Author: Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY

Miami’s grinding style wore down a beat-up Philadelphia squad and finished off the series with a 99-90 win in Game 6.

Milwaukee overcame a six-point deficit in the final 1:45 to beat Boston 110-107 and take a 3-2 series lead back home with a chance to clinch.

Miami stifled Philadelphia on the way to a 120-85 blowout that puts the Heat on the brink of the Eastern Conference finals.

The Boston Celtics evened up their NBA playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks with a strong fourth-quarter performance.

The Boston Celtics evened up their NBA playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks with a strong fourth-quarter performance.

Giannis Antetokounmpo, Joel Embiid and Nikola Jokic each had legitimate reasons why they could have won the MVP award, which went to Jokic.

Draymond Green plays a huge role for the Warriors in their chase for another NBA title. But with Green, there’s also a lot of pros and cons.

Jaylen Brown doesn’t get lost in the shuffle on a 51-team, but he is an underrated tone-setter as shown in Celtics’ win vs. Bucks in NBA playoffs.