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• NBA Playoffs expert picks, odds for Saturday: Cavs at Magic, Thunder at Pelicans, Celtics at Heat, Nuggets at Lakers
Four playoff games are set for Saturday including Boston hitting the road after squandering home-court advantage....2024
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• NBA Playoffs: Kawhi Leonard looks far from 100% in Clippers' chippy loss to Mavericks

It was ugly all over for the Clippers in Game 3....2024
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• NBA playoffs: Tyrese Hailburton game-winner and potential Damian Lillard Achilles injury leaves Bucks in nightmare

Tyrese Haliburton hit a floater with 1.1 seconds left in overtime to give the Indiana Pacers a 121–118 win over the Milwaukee Bucks. The Pacers lead their first-round playoff series two games to one....2024
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• Friday’s NBA playoffs scores, takeaways: Tyrese Haliburton lifts Pacers in OT
Tyrese Haliburton connected on a three-point play with 1.6 seconds left in overtime to lift the Indiana Pacers to a 2-1 series lead against the Milwaukee Bucks in the first of three NBA playoff games Friday night: the overtime game-winner from Tyrese Haliburton 🔥 pic.twitter.com/5VF0IroY54 — Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) April 27, 2024 Aaron Nesmith hit a corner 3 with 14.4 seconds left in OT ...2024
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• Timberwolves vs. Suns Game 3 prediction: NBA playoffs odds picks, best bets for Friday

If there was ever an NBA playoff series that shows the regular season only matters so much, it would be this first-round battle between the Timberwolves and Suns....2024
• 2024 NBA Playoff Snapshots (April 25): Sixers/Knicks, Magic/Cavs, Nuggets/Lakers

What happened in three snapshots in the NBA Playoffs on Thursday, April 25, 2024....2024
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• NBA playoffs: Tyrese Hailburton game-winner and potential Damian Lillard Achilles injury leaves Bucks in nightmare
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• Rumor Roundup: WWE Draft, Swerve promo, AEW injury, Tony Khan ratings, more!

AEW Dynamite Speculating on the rumors surrounding pro wrestling is a favored pastime of many fans, perhaps second only to actually watching the matches. In this daily column, we take a look at the latest rumors being churned out by the pro wrestling rumor mill. Important reminder: Rumors are just that — rumors. None of this has been confirmed as fact, it’s just circulating around the pro ...2024
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• Joel Embiid set new NBA Playoffs high with one working eye

Image via NBCS Philly/@eringrugan on Twitter Joel Embiid appears to be having issues with more than just his surgically repaired knee, but he didn’t let that stop him from leading the Sixers past the Knicks. When Joel Embiid made his long-awaited return to the Philadelphia 76ers after missing a third of the season to recover from a procedure to repair his torn left meniscus, long-suffering...2024
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• Tony Khan reinstates Jack Perry, then gets taken out by The Elite

AEW’s X The first episode of Dynamite after AEW’s Dynasty PPV opened with The Elite arriving at Jacksonville’s Daily’s Place. After the new AEW World Tag champions The Young Bucks & Continental titleholder Kazuchika Okada exited one SUV, another pulled up. That carried the man who ensured EVPs Matthew & Nicholas Jackson became the company’s first three-time Tag champs — Scapegoat Jack Perr...2024
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• Zion Williamson injury update: Pelicans star says there's 'realistic' chance he returns in NBA playoffs

Williamson sustained a hamstring strain in the Play-In Tournament against the Lakers...2024
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• Zion Williamson: Return To Pelicans In Playoffs ‘Absolutely Realistic’

The New Orleans Pelicans are attempting to march forward in the NBA playoffs without Zion Williamson, and they gave it a fairly good go in their Game 1 road loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Williamson, of course, suffered a left hamstring injury near the end of the Pelicans’ play-in loss to the Los Angeles […] The post Zion Williamson: Return To Pelicans In Playoffs ‘Absolutely...2024
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• NBA Playoffs: Lillard sinks the Pacers, Celtics-Heat controversy, plus injury concerns for Kawhi & Embiid

