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• 2025 NBA Playoffs notes: Karl-Anthony Towns injures hand, Curry's return, Porzingis' illness
Health is playing a huge role in the second round of the NBA playoffs....2025
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• NBA playoffs: Timberwolves surge past Warriors late to take 2-1 series lead after Draymond Green fouls out
Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves found their groove in the fourth quarter after Green fouled out with 4:38 remaining....2025
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• NBA Playoffs: Timberwolves surge past the Warriors to take 2-1 series lead as Draymond Green fouls out
Anthony Edwards found a groove in the fourth quarter, as late turnovers and fouls doomed Golden State at home in the West semifinals....2025
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• Warriors vs. Timberwolves Player Stats and Box Score: NBA Playoffs Round 2 Game 3
Warriors vs. Timberwolves Game 3 stats and box score breakdown: key performances, milestones, and the fight for momentum in the NBA Playoffs....2025
• Where to watch Warriors vs. Timberwolves: TV channel, NBA playoffs live stream, Game 3 time, odds

The Warriors are at home, but still without Stephen Curry...2025
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• NBA playoffs: Celtics overpower Knicks with dominant 22-point victory to get back in East semifinal series
Boston went up early, leading by as many as 25 points in the first half, but this time, the Celtics never let up....2025

• Timberwolves vs. Warriors Injury Report, Predictions, Predicted Lineups, and More: NBA Playoffs Game 3
The Warriors host the Timberwolves for Game 3, as they look to bounce back. Here are the full injury updates, lineups, and predictions for the game....2025
• Celtics vs. Knicks Injury Report, Predictions, Predicted Lineups, and More: NBA Playoffs Game 3
The Celtics face the Knicks in Game 3 at MSG down 0-2 in a must-win playoff clash. Get the full injury report, lineups, and predictions for the game....2025
• Anthony Edwards' injury scare shows fragile nature of NBA playoffs — and how it could all come down to one star

One game after Steph Curry's injury, we were about to lose another star. But, luckily, Anthony Edwards is OK, and the Timberwolves have as good a shot as anybody to win it all....2025
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• NBA playoffs: Draymond Green only 2 technical fouls from suspension after picking up another in Game 2

Not exactly what the Warriors needed without Stephen Curry....2025
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• LeBron James on first-round loss to Minnesota and knee injury: 'We ran into a damn good matchup'
LeBron James seemed at peace with losing to the Minnesota Timberwolves in the NBA playoffs after shockingly falling in five games....2025
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• The Pacers don’t tank or rebuild. They are a factor in the NBA Playoffs again

Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images The Pacers are back, right on time. The Pacers are back, same as they were last year, same as it felt a few years ago. And weren’t they really good a decade ago? Ten years before that? Ten years before that? It’s true, the Pacers are always around, the Pacers never rebuild, never tank. They simply add Dahntay Jones to the mix and hope the East opens up. L...2025
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• NBA playoffs: Warriors hang on to beat Timberwolves in Game 1 after losing Stephen Curry to hamstring injury

Stephen Curry limped off the court after tweaking his left hamstring early on Tuesday night in Minneapolis....2025
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• NBA playoffs: Warriors star Stephen Curry leaves Game 1 vs. Timberwolves early, ruled out with hamstring injury

Stephen Curry limped off the court after tweaking his left hamstring early on Tuesday night in Minneapolis....2025
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• 2025 NBA Playoffs: Celtics Vs. Knicks TV Schedule & How To Watch
The Boston Celtics will face the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference Semifinals beginning Monday. Despite a 4-1 series victory over the Orlando Magic that may look easy on the surface, the Celtics were battered and bruised. Jayson Tatum missed a game due to a wrist injury and physicality dominated the series. New York, […] The post 2025 NBA Playoffs: Celtics Vs. Knicks TV Schedule ...2025
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• NBA Playoffs’ final 8 teams ranked by their 2025 championship chances

Let’s rank the last eight teams standing in the 2025 NBA Playoffs by their chances of winning it all. The first-round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs proved the difference between the regular season and the postseason. The games were slower and more physical, with offensive rebounding and the turnover battle often being spotlighted as possessions came at a premium. Depth and youth also reigned supreme, w...2025
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• NBA Playoffs teams ranked by their 2025 championship chances

Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images Ranking every 2025 NBA Playoffs team by their chances to win it all The 2025 NBA Playoffs are here with three big favorites and a pool of contenders ready to play the spoiler. The Boston Celtics are trying to become the league’s first back-to-back champion since the 2017-2018 Golden State Warriors. Boston ran over the league on their way t...2025
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• 5 moves to fix the American sports calendar

