{"id":750862,"date":"2026-04-24T23:00:28","date_gmt":"2026-04-24T23:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/750862\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T23:00:28","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T23:00:28","slug":"live-updates-trio-of-pivotal-game-3s-on-prime-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/750862\/","title":{"rendered":"Live Updates: Trio of pivotal Game 3s on Prime Video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2176234\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2176234\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/wemby-por1-784x441.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"784\" height=\"441\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2176234\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Victor Wembanyama (concussion) is questionable to suit up for the Spurs\u2019 Game 3 tilt in Portland on Prime Video. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2026 NBAE (Photos by Michael Gonzales\/NBAE via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re bringing you the best of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/playoffs\/2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">2026 NBA Playoffs<\/a>, presented by Google, with the NBA.com live blog, featuring all of the meaningful moments, performances, observations, news, notes and highlights from Friday\u2019s action.<\/p>\n<p>An action-packed triple-header awaits on Prime Video, featuring Celtics-76ers (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/bos-vs-phi-0042500113\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">7:00 p.m. ET<\/a>), Lakers-Rockets (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/lal-vs-hou-0042500173\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">8:00 p.m. ET<\/a>), and Spurs-Blazers (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/sas-vs-por-0042500153\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">10:30 p.m. ET<\/a>)!<\/p>\n<p>What we know about Friday\u2019s Game 3s:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Celtics-76ers shifts to Philadelphia\u00a0<\/strong>with both teams seeking to take a 2-1 series lead (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/bos-vs-phi-0042500113\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">7:00 p.m. ET, Prime<\/a>). Boston and Philly traded double-digit victories in Games 1 and 2, respectively, with Tyrese Maxey and VJ Edgecombe combining for 59 points in their dominant 111-97 win on Tuesday.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The Lakers look to become\u00a0<\/strong>the first team in the 2026 NBA Playoffs to secure a 3-0 series lead when they visit the Rockets (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/lal-vs-hou-0042500173\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">8:00 p.m. ET, Prime<\/a>). LA has held Houston to below 100 points in each of their first two wins, and they could be getting a boost on offense with Austin Reaves (oblique) upgraded to questionable for the first time this postseason. Kevin Durant (ankle) will <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/2047806108715110462\" rel=\"nofollow\">miss Game 3<\/a> after sitting out Game 1\u2019s loss.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A crucial Game 3 in Portland<\/strong> awaits as De\u2019Aaron Fox, Stephon Castle and the Spurs take on Scoot Henderson, Deni Avdija and the Trail Blazers with the series tied at one game apiece (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nba.com\/game\/sas-vs-por-0042500153\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">10:30 p.m. ET, Prime<\/a>). All eyes will be focused on Victor Wembanyama\u2019s status before tip, who remains questionable to play as he progresses through the league\u2019s concussion protocol.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>APRIL 24, 2026 \/ 6:43 ET<\/p>\n<p>NAW wins Most Improved Player award<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to the Atlanta Hawks\u2019 Nickeil Alexander-Walker for being named the 2025-26 Kia NBA Most Improved Player!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Nickeil Alexander-Walker increased his scoring average from 9.4 ppg in 2024-25 to 20.8 ppg in 2025-26 (+11.4).<\/p>\n<p>He is the fifth player in the last 35 seasons with a year-over-year jump of 11.0+ ppg (qualified both seasons). <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/n63Iy45WAS\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/n63Iy45WAS<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 NBA Communications (@NBAPR) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBAPR\/status\/2047807985708159016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">April 24, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>APRIL 24, 2026 \/ 6:15 ET<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2176224\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2176224\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/brown-phi4-784x441.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"784\" height=\"441\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-2176224\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Jaylen Brown and the Celtics visit Tyrese Maxey and the 76ers for Game 3 of their series tied at 1-1 on Prime Video. (Photo by Isaiah Vazquez\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Boston Celtics:\n<ul>\n<li>PG \u2013 Derrick White (9.0 ppg, 4.5 apg, 1.0 bpg)<\/li>\n<li>SG \u2013 Jaylen Brown (31.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 3.5 apg, 1.5 spg)<\/li>\n<li>SF \u2013 Sam Hauser (9.0 ppg, 5.5 rpg, 42.9% on 7.0 3PA)<\/li>\n<li>PF \u2013 Jayson Tatum (22.0 ppg, 12.5 rpg, 8.0 apg, 1.5 spg)<\/li>\n<li>C \u2013 Neemias Queta (10.5 ppg on 88.9 FG%, 4.0 rpg)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Philadelphia 76ers:\n<ul>\n<li>PG \u2013 Tyrese Maxey (25.0 ppg, 8.5 apg, 1.0 spg)<\/li>\n<li>SG \u2013 VJ Edgecombe (21.5 ppg, 6.5 rpg, 2.0 spg)<\/li>\n<li>SF \u2013 Kelly Oubre, Jr. (11.0 ppg, 6.0 rpg)<\/li>\n<li>PF \u2013 Paul George (18.0 ppg on 52.4 FG%, 4.0 rpg)<\/li>\n<li>C \u2013 Adem Bona (1.5 ppg, 3.0 rpg)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>APRIL 24, 2026 \/ 6:30 ET<\/p>\n<p>Tonight\u2019s injury report<\/p>\n<p>BOS @ PHI \u2014 Joel Embiid will not play as he recovers from Appendectomy surgery.<\/p>\n<p>LAL @ HOU \u2014 Luka Don\u010di\u0107 (hamstring) remains out for the Lakers, while Austin Reaves (oblique) is listed as questionable to make his 2026 postseason debut.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin Durant (ankle) is out for the Rockets.<\/p>\n<p>SAS @ POR \u2014 Victor Wembanyama (concussion protocol) traveled with the Spurs to Portland but remains questionable to suit up. Jordan McLaughlin (ankle) is out for the third straight game.<\/p>\n<p>Damian Lillard (Achilles) remains out for the Blazers.<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Victor Wembanyama (concussion) is questionable to suit up for the Spurs\u2019 Game 3 tilt in Portland on Prime&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":750863,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[40],"tags":[300166,305202,1260,236259,8266,309093,62,309092,67,132,68,14249],"class_list":["post-750862","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nba","tag-2026-nba-playoffs","tag-celtics-76ers","tag-nba","tag-nba-live-blog","tag-prime-video","tag-rockets-lakers","tag-sports","tag-spurs-blazers","tag-united-states","tag-unitedstates","tag-us","tag-wembanyama"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/116462172866173631","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/750862","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=750862"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/750862\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/750863"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=750862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=750862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=750862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}