NBA & WNBA Headlines

Monday, May 13th, 2024 -- 10:10 AM

NBA Playoffs:

Western Conference Semi-Finals:

Nuggets 2, Timberwolves 2: The champs are back. After losing Games 1 and 2 at home, Denver went to Minneapolis and tied the series. Nikola Jokić scored 35 points in Sunday's 115-107 win, while Anthony Edwards had 44 (franchise playoff record).

‌Mavericks 2, Thunder 1: PJ Washington scored 29 points in Saturday's 105-101 Mavs win, his second straight game with 25+ points and 5+ threes. OKC may need to rethink their strategy of leaving him open.

Eastern Conference Semi-Finals

Knicks 2, Pacers 2: Indiana cruised to a 121-89 win on Sunday to knot things up before the series shifts back to NYC. This is the sixth time in seven playoff matchups that Knicks-Pacers will go at least six games.

‌‌Celtics 2, Cavaliers 1: The Celtics won, 106-93, on Saturday in Cleveland to rebound from an ugly Game 2 loss. When Boston is good, Boston is good. Their six playoff wins have come by 34 points, 25 points, 20 points, 20 points, 14 points and 13 points.

The Atlanta Hawks will have the No. 1 pick in next month's NBA Draft after winning the lottery for the first time in franchise history on Sunday.   The Pistons (14-68) and Wizards (15-67) had the best odds of getting the No. 1 pick at 14%, but it went to the Hawks (36-46), who had a 3% chance.   This is the second straight year that Detroit fell to the No. 5 pick after finishing with the NBA's worst record.

Two-time NBA Coach of the Year Mike Budenholzer, an Arizona native, has agreed to a five-year, $50 million deal to become the next head coach of the Phoenix Suns.   The Suns fired Frank Vogel last Thursday after just one season with the team.   Budenholzer has been working to assemble a coaching staff for his next job in recent weeks.

Two-time WNBA MVP A'ja Wilson is getting her own signature Nike shoe. She joins Sabrina Ionescu (Nike) and Breanna Stewart (Puma) as the only active WNBA players with signature deals.

The Caitlin Clark era begins in the WNBA. The basketball phenom will make her WNBA regular-season debut on Tuesday night when Indiana visits Connecticut. Courtside tickets are selling for close to $5,000.

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