NBA News

1. 2019 NBA Playoffs: First-Round Schedule and Matchups

   Here is the full schedule for the first round of the 2019 NBA Playoffs:

2. Blazers focused on execution, not emotion vs. Thunder

   OKLAHOMA CITY ��� For the record, Damian Lillard is here for all of it.

3. From retread to 'godsend', Bogut finds new life with Warriors

   LOS ANGELES ��� Andrew Bogut came back to the Warriors expecting to wave a towel. Who knew he���d actually need one here in the playoffs?

4. Griffin active for Game 3 against Bucks

   Detroit Pistons All-Star forward Blake Griffin has been activated for Game 3 of their first-round series with Milwaukee, potentially providing the Pistons with an unexpected lift as they attempt to dig out of a 2-0 hole.

5. Jimmy Butler, Jared Dudley ejected after scuffle in Game 4

   Jared Dudley didn't like the way Joel Embiid has been delivering fouls.

6. Embiid (left knee) returns to starting lineup for Game 4 vs. Nets

   NEW YORK (AP) Game 4 of their playoff series against the Brooklyn Nets.

7. Q&A: Pat Connaughton enjoying the NBA lifestyle while keeping MLB option open

   The game had been decided for a while when Pat Connaughton, a Milwaukee reserve guard, got Detroit���s Langston Galloway on his back for a post-up opportunity deep into the fourth quarter. Drawing instantly on his days back at St. John���s Prep in Danover, Mass., where Connaughton was both his high school team���s point guard and its most reliable big man, the Bucks player sensed where Galloway was defensively and deftly put up an 8-foot hook shot that made it 117-97, Milwaukee comfortably on its way to a 2-0 advantage in its first-round playoff series against the Pistons.

8. Embiid listed as doubtful for Saturday's Game 4

   The Philadelphia 76ers are listing Joel Embiid as doubtful for Game 4 of their first-round series against the Brooklyn Nets.

9. NBA rescinds technical on Durant, Clippers' Green

10. About Last Night: Westbrook rocks 'Dame Time'

    To watch at least. On the court, throughout this first-round series between the third-seeded Portland Trail Blazers and No. 6 Oklahoma city Thunder, the competition between Damian Lillard and Russell Westbrook seems a bit, ah... intense.