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• Golden Knights Silence Critics With 3-1 Win Over Stars
The Vegas Golden Knights silenced a packed house at American Airlines Center by jumping out to a 2-0 series lead over the top team in the Western Conference, the Dallas…...2024
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• Watch: Thunder G Shai Gilgeous-Alexander sets new playoff high

Gilgeous-Alexander has been cooking through the first two games of the first round of the Western Conference playoffs. He has averaged 30.5 points on 55 percent shooting from the field....2024
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• Wolves' Naz Reid named NBA Sixth Man of the Year, and he was ironically helped by strong stretch as starter

Reid helped the Timberwolves earn a No. 3 seed in the Western Conference...2024
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• Golden Knights’ Stars Are Key to Series Win vs. Stars
On Monday, the Vegas Golden Knights, the lowest-seeded Western Conference playoff team, wrestled home-ice advantage away from the conference-leading Stars with a 4-3 Game 1 win. What’s more, the team’s…...2024
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• Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard to return from knee injury for Game 2 vs. Mavericks
LA Clippers All-Star power forward Kawhi Leonard will return in Game 2 of the Western Conference first-round series against the Dallas Mavericks on Tuesday night after missing the last eight games of the regular season and Sunday’s Game 1 due to right knee inflammation, coach Tyronn Lue said. “He’s done all the necessary things he has to do to get on the floor,” Lue said ahead of...2024
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• Mavericks vs. Clippers prediction: NBA odds, picks, best bets for Tuesday

The Clippers are slight favorites over the Mavericks on Tuesday. Take a look at this best bet for Game 2 in this Western Conference first-round series....2024

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• 2023-24 NBA Rookie Of The Year Finalists Announced

The NBA announced the finalists for 2023-24 Rookie of the Year. The finalists are Chet Holmgren of the Oklahoma City Thunder, Brandon Miller of the Charlotte Hornets and Victor Wembanyama of the San Antonio Spurs. Holmgren was drafted at the 2022 NBA Draft, but missed the entire 2022-23 due to a foot injury. Under NBA rules, any player who hasn't appeared in an NBA game is considered a rookie. Hol...2024
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• Clippers’ Kawhi Leonard out for Game 1 vs. Mavericks with knee injury
LA Clippers All-Star forward Kawhi Leonard will not play in Game 1 of the Western Conference quarterfinals against the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday due to right knee inflammation, Clippers coach Clippers coach Tyronn Lue told reporters before the game. Leonard last played on March 31 on the road against the Charlotte Hornets, missing the last eight games on the schedule. Leonard’s next opportunity t...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 announces punishment for Western Conference team for injury reporting violation

According to the league, the team “failed to accurately disclose the availability status" of several players....2024
• Eastern and Western Conference play-in teams' odds to advance take hit with brutal injuries

Two teams are on perilous ground as they get set to host play-in games on Friday night to determine the final playoff spots in the Eastern and Western Conferences....2024
• Zion Williamson Out At Least Two Weeks With Left Hamstring Strain

The New Orleans Pelicans announced today that forward Zion Williamson has been diagnosed with a left hamstring strain. An MRI taken this morning confirmed the injury. Williamson will be re-examined in approximately two weeks. The Pelicans will play the Sacramento Kings on Friday for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference....2024
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• MHH Roundtable: Cup or Bust?

Photo by Jonathan Kozub/NHLI via Getty Images The Colorado Avalanche are set to meet the Winnipeg Jets to start the playoffs. In what feels like an eternity, the Colorado Avalanche are finally headed to the postseason. After an uneven finish, the anticipation to see what this team is in the only season that matters. Here are our thoughts heading into that Game 1 meeting with the Winnipeg J...2024
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• NBA’s 11 best rookies this season, ranked

Let’s rank the best rookies in the NBA for the 2023-2024 season This rookie class in the NBA will always go down in history as the year Victor Wembanyama made his grand entrance into the league. Wembanyama’s rookie season was so spellbinding, so sporadically brilliant that it overshadowed everything in its path, including his talented peers that were quietly forming one of the deeper groups of pro...2024
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• MHH Roundtable: Will MacKinnon win the Hart Trophy?

