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Bucks’ Damian Lillard has another fast start with 26 points in first half of Game 2 vs. Pacers
Milwaukee’s Damian Lillard had 26 points by halftime in the second game of the Bucks’ Eastern Conference playoff series against the Indiana Pacers.
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Suns guard Grayson Allen aggravates ankle injury vs. Timberwolves. Phoenix falls into 0-2 hole
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Rusty Kawhi Leonard returns to the Clippers’ lineup in 96-93 loss to Luka Doncic and the Mavericks
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Timberwolves dispute between Taylor and Lore, Rodriguez over ownership moves to mediation
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Philadelphia’s Tyrese Maxey edges Chicago’s Coby White, wins NBA’s Most Improved Player award
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George and the Clippers host Dallas with 1-0 series lead
The Los Angeles Clippers host the Dallas Mavericks in the Western Conference first round with a 1-0 lead in the series. The teams meet for the fifth time this season.
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Edwards and the Timberwolves host Phoenix with 1-0 series lead
The Minnesota Timberwolves host the Phoenix Suns in the Western Conference first round with a 1-0 lead in the series. The teams meet for the fifth time this season.
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 28 points as top-seeded Thunder edge Pelicans 94-92 in Game 1
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 28 points, including the go-ahead basket in the final minute, and the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 94-92 in Game 1 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series.
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Six Celtics score in double figures as they cruises past Heat 114-94
BOSTON (AP) — Jayson Tatum notched his first career playoff triple-double with 23 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the Boston Celtics past the Miami Heat 114-94 on Sunday to open their first-round playoff series.
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Damian Lillard’s 35-point 1st half helps Bucks beat Pacers 109-94 without Giannis in playoff opener
Damian Lillard scored all 35 of his points before halftime and the Milwaukee Bucks withstood the absence of Giannis Antetokounmpo to defeat the Indiana Pacers 109-94 in their Eastern Conference playoff opener.
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Lillard’s unusual night in Bucks’ win includes 35 points in first half and 0 in second half
Damian Lillard couldn’t be stopped in the first half and couldn’t score a point in the second. It all added up to one of the most unusual dominant performances in recent playoff history.
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Jokic, Gilgeous-Alexander and Doncic picked as the NBA’s MVP finalists
Denver’s Nikola Jokic is one step closer to winning a third MVP award in the last four seasons. Victor Wembanyama is surely on his way to a trophy — or maybe two.
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Harden and Zubac lead Leonard-less Clippers to 109-97 win over Doncic and Mavs in playoff opener
James Harden scored 28 points, Ivica Zubac had a double-double and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks 109-97 to win their playoff series opener.
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Celtics’ Jayson Tatum OK after collision late in win over Heat and expects nothing less in playoffs
Tempers flared in the closing minute of the Celtics series-opening win over the Heat when Caleb Martin undercut Celtics star Jayson Tatum on a rebound and sent him crashing hard to the floor.
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Bucks open their playoff run without Giannis Antetokounmpo because of left calf strain
The Milwaukee Bucks are starting the playoffs without Giannis Antetokounmpo due to the left calf strain that knocked the two-time MVP out for the Bucks’ final three regular-season games.
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A tale of two centers: Jokic is trying to stay on top and Embiid is trying to stay on the court
Nikola Jokic and Joel Embiid are the NBA’s main men in the middle, the two centers combining for the last three MVP awards in the regular season with perhaps another coming soon.
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Jayson Tatum triple-double, 3s lead Celtics past Butler-less Heat 114-94 in playoff opener
Jayson Tatum notched his first career playoff triple-double with 23 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists to lead the Boston Celtics past the Miami Heat 114-94 to open their first-round playoff series.
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Kawhi Leonard will miss Game 1 for Los Angeles Clippers against Luka Doncic and Dallas Mavericks
Kawhi Leonard will miss the Los Angeles Clippers’ playoff opener against the Dallas Mavericks. Leonard had been listed as questionable heading into Game 1 on Sunday because of inflammation in his surgically repaired right knee.
