• The Canadian Press

    Kyrie Irving is healthy and drama-free in Dallas as a playoff pairing with Luka Doncic dawns

    DALLAS (AP) — Kyrie Irving is healthy and publicly free of drama, self-inflicted or otherwise, heading into his first playoff game with co-star Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks. The eight-time All-Star and 2016 NBA champion alongside LeBron James in Cleveland brought up on his own that he hasn't had a 50-win season in six years. A late-season surge that coincided with Irving's longest stretch of consecutive games since that title season pushed the Mavs to the 50-win mark, and fifth place in

  • The Canadian Press

    Brunson and the Knicks host Philadelphia to begin playoffs

    Philadelphia 76ers (47-35, seventh in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Knicks (50-32, second in the Eastern Conference)New York; Saturday, 6 p.m. EDTBETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Knicks -3; over/under is 208.5EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Knicks host first series matchupBOTTOM LINE: The New York Knicks host the Philadelphia 76ers in game one of the Eastern Conference first round. New York went 3-1 against Philadelphia during the regular season. The Knicks won the last regular season meeting 106-

  • The Canadian Press

    Heat meet the Bulls in play-in game

    Chicago Bulls (39-43, ninth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Miami Heat (46-36, eighth in the Eastern Conference)Miami; Friday, 7 p.m. EDTBETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Heat -1.5; over/under is 205PLAY-IN GAME: The Heat and Bulls meet to decide the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference.BOTTOM LINE: The Miami Heat and the Chicago Bulls hit the court in the NBA Playoffs Play-In Tournament. The winner secures the eighth seed in the Eastern Conference Playoffs.The Heat have gone 32-20 against Eastern Confere

  • The Canadian Press

    Davis and the Lakers visit Denver to begin playoffs

    Los Angeles Lakers (47-35, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (57-25, second in the Western Conference)Denver; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDTBETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Nuggets -7.5; over/under is 223.5WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Nuggets host first series matchupBOTTOM LINE: The Denver Nuggets host the Los Angeles Lakers in game one of the Western Conference first round. Denver went 3-0 against Los Angeles during the regular season. The Nuggets won the last regular season matchup 124-