Gary Payton II sidelined with calf strain

Photo: Boston Celtics/Twitter The Boston Celtics thrived on 3s and beat the Miami Heat 110-97 in Game 5 to extend the East finals. Derrick White posted 24 points and Marcus Smart added 23 points and five steals for Boston. The Boston Celtics star guard Jaylen Brown (21 points) believes that…

Photo: Brooklyn Nets/Twitter In Sunday’s win against the Charlotte Hornets, Mikal Bridges played 40 minutes and 58 seconds, which was still less than what he logged against the Boston Celtics (42:45) two nights prior. “In the past … we’ve played our guys not as many minutes, and then as the…

Orlando Magic big man Moe Wagner is proud to be part of a deep roster that sacrifices for one another every single day. (via Orlando Magic): “That’s a huge advantage of our team: our depth. I think we are very aware of that and the willingness for people to step…

Gabe Vincent’s status has been elevated to questionable for Sunday’s matchup against Brooklyn, sparking optimism for his return to the court after being sidelined since December 20, as reported by Khobi Price of The Orange County Register. Vincent traveled with the team for Friday’s game in Indiana. Coach Darvin Ham…

Photo: Minnesota Timberwolves/Twitter With speculations continuing to elevate around the Minnesota Timberwolves camp regarding Karl-Anthony Towns’ condition, head coach Chris Finch announced a needed update about their star big man on Tuesday. Per Finch, Towns is already on the “final stages” of his recovery from calf injury while performing significant…

When the Memphis Grizzlies raced off to a 124-96 victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves to even up the series, the first significant adjustment of the playoffs happened with head coach Taylor Jenkins’ decision to bench starting center Steven Adams for Game 3. This happened at halftime of Game 2 after…