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NBA breaks 6 ties among 15 teams for June draft

NBA Headlines - Tue, 04/23/2024 - 10:10
The NBA broke six ties among 15 teams Monday to determine the order of selection for the 2024 NBA Draft, which will be held June 26 and 27, and the Hornets won a tiebreaker with the Trail Blazers, tentatively slotting them third and fourth respectively.
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Projected No. 1 pick Risacher to enter NBA draft

NBA Headlines - Tue, 04/23/2024 - 10:10
Projected No. 1 pick and current JL Bourg France player Zaccharie Risacher, 19, has submitted paperwork to make him eligible for the 2024 NBA draft.
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How Rudy Gobert made peace with being the NBA's most ridiculed player

NBA Headlines - Tue, 04/23/2024 - 10:10
The Defensive Player of the Year favorite has frequently found himself the subject of barbs and ridicule from star players, fans -- even Hall of Famers. The question is why.
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Lakers takeaways: What more can LeBron James, Anthony Davis do to beat the Nuggets?

Yahoo NBA - Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:36

Five takeaways from a Game 2 loss to the Nuggets in which the Lakers led by 20 points early in the third quarter. Game 3 is Thursday night at Crypto.com Arena.

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76ers to file grievance with league over officiating in first two games vs. Knicks

Yahoo NBA - Tue, 04/23/2024 - 09:02

This will not overturn the losses that has Philadelphia down 0-2 in the series to New York

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Tom Thibodeau's fingerprints were all over Knicks' improbable Game 2 win over 76ers

Yahoo NBA - Tue, 04/23/2024 - 07:00

Something that may be overlooked in the telling and re-telling of the final minute of the Knicks' Game 2 win over the Philadelphia 76ers? The influence of Tom Thibodeau.

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SEE IT: NYC back pages react to Knicks' miraculous Game 2 win over 76ers

Yahoo NBA - Tue, 04/23/2024 - 06:26

The Knicks pulled off one of the most improbable playoff wins in franchise history on Monday night at Madison Square Garden.

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Plaschke: Dagger! Lakers' epic collapse vs. Nuggets could send them reeling into summer

Yahoo NBA - Tue, 04/23/2024 - 05:00

The Lakers' blown lead against the Nuggets in Game 2 raises questions as to whether LeBron James is capable of saving the Lakers this season or ever again.

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How the Knicks found a way to steal Game 2 against a Sixers team that now must regroup

Yahoo NBA - Tue, 04/23/2024 - 00:45

Tom Thibodeau is fond of saying that the magic lies in the work; on Monday night at Madison Square Garden, it produced a shot that ranks among the most magical in the last 30 years of Knicks basketball.

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Nuggets fight back to beat Lakers in play-offs

Yahoo NBA - Tue, 04/23/2024 - 00:42

Defending champions the Denver Nuggets overturn 20-point deficit against LA Lakers to take 2-0 lead in their NBA play-offs first-round series.

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Watch Jamal Murray hit game-winning fadeaway to cap 20-point comeback, put Nuggets up 2-0 on Lakers

Yahoo NBA - Tue, 04/23/2024 - 00:11

This is a gut-punch loss for Los Angeles.

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3 observations after Sixers fall in devastating Game 2 loss to Knicks

Yahoo NBA - Mon, 04/22/2024 - 23:53

The Sixers dropped a devastating Game 2 to the Knicks on Monday night, falling to a 104-101 loss at Madison Square Garden.

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‘F–ing unacceptable' — Sixers irate, set to file grievance over officiating in Knicks series

Yahoo NBA - Mon, 04/22/2024 - 23:49

Joel Embiid, Nick Nurse and the Sixers had low opinions of the late-game officiating following the team's controversial Game 2 loss to the Knicks.

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Donovan Mitchell scores 23, Cavaliers power to 96-86 win to take commanding 2-0 lead over Magic

Yahoo NBA - Mon, 04/22/2024 - 23:35

Cleveland has been the more physical team through two games.

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Monk emotionally reflects on Kings tenure before possible departure

Yahoo NBA - Mon, 04/22/2024 - 23:31

It was hard for Malik Monk to hide his emotions Monday as he reflected on what could be his final season in a Kings uniform.

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Lakers lose to Nuggets in Game 2 heartbreaker on Jamal Murray buzzer-beater

Yahoo NBA - Mon, 04/22/2024 - 22:44

Jamal Murray hits a midrange jumper before the final buzzer to lift the Denver Nuggets to a stunning, 101-99 comeback victory over the Lakers in Game 2.

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Jamal Murray hits wild buzzer-beater to lift Nuggets past Lakers, complete 20-point comeback in Game 2

Yahoo NBA - Mon, 04/22/2024 - 22:37

The Nuggets now hold a 2-0 series lead over the Lakers.

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Report: 76ers filing grievance with league over officiating in playoff series vs. Knicks

Yahoo NBA - Mon, 04/22/2024 - 22:04

The 76ers will reportedly make the argument that they have "been disadvantaged more than any other team" in the league when it comes to officiating so far in the playoffs.

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NBA playoffs: Knicks rally for frantic win over 76ers, 2-0 lead; Sixers filing grievance over officiating

Yahoo NBA - Mon, 04/22/2024 - 21:36

What a win for the Knicks at Madison Square Garden.

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After Knicks take 2-0 series lead, Joel Embiid says Sixers are ‘gonna win this’

Yahoo NBA - Mon, 04/22/2024 - 21:24

After the Knicks grabbed a 2-0 series lead with a thrilling last-minute Game 2 win Monday, a defiant 76ers center Joel Embiid said Philadelphia is the better team and "we're gonna win this series."

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