Author: Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY

Five takeaways from Rockets-Thunder Game 1, from Eric Gordon’s offensive production to Oklahoma City’s lagging defense.

Nothing about the 2019-20 NBA season has been normal. The playoffs – in a bubble with no in-person fans and no homecourt edge – will be no different.

Trail Blazers had too much offense for the Grizzlies in the NBA’s play-in game and now advance to a first-round playoff matchup against the Lakers.

All eight first-round matchups are now set. Here are the dates, times and TV info as the NBA playoffs get underway. Plan accordingly.

Jusuf Nurkic announced on social media his grandmother had died, hours before Blazers and Grizzlies were set to tip off the NBA’s first play-in game.

The FDA on Saturday approved a saliva-based COVID-19 test developed at Yale with funding from the NBA and National Basketball Players Association.

Trail Blazers and Grizzlies will battle it out for final playoff seed in the West. Spurs will miss out on the playoffs for the first time since 1997.

Giannis Antetokounmpo was called for a charge, then lost his cool and headbutted Moe Wagner in the face after the two exchanged words.

Draymond Green was fined $50,000 after commenting that Devin Booker needs to get out of Phoenix.

Their season wasn’t resumed, and training camp will likely be condensed. The NBA teams outside the bubble are losing ground for the 2020-21 season.