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NBA free agency begins when the negotiating window opens Thursday at 6 p.m. ET. Stay with USA TODAY Sports for all the latest new and buzz.

USA TODAY Sports will recap the entire 2022 NBA draft with all 58 picks, plus pick-by-pick analysis on each of the first-round selections.

The Celtics Game 5 loss Monday was the first time hey had dropped consecutive games all playoffs. They havent lost three in a row since December.

Andrew Wiggins took the lead while Steph Curry and Klay Thompson played the supporting role as the Warriors topped the Celtics for a 3-2 series lead.

For the second time in three seasons, the Heat and Celtics meet in the East finals. In the West, the veteran Warriors face the upstart Mavericks.

With no clear-cut favorite, the race to the NBA championship is wide open. Here’s what each playoff team must do to hoist the Larry OBrien Trophy.

As the season resumes, our USA TODAY Sports NBA experts made their predictions for how the playoff race will unfold down the stretch.

Some star players will miss the festivities, but several more will be on hand for the NBAs annual Christmas Day showcase.

The final series of the first round ends with the first Game 7 of the 2021 playoffs. Our team makes its picks for the Clippers vs. Mavericks finale.

Email NBA playoff preview picks: Is Nets over Jazz a safe bet? Some of our experts think so Jeff Zillgitt, Mark Medina, Matt Eppers, Duane Rankin, Marla Ridenour, J. Michael, Jim Owczarski, Evan Barnes and Berry Tramel, USA TODAY Published 1:25 pm UTC May. 21, 2021 The NBAs inaugural play-in tournament served its intended purposed: it became the topic of league-wide chatter the last month of the season and then produced some compelling games. But the real playoffs begin on Saturday. Can the Lo...