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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
Shaq on the Draymond Green stomp: 'I would have done the same thing'
Green was ejected from Game 2 of the Warriors-Kings playoff match after he stepped on Kings forward, Domantas Sabonis.

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
NBA betting, odds: Warriors aren't big underdogs despite being down 2-0 to Kings
The odds of a Warriors win in six games are far shorter than the odds of a Kings win in six games too.

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
Draymond Green ejected after stomping on Domantas Sabonis' chest; Kings go up 2-0 on Warriors
Draymond Green got into it with a big group of Kings fans behind their bench before he was ejected from Game 2 in Sacramento, too.

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
Warriors can't stop hurting themselves, and other takeaways from Game 2 loss to Kings
How did Golden State fall behind 2-0 for the first time in the Stephen Curry era?

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
NBA betting, odds: Here are three ways to invest in the heavily favored Celtics
Here are some ways to bet Boston without laying a lot of points.

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
The Daily Sweat: Can Phoenix Suns avoid 0-2 series hole vs. Los Angeles Clippers?
The Suns are one of the betting favorites to win the NBA title but find themselves potentially staring at an 0-2 deficit in their first-round series.

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
Joel Embiid takes shot at Jaren Jackson Jr.'s Defensive Player of the Year award: 'I need the Memphis scorekeeper'
Embiid had jokes after his 76ers took a 2-0 series lead over the Nets.

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
Grizzlies' Jaren Jackson Jr. named NBA's Defensive Player of the Year
Jackson has developed into the NBA's best shot blocker.

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
'Turn that E-40 up': Rapper won't attend Kings-Warriors Game 2; Golden State blasts his music during shootaround
The Bay Area rap legend has loyally attended Warriors games for years. On Monday, the team made sure his presence was still felt.

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
Monica McNutt talks Knicks’ toughness, Durant vs. Kawhi, 76ers doubts & more
Monica McNutt from ESPN & MSG Network joins Vincent Goodwill on the Good Word with Goodwill podcast after each NBA Playoff series has played 1 game to see if their thoughts on any of the series have changed already.

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
NBA reportedly investigating Russell Westbrook's heated exchange with fan during Clippers-Suns Game 1
The incident in a courtside club lounge was caught on video.

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
Austin Reaves supplants LeBron James in Lakers' two-man game, and other X-factors from the first round of the playoffs
After a frenetic opening weekend of the 2023 NBA playoffs, here are three things that stood out as particularly noteworthy, starting with the newest member of The “I’m Him” Club.

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
Clippers go as Russell Westbrook goes, for better or worse, in Game 1 win over Suns
Westbrook’s shots missed short, wide and long — but he often recovered shots short, wide and long, in addition to playing the best defensive game perhaps in his career.

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
NBA betting, odds: Where to find value after first-round playoff upsets
After several surprises in the openers of the NBA playoffs, here's how to take advantage.

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
Russell Westbrook's heroics lift Clippers past Kevin Durant, Suns in Game 1
Russell Westbrook blocked Devin Booker at the rim in the final seconds of their Game 1 win in Phoenix.

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
Giannis Antetokounmpo injured as Bucks lose Game 1 to Heat; Tyler Herro breaks hand
Antetokounmpo injured his back on a hard fall in the first quarter and the No. 1 seed Bucks fell into an 0-1 series hole.

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
Ja Morant injury: Game 2 vs. Lakers 'in jeopardy' after hard fall in Game 1 Grizzlies loss
Morant's status is in doubt as Memphis looks to avoid falling into an 0-2 series hole at home.

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
Lakers ride red-hot Rui Hachimura, Austin Reaves to Game 1 upset of Grizzlies as Ja Morant leaves with injury
The Lakers rode a dominant second half to steal Game 1 on the road.

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
Anthony Davis returns to Lakers-Grizzlies game after injury scare
Davis left for the locker room late in the second quarter after taking contact on an offensive rebound.

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
(4) Phoenix Suns vs. (5) Los Angeles Clippers: 2023 NBA first-round playoff preview
The Western Conference’s fourth-seeded Phoenix Suns and fifth-seeded Los Angeles Clippers meet in the first round of the 2023 NBA playoffs. The Suns won their last playoff meeting in the 2021 conference finals.

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
Paul George reportedly expected to miss entire Clippers-Suns series
George missed the last nine games of the season with a knee sprain and isn't yet ready to return to the lineup.

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
Bay Area rap legend E-40 calls for investigation of his removal from Kings-Warriors Game 1, cites racial bias
"Security saw a disagreement between a Black man and a white woman and immediately assumed that I was at fault."

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
(1) Milwaukee Bucks vs. (8) Miami Heat: 2023 NBA first-round playoff preview
The Eastern Conference’s top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks will face the Miami Heat, who won their play-in matchup Friday to seize the East’s eighth and final playoff spot, in the first round of the 2023 NBA playoffs. The last time these two teams squared off in the postseason, Milwaukee swept Miami in 2021’s first round.

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
NBA playoffs: Andrew Wiggins' progress looms large as Warriors try to recover from Game 1 loss to Kings
The Warriors All-Star is playing his first games in over two months.

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
De'Aaron Fox drops 38, lights the beam as Kings take Game 1 win over Warriors to open NBA playoffs
The Kings have their first playoff win in 17 years.

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
Trae Young and his Atlanta Hawks have nowhere to hide against the Boston Celtics
It took all of 11 seconds for the Celtics to establish dominance over the Hawks in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series.

