In the Eastern Conference finals, two rivals collide in the Miami Heat vs. Boston Celtics showdown. Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Marcus Smart and the Celtics are fresh off unseating Giannis Antetokounmpo and the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks. The top-seeded Heat, meanwhile, ousted the Philadelphia 76ers in six games. 

The Western Conference finals won't include either the Phoenix Suns or Memphis Grizzlies, the NBA's top two teams during the regular season. Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks ended Phoenix's run with a historic Game 7 rout, while the Warriors sent home the upstart yet shorthanded Grizzlies. Will the Celtics reach the Finals for the first time since 2010? Can the Warriors restart their dynasty? Will the Luka magic continue?  

The Phoenix Suns lost to the Dallas Mavericks 123-90 on Sunday night at Footprint Center, losing their Western Conference semifinal series in seven games. The Suns were down 57-27 at halftime. They were down 30 points. At halftime. In an elimination game. At home. Devin Booker, Deandre Ayton and Chris Paul combined for six points at halftime. The entire Suns starting five had 15 points at halftime, and by that point Dallas guard Spencer Dinwiddie had come off the bench to score 21 by himself. Who is to blame for their loss?  

The Miami Heat and the Golden State Warriors are the only two teams to win back-to-back championships in the last decade. The chance to repeat is hard to do in this day and age with how rosters change and with how players play the game.   

Thugger, Gunna and 26 other members of YSL have been indicted on RICO charges, with Thug being taken into custody at his home this morning. According to Seiden, "The indictment includes charges of conspiring to violate the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act, murder, armed robbery , participation in criminal street gang activity."