Aaron Gordon’s buzzer-beating dunk highlights weekend of thrilling postseason hoops

April 28, 2025

Spring cleaning on the to-do list? Take inspo from the Oklahoma City Thunder, who busted out the brooms to sweep the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday and became the first team to advance to the second round. While the juggernaut Cleveland Cavaliers (up 3-0) ready cleaning supplies of their own for a potential sweep of the Miami Heat tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET, every other squad is preparing for a battle of attrition. That’s the postseason, baby.

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Aaron Gordon’s buzzer-beating dunk highlights weekend of thrilling postseason hoops

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The GIST: Spring cleaning on the to-do list? Take inspo from the Oklahoma City Thunder, who busted out the brooms to sweep the Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday and became the first team to advance to the second round.

While the juggernaut Cleveland Cavaliers (up 3-0) ready cleaning supplies of their own for a potential sweep of the Miami Heat tonight at 7:30 p.m. ET, every other squad is preparing for a battle of attrition. That’s the postseason, baby.

Aaron Gordon’s buzzer-beating dunk lifts Denver Nuggets to 101–99 Game 4 win: Saturday’s improbable play — a perfectly executed ~~airball~~ alley-oop from Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokić — evened the series at two heading into tomorrow’s 10 p.m. ET Game 5 back in Denver. It’ll be up to Kawhi Leonard and Co. to ensure history doesn’t repeat itself.

On the flip side, a resilient Jalen Brunson and the NY Knicks (controversially) escaped a similar fate yesterday, securing a 94–93 Game 4 win over the Detroit Pistons and setting up a series-clinching Game 5 tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. ET. Bing meet bong.

LA Lakers on the brink of elimination after Game 4 loss: Despite Luka Dončić and LeBron James combining for 65 points, the Lakers lost 116–113 to the Minnesota Timberwolves yesterday, falling behind 3-1 in the series. Between Anthony Edwards’ 43 points and a feisty defense that held LA to just 19 fourth-quarter points, these Wolves are looking like bonafide contenders.

Another underdog causing a raucous? The shorthanded Golden State Warriors, who leaned on 36 points from the ageless Steph Curry to beat the Houston Rockets 104–93 on Saturday and take a 2-1 series lead. It sure is hot in here ahead of tonight’s 10 p.m. ET Game 4.

Milwaukee Bucks superstar Damian Lillard suffers non-contact injury: Yes, the Bucks are down 3-1 to the Indiana Pacers after last night’s 129–103 Game 4 loss — but the bigger concern is Lillard, whose first-quarter injury could be related to his Achilles. The point guard notably returned to the court just two games ago after being sidelined with a blood clot.