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Hernández: Why can't Lakers make history and come back in series to beat Nuggets?

3 hours 23 min ago

The LeBron James-led Lakers were created to win games, and after ending their 11-game losing streak to the Denver Nuggets, the momentum is in their favor.

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James scores 30 to keep Lakers play-off hopes alive

8 hours 8 min ago

LeBron James scores 30 points to help the LA Lakers beat the Denver Nuggets and keep their Western Conference first-round play-off hopes alive.

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LeBron James and the Lakers avoid a first-round sweep, but the clock is ticking in L.A.

8 hours 8 min ago

The 11-game losing streak the Lakers had to the Denver Nuggets is over, delaying the inevitable questions about LeBron's future.

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Lakers flip the script — at least for a day — hold on to beat Nuggets, force Game 5

Sat, 04/27/2024 - 23:30

LeBron James took over with 14 points in the fourth quarter to seal the win.

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LeBron scores 30, and the Lakers avoid 1st-round elimination with a 119-108 win over champion Denver

Sat, 04/27/2024 - 21:29

Lakers avoided playoff elimination with a victory over the Denver Nuggets in Game 4

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Lakers defeat Nuggets to avoid elimination: 'We've given ourselves another life'

Sat, 04/27/2024 - 21:13

LeBron James, Anthony Davis, Austin Reaves and D'Angelo Russell each have 20-plus points to help the Lakers force Game 5 in Denver on Monday night.

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NBA Playoffs: Lakers stave off elimination, snap 11-game losing streak to Nuggets

Sat, 04/27/2024 - 21:01

Nobody beats LeBron James and the Lakers 12 times in a row.

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Jimmy Butler's guarantee backfires in Celtics' Game 3 rout of Heat

Sat, 04/27/2024 - 20:57

Jimmy Butler made a bold statement from the bench early in Celtics-Heat Game 3, and it didn't age very well.

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Celtics-Heat takeaways: Defensive adjustments do wonders for C's in Game 3

Sat, 04/27/2024 - 20:57

A bounce-back performance on the defensive end put the Celtics up 2-1 in their first-round series vs. the Heat. We share our takeaways from Game 3.

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Why Eddie House loved Celtics' response to Herro's technical foul

Sat, 04/27/2024 - 20:57

Eddie House explains how the Celtics sent an important message after Tyler Herro earned a technical foul for throwing the ball at Sam Hauser.

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Boston makes itself at home in Miami, leads wire-to-wire, wins 104-84 to take 2-1 series lead

Sat, 04/27/2024 - 19:44

The Celtics bounce back from rough Game 2 with 22 points each from Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.

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Fox on track to take his game, Kings to new heights next season

Sat, 04/27/2024 - 19:39

De'Aaron Fox is well on his way toward NBA superstardom, and he's ready to bring the Kings with him in the 2024-25 NBA season.

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Gilgeous-Alexander puts up 24, Thunder roll to 3-0 series lead with 21-point win vs. Pelicans

Sat, 04/27/2024 - 18:43

Jalen Williams and Josh Giddey each had 21 for the Thunder.

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NBA Playoffs: Celtics flex muscle to take 2-1 lead over Heat

Sat, 04/27/2024 - 18:15

The Celtics led by as much as 29 in Game 3.

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Knicks center Mitchell Robinson questionable for Game 4 vs. Sixers

Sat, 04/27/2024 - 16:57

The Knicks listed big man Mitchell Robinson as questionable for Sunday afternoon's Game 4 in Philadelphia.

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Clippers' Kawhi Leonard questionable for Game 4 vs. Mavericks

Sat, 04/27/2024 - 16:16

If Kawhi Leonard is able to play Sunday against the Mavericks in Dallas, Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said there might be a minutes restriction.

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NBA playoffs: Sharpshooting Thunder puts Pelicans on verge of elimination with Game 3 win

Sat, 04/27/2024 - 16:01

The Oklahoma City Thunder took a 3–0 series lead over the New Orleans Pelicans with a 106–85 win in Game 3 on Saturday.

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Franz Wagner's 34, red-hot second half lead Magic to 112-89 win, ties series with Cavaliers

Sat, 04/27/2024 - 15:14

Donovan Mitchell was scoreless in the second half.

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NBA playoffs: Cavs score only 29 second-half points in Game 4 vs. Magic, losing 112–89

Sat, 04/27/2024 - 13:50

Poor shooting plagued the Cleveland Cavaliers in a 112–89 loss to the Orlando Magic in Game 4 of their first-round NBA playoff series.

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Report: Damian Lillard has strained Achilles, is doubtful for Game 4 of Bucks-Pacers NBA playoff series

Sat, 04/27/2024 - 11:31

Damian Lillard is doubtful to play in Game 4 of the Milwaukee Bucks' first-round NBA playoff series with the Indiana Pacers. Lillard suffered an Achilles injury on a drive to the basket in Game 3.

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