Photo by Mark Blinch/NHLI via Getty Images At the break we take stock of where the Colorado Avalanche stand. After 49 games and a record of 32-14-3, which is good for the top spot in the Central Division, the Colorado Avalanche are in a great position for the stretch run portion of the season. This nine-day break gives everyone a chance to pause and reflect before things get very busy agai...2024
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• Anthony Davis Bulks Up, Adds 12 Pounds of Muscle Ahead of 2015-16 Season
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"The Thunder and Minnesota Timberwolves are all tied up in the Western Conference"

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"com/XfKe5ect53— NBA (@NBA) May 23, 2023 Jokic was named Western Conference Finals MVP."

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"The Slovenian star has led Dallas to the Western Conference finals for the first time since 2011"

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"The Phoenix Suns recently overcame the Los Angeles Clippers in a 4-2 series victory in the Western Conference Finals to finally advance to the championship stage for the first time in 28 years."

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"The Dallas Mavericks-vs-Los Angeles Clippers Western Conference playoff series has indeed been filled with several controversies."

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"EL SEGUNDO – Los Angeles Lakers forward Anthony Davis has been named NBA Western Conference Player of the Week for games"

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"Western Conference-leading Golden State battles Oklahoma City, which has lost four straight games."

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"This will mark the NBA's first All-Star Game without a matchup between the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference."

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"The Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade and the Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant were today named NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Jan."

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"More than any one other player, Leonard is why the Spurs find themselves within two games of second place in the Western Conference."

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"They'll contend for the worst record in the Western Conference as they cope with injuries (Julius Randle) and an obviously flawed offensive model that relies too heavily on Bryant making something out of nothing like it's 2004."

• 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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• 2023-24 NBA Rookie Of The Year Finalists Announced
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• Why the Sixers have no chance to beat the Knicks in the NBA playoffs
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• Every NBA Playoffs team, ranked by chances to win 2024 championship
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• NHL Playoffs 2024: Full schedule, bracket, TV times, and more

Here’s every matchup and the times for the first round of the 2024 NHL Playoffs The 2023-2024 NHL regular season is in the books, and the Stanley Cup Playoffs are about to begin. Buckle up. The first round of the 2023-2024 NHL playoffs offer some fascinating contrasts starting with the series between the New York Rangers and the Washington Capitals. The Rangers secured the Presidents’ Trophy this ...2024
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• Shai Gilgeous-Alexander To Receive Signature Shoe As Part Of Extension With Converse

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has agreed on a new lucrative, multiyear contract extension with Converse. Gilgeous-Alexander will also be Creative Director of Converse Basketball with a signature shoe releasing in 2025. Gilgeous-Alexander is expected to be a top-3 finisher in MVP voting this season after guiding the Oklahoma City Thunder to the No. 1 seed in the Western Conference. Gilgeous-Alexander fir...2024
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• MHH Roundtable: Cup or Bust?
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• NBA’s 11 best rookies this season, ranked
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• Chris Paul, the NBA’s mercenary fixer, is ready for another postseason run

Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Chris Paul enters another postseason run with the Golden State Warriors ready to yell, scream and execute his way as far as he can, even if it is (again) unlikely to end in a championship. People are incomprehensible. A basketball play is a simple thing, with simple objectives. You draw up a plan and you execute. You teach fundamentals, principles t...2024
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• The Lakers should throw their play-in vs. the Pelicans to avoid the Nuggets

Photo by Bart Young/NBAE via Getty Images If the Lakers want to maximize their chances at a title, their choice in Tuesday’s play-in game is clear: They should lose. “You either win a championship or you’re s—. It’s very black and white to me.” Kobe Bryant said those words after the Lakers’ 62nd loss of the 2015-16 campaign, their third year in a row setting a franchise record for defeats ...2024
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• Watch: Thunder G Shai Gilgeous-Alexander sets new playoff high
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• LeBron James’ impossible And-1 is wildest shot of 2024 NBA Playoffs
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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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• Dwight’s Amazing BTS Story About Playing Mind Games With Jokic
Nikola Jokic is completely unstoppable these days, but back in the 2020 Western Conference finals, Dwight Howard at least managed to slow him down significantly. Jokic averaged 25.4 points, 10.8 rebounds and 6.0 assists per game against the Jazz and Clippers across the first two rounds of those playoffs, but that dropped to 21.8 points, […] The post Dwight’s Amazing BTS Story About Pla...2024
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• Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves Capitalize On ‘Desperate’ Feeling

