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Paul Pierce excited to return to NBA Finals, hometown.

Next step for Hawks: avoid the flameouts of '08 and '09, Chris Sheridan writes.

Despite missing suspended star Dwight Howard, the Orlando Magic advanced to the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs, beating the Philadelphia 76ers 114-89 in Game 6 on Thursday night.

In the first round of the playoffs, teams are knocking down 3-pointers at a remarkably high rate. And the hottest shooters keep advancing to the next round.

Story | Conversation | April 30, 2009

Marc Stein ranks the eight first-round series, tells us who's moving into the next round and reveals his NBA Finals picks.

With head-to-head league playoffs starting in many ESPN.com leagues, Neil Tardy identifies some of the better matchups to exploit in Weeks 20-21 of the fantasy basketball season. Features team-by-team schedule strength.

INDIANAPOLIS -- Those who look at the box score will never know how hard it was. Casual observers will never understand how important it was. The Indiana Pacers rode their starting-turned-backup point guard Darren Collison and a 36-16 fourth quarter...

The Boston Celtics are trailing the Indiana Pacers, who are in third place in the East, and might like a 4-5 matchup with the Atlanta Hawks in the first round. If so, look for Doc Rivers to rest at least one or two of his star players over the next w...

Blog | April 18, 2012

Andray Blatche scored 23 points, John Wall had 19, and the Washington Wizards dealt the playoff-bound Atlanta Hawks their fourth straight loss, 115-83 on Saturday night.

The Orlando Magic, who blew through the first two rounds of the playoffs, are next for the Celtics.

Go inside ESPN.com's third mock draft as Andy Katz and Chad Ford debate the first round.

Story | Conversation | June 20, 2003

Tracy McGrady already has established himself as one of the most athletic and prolific scorers in the league. His next mission is to get Orlando out of the first round of the playoffs.

With the NBA Finals on the horizon, Page 2 searches for the 10 best individual performances in Finals history.