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NBA playoffs: Nuggets push Lakers to the brink with 3-0 Western Conference finals lead
Jamal Murray had 30 points in the first half, finishing with 37, and Nikola Jokić had 24 points, 6 rebounds and 8 assists.
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NBA playoffs: LeBron James run-in leaves crew chief Scott Foster with bloody mouth in Nuggets-Lakers
Getting in LeBron James' way is a dangerous business, even if you're an NBA official.
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NBA playoffs: Nuggets-Lakers Game 3 live updates, scores, lineups, injury report, how to watch, TV channel
Follow Game 3 of the Western Conference finals with Yahoo Sports.
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NBA playoffs: Celtics fold Game 2 under mounting Heat pressure, and 'it's definitely mental'
There is plenty of blame to go around for the Celtics' loss to the Heat in Game 2, but one factor for blowing another double-digit lead rises above all others.
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NBA playoffs: Jimmy Butler, Heat stun Celtics again to take 2-0 series lead
The Celtics fell apart late, again, at TD Garden on Friday night.
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NBA playoffs: Heat take 2-0 Eastern Conference finals lead to Miami as Celtics struggle yet again
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NBA Draft Combine: 6 standouts who helped their draft stock the most
Here's a look at six players who helped themselves the most at the NBA Draft Combine and could hear their named called sooner than previously projected on June 22.
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Spurs icon Gregg Popovich has another shot at the limelight, thanks to Victor Wembanyama
The Spurs have the right to select Wembanyama No. 1 overall ... and a legend to help develop a talent with limitless potential — if he so desires.
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The Daily Sweat: Celtics favored big over Heat once again despite Game 1 loss
The Celtics lost Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals at home as a nine-point favorite. In Game 2, they are 8.5-point favorites over the Heat.
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NBA playoffs: LeBron James struggles, tweaks injured foot as Lakers' optimistic plan starts faltering
James’ shooting has abandoned him this series, illustrating the fact he is, indeed, 38 years old and no longer operating with an endless reservoir of energy.
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NBA playoffs: Jamal Murray's 4th-quarter outburst propels Nuggets to 2-0 lead over Lakers in Western Conference finals
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NBA playoffs: Jamal Murray comes alive as Nuggets take 2-0 lead over Lakers
Is Bubble Jamal Murray back?
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Playoff Jimmy, Jokic vs. Hachimura & behind the scenes at the NBA Draft Lottery | No Cap Room
Jake and Dan are back with another fun episode of No Cap Room where they discuss “Playoff Jimmy” as a folk hero throughout time, Rui Hachimura as “The Jokic Stopper”, the best open head coaching jobs and Jake’s time at the NBA Draft Lottery and Combine.
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Those arguing the NBA shouldn't discipline Ja Morant are flat-out wrong
The NBA is a business, not the government, and it has plenty of interests to protect from Morant's lack of sound judgment.
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Bob Myers’ uncertain Warriors future, Wizards’ general manager opening remain top of conversation at NBA Draft Combine
The discussion surrounding league executives isn’t the only hot topic, as the strategies of the five teams searching for head coaches becomes just a little bit clearer.
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The Daily Sweat: Can Lakers bounce back and take Game 2 over Nuggets?
The Lakers fell behind the Nuggets by more than 20 points but nearly completed an epic comeback to steal Game 1. How will the two teams respond in Game 2?
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NBA playoffs: 'I'm taking Jimmy all day.' How Butler's Heat broke Boston in Game 1
Butler denied the existence of "Playoff Jimmy" in the midst of upsetting the Milwaukee Bucks, but there's no denying it now.
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NBA playoffs: Heat rally to upset Celtics in Game 1 of Eastern Conference finals
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NBA playoffs: Jimmy Butler, Heat take Game 1 over Boston after huge 3rd-quarter rally
The Heat dropped 46 points in the third quarter at TD Garden, which marked their highest-scoring playoff quarter in team history.
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Warriors' Draymond Green, Steve Kerr admit punch incident with Jordan Poole hindered season
"Anytime some trust is lost, then it makes the process much more difficult, and there was some trust lost," Kerr said.
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Which NBA head-coaching opening is the most attractive?
There are currently five NBA head-coaching openings, with each job having its own particular strengths and weaknesses. Let’s break them all down.
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NBA playoffs: Heat are in a great spot in Game 1 against Celtics
Boston is coming off an emotional Game 7, and Miami is rested and prepared to make life tough on the inconsistent Celtics.
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The Daily Sweat: Do the Heat really have almost no chance against the Celtics?
The Heat are the clear underdogs in the Eastern Conference finals.
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NBA playoffs: Nikola Jokić, Nuggets seize on opportunity with aggressive 1st punch at relentless Lakers
In the first two rounds, teams stayed away from Davis on defense, and it was unknown how Jokić would approach the matchup. But the answer came in the opening minutes.
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NBA playoffs: Nuggets take Game 1, survive Lakers' late rally in Western Conference finals
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NBA playoffs: Nikola Jokić outduels Anthony Davis as Nuggets escape Lakers rally for Game 1 Western Conference finals win
Davis and the Lakers punched back, but Jokić and his Nuggets teammates were simply too good.