Not many people are giving the Minnesota Timberwolves a chance in the NBA playoffs. Or even to get out of the first round. But the Timberwolves showed plenty capable on Saturday, racing past the visiting Phoenix Suns by a 120-95 count behind 33 points from Anthony Edwards. They lead the Western Conference series, 1-0. “We […] The post Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves Capitalize On ‘Desper...2024
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• Why the Sixers have no chance to beat the Knicks in the NBA playoffs
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• Every NBA Playoffs team, ranked by chances to win 2024 championship
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• NBA Playoffs 2024: Schedule, TV times, scores, bracket, and more for first round

Here’s the full first round schedule for the 2024 NBA Playoffs There are no shortage of storylines in the 2024 NBA Playoffs. The Denver Nuggets are seeking to become back-to-back champions, which would solidify their place as the league’s new superpower and Nikola Jokic’s spot as the defining player of this generation. The Boston Celtics are trying to finally break through for their first champion...2024
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• NHL Playoffs 2024: Full schedule, bracket, TV times, and more
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• MHH Roundtable: Cup or Bust?
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• Jamal Murray ripped Lakers’ hearts out with buzzer-beater capping all-time NBA Playoffs collapse
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• Michael Porter Jr. appreciates Denver’s support during hard time due to family issues
Michael Porter Jr. is trying his best to keep his mind on the Western Conference’s first-round playoff series against the Lakers, but he can’t help but think about his brothers’ situations. Not only was Toronto’s Jontay banned for life from the NBA due to betting scandals, but now his younger sibling Coban has been sentenced […] The post Michael Porter Jr. appreciates...2024
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• Every Spicy Comment That Caused Lakers-Nuggets Beef
After the Nuggets swept the Lakers in last season’s Western Conference Finals, both teams had plenty to say and before you knew it, a beef had been born. There were heated moments on the court – like when LeBron James and Aaron Gordon got into it – but the feud kicked into another gear thanks […] The post Every Spicy Comment That Caused Lakers-Nuggets Beef appeared first on...2024
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• NBA’s 11 best rookies this season, ranked
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• Round One Preview: Bowness’ Blue Line

Photo by Michael Martin/NHLI via Getty Images Does Rick Bowness have the special sauce for beating Colorado? How does his blue line stack up? The Western Conference isn't settled yet, but the Avalanche and Jets are all set for their first-round matchup, which will start in Winnipeg at Canada Life Centre sometime next week. Mile High Hockey has your preview coverage on lock, and in this art...2024
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• Chris Paul, the NBA’s mercenary fixer, is ready for another postseason run
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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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• The Lakers should throw their play-in vs. the Pelicans to avoid the Nuggets
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• Kobe Bryant All That's Left of NBA's Greatest Draft Ever
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• Spurs Coach Gregg Popovich Praises Kawhi Leonard's 'Bored to Death' Demeanor
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• San Antonio Spurs Present Immediate Challenge to Golden State Warriors' Throne
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• Is Kevin Durant Still the NBA's Second-Best Player Behind LeBron James?
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• Golden State Warriors Are Primed to Reach Historic Echelon Next Season
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• Seth Curry to Kings: Latest Contract Details, Analysis and Reaction
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• Steve Nash Retires: Latest Details, Comments and Reaction
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• Durant, Wade named Players of the Week
The Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade and the Oklahoma City Thunder's Kevin Durant were today named NBA Eastern and Western Conference Players of the Week, respectively, for games played Monday, Jan. 25 through Sunday, Jan. 31....2016
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• Russell Westbrook Records 10th Triple-Double of Season: Highlights and Reaction
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• Watch: Thunder G Shai Gilgeous-Alexander sets new playoff high
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• Golden Knights’ Stars Are Key to Series Win vs. Stars
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• Mavericks vs. Clippers prediction: NBA odds, picks, best bets for Tuesday
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• Jamal Murray ripped Lakers’ hearts out with buzzer-beater capping all-time NBA Playoffs collapse
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• Dwight Howard keeps tweeting bad photoshops to troll the Lakers for not bringing him back to guard Nikola Jokic