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
76ers thrive in the zone — the strike zone — in opening statement against Nets
Philadelphia countered Brooklyn’s double-teams with pin-point, spot-on passing in a 121-101 Game 1 victory to open the playoffs.

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
NBA playoffs: Knicks star Julius Randle (ankle) returning in Game 1 vs. Cavaliers
Randle hasn't played since March 29.

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
(3) Sacramento Kings vs. (6) Golden State Warriors: 2023 NBA first-round playoff preview
The Western Conference’s third-seeded Sacramento Kings and sixth-seeded Golden State Warriors meet in the first round of the 2023 NBA playoffs. The two franchises have never met before in the postseason.

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
(2) Memphis Grizzlies vs. (7) Los Angeles Lakers: 2023 NBA first-round playoff preview
The two franchises have never squared off in the postseason; they have both employed multiple Gasols, though. So that’s something.

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
(4) Cleveland Cavaliers vs. (5) New York Knicks: 2023 NBA first-round playoff preview
The Eastern Conference’s fourth-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers and fifth-seeded New York Knicks meet in the first round of the 2023 NBA playoffs. The two franchises haven’t faced off in the postseason since 1996 — a best-of-five series in which, as luck would have it, the fifth-seeded Knicks swept the favored Cavs, 3-0.

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
(3) Philadelphia 76ers vs. (6) Brooklyn Nets: 2023 NBA first-round playoff preview
The Eastern Conference’s third-seeded Philadelphia 76ers and sixth-seeded Brooklyn Nets meet in the first round of the 2023 NBA playoffs. The Sixers won the teams' last playoff meeting in the 2019 opening round.

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
(2) Boston Celtics vs. (7) Atlanta Hawks: 2023 NBA first-round playoff preview
The Eastern Conference’s second-seeded Boston Celtics and seventh-seeded Atlanta Hawks meet in the first round of the 2022 NBA playoffs. Boston won the teams' last first-round playoff meeting in 2016.

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
NBA playoff predictions: Every series winner, Finals champion, who has the most at stake and what coaches are on the hot seat
Before the NBA playoffs tip off Saturday, here are Yahoo Sports' predictions for every series and major storylines to watch through June.

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
(1) Denver Nuggets vs. (8) Minnesota Timberwolves: 2023 NBA first-round playoff preview
The Western Conference’s first-seeded Denver Nuggets and eighth-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves meet in the first round of the 2023 NBA playoffs. The two teams last met in the playoffs in the 2004 first round.

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
The Max Strus game: Chicago native drops 31 points vs. Bulls to advance Heat to NBA playoffs
The Heat guard opened the game with four 3-pointers in five minutes.

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
Kyle Kuzma and Spencer Dinwiddie's bizarre feud sees Rick Fox enter the fray
This probably wasn't what Rick Fox was expecting when he woke up Thursday.

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
NBA award finalists: Joel Embiid, Nikola Jokic, Giannis Antetokounmpo up for MVP
The MVP finalists are the same trio as last year. Will there be a different result?

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
DeMar DeRozan's daughter reportedly received security escort after online threats over her free throw screaming
Some people were extremely mad about Diar DeRozan's attempts to help her father.

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
Zion Williamson was never cleared for 5-on-5 drills while trying to return from hamstring injury
Zion Williamson will head into the offseason with more questions about his health.

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
Mavericks fined $750K by NBA for 'conduct detrimental to the league' vs. Bulls
The NBA thinks it can stop tanking by fining the team an amount of money the owner can find in their couch cushions.

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
How the Cavs emerged as contenders with their supersized frontcourt
Everyone focuses on the Donovan Mitchell trade, but it’s another monster deal that helped speed up Cleveland’s rebuild. And now the Knicks await.

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
NBA team awards: MVP candidates, title contenders and players on the rise like Shai Gilgeous-Alexander
The most difficult ballot ever, Part II. There were players who could’ve been on a second team but didn’t make a ballot. Here’s this voter’s ballot for All-Defense, All-NBA and All-Rookie.

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
The Daily Sweat: The No. 8 seeds in the NBA playoffs will be determined Friday night
Both the Heat and Timberwolves are 5.5-point favorites at home.

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
Warriors' Andrew Wiggins reportedly cleared to play in NBA playoffs 1st round after nearly 2 months away
The Warriors All-Star hasn't played since Feb. 13 due to an undisclosed family matter.

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
How All-NBA teams could look this season if new CBA game minimums, positionless guidelines were already in place
The new CBA includes a provision meant to curb load management, requiring a 65-game minimum to qualify for the league's awards and removes positional requirements for All-NBA players.

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
Giannis Antetokounmpo reveals pressure, mental health almost led him to retire in 2020
“I feel like a lot of people deal with it, but they’re not willing to talk about it,” the two-time MVP said. “They’re not willing to improve, because this stigma is behind it."

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
How Paolo Banchero’s outstanding rookie season taught him he could be even better
Through growing pains and a depleted roster early, the presumptive Rookie of the Year learned what it takes to excel — and how he can reach another level.

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
NBA playoffs betting, odds: Our favorite bets ahead of the NBA playoffs
14 of the 16 playoff teams are finalized as the postseason begins on Saturday.

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Yahoo Sports2 years ago
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander floater helps Thunder escape play-in thriller over Pelicans
The Thunder survive to face the Timberwolves with the West's last playoff spot at stake.

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