Vincent Goodwill and Amin Elhassan react to (just about) every Round 1 game of the NBA Playoffs after the first games have been played over the weekend....2024
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• With Joel Embiid, Kawhi Leonard injuries, start of NBA playoffs wasn’t great for Team USA
"We have a contingency plan, and we have that at every position. We'll keep that internal," Grant Hill said last week....2024
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• 2024 NBA Playoffs Takeaways: Shorthanded Bucks had Damian Lillard to save them

All four Sunday games saw a team playing without their best player due to injury....2024
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• NBA Playoffs Injury Update: Giannis, Joel Embiid & Kawhi Leonard
The last few weeks of the NBA have been an absolute war zone, with key players going down with injury. Let’s take a look at how some of those injuries are tracking. GIANNIS ANTETOKOUNMPO The Bucks are missing their star player Giannis Antetokounmpo, but the franchise managed to get it a W without him thanks […] The post NBA Playoffs Injury Update: Giannis, Joel Embiid & Kawhi Leon...2024
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• Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat Keep Evolving Together in Order to Breed Success
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• DeAndre Jordan to Mavericks: Latest Contract Details, Comments and Reaction
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• The Organizational Failures Behind the Chicago Bears' 3-5 Start
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"Down 1-0 in their first round series in the 2024 NBA Playoffs, the Lakers walloped Denver in the first half, opening up a 20-point lead early in the third quarter."

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"Denver Nuggets eliminate Phoenix Suns from NBA Playoffs with Game 6 rout"

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"Lakers' LeBron James vows to never miss NBA playoffs again in social media post"

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"The Los Angeles Lakers’ season came to an end as they were eliminated by the Phoenix Suns in the first round of the NBA Playoffs."

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"NBA playoffs, betting odds, picks, schedule: Lakers finish off demoralized Rockets in Game 5"

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" Stephen Curry doesn't believe Warriors need top seed in NBA playoffs: 'We feel like we can win anywhere' "

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"Lowe: NBA having real discussions about a postseason play-in tournament"

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• Gilgeous-Alexander Is NBA’s Most Consistent Volume Scorer … Ever

This is a series of NBA Data Nuggets that will be published every Friday throughout the 2024 NBA Playoffs. Oklahoma City Thunder guard and 2024 NBA MVP finalist Shai Gilgeous-Alexander recently signed a multiyear contract to become the face of Converse Basketball. He was named the brand’s creative director and will have a signature shoe released …...2024
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• Rumor Roundup: WWE Draft, Swerve promo, AEW injury, Tony Khan ratings, more!
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• Tony Khan reinstates Jack Perry, then gets taken out by The Elite
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• LeBron James’ impossible And-1 is wildest shot of 2024 NBA Playoffs

LeBron James sure didn’t look like a 39-year-old against the Nuggets. LeBron James is 39 years old. Have you heard? He was drafted way back in 2003. This is his 21st season in the NBA. James has outlasted multiple generations of his rivals at this point in his career, and he’s still performing at an All-NBA level. James isn’t the best player in the NBA anymore (that guy is on Denver), and hasn’t ...2024
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• Way-too-early 2024-25 fantasy basketball top-12 rankings: Victor Wembanyama climbs to the top

With the fantasy basketball season behind us and the NBA playoffs in full swing, Dan Titus takes what he learned from this past campaign and reveals his first crack at next season's draft rankings....2024
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• The Cavs and Clippers both face huge, similar questions in the NBA playoffs

Art via Thilo Latrell Widder, original photos via Getty Images The Cavaliers and Clippers, more alike than you may realize, face similar questions as they enter the NBA playoffs. Before we go anywhere else, I am not comparing Jarrett Allen and Michael Olowakandi, nor Cavaliers Shawn Kemp to Clippers James Harden, but there’s something to be said about how similar the Cavs and Clippers hav...2024
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• Why the Sixers have no chance to beat the Knicks in the NBA playoffs

Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports Joel Embiid vs. Isaiah Hartenstein, Jalen Brunson pick-and-roll, and one star ready to outshine another. The Philadelphia 76ers have been all the rage since their win over the Miami Heat in the first Play-In Tournament game. Pundits and diehards alike have been gassing them up as one of the most dangerous seven seeds in recent memory. Joel Embiid’s reeme...2024
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• Every NBA Playoffs team, ranked by chances to win 2024 championship

Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports Let’s rank the 16 teams in the 2024 NBA Playoffs by their championship chances. The 2024 NBA Playoffs don’t exactly feel wide open. There’s a superpower hanging over both the Western Conference and the Eastern Conference as the playoffs begin, but at this point NBA fans should know anything can happen in the postseason. Last year saw a wild run of upsets with the ...2024
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• NBA Playoff Preview: Cavs, Celtics, Sixers, Mavs, More

I joined Rothman and Ice on 97.1 The Fan in Columbus, Ohio, to preview the NBA playoffs and make my Finals pick. We start it off with some Cavaliers-Magic talk … and what might happen if the Cavs don’t advance. Plus, I offer some thoughts on the Donovan Mitchell rumors. You can listen to the […] The post NBA Playoff Preview: Cavs, Celtics, Sixers, Mavs, More appeared first on Hoops Wire....2024
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• Zion Williamson’s latest injury shows Pelicans have the worst luck ever

Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images Zion Williamson’s latest devastating injury sidelines him for NBA play-in tournament finale Zion Williamson was playing his best possible game at the best possible time as he helped his New Orleans Pelicans erase a big lead from the Los Angeles Lakers in the closing minutes of the 2024 NBA play-in tournament. That’s when disaster struck: Williamson ex...2024
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• Friday’s NBA playoffs scores, takeaways: Tyrese Haliburton lifts Pacers in OT
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• LeBron, Lakers on brink of elimination after Game 3 loss vs. Nuggets | Undisputed

Skip Bayless, Paul Pierce and Keyshawn Johnson react to the Los Angeles Lakers loss vs. Denver Nuggets in Game 3 of the first round of the NBA Playoffs. LeBron James scored 26 points, Anthony Davis added 33 points and D’Angelo Russell went scoreless in 24 minutes....2024
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• Nikola Jokic: Winning Is A Lifestyle For Us

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 t...2024
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• Joel Embiid makes incredible NBA playoffs history

A hobbled Embiid scored 50 points and helped the Sixers get a Game 3 win in their first-round series against the Knicks....2024
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• 2024 NBA playoffs bracket, schedule, games today, scores: Nuggets go up 3-0 on Lakers, 76ers get key win

The NBA playoffs are underway with 16 teams in the hunt for the Larry O'Brien trophy...2024
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• NBA playoffs: Joel Embiid, reportedly with a mild case of Bell's palsy, scores 50 to lead 76ers past Knicks in Game 3

Joel Embiid dropped 50 points on Thursday night, but he easily could have drawn an ejection for this play early....2024
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• Joel Embiid set new NBA Playoffs high with one working eye
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• NBA playoffs: Joel Embiid leads 76ers past Knicks in Game 3, avoids ejection after pulling down Mitchell Robinson

Joel Embiid dropped 50 points on Thursday night, but he easily could have drawn an ejection for this play early....2024
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• Thursday’s NBA playoffs scores, takeaways: Magic dominate at home
After dropping the first two games of their best-of-seven first-round series against the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Orlando Magic pounced early and often Thursday night. All-Star forward Paolo Banchero scored 31 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead the Magic, who led by 16 at halftime, to victory. Guard Jalen Suggs had 24 points, as he and Banchero combined to shoot 7 of 14 from 3. Forward Franz W...2024
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• 2024 NBA playoffs bracket, schedule, games today, scores: 76ers vs. Knicks, Lakers vs. Nuggets in Game 3

The NBA playoffs are underway with 16 teams in the hunt for the Larry O'Brien trophy...2024
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• Tony Khan reinstates Jack Perry, then gets taken out by The Elite
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• Lakers blame refs for blowing 20-point lead to Nuggets, and even their fans won’t buy it