Edit via Dwight Howard (@DwightHoward) on Twitter Dwight Howard is taking to the internet to remind the Lakers about who their starting center was the last time they beat Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets in a series. The Los Angeles Lakers keep getting their hearts ripped out by the Denver Nuggets, but fans who want to remember a happier time, when their favorite team was capable of slowing do...2024
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• Lakers vs. Nuggets Game 2 odds, prediction: NBA Playoffs picks, best bets

We're targeting a second-half bet in Game 2 of the Lakers-Nuggets Western Conference first-round playoff series....2024
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• Lakers still not sure if Christian Wood and Jarred Vanderbilt will be back for Nuggets’ series
After the Los Angeles club lost to the reigning champions in Game 1 of the opening playoff series in the Western Conference, it seemed more than clear that the purple and gold were missing depth and more bench quality during the match. Coach Darvin Ham was asked many times about his injured camp, and if […] The post Lakers still not sure if Christian Wood and Jarred Vanderbilt will be back f...2024
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• Michael Porter Jr. appreciates Denver’s support during hard time due to family issues
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• Oilers Sit Connor Brown and Derek Ryan in Game 1 vs. Kings
The Edmonton Oilers have confirmed their starting lineup versus the Los Angeles Kings for Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round series. Evander Kane and Dylan Holloway are in, Derek…...2024
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• Knights C Stone 'ready to go' for Game 1 in Dallas

Vegas Golden Knights captain Mark Stone, out of the lineup since Feb. 2, told reporters that he will play in Game 1 of his team's Western Conference quarterfinal series against the Dallas Stars at the American Airlines Center Monday night....2024
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• Jamal Murray ripped Lakers’ hearts out with buzzer-beater capping all-time NBA Playoffs collapse
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• Michael Porter Jr. appreciates Denver’s support during hard time due to family issues
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• Clippers lose to Jazz with their playoff seeding and first-round opponent locked in

Xavier Moon misses a winning shot at the buzzer as the Clippers lose 110-109 to the Utah Jazz after already clinching fourth in the Western Conference....2024
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• You Were On TV!

The invention of the cell phones, text messaging, cameras with phones, and PVRs has allowed a number of major events to be watched, rewatched, sent to friends, and discussed among friends virtually in real time. One of those moments happened tonight to me as I was sitting quietly in my seat at Canada Life Centre watching the Jets and Kings battle in a Western Conference showdown. I was aware there...2024
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• Can the Wolves Provide Support For Ant As Injuries Mount?
As the ball was tipped off between Ivica Zubac and Rudy Gobert on March 12, there was a notable buzz inside Crypto.com arena. The Minnesota Timberwolves and the Los Angeles Clippers were coming losses in their prior games, seeking a victory against the team they were jockeying with for top playoff positioning in the Western Conference....2024
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• Anthony Edwards’ game-saving block is the NBA play of the year

Anthony Edwards’ game-saving block is arguably the most spectacular play of the NBA season. Anthony Edwards had just missed a free throw that would have given the Minnesota Timberwolves a three-point lead over the Indiana Pacers with seven seconds remaining in the fourth quarter on Thursday night. It was the first mistake of the final period for Edwards, who had willed the Wolves ahead with an ama...2024
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• Nikola Jokic hit ultimate flex with 3-pointer on ‘Sombor Shuffle’

Nikola Jokic is out of his mind. There’s no way a player like Nikola Jokic should exist. Jokic is 6’11 and listed as the NBA’s third heaviest player at 284 pounds. He’s the greatest passing center of all-time, but even that statement is underselling him a bit, because he’s really one of the best passers in NBA history. He has a case as the league’s best post scorer, best defensive rebounder, highe...2024
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• Rob Pelinka's decision to stand pat is what the Lakers needed

After months of speculation, the Los Angeles Lakers stood pat at the trade deadline. The Purple and Gold will now be relying on their current roster to prove last season's run to the Western Conference Finals wasn't a fluke....2024
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• NBA trade deadline: 4 winners and 5 losers from deals, featuring Bulls, Knicks, Warriors, Lakers

Let’s hand out winners and losers from the 2024 NBA trade deadline. The 2024 NBA trade deadline has come and gone without the type of major fireworks sd occasionally sees in the final transaction window before the playoff race. There were tons of deals around the NBA before Thursday’s 3 p.m. buzzer, but the biggest names rumored to be in deals mostly stayed home, and many of the league’s biggest f...2024
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