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Ladies and gentlemen, we have another Game 7 in the NBA playoffs. The Houston Rockets pulled out a dominant 115-107 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Friday's Game 6 to force a do-or-die matchup in Houston on Sunday.

After totaling 14 points and 25 rebounds through the first four games, Gobert destroyed the Lakers with 27 points on 12-for-15 shooting and 24 rebounds in the clincher. He became the fifth player in the past 20 seasons to post a 25-20 line in a closeout game, joining Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Dirk Nowitzki and Shaquille O'Neal.

First-round matchups in each conference are No. 1 vs. No. 8, No. 2 vs. No. 7, No. 3 vs. No. 6, and No. 4 vs. No. 5. All postseason series are best of seven where the higher seed has home-court advantage in Games 1, 2, 5 and 7.

Different verse, same as the first. The Oklahoma City Thunder are enduring another long layoff in the midst of the NBA Playoffs. This is old hat for the Thunde

The 2025 Stanley Cup playoffs begin on April 19. The Winnipeg Jets are the NHL's top overall seed, having finished the regular season with the most points in the standings, and the Washington Capitals earned the No. 1 seed in the East.

The Houston Rockets team that faces Golden State in the NBA playoffs bears little resemblance to James Harden-led teams that lost to Warriors.

There will be two more Game 6s in the first round as Nuggets-Clippers and Rockets-Warriors are tied 3-2 after five games, with Denver and Golden State one game from advancing. The playoff field will be whittled down to eight teams by the end of the weekend, and the second round will begin on Sunday, May 4.

The Heat now continues its trip, flying to Cleveland after Friday’s win to begin preparing for a first-round playoff series against the top-seeded Cavaliers. Game 1 is Sunday at Rocket Arena (7 p.m., TNT and FanDuel Sports Network Sun).

The Indiana Pacers and Milwaukee Bucks start their NBA playoff series. Here is TV, series schedule, injuries, tickets, lineups for today, April 19.