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The Lakers are going to face some hard questions if they can't at least send the series back to Denver on

Joel Embiid scored 50 points to lead the 76ers to a needed Game 3 win over the Knicks and afterward addressed his recent diagnosis with a condition that has affected the left side of his face.

The Knicks took exception to a flagrant foul 76ers star Joel Embiid committed on Mitchell Robinson, calling the play "dirty."

Magic ride hot shooting to 121-83 win over the Cavaliers, Orlando's first playoff win at home in almost 13 years.

Warriors star Stephen Curry finished ahead of DeMar DeRozan and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander to win the NBA's Clutch Player of the Year Award.

Bucks forward Khris Middleton's is questionable for Game 3 of the Eastern Conference first-round playoff series with the Indiana Pacers after he hurt his ankle in the last game and didn't practice Thursday.

Blown out in Game 1, the Heat caught fire Wednesday night and beat the Celtics, evening the series at 1-1.

Chet Holmgren got hot early and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander put up a playoff career high as Oklahoma City dominated New Orleans on Wednesday night.

Timberwolves forward Naz Reid was named the 2023-24 NBA Sixth Man of the Year on Wednesday night.

"They want to bring the physicality," Embiid said. "We can be physical, too."

Joel Embiid lit up the Knicks for a playoff career-best 50 points Thursday night and the Sixers earned a 125-114 Game 3 victory at Wells Fargo Center.

The reigning MVP put his franchise on his powerful shoulders to complete arguably the strongest playoff performance of his career.

After a 50-point performance in the Sixers' Game 3 win over the Knicks, Joel Embiid spoke Thursday night about playing through Bell's palsy.

D'Angelo Russell struggles with his shooting and Anthony Davis and LeBron James can't rescue the Lakers in a 112-105 loss to the Denver Nuggets in Game 3.

The Nuggets have won 11 straight games over the Lakers.

Joel Embiid dropped 50 points on Thursday night, but he easily could have drawn an ejection for this play early.

Donte DiVincenzo, Isaiah Hartenstein and Josh Hart speak out against Joel Embiid's flagrant foul on Mitchell Robinson Thursday in the New York Knicks' 125-114 Game 3 loss at the Philadelphia 76ers.

Paolo Banchero had 31 points and 14 rebounds.

It didn't stop Embiid from dropping 50 on the Knicks in Game 3.

New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau reacts to how Game 3 of the Eastern Conference first round, Thursday's 125-114 loss at the Philadelphia 76ers, was officiated.