Articles filed under NBA
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After exit, Lakers hope to run it back with healthier teamJun 04, 2021 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - After two seasons that felt like one relentless grind interrupted only by a strange championship celebration, the Los Angeles Lakers simply need a res...
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Nuggets eliminate Trail Blazers in Game 6 with 126-115 winJun 04, 2021 7:00 am - PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - The Denver Nuggets were undaunted, even when down 14 points in the third quarter and facing an antagonistic Portland crowd. Nikola Jokic had 36 po...
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Wizards hire Evans, 1st woman to run an NBA team's analyticsJun 04, 2021 7:00 am - WASHINGTON (AP) - Katherine Evans is joining the Washington Wizards as the first woman to head the research or analytics department of an NBA franchise. Monumental Baske...
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Capela is backbone of Hawks -- and quite a trash talker, tooJun 04, 2021 7:00 am - ATLANTA (AP) - If Trae Young is the unquestioned star of the Atlanta Hawks, then Clint Capela is the backbone. A pretty good trash talker, too. The burly, 6-foot-10 Swis...
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Bucks' Jrue Holiday wins Joe Dumars Trophy for sportsmanshipJun 04, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Milwaukee Bucks guard Jrue Holiday has won the Joe Dumars Trophy as the NBA player who best represents the ideals of sportsmanship on the court. Each NBA...
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Rising Suns have high hopes after dethroning champion LakersJun 04, 2021 7:00 am - LOS ANGELES (AP) - The Phoenix Suns were one of the NBA's most consistent winners during the decades on either side of the turn of the century. They made 19 playoff appe...
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Nuggets overcome injuries to reach Western Conference semisJun 04, 2021 7:00 am - PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - With several key injuries, the Denver Nuggets tuned out the skeptics heading into the playoffs. Third-seeded Denver bested the Por...
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Brooklyn hosts Milwaukee to begin Eastern Conference semifinalsJun 04, 2021 7:00 am - Milwaukee Bucks (46-26, third in the Eastern Conference during the regular season) vs. Brooklyn Nets (48-24, second in the Eastern Conference during the regular season) ...
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Nets-Bucks: Second-round series, NBA Finals-level talentJun 04, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Kevin Durant, James Harden and Kyrie Irving on one side. Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton and Jrue Holiday on the other. Three former MVPs. Seven N...
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Knicks make surprise playoff return, need work to stay thereJun 03, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Everyone was about to head home for the summer when a 'œLet's go Knicks! Let's go Knicks!" chant broke out at the end of Game 5 at Madison Square Garden....