They are the best two words in sports: Game 7. The win-or-go-home nature of a Game 7 is unmatched, especially in the NBA playoffs. After six back-and-forth matchups, many series come down to the ...

It is a strong likelihood that NBA referee Scott Foster will officiate Game 7 of the NBA Finals between the Indiana Pacers ...

The Orlando Magic forced Game 7 in the first round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs with their 103-96 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday at the Kia Center. Now, Orlando and Cleveland will ...

In Game 4 of the 2000 Finals, Kobe Bryant played 47 minutes and scored 28 points to beat the Pacers in overtime. In Game 1 of the 2001 Finals, Allen Iverson executed one of the most memorable plays in ...

How many games is the first round of the NBA playoffs? All playoff series are best of seven with a 2-2-1-1-1 format. The higher seed hosts Games 1, 2, 5 and 7. Unlike the NFL playoffs, teams aren't ...

Sunday was a rare day in NBA history. The average margin of victory across the eight openers of the first round this year was 20.5 points. That's the most lopsided group of playoff openers in NBA ...

The Warriors now are matched up against the only other bottom-four seed to win a first-round series this postseason: the No. 6 Minnesota Timberwolves. So, just how many No. 7 seeds have reached the ...