Two home teams took care of business in Game 6 of their respective playoff series and forced a couple of Game 7s. The 76ers vs. Raptors series and Nuggets vs. Blazers series both will have a deciding game Sunday. There could be a third Game 7 on that day — only the second time in NBA playoff history there would be three on one day — if the Rockets can beat the Warriors, who will be without Kevin Durant for Game 6 and likely Game 7, too. Elsewhere, the Lakers are still looking for the coach who will lead them back to the playoffs. The latest to interview is Frank Vogel.
Joel Embiid returned to form just in time for the Sixers, who now must figure out how to win on the road in Toronto.
Joel Embiid bounced back to lead the 76ers to a 112-101 win over the Raptors on Thursday night and force a decisive Game 7 in the Eastern Conference semifinals. “Our backs are still on the line,” he said. https://t.co/wUJs2BK1ie #espn #news #charlotte
— Bentley Koup (@BentleyKoup) May 10, 2019
Things are getting spicy in the Nuggets-Blazers series. This has been the series with the least attention paid to it, but Game 7 should be worth watching.
Blazers guard Seth Curry labeled the Nuggets “front-runners” after a fourth-quarter skirmish in which he appeared to be poked in the eye by Will Barton in Thursday’s Game 6. https://t.co/rgcGCPgzd6 #espn #news #charlotte
— Bentley Koup (@BentleyKoup) May 10, 2019
Kevin Durant won’t play Friday night in Houston. And he likely won’t play Game 7 on Sunday if it gets that far, either. Does that mean it’s advantage Rockets?
With Kevin Durant out, the Rockets have their best, and maybe final chance to finish their Warriors obsession https://t.co/z3jVmI8hon via @CBSSports
— Madein-Mycountry USA (@Madein_My_USA) May 10, 2019
Next up on the Lakers’ merry-go-round of coaching candidates: Former Pacers head man Frank Vogel.
Could Frank Vogel be headed to La-La Land? https://t.co/hNvQDq7nPO
— IndyStar (@indystar) May 10, 2019
Ready for Sunday? Mother’s Day, Game of Thrones’ penultimate episode and possibly THREE Game 7s in the NBA.
If Houston wins tonight, we get three Game 7s on Sunday.
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— Deandre (@DreEastwood) May 10, 2019
TOP STORIES
• 76ers bounce back hard, dominate Raptors to force Game 7 | Yahoo Sports
• Blazers force Game 7 with 119-108 victory over Denver | Associated Press
• Kerr optimistic KD can return if Warriors advance | ESPN.com
• Sources: Vogel to interview for Lakers job | ESPN.com
• Sunday could have three Game 7’s if the Rockets win Game 6 | Clutchpoints
