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Jamal Murray stuns Lakers with fadeaway buzzer-beater to hand Nuggets Game 2 win
They were solved at last, an impossible puzzle that had somehow eluded the Lakers’ best mental and physical efforts for more than a year, for nine in a row of these increasingly familiar meetings.
Nikola Jokic was overmatched for once in his life, Jamal Murray was a man walking without rhythm, and not even the most wide-open backyard 3-...Read more
Mike Bianchi: Down 2-0 to Cavs, now we get to see how resilient Magic really are
What are you going to do about it, Orlando?
How are you going to respond, Magic?
That’s what your fans want to know today after Monday night’s 96-86 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 2 of this Eastern Conference playoff series.
The Cavaliers did what they had to during the first two playoff games. They held serve on their home court...Read more
Mike Bianchi: Down 2-0 to Cavs, now we get to see how resilient Magic really are
What are you going to do about it, Orlando?
How are you going to respond, Magic?
That’s what your fans want to know today after Monday night’s 96-86 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 2 of this Eastern Conference playoff series.
The Cavaliers did what they had to during the first two playoff games. They held serve on their home court...Read more
Magic's Jalen Suggs exits with injury but returns in Game 2 loss at Cavs
CLEVELAND — Magic guard Jalen Suggs put no weight on his left leg as he was carried by teammates to Orlando‘s locker room late in the first quarter of Game 2 against the Cavs on Monday night.
Somehow, someway he was able to return to the court to start the third quarter but that didn’t change the final result in the second game of the ...Read more
Josh Hart's hustle, Donte DiVincenzo's late 3-pointer secure Knicks wild Game 2 victory against the Sixers
NEW YORK — The Philadelphia 76ers continued to leave Josh Hart open in Game 2 after the Knicks guard torched them with four 3-pointers in Game 1. However, while his shots were falling again on Monday, it was Hart’s usual brand of hustle and awareness that helped the Knicks escape victorious.
With the Knicks down two — after a friendly ...Read more
Jordi Fernandez officially named Nets head coach: 'Fully committed to building something special'
Jordi Fernandez was officially named the Nets’ 24th head coach on Monday after days of speculation. General manager Sean Marks will introduce the 41-year-old at a press conference on Wednesday in Brooklyn, per release.
The Badalona, Spain, native joins the Nets after spending two seasons as an associate head coach for the Kings under head ...Read more
Troy Renck: Michael Porter Jr. finds support from teammates as he seeks refuge on court
There is a chair in front of Michael Porter Jr.’s locker where the artwork rests. It was a gift from teammates Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Jamal Murray, a reminder that there is no paved road back to an NBA title. It reads simply: “I am going to do today what others won’t, so that tomorrow I can do what others can’t.”
Porter looked ...Read more
76ers' Joel Embiid feeling 'pretty good' a day after injury scare vs. Knicks, coach Nick Nurse says; listed as questionable for Game 2
Joel Embiid was feeling “pretty good” a day after the 76ers superstar’s latest injury concern, according to his coach, but was officially listed as questionable for Monday’s Game 2 against the Knicks.
Embiid missed the final 2:37 of the second quarter of Game 1 on Saturday after appearing to tweak his left knee during an emphatic alley-...Read more
Without Kawhi Leonard, Clippers handle Mavericks in Game 1
LOS ANGELES — The final word came down late Sunday morning.
The inflammation in Kawhi Leonard’s right knee kept him out of the Clippers’ playoff opener against the Dallas Mavericks.
And so Paul George, James Harden and the rest of Clippers coach Tyronn Lue’s group had to press forward without their best player.
Harden and George did ...Read more
Jayson Tatum's triple-double powers Celtics to Game 1 blowout of Heat
BOSTON — Kristaps Porzingis predicted the Celtics’ first-round series against the Miami Heat would be a “war.”
Bam Adebayo used the word “dogfight” to describe the teams’ fourth playoff meeting in five years.
Game 1, though, proved to be a walkover.
The Celtics kicked off their latest quest for Banner 18 by breezing past their ...Read more
Ira Winderman: Postseason could create another Heat star search (Summer of Lillard 2.0?)
