Articles filed under NBA
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Paul carries Suns past Giannis, Bucks in NBA Finals openerJul 07, 2021 7:00 am - PHOENIX (AP) - Chris Paul waited 16 years to get to the NBA Finals, bringing with him a team starving for its first championship. The setting was entirely new. The perfo...
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Feeling Good: Bucks' Antetokounmpo plays well in Game 1 lossJul 07, 2021 7:00 am - PHOENIX (AP) - Running in full stride, Giannis Antetokounmpo chased down Mikal Bridges then soared to smack the Phoenix forward's fastbreak layup off the backboard and d...
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Analysis: The parity era in the NBA may have just arrivedJul 07, 2021 7:00 am - PHOENIX (AP) - Adam Silver said about 6,200 words in his annual state-of-the-league news conference before Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Here's one that stood out: Parity. T...
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Phoenix takes 1-0 lead into game 2 against MilwaukeeJul 07, 2021 7:00 am - Milwaukee Bucks (46-26, third in the Eastern Conference during the regular season) vs. Phoenix Suns (51-21, second in the Western Conference during the regular season) P...
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The NBA Finals: 10 things to know about Bucks vs. SunsJul 06, 2021 7:00 am - Make way for something new in the NBA Finals. Milwaukee hasn't been to the NBA Finals since 1974 and Phoenix hasn't been to the NBA Finals since 1993, two stats that hav...
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Silver says NBA may have weathered pandemic well financiallyJul 06, 2021 7:00 am - PHOENIX (AP) - The NBA may emerge from the pandemic on better financial footing than it first anticipated, though Commissioner Adam Silver warned Tuesday that it's too e...
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Suns' Saric suffers knee injury, won't return to Game 1Jul 06, 2021 7:00 am - PHOENIX (AP) - Phoenix Suns forward Dario Saric won't return to Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday night after suffering a right knee injury late in the first quarter. ...
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ESPN takes Nichols off NBA Finals duty after leaked commentsJul 06, 2021 7:00 am - PHOENIX (AP) - ESPN replaced Rachel Nichols as its sideline reporter for the NBA Finals following a report detailing critical comments she made about Black colleague Mar...
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A couple years ago, Bulls guard Zach LaVine and Phoenix counterpart Devin Booker were in the same boat. Now Booker will lead the Suns into the NBA Finals against Milwaukee. What can the Bulls learn from Phoenix' success?Jul 05, 2021 12:00 pm - There was once an NBA franchise that had a high-scoring shooting guard with no history of team success, and then invested heavily in a talented center. Hang on a second,...
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NBA Finals: Why the Suns will win the NBA championshipJul 05, 2021 7:00 am - PHOENIX (AP) - This version of the Phoenix Suns will be a case study for future NBA general managers on how to build a championship contending roster in a hurry. Roll th...