During the play-in game against Memphis, Butler lived up to his “Playoff Jimmy” nickname by scoring 38 points, and then put up a 25-point, seven-rebound, six-assist, five-steal performance in the Warriors’ Game 1 victory in Houston.

ORLANDO — Celtics forward Jayson Tatum returned to action Friday night. He missed Game 2 against the Magic with a right distal radius bone bruise. Coach Joe Mazzulla said before the game that Tatum was feeling better.

Brandon Hagel will miss Game 3 of the Lightning's first-round playoff series after getting suspended for his late hit that knocked Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov out of Game 2.

Brandon Hagel will miss Game 3 of the Tampa Bay Lightning’s first-round playoff series after getting suspended for his late hit that knocked Florida Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov out of Game 2. The NHL’s Department of Player Safety suspended Hagel for a game for interference after a disciplinary hearing with him earlier