Photo by Bart Young/NBAE via Getty Images Sorry Lakers, but the refs weren’t the reason you blew a 20-point lead to the Nuggets. The Los Angeles Lakers finally had a win over the Denver Nuggets in their grasp. Down 1-0 in their first round series in the 2024 NBA Playoffs, the Lakers walloped Denver in the first half, opening up a 20-point lead early in the third quarter. Game over, right?...2024
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• Jamal Murray ripped Lakers’ hearts out with buzzer-beater capping all-time NBA Playoffs collapse

Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images The Lakers collapsed, and Jamal Murray buried them. The Los Angeles Lakers led the Denver Nuggets by 20 points in the second half of Game 2 of their first round series in the 2024 NBA Playoffs. After nine straight losses to the Nuggets, it finally seemed like the Lakers would get the win they were due for, and in the process tie the series. Instead, ...2024
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• The ending of Knicks-Sixers proved Philly might have the worst rim bounce luck in NBA history

Image via TNT Knicks vs. Sixers Game 2 gave us one of the craziest playoff finishes in recent memory, from bodies hitting the floor to what we may have to call “The Brunson Bounce.” With less than a minute left in regulation on Monday night, the Philadelphia 76ers had just come off of a 14-6 run to take a 101-96 lead over the Knicks, and appeared set to escape from New York with an upset v...2024
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• The Cavs and Clippers both face huge, similar questions in the NBA playoffs
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• Every NBA Playoffs team, ranked by chances to win 2024 championship
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• White, Celtics ready to prove they can thrive in playoff crunch time

The Celtics are confident they can succeed in clutch moments during the 2024 NBA playoffs....2024
• The Colts are looking to continue the excitement that Indiana basketball has brought to the state

Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports Caitlin Clark’s selection by the Indiana Fever has only added to the excitement that is Indiana sports. The Colts will look to continue that momentum. Indiana sports has some monster athletes. From Zach Edey at Purdue towering over the competition and taking his team to the championship game to Tyrese Haliburton setting the franchise assists record and taking ...2024
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• NBA play-in teams’ chances of going on a Mickey Mouse run to the NBA Finals, ranked

D.A. Varela/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images There is a ton of star power in the NBA Play-In Tournament this season, but are any of these teams actually capable of a meaningful run in the NBA playoffs? The 2022-23 Miami Heat were not supposed to go to the NBA Finals. They were minutes from not even going to the playoffs; after losing their first play-in game to the Atlan...2024
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• Regular Season Ends, Playoffs Begin, Game Recap, Playoff Roster, ECHL Playoff Schedules, Overseas Playoffs and More
The Allen Americans finished the regular season yesterday with a 4-1 loss in Tulsa. Not going to spend much time recapping the game that was meaningless for the Americans and very important to Tulsa. With the win the Oilers claimed the final playoff spot in the Mountain Division and eliminated Utah. - Allen managed to score the first goal of the game at the 8:12 mark of the opening peri...2024
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• Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat Keep Evolving Together in Order to Breed Success
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• Golden State Warriors Are Primed to Reach Historic Echelon Next Season
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• LeBron James Reportedly Expected to Influence Cavaliers' Free-Agency Spending
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• LeBron James Shutting Himself off from Social Media for Duration of Playoffs
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• LeBron James Says He's 'Probably the Best I've Been' Heading to 2015 NBA Finals
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• Derrick Rose Discusses Injury Concerns, Life After Basketball
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• Kevin Durant's Return Is Just What The NBA Needs In 2015-16
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• Kevin Love Opts Out of Cavaliers Contract: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction
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• The NBA Loser Lineup: What do non-playoff teams have to do to move the fantasy basketball needle in 2024-25?

