Nuggets a 106-99 Game 1 loss on Saturday night.
This is the first time in the last two postseasons that Denver has trailed a series.
Initial thoughts from the Nuggets’ loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals on Saturday.
Naz Reid took over in the fourth: Timberwolves forward Naz Reid was named this season’s Sixth Man of the Year for a reason. But how many walked into Ball Arena on Saturday expecting Reid to turn into an All-Star in the fourth?