Photo by Larry Radloff/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images The U.S. sports calendar is too crowded. Let’s fix it. We all agree that the America sports calendar is a mess. The NBA season starts too early, the WNBA season ends too late, and the NFL dominates everything without caring about your feelings. Also, there are simply too many months of the year when baseball is the only thing on TV. ...2025
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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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"‘Nico Harrison was right': Fans react as Timberwolves stun Lakers in first round"

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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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"Predictions: Round 2 NBA Playoffs"

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"LeBron James Jr. Reportedly Has Scholarship Offers from Duke, Kentucky"

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"Dwyane Wade, Miami Heat Keep Evolving Together in Order to Breed Success"

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"Derrick Rose Discusses Injury Concerns, Life After Basketball "

• The Pacers don’t tank or rebuild. They are a factor in the NBA Playoffs again
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• PHOTO: Sean O’Malley Brags After Going ‘3/3’ on Bets This Month Following Successful NBA Playoffs Wagers
UFC star Sean O'Malley wins all three of his NBA playoff wagers that he placed this month, shows it off on his Instagram stories....2025
• Royals Rumblings - News for May 7, 2025

Denny Medley-Imagn Images Comebacks are fun, no matter how easy the opponent makes them. David Lesky reacts to Monday’s series opener against the Chicago White Sox. But in this one, they got great pitching, just enough offense and one defensive play that I may be thinking about for a long time. And if you doubt that, I can still picture a double play started by Alcides Escobar in Houston ...2025
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• Nico Harrison was right about Luka Doncic (but wrong about the trade)

Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images Nico Harrison’s concerns about Luka Doncic were valid even if he still made a terrible trade. Nico Harrison probably did not want to drag Luka Doncic’s name through the mud after pulling off the NBA blockbuster of the century in the middle of the night days before the 2025 trade deadline. The Dallas Mavericks’ lead executive had no choice but to explain a ...2025
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• NBA mock draft 2025: Pre-lottery update with changes inside top-10

Photo by Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images Here’s our latest 2025 NBA mock draft. The NBA Playoffs are in full swing, and it’s putting a spotlight on the types of players teams need to win in the postseason. There’s a marked change in the way the game is played and officiated from the regular season to the playoffs, and it can help inform which prospects should be valued as the 2025 NBA Draft...2025
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• NBA playoffs: Mark Williams hits Lakers with post-elimination emoji taunt after trade-deadline rejection

The Lakers sure could have used a player like Mark Williams against Rudy Gobert in Game 5....2025
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• 6 Giannis Antetokounmpo trade destinations if NBA superstar requests deal from Bucks

Photo by Mike Mulholland/Getty Images These six teams could trade for Giannis Antetokounmpo if he wants out of Milwaukee. Giannis Antetokounmpo has given his all to the Milwaukee Bucks for 12 seasons. It’s becoming clear that the superstar forward has taken the franchise as far as he possibly could, and it feels like time for him to start looking for a new home. The Bucks’ season ended on ...2025
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• The Day After the Day After (plus a few days): Coda for the Houston Texans and the NFL 2025 Draft

Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images The 2025 Draft is over. One last revisit before we move forward in the NFL year. The Day After the Day After...when the raw, immediate emotions from the aftermath of a game diminish into the realm of clarity and the proverbial (or literal) hangover no longer haunts the mind. With that, a review of the 2025 NFL Draft Photo by...2025
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• NBA Playoff lead-in helps Collision to one of its biggest audiences ever

Lee South for All Elite Wrestling April 26’s Playoff Palooza episode benefited from starting a little late after an NBA thriller. Last Saturday’s “Playoff Palooza” episode of AEW Collision started about 20 minutes later than normal. As the name probably gave away, that was because it following TNT’s coverage of the NBA Playoffs. And if you’re a wrestle ratings watcher, you know that’s usua...2025
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• Alex Caruso trade was the final piece of the Thunder’s NBA championship puzzle

Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images The Alex Caruso trade might have made the Thunder unstoppable It often feels like Alex Caruso is playing an entirely different sport when he’s really locked in. Basketball players need to be able to dribble, pass, and shoot, and any deficits in that skill set tends to get exposed exponentially under the harsh spotlight of the NBA Playoffs. Caruso has some ...2025
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• Warriors vs. Timberwolves Player Stats and Box Score: NBA Playoffs Round 2 Game 3
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• NBA playoffs: Celtics overpower Knicks with dominant 22-point victory to get back in East semifinal series
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• OKC Thunder vs. Nuggets Player Stats and Box Score: NBA Playoffs Round 2 Game 3
Get the full OKC Thunder vs. Denver Nuggets Game 3 recap with team stats and box score breakdown from the 2025 NBA Playoffs Round 2....2025
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• NBA playoffs: Cavaliers get on the board in Game 3 with blowout of Pacers; Donovan Mitchell drops 43 points

