Author: Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY

With the game on the line, Sacramento wanted the ball in De’Aaron Fox’s hands. The guard makes big-time shots in crunch time.

Draymond Green stomped on Domantas Sabonis’ chest and should be suspended for Game 3. The Warriors should prep for another playoff game without him.

Jaren Jackson Jr. was a shot-blocking, shot-altering, rim-protecting force for the Grizzlies. The All-Star, 23, won the award for the first time.

Milwaukee, Phoenix, Cleveland and Memphis all lost Game 1s as the higher seed in the first round of the NBA playoffs. Which teams are in trouble?

Austin Reaves scored 23 points and was instrumental down the stretch as the Lakers beat the Grizzlies in Game 1. What is his background?

The Lakers’ Game 1 win changed the tenor of this series. If Ja Morant’s injured right hand continues to bother him, the Grizzlies are in trouble.

Rai Hachimura, acquired before the February trade deadline, scored a playoff career-high 29 points in the Lakers’ 128-112 victory over the Grizzlies.

The schedule for the first round of the NBA playoffs is set. The Bucks earned the top seed in the East while the Nuggets are No. 1 seed in the West.

Because Miles Bridges, 25, missed the entire 2022-23 season without pay, the NBA has credited him with 20 games already served.

The NBA fined the Dallas Mavericks $750,000 “for conduct detrimental to the league in an elimination game against the Chicago Bulls on April 7.”