Author: Matt Eppers, USA TODAY

Jaylen Brown tipped his cap to OG Anunoby and the Raptors for the play, but Brown couldn’t hide his frustration over the Celtics’ defensive lapse.

Body camera footage of an altercation between Masai Ujiri and a sheriff’s deputy at last year’s NBA Finals appears to show the deputy as the aggressor.

Unheralded and overlooked X-factors step up in big moments every postseason to provide key contributions that swing a game or series for their teams.

Seven of the eight first-round series are now set, highlighted by Russell Westbrook and the Rockets facing his former Thunder team.

Giannis Antetokounmpo was suspended one game after he lost his cool and headbutted Moe Wagner, and will miss the Bucks’ final seeding game Thursday.

Grizzlies, Blazers, Spurs and Suns are separated by 1½ games in race for the play-in, setting up what should be a hectic final week of seeding games.

Luka Doncic was the talk of the NBA bubble Saturday night after another monster triple-double that drew high praise from Giannis Antetokounmpo.

With a 4-0 start in the bubble, the Suns have gone from playoff afterthought to the thick of the race for the eighth seed in the Western Conference.