The Los Angeles Clippers have ruled out Kawhi Leonard for Game 5 with his right knee inflammation.

Leonard missed Game 1, but returned for Games 2 and 3 before missing Game 4. The Clippers won both games in which Leonard sat.

Leonard missed the final stretch of the regular season with the injury.

The Clippers and Dallas Mavericks are tied at 2-2 head into Game 5 on Wednesday in Los Angeles.

What happened in three snapshots in the NBA Playoffs on Monday, April 29, 2024.

What happened in four snapshots in the NBA Playoffs on Sunday, April 28, 2024.

What happened in four snapshots in the NBA Playoffs on Saturday, April 27, 2024.

What happened in three snapshots in the NBA Playoffs on Friday, April 26, 2024.

What happened in three snapshots in the NBA Playoffs on Thursday, April 25, 2024.

The Milwaukee Bucks have ruled out Giannis Antetokounmpo for Game 3 with a left calf strain.

Antetokounmpo previously missed Games 1 and 2. Antetokounmpo hasn't played since straining his left calf in an April 9 victory over the Boston Celtics. 

Khris Middleton also has a sprained right ankle that kept him from practicing Thursday and puts his status in question for Game 3 in Indianapolis.

The Denver Nuggets won Game 3 on Thursday, extending their win streak against the Los Angeles Lakers to 11 games. The Nuggets are on the brink of sweeping the Lakers out of the playoffs for the second consecutive season.

"Winning is a lifestyle for us," said Nikola Jokic postgame. "It's really good when you're winning.  Especially when you win a lot of games, everybody is happy, everybody  wants to play, everybody is buying into the system. I was here when  we were losing. So I don’t want to go back to that."

Through three games of the 2024 NBA playoffs, Jokic has a PER of 35.0 while averaging 27.7 points, 15.7 rebounds and 8.7 assists.

Jokic is on the verge of his third regular season MVP while the Nuggets are defending their championship. 

What happened in two snapshots in the NBA Playoffs on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have ruled out Dean Wade for the remainder of their first round series against the Orlando Magic with a right knee sprain.

Wade recently underwent an MRI to diagnose the extent of the injury.

In 54 games this season, Wade is averaging 5.4 points and 4.0 rebounds on 39.1 percent shooting on three-pointers.