Brace yourself, because it’s happening … again.
Just when you thought you were out — no longer to spend an offseason pining for star-level talent that ultimately falls beyond your grasp — the NBA offseason has a way of sucking (and suckering) you right back in, sometimes even with the same names.
So if it isn’t ESPN’s Stephen A. ...Read more
Mark Story: In 2024-25, Kentucky basketball fans will see things they haven't witnessed before
LEXINGTON, Ky. — It is some six months until the return of the University of Kentucky’s “Big Blue Madness” heralds the dawn of another college basketball season in the commonwealth.
Likely, it will be some seven months until the UK men face Duke in the State Farm Champions Classic in what will be the first marquee game of the Mark Pope ...Read more
Nikola Jokic scores 32, Nuggets wear down Lakers again for series-opening win
DENVER — The series opener felt a lot like every other Nuggets-vs.-Lakers game.
LeBron James and Anthony Davis scored easy buckets early, Los Angeles hit the defending champions with its best shot — even taking a double-digit lead — and then Denver slowly, steadily sledge-hammered its challenger into submission.
Nikola Jokic went for 32 ...Read more
Keith Pompey: Joel Embiid must remember his career is more important than this year's playoff run
NEW YORK — He began the game by scoring the 76ers’ first three baskets and 15 of their 34 first-quarter points.
This is what responsibility looks like.
He played in the entire first quarter despite being hit above his left eye.
This is what accountability feels like.
He went to the locker room after landing awkwardly on his surgically-...Read more
Anthony Edwards leads the way as Timberwolves dismantle Suns in Game 1
MINNEAPOLIS — With under a minute to play in the third quarter Saturday, Timberwolves guard Anthony Edwards shifted around a screen and pulled the trigger on a 3-pointer from the left wing.
Phoenix forward Kevin Durant was a step slow on the play, and Edwards had plenty of room to drain the shot, one of the final blows he dealt in a masterful...Read more
Kristian Winfield: Knicks must take advantage of Joel Embiid's limitations after Game 1 injury scare
NEW YORK — Whatever percent healthy Joel Embiid was before Game 1 between the Knicks and Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday evening, slice it in half.
Embiid — one of the most dominant centers in all of basketball — flexed his particular brand of dominance with under three minutes left in the second quarter when he used an off-the-backboard ...Read more
Josh Hart's late-game buckets lead Knicks to Game 1 win over Joel Embiid, 76ers
NEW YORK — Playoff basketball returned to Madison Square Garden Saturday night. In the minutes leading up to tipoff, fan anticipation for Game 1 of the Knicks‘ first-round matchup against the Philadelphia 76ers reached its peak.
The venue revered as the World’s Most Famous Arena was filled to capacity. Former Knicks greats such as Bernard...Read more
Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves march past Suns in playoff opener
MINNEAPOLIS — For a week, the Timberwolves heard the talk that the Suns were a bad match for them in the first round of the playoffs.
For a week, the Wolves had a chance to devise counters to the weaknesses Phoenix exploited in their three regular-season matchups.
The Wolves had an answer for all of the above in a resounding 120-95 Game 1 ...Read more
Robbie Avila, aka 'Cream Abdul-Jabbar,' will transfer to Saint Louis to join Josh Schertz
ST. LOUIS — Fans will have a plethora of nicknames from which to choose next season, but the most important factor for Saint Louis University men's basketball coach Josh Schertz is that Robbie Avila will have his last name on an SLU uniform.
The 6-foot-10 rising junior committed to SLU on his campus visit after soaring in prominence at ...Read more
Kawhi Leonard's status still uncertain day before Clippers' playoff opener
LOS ANGELES — At exactly 10:58 a.m. Saturday, Clippers coach Tyronn Lue’s latest injury update on Kawhi Leonard and his availability was cautious and optimistic for Game 1 of the Western Conference playoffs against the Dallas Mavericks on Sunday at Crypto.com Arena.
Leonard’s teammate, Paul George, in his session with reporters before ...Read more
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