Articles filed under Basketball
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Head games: Ben Simmons' future uncertain after playoff flopJun 21, 2021 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Ben Simmons backed his way to the basket, spun around Danilo Gallinari for the easy look at the net - an uncontested layup, a dunk - and he passed. P...
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Nets' ending came quickly, decisions about the future won'tJun 21, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The end for the Brooklyn Nets came quickly. Changes to prevent it from happening again will not. Two days after a team with title hopes went out in the s...
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Embrace the silence: Suns push for another win without PaulJun 21, 2021 7:00 am - PHOENIX (AP) - Even in a building packed with 16,583 rowdy, rollicking fans, Suns guard Cameron Payne could feel the silence. Phoenix still found a way to persevere in G...
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Phoenix takes 1-0 lead into game 2 against Los AngelesJun 21, 2021 7:00 am - Los Angeles Clippers (47-25, fourth in the Western Conference during the regular season) vs. Phoenix Suns (51-21, second in the Western Conference during the regular sea...
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Halfway there: Bucks reach East finals after outlasting NetsJun 20, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Once they could finally get off the court, the Milwaukee Bucks feasted their eyes on a welcome sight in the locker room. The No. 8 on their board signifi...
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Booker has first triple-double, Suns beat Clippers 120-114Jun 20, 2021 7:00 am - PHOENIX (AP) - Devin Booker's first exposure to playoff basketball continues to be a revelation. Not necessarily for him, but for the rest of the NBA. Booker had 40 poi...
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Hawks head to East finals after Game 7 win in PhiladelphiaJun 20, 2021 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Trae Young ripped off his jersey and bounded up the steps to toss his dad the souvenir from the first Game 7 road victory in Hawks history. Young's g...
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Nets had the shooting and scoring, but needed more healthJun 20, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - The Brooklyn Nets had all the shooting and scoring any team could ever want. They just didn't have the health that every team needs. Kevin Durant was sp...
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Bucks edge Nets in OT in Game 7, withstand Durant's 48Jun 20, 2021 7:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A Game 7 thriller, the NBA's first do-or-die game to go to overtime in 15 years, came down to a matter of inches. If Brooklyn star Kevin Durant was just ...
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76ers put Process legacy on the line in Game 7 vs HawksJun 19, 2021 7:00 am - PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Doc Rivers met Joel Embiid on the court, slapped the big man's hand and gave him a big I-told-you-so in the waning moments of a Game 6 victory. River...