The Cavaliers finally looked like the Eastern Conference's top team on Friday....2025
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• Charles Barkley says SGA will lead Thunder to title and earn MVP honors
After losing their first game of the Western Conference semifinal series against the Nuggets, OKC bounced back and proved why they’re entered the NBA Playoffs as the No. 1 seed with a impactful victory in Game 2, beating Denver by 43 points (149-106) on Wednesday night. After the series was tied 1-1, Charles Barkley made […] The post Charles Barkley says SGA will lead Thunder to title...2025
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• Warriors vs. Timberwolves Players Stats and Box Score: NBA Playoffs Game 2
Game 2 between the Warriors and the Timberwolves started strong without Stephen Curry, as we explore the box score and player stats....2025
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• Let’s see what happened to AEW’s numbers for Toni Storm’s sweaty 4-way

AEW Did the ratings come when Timeless Toni locked up with three other women at the same time? The TV ratings and viewership data are in for the May 7 episode of AEW Dynamite on TBS. Per Wrestlenomics, Dynamite netted 629,000 viewers and a 0.16 rating in the 18-49 year old demographic. The numbers didn’t budge at all from last week’s results. Like always, these numbers do not include anybo...2025
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• The Pacers don’t tank or rebuild. They are a factor in the NBA Playoffs again
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• NBA playoffs: Thunder steamroll Nuggets in Game 2, with postseason-record 87 first-half points

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was a plus-51. Nikola Jokić was a minus-36....2025
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• Nuggets vs. Thunder Players Stats and Box Score: NBA Playoffs Game 2
Game 2 between the Denver Nuggets and the Oklahoma City Thunder started in quick fashion, as we look at the box score and player stats....2025
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• Warriors vs. Timberwolves Player Stats and Box Score: NBA Playoffs Round 2 Game 3
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• The Pacers don’t tank or rebuild. They are a factor in the NBA Playoffs again
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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 7, 2025
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• Tyrese Haliburton ripped out Cavs’ heart with NBA Playoffs’ latest amazing dagger

Tyrese Haliburton is cold-blooded. The Indiana Pacers trailed the Cleveland Cavaliers by 20 at one point during Game 2 of their matchup in the second round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs. The Cavs had already dropped Game 1 and were playing without injured stars Darius Garland and Evan Mobley (as well as key reserve De’Andre Hunter). This was set to be a win that saved Cleveland’s season and maybe bough...2025
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• NBA Playoffs’ final 8 teams ranked by their 2025 championship chances
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• Jalen Brunson, Knicks' franchise-changing signing, grabs season-altering moment

For the second straight spring, Jalen Brunson - the most important acquisition of the Leon Rose Era - willed the Knicks to a victory in an intense first-round series in the NBA playoffs....2025
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• Giannis says Tyrese Haliburton’s dad was ‘disrespectful’ with post-game antics
After the Pacers eliminated the Bucks from the NBA Playoffs with a tight 119-118 victory in Game 5, Giannis Antetokounmpo got into a heated confrontation with Tyrese Haliburton‘s father, which the European star later called a “disrespectful” exchange on the floor. The Indiana squad was celebrating after point guard dropped in a go-ahead layup with […] The post Giannis says...2025
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• Tyrese Haliburton was embarrassed by his dad beefing with Giannis Antetokounmpo

Don’t be a sports parent like this. The only thing we should be talking about on Wednesday morning was the mammoth achievement by the Pacers to advance past the Bucks in the NBA Playoffs, and the incredible game by Tyrese Haliburton — including hitting the game-winner. Instead, his father, John Haliburton has become the focal point after getting into inane beef with Giannis Antetokounmpo for no r...2025
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$NBA playoffs: Haliburton’s ‘disrespectful’ father sparks fracas as Pacers seal Bucks’ fate$
• NBA playoffs: Haliburton’s ‘disrespectful’ father sparks fracas as Pacers seal Bucks’ fate

Giannis Antetokounmpo has criticized Tyrese Haliburton’s father as the aftermath of Bucks-Pacers playoff series descended into a heated confrontation...2025
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• LeBron James’ NBA Playoffs performance features things even he’s never done before

Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images The Lakers would have been sunk long before now without LeBron’s latest evolution On any given day, in any given barbershop, in any given nook and cranny of the vast expanse of the United States, someone is arguing about who the greatest basketball player of all time is. While it’s a fool’s errand to try and convince someon...2025
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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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• Royals Rumblings - News for May 7, 2025
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• BTB Friday Open Thread: Do all sports going on right now help with football not being here?

Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images This is our open thread for Friday discussion. Welcome to our Friday open thread! Over the last few weeks we have been launching daily discussion prompts here on the blog and the purposes is obviously for the greatest community of Dallas Cowboys fans that there is to talk about matters relevant to the team. For the most part our prompts are related to the c...2025
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• 4 winners and 3 losers from Luka Doncic, Anthony Davis trade for Lakers, Mavericks

Photo by Katelyn Mulcahy/Getty Images Here are our winners and losers from the big Luka Doncic, Anthony trade between the Lakers and Mavs. It’s still hard to believe the Luka Doncic-for-Anthony Davis trade between the Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks is real. Trades like this only happen in fantasy basketball or NBA 2K dynasties; in the real world, 25-year-olds with five First-Team ...2025
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• Dallas Mavericks Need Monta Ellis as Much as He Needs Them
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• 2025 NBA Playoffs notes: Karl-Anthony Towns injures hand, Curry's return, Porzingis' illness
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• NBA playoffs: Timberwolves surge past Warriors late to take 2-1 series lead after Draymond Green fouls out
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• Where to watch Warriors vs. Timberwolves: TV channel, NBA playoffs live stream, Game 3 time, odds
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• NBA playoffs: Celtics overpower Knicks with dominant 22-point victory to get back in East semifinal series
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• Where to watch Knicks vs. Celtics: TV channel, live stream NBA playoffs, Game 3 time, prediction, odds, pick

Boston and New York are going head-to-head in the playoffs for the first time since 2013...2025
• Timberwolves vs. Warriors Injury Report, Predictions, Predicted Lineups, and More: NBA Playoffs Game 3
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• Three best NBA player props, odds for Saturday, May 10: Use Karl-Anthony Towns in NBA Playoff picks

SportsLine's computer model has revealed three free NBA prop picks for Saturday's games in the 2025 NBA playoffs after evaluating the latest NBA odds...2025
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• Three bets that stand out for Saturday's playoff games
A closer look at the bets to make in Saturday's two games in the NBA playoffs....2025
• NBA playoffs: Nuggets bounce back after blowout in Game 3 OT thriller to take 2-1 series lead over Thunder

Game 2's blowout is a thing of the past as Denver retakes control of the series....2025
• Celtics vs. Knicks Injury Report, Predictions, Predicted Lineups, and More: NBA Playoffs Game 3
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• LeBron James on first-round loss to Minnesota and knee injury: 'We ran into a damn good matchup'
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• Dunc'd On: NYK/BOS and DEN/OKC Game 2s; Ranking These Crazy Comebacks; Jared Weiss on Tyrese Haliburton

Jared Weiss of The Athletic joins to discuss how he put together his great article on Tyrese Haliburton managing his mental health struggles over the past year. These NBA playoffs have yet to disappoint, as the Knicks roared back from down 20 in the second half again to put the Celtics in an 0-2 hole. How did it happen, and can the C's possibly turn it around? (12:33) Oklahoma City made sure no co...2025
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• WWE NXT (5/6) Viewership And Key Demo Rating Down Against Competition From NBA And NHL Playoffs
Viewership and ratings information for the May 6 episode of WWE NXT. Programming Insider reports that WWE NXT on May 6 drew 652,000 viewers, down from the 674,000 viewers that the show scored on April 29. Tuesday's episode scored a 0.14 rating in the 18 to 49 demographic, down from the 0.15 rating the show recorded last Tuesday. The show faced competition from the NBA Playoffs on TNT and the NHL P...2025
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• NBA playoffs: Which teams are on high alert after stunning turn of events in second round?
The Cavaliers, Celtics, Thunder and Timberwolves have all lost home-court advantage in shocking fashion....2025
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• Thunder’s ‘foul up 3’ strategy backfired in epic fashion vs. Nuggets in NBA Playoffs

Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post The Thunder helped the Nuggets steal Game 1 because of a terrible late game strategy. The Oklahoma City Thunder had the best defense in the NBA this season, but if the game was close late, the Thunder consistently opted not to trust it. Under head coach Mark Daigneault, OKC likes to foul when up three, refusing to yield a game-tying attempt to their...2025
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• Tyrese Haliburton was embarrassed by his dad beefing with Giannis Antetokounmpo
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• NBA Playoff lead-in helps Collision to one of its biggest audiences ever
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• NBA Hawk-Eye technology changed 2 huge calls in playoffs for the better

Aaron Gordon’s buzzer-beater dunk was made possible by new NBA technology changing reviews The NBA signed an agreement with Hawk-Eye tracking technology in March of 2023 in an attempt to bring more accuracy to replay reviews. Hawk-Eye had already revolutionized soccer as the company behind VAR, with automated offside and goal line calls being adopted by FIFA, while also replacing line judges at ma...2025
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• NBA playoffs: Warriors take 2-1 lead on Rockets without Jimmy Butler, Aaron Gordon stuns Clippers at buzzer
Some key points and observations from Saturday's NBA playoff slate....2025
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