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2023 NBA Mock Draft 8.0: San Antonio Spurs land the No. 1 pick with Victor Wembanyama's future team revealed
Here's a look at Yahoo Sports' latest first- and second-round projections for the 2023 NBA Draft on June 22 after the Spurs got the No. 1 overall pick in the lottery on Tuesday.
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How to watch the NBA Draft Lottery tonight: Time, channel, odds and more
Here's how to find out who gets the right to draft Victor Wembanyama live at the 2023 NBA Draft Lottery.
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NBA playoffs: Miami Heat will meet more talented Boston Celtics in the margins
The East's second-seeded Boston Celtics and eighth-seeded Miami Heat meet in the conference finals for the third time in four years.
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Grizzlies' Desmond Bane undergoes surgery to repair fractured big toe
Bane finished the season with career highs in points, rebounds, and assists per game, and did nearly 80 percent of it on a fractured big toe.
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Sources: Arkansas' Jordan Walsh has strong NBA Draft Combine opening as deadline to remain in draft looms
Jordan Walsh had an impressive day on the first day of the NBA Draft Combine and he’s approaching the May 31 deadline with more clarity to stay in the draft, sources told Yahoo Sports.
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NBA betting: One longer shot to win draft lottery getting almost 2/3 of the money bet
Which team will win the chance to draft Victor Wembanyama?
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The rise of mid-major prospects: Pepperdine's Maxwell Lewis carving his own path to the NBA
Top players no longer have to be one-and-done, blue-blood prospects to get NBA scouts' attention with more and more mid-major players getting noticed the past few draft cycles.
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76ers reportedly fire head coach Doc Rivers after Game 7 loss to Celtics
The 76ers lost two Game 7s in three seasons under Rivers.
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NBA betting, odds: How to bet East, West finals if you don't want to pick a side
There are plenty of ways to parse out the conference finals if specific teams aren't appealing.
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The Daily Sweat: Nuggets getting some respect for series against Lakers
The Western Conference finals gets started on Tuesday night.
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David Aldridge talks Conference Finals preview & Ja Morant | Good Word with Goodwill
NBA reporting legend David Aldridge joins Vince Goodwill to preview the Conference Finals, talk through what’s next for the Warriors and 76ers and discuss Ja Morant getting in trouble with a gun again. Cassandra Negley joins the show to preview the 2023 WNBA season.
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NBA rescinds controversial Game 7 technical foul on Celtics' Jaylen Brown issued by Scott Foster
Brown called out Foster by name after Sunday's Game 7 Celtics win.
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Ja Morant needs to figure things out before further damaging his potentially brilliant career
The NBA hasn't announced its long-term punishment, but it’s coming. This time Morant needs to turn his downtime into a positive.
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NBA playoffs: Can LeBron James, Anthony Davis slow Nikola Jokić, Nuggets' high-octane offense?
For the second time in four years, the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Lakers are squaring off for a spot in the NBA Finals.
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NBA playoffs: Jayson Tatum's historic Game 7 sends Celtics to Eastern Conference finals
The 25-year-old Boston Celtics forward scored 17 of his Game 7 record 51 points in a masterful third quarter, burying the Philadelphia 76ers under the weight of an electric home crowd.
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NBA playoffs: Ben Simmons trolls losing 76ers from comfort of his couch
Simmons relished Sunday's 76ers loss.
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NBA playoffs: Jayson Tatum leads Celtics past Sixers in Game 7 to advance to Eastern Conference finals
Follow Game 7 with live updates from Yahoo Sports.
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NBA playoffs: Jayson Tatum's record 51 points power Celtics' blowout of 76ers in Game 7
Tatum posted the highest point total in Game 7 in NBA history, outscoring MVP Joel Embiid by 36 points.
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NBA playoffs: Jaylen Brown, Georges Niang issued double technicals after contact from 76ers bench
Tensions were high on Sunday with a spot in the Eastern Conference finals at stake.
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Ja Morant appears to flash gun in IG live video again, Grizzlies suspend the star as league reviews
Morant appears to have made a familiar mistake.
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Suns fire head coach Monty Williams after NBA playoffs elimination
Monty Williams once led the Phoenix Suns to the NBA Finals. He won't get another chance to take them back.
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Report: Warriors could lose multiple key members of dynasty this offseason
The futures of Draymond Green, Klay Thompson, Jordan Poole, president Bob Myers and even head coach Steve Kerr are all reportedly in question.
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NBA playoffs: 3 major questions for 76ers-Celtics Game 7
One game, winner take all; survive and advance, lose and go home. It’s the nature of competition, distilled: winning or misery.
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NBA playoffs: Warriors head into uncertain offseason, but Stephen Curry remains as determined as ever
“You can’t win [a championship] every year, but you wanna be in the position to be serious contenders. Final eight, you can retool and be back,” Curry told. Yahoo Sports.
