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Brad Botkin

CBS Sports Staff

2025 NBA playoff picture: Lakers clinch No. 3 seed, Warriors-Clippers face pivotal finale, East matchups set

In the East, we have New York-Detroit and Indiana-Milwaukee in the first round

In return to Dallas, Luka Dončić's 45-point bombshell was salt in an ever-deepening Mavericks wound

This, ladies and gentlemen, is how you stunt on the ex that dumped you

Firing a title-winning coach one week before the playoffs? Par for the course in NBA season of crazy decisions

The Nuggets' firing of Malone is the latest head-scratching decision the NBA has seen recently

Russell Westbrook's minutes part of Michael Malone-Calvin Booth rift that led to Nuggets firings, per reports

Booth wanted Malone to play the young guys he drafted, while Malone preferred veterans

Five best NBA races to watch in final week: Playoff seeding, crucial tank off and Draymond's push for DPOY

There is still a lot to be determined over these final six days

Pistons clinch playoff spot, continuing one of the greatest turnarounds in NBA history

Detroit is likely going to end up as the fifth or sixth seed in the East

Celtics break NBA record for most made 3-pointers in a single season, and the mark for attempts isn't far off

Payton Pritchard cashed a 25-footer for the historic moment on Friday

Dwight Howard elected to Hall of Fame, per report, will be remembered for Magic glory days and Lakers title

Howard joins Carmelo Anthony, who also got in on his first ballot, in the class of 2025

Warriors' Jimmy Butler is pushing all the right buttons by not actually pushing at all

Steve Kerr said Butler saved Golden State's season, and he's not wrong

Russell Westbrook spoils Nikola Jokić's 61-point masterpiece with two late-game gaffes

Minnesota upended Denver in double overtime in one of the wildest games you'll ever see

Stephen Curry goes wild vs. Grizzlies, cooks up 15th career 50-point game to lift Warriors into No. 5 seed

Curry rewrote even more history with his performance in Memphis on Tuesday

With Kawhi Leonard back in superstar form, it's time to start taking the Clippers seriously as a contender

The Clippers might have to play their way into the field, but nobody wants to see this team in the playoffs

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