Monday evening in the NBA was filled with plenty of late playoff drama as the Denver Nuggets and New York Knicks picked up shocking road victories in their respective Game 1’s against the Oklahoma City Thunder and Boston Celtics.

Welcome to Round 2 of the NBA playoffs. The star power has been whittled down from, but there’s still plenty of big names.

Denver travels to Oklahoma City for Game 1 of the series on Monday, May 5, with a 10:30 ET tip-off. This series plays every other day, up until a Game 7 when there would be a couple days of rest. All times are Eastern (* = if necessary) Game 1: Nuggets at Thunder (Mon.

BOSTON — The Celtics made playoff history in Game 1 on Monday night while blowing a 20-point third quarter lead to the underdog Knicks. The hosts shot just 25 percent from the field from 3-point range in the 108-105 overtime defeat, going just 15-of-60 from beyond the arc.

While he briefly appeared after halftime, he went back to the locker room, and the Celtics announced he was questionable to return to the game thanks to a non-COVID illness. He did not return and the Knicks overcame a 20-point deficit to win 118-115 in overtime.

Game 1 between the New York Knicks and Boston Celtics was an overtime thriller in the Eastern Conference semifinals. New York outlasted the Celtics 108-105 to t