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Luka Doncic is a Laker, but that’s not enough to win a ring. What’s next for Los Angeles this offseason? www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/don...

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Memphis Grizzlies remove interim tag, make Tuomas Iisalo head coach www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/mem...

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Indiana Pacers vs Cleveland Cavaliers Preview: 2025 NBA Playoffs series prediction, schedule, player to watch My prediction: Cavaliers in 5. Indiana is a good team about to run into a better one; the Pacers' half-court defense will falter vs. Cavs. www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/ind...

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Five-time champion Gregg Popovich to step away as head coach of San Antonio Spurs, move into front office Popovich, 76, is a five-time NBA champion and Hall of Famer as a coach, but has been away from the team since a Nov. 2 mild stroke. www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/fiv...

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Too much James Harden early, good Clippers defense late forces Game 7 vs. Nuggets with 111-105 win www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/too...

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Clippers did not take advantage of non-Jokic minutes in the secod half, things were even in those nearly four minutes. Clips were +6 in first half non-Jokic minutes.

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Richard John Smith as Obi in Three-Fingered Jack, artist unknown, 1819, 📸 by Gregory Shamus

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Watch Jalen Brunson hit series-winning 3-pointer, Knicks eliminate Pistons with 116-113 win. New York led by a dozen early in the fourth, gave it all back and trailed by 7 with 2:30 remaining, then Brunson took over. www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/wat...

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Mike Breen on the Knicks MSG broadcast: "J. B. Bickerstaff just will not stop... I've been doing this over 30 years; I don't know if I've ever seen a coach argue this much, nonstop from the opening tip 'til now." 🏀🎙️ #NBAPlayoffs #NBA

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The average American has three friends.

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Suns shuffle front office, promote Brian Gregory to general manager, James Jones becomes senior advisor Gregory now just needs to hire a coach, work with Kevin Durant on a trade, work with Beal on a trade, and revamp the roster around Devin Booker. www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/sun...

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LeBron James on retirement: 'I don’t know the answer to that right now' LeBron played at an All-NBA level this season, was energized by playing with Bronny and the Luka Doncic trade, and with that he's expected to return for season 23. www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/leb...

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Rudy Gobert too much for small-ball Lakers, Timberwolves win 103-96 to take series 4-1, eliminate Lakers That Minnesota won on a night it shot 7-of-47 (14.9%) from 3 tells you all you need to know about control of this series. www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/rud...

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For those scoring at home, Minnesota now 6-41 from 3. Rudy Gobert making plays on both ends has Minnesota up 3.

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Wolves are now 2/25 above the break 3s

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Timberwolves lead 81-80 after 3. Minnesota is +36 in the fourth quarter in this series, having won each one. Lakers need to break that trend or they go fishing.

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Luka went to the locker room after a hard foul near the end of the first half

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Timberwolves lead 59-49 at the half despite shooting 6-of-30 from 3 (20%) and now Luka looks banged up (we'll see about him in the second half).

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After free throws, Lakers commit foul to get Doncic out of the game, he very slowly walks back to the locker room.

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DiVincenzo given a common foul on that, ruling is he made a play on the ball and got Doncic's shoulder not head.

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Minnesota leads by 9 after one quarter and shot 3-of-16 from 3.

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Maxi Kleber sighting!

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I'd suggest a drinking game where you take a drink every time JJ Redick makes a substitution, but that kind of defeats the purpose of a drinking game.

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Minnesota an early 0-7 from 3. Lakers trailing in that cagegory only going 0-2 so far.

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Atlanta's Dyson Daniels wins Most Improved Player with two-way play For his first 2 seasons, Daniels was fighting just to get run in a crowded New Orleans guard rotation. This summer he was traded to Atlanta, got a real opportunity and thrived. www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/atl...

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I've got no dog in this fight, but that "he's offside because his toe is offside" that Inter faced today is just crap. I want it to be the core of the body or something more than "his toe was ahead of the defender's knee"

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I never realized our president was a Buddhist. This quote falls right in line with "Desire is the root of suffering" and "Suffering arises from 'attachment' to desires. Suffering ceases when 'attachment' to desire ceases." He's always seemed so very Zen.

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Antetokounmpo, Bucks brass to sit down and discuss the future of the team. Is it time he asks for a trade? Antetokounmpo must decide what matters most to him: Loyalty and being a one-team player his entire career, or contending for another ring? www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/ant...

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John Haliburton, father of Tyrese, apologizes to Giannis Antetokounmpo after postgame incident www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/joh...

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Jamal Murray drops 43, sparks Nuggets to comfortable 131-115 win over Clippers, 3-2 series lead The Clippers looked like the better team through three games, but the Nuggets have looked better 7 of the last 8 quarters. www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/jam...

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The Indiana Pacers at Cleveland Cavaliers second round series starts with Game 1 on Sunday.

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Indiana comes from 7 down in the final 40 seconds of OT to beat the Bucks, win the series on Haliburton's bucket The Pacers go on to face the Cavaliers in the next round. The Bucks and Antetokounmpo head into a summer with a lot of questions. www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/ind...

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Why did every Bucks defender just stop and watch that Haliburton drive?

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Spurs’ Stephon Castle is the runaway winner of the NBA Rookie of the Year award The Spurs have back-to-back ROY winners with Wembanyama and Castle. The last team to do that? The Timberwolves with Andrew Wiggins and Karl-Anthony Towns. www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/spu...

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Adam Silver says the NBA is considering an 'international competition' theme for the 2026 NBA All-Star Game With the All-Star Game moving to NBC next season and falling right in the middle of the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics, a USA vs. World format makes sense. www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/ada...

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Sacramento Kings reportedly to remove interim tag, hire Doug Christie as head coach It's a grand narrative, the former popular point guard coming "home" to coach the team. But can any coach win enough with a LaVine/DeRozan/Sabonis core? www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/sac...

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Playoff Jimmy comes through in clutch, leads Warriors past Rockets 106-103, takes 3-1 series lead www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/pla...

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Brooks did not need to put his hand on Butler, that was just a bad foul at a terrible time.

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Late in the first quarter and I have to say, I like the Cavaliers chances of closing this series out tonight. #analysis

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