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Celtics center Luke Kornet out for Game 1 against Heat. Miami’s Duncan Robinson will play
Celtics reserve center Luke Kornet is out for Game 1 of Boston’s first-round series against the Miami Heat with a strained right calf.
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New York hosts Philadelphia with 1-0 series lead
The New York Knicks host the Philadelphia 76ers in the Eastern Conference first round with a 1-0 lead in the series. The teams meet for the sixth time this season.
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Allen and the Cavaliers host Orlando with 1-0 series lead
The Cleveland Cavaliers host the Orlando Magic in the Eastern Conference first round with a 1-0 lead in the series. The teams meet for the sixth time this season.
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Denver hosts Los Angeles with 1-0 series lead
The Denver Nuggets host the Los Angeles Lakers in the Western Conference first round with a 1-0 lead in the series. The teams meet for the fifth time this season.
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Nuggets’ Michael Porter Jr. finds the court is his refuge from his brothers’ troubles
Michael Porter Jr. checked his thoughts at the bench and used the court as his safe place. He said it wasn’t easy to keep his focus from drifting toward his younger brother, Jontay, who was banned by the NBA in a gambling probe last week.
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Nuggets beat Lakers for the ninth straight time, win 114-103
DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 32 points and 12 rebounds, and the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets powered past LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 114-103 in their Western Conference playoff opener Saturday night.
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Nikola Jokic leads NBA champ Denver Nuggets past LeBron James and Lakers 114-103 in playoff opener
Nikola Jokic had 32 points and 12 rebounds, and the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets powered past LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers 114-103 in their Western Conference playoff opener.
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Knicks beat 76ers 111-104 in Game 1 of playoffs. Brunson and Hart score 22 points and backups star
Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart each scored 22 points, Deuce McBride led a huge effort by New York’s backups with 21 and the Knicks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 111-104 in Game 1 of their Eastern Conference first-round series.
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Nuggets big man Nikola Jokic shows up to game dressed like ‘Gru’ from ‘Despicable Me’
Nikola Jokic arrived in character for a first-round playoff game Saturday night. That character was “Gru,” the protagonist from the “Despicable Me” movies.
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Anthony Edwards gets the best of his favorite player Kevin Durant in Timberwolves’ win over Suns
Anthony Edwards drained a 3-pointer from the wing in a dominant third quarter for the Minnesota Timberwolves and nodded his head as he barked and stared at Kevin Durant on the retreat up the court.
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76ers’ Joel Embiid returns for 2nd half after appearing to reinjure knee in Game 1 vs Knicks
Joel Embiid returned for the start of the second half after leaving Game 1 of the Philadelphia 76ers’ first-round series against the New York Knicks when he appeared to reinjure his surgically repaired left knee after a powerful dunk.
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Timberwolves take down Suns 120-95 in Game 1 behind 33 points from Anthony Edwards
Anthony Edwards scored 18 of his 33 points in the third quarter and had nine rebounds to carry the Minnesota Timberwolves in a tone-setting 120-95 victory over the Phoenix Suns to start the first round of the playoffs.
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Magic can’t overcome miserable shooting performance in Game 1 playoff loss to Cavaliers
Statistically speaking, the Orlando Magic entered the playoffs with the worst offense of any team in the field. They lived up — or in this case, down — to their billing.
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Top-seeded Thunder say their maturity matters more than youth heading into playoffs vs. Pelicans
The Oklahoma City Thunder, one of the youngest teams in the NBA, have earned the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference playoffs.
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Arturas Karnisovas vows to make changes after the Bulls missed playoffs for 2nd straight season
Chicago Bulls executive vice president of basketball operations Arturas Karnisovas fell on his sword and vowed to make changes after the team he constructed missed the playoffs for the second straight season.
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