With the NBA Playoffs in full swing, fantasy basketball analyst Dan Titus examines the teams that are on the outside looking in to see what could bring better results next season....2024
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• Way-too-early 2024-25 fantasy basketball top-12 rankings: Victor Wembanyama climbs to the top
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• 2024 NBA Postseason Free League
Sponsored by Rotowire, our annual "Pick One Daily" contest for the NBA Playoffs is open for signups. It's a lot of fun, requires good strategy, and there are prizes, too! Check out the details here: https://www.fantasypostseason.com/league/contest_signup/86791...2024
• Dallas Mavericks Need Monta Ellis as Much as He Needs Them
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• NBA Playoffs expert picks, odds for Saturday: Cavs at Magic, Thunder at Pelicans, Celtics at Heat, Nuggets at Lakers
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• NBA playoffs: Tyrese Hailburton game-winner and potential Damian Lillard Achilles injury leaves Bucks in nightmare
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• Friday’s NBA playoffs scores, takeaways: Tyrese Haliburton lifts Pacers in OT
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• Timberwolves vs. Suns Game 3 prediction: NBA playoffs odds picks, best bets for Friday
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• NBA DFS: Top DraftKings, FanDuel daily Fantasy basketball picks for Friday, April 26 include Damian Lillard

SportsLine's Jimmie Kaylor, a daily Fantasy pro with more than $2 million in winnings, gives optimal NBA DFS lineup advice for the 2024 NBA playoffs...2024
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• Bucks vs. Pacers odds, prediction: NBA playoffs picks, best bets for Friday

With Giannis Antetokounmpo likely out again and the series shifting to Indiana, can the Bucks upset the Pacers in Game 3?...2024
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• Mavericks vs. Clippers odds, score prediction, time: 2024 NBA playoff picks, Game 3 best bets by proven model

SportsLine's model simulated Game 3 of the Los Angeles Clippers vs. Dallas Mavericks series 10,000 times and revealed its picks for the 2024 NBA playoffs on Friday...2024
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• 2024 NBA Playoffs Takeaways: Embiid has legendary playoff game, becomes public enemy No. 1 in New York

Embiid drops 50 despite Bell's Palsy and knee issues, but he should have been ejected in the first quarter....2024
• Kyle Kuzma seemingly trolls Lakers following Game 3 loss

The Lakers are just one loss away from being eliminated from the 2024 NBA playoffs....2024
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• Nikola Jokic: Winning Is A Lifestyle For Us
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• Lakers blame refs for blowing 20-point lead to Nuggets, and even their fans won’t buy it
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• Jamal Murray ripped Lakers’ hearts out with buzzer-beater capping all-time NBA Playoffs collapse
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• The ending of Knicks-Sixers proved Philly might have the worst rim bounce luck in NBA history
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• Knicks vs. 76ers Game 1 live updates: News, highlights, more from NBA Playoffs

Game 1 is here and it’s an opportunity to show that the Knicks are a true title contender. The bookmakers have shockingly priced the Knicks as series underdogs against the 76ers. Is this Jalen Brunson’s time to shine? Or will Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and co. rain on New York’s parade? Follow along with the......2024
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• The Cavs and Clippers both face huge, similar questions in the NBA playoffs
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• NBA playoffs odds, prediction: Knicks shockingly open as underdogs vs. 76ers

The Knicks are underdogs against the 76ers in the first round of the playoffs....2024
• Zion Williamson’s latest injury shows Pelicans have the worst luck ever
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• Blazers Committed To Chauncey Billups As Coach, GM Joe Cronin Says

Portland Trail Blazers general manager Joe Cronin told reporters that the organization is committed to Chauncey Billups as head coach, despite Portland missing the NBA playoffs in each of Billups’ first three seasons. There’s been speculation that the Blazers could part ways with Billups, who potentially then would be in the running in the Detroit […] The post Blazers Committed T...2024
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• Kentucky’s coaching search gets desperate after Scott Drew rejection

Where does Kentucky go for a new men’s basketball coach after Scott Drew turns them down? Kentucky men’s basketball is still looking for a head coach. Baylor’s Scott Drew turned down the Wildcats’ job offer on Thursday afternoon, which was first reported by Matt Norlander of CBS Sports. Drew just completed his 21st year at Baylor, taking over the program when it was at its lowest point following a...2024
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• LeBron James’ Warriors trade rumors mean more with free agency, Bronny James coming

Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports The Warriors calling the Lakers about a LeBron James trade is the start of another round of free agency speculation with his son Bronny potentially entering the NBA Draft. The Golden State Warriors and Philadelphia 76ers each called the Los Angeles Lakers to make a trade offer for LeBron James, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Both the Lakers and James w...2024
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