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Boston becomes first city to lose a home Game 7 to an 8-seed in both hockey and basketball in the same season.
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The NBA playoffs: Where every single center gets exposed and played off the floor except Kevon Looney.
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Hawks now 39-39. They have scored 9,209 points and allowed 9,210. They are 24-24 against the East and 15-15 against the West. They have been within one game of .500 for 72 consecutive days.
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you might beat them twice in a row, or five times in a row, or even 11 times in a row. But nobody, and I mean NOBODY, beats the Los Angeles Lakers 12 times in a row.
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Leaking another team's trade offer is a good way to make sure they never engage with you again.
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That clock reset obviously a big deal, too. Foul pretty clearly hadn't happened yet at 3.0.
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The Lakers really went on a 75-30 run in an NBA Finals game.
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Are the Knicks a simulation? They are now 5-5 with a +0.0 point differential. They are 16th in offense, 16th in defense, and 15th in SRS. They have played five home games and five road games. They are 1-1 in overtime.
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Pretty clear nutkick by CP3 on Alvarado here. Wonder if the league office will have something to say about it tomorrow.
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Former Thunder guard Danny Green makes his return to OKC on Jan. 17.
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Also, Durant's hamstring just cost the Pacers $1.3 million.
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A Philadelphia team coached by Doc Rivers with James Harden on it blowing a 3-0 lead might break the Internet. I mean that seriously might be the thing that does it.
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After officials review the Jimmy Butler-Dwight Howard confrontation, a foul has been charged to Daniel Theis.
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Idea that needs to happen: UNEARNED jerseys. Force teams that missed playoffs to wear hideous unis of yore.
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Jamal Murray was +16 in 44 minutes and somehow the Nuggets lost the other 4 minutes so badly that they didn't win.
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Huge moment in NBA history tonight, as Phoenix's Grayson Allen debuted a revolutionary new move called the Eurohshit
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I'm in an NCAA men's tournament host city, in a hotel with teams staying here, and the TVs in the hotel bar are on the Iowa game. Things done changed.
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FYI The reported deals for Grant and Plumlee are exactly enough to do a sign-and-trade for Blake Griffin.
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Middelton got ejected, Lopez sucked, and the Bucks shot 12 for 41 from 3, and none of it mattered because GIANNIS.
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If not traded, Iggy's camp needs to be a bit careful they don't burn bridges to the point he gets Ben Gordoned -- Charlotte cut him on March 2 a few years ago, mere hours after playoff eligibility deadline, just to nuke his chances of signing with a playoff team.
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How do I put this gently ... medical was by far the main reason he fell in the draft. It might not have been the only reason.
“To beat that team, we've gotta get more players involved.”
MPJ on wanting to get more involved on offense after Game 4 loss
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Suns were "championship or bust," so they did hit one of their two goals.
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And bring Paul George and Pat Beverley with them.
a thing that should seriously happen: all the Phoenix Suns players show up to the Blazers/Nets game tonight and sit courtside.
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A player tampering to get another franchise's GM would be a new one.
Lakers’ LeBron James on Thunder GM Sam Presti: “The MVP over there is Sam Presti… I don’t understand this guy’s eye for talent. He drafted KD, Russ, Jeff Green, Serge Ibaka, Reggie Jackson, Josh Giddey. … This guy is pretty damn good.”
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Finally the league has a coach who can shut down Luka Doncic
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This was already a "send a few clips to the league office" game for Boston.
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Also, WTF kind of society are we that we're keeping the strip clubs open in the middle of a pandemic.
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Excited to see fans of the team that was No. 30 in free-throw differential complain about the free-throw diferential in their game against the team that was No. 1 in this category.
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Whomever voted Andre Drummond for DPOY needs to never get a ballot again. Especially if it's also the person who had Whiteside second.
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A lot of Nuggets games are "fake close" like this. Non-Jokic minutes will give you hope, but if you don't have the lead when Jokic checks back in for final time in the 4th, you're dead.
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1) This is NOT why Denver lost
2) Crew had a rough night both ways, but ...
3) I'm sorry you absolutely cannot cannot CAN NOT miss this call as an NBA ref. Aside from the ball obviously going down, any time a player reaches behind him like that you know it's 100% a goaltend
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One team had LeBron James and Anthony Davis. The other played C.J. Elleby 43 minutes.
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DeAndre Jordan checks in for Millsap, giving Philly four extra inches of washed at the 5.
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Best practice guy we ever had.
One story: Once, during a shooting competition, he's looking for somebody to talk shit to besides his opponent, and sees me on the sideline. So he starts yelling "the PER formula does NOT account for this!" after every make.
Salute. 👏🙌
Salute to Joakim Noah. Absolutely loved watching that dude in his prime. Ferocious competitor who cares about the right things.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Paul Reed was a +4 in 8 minutes off the bench as the Philadelphia 76ers won Game 1 of their first-rou...
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Odds of a .889 career shooter missing twice are 1.23%.
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I once spent a quarter billion dollars of somebody else's money in less than an hour.
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Philly only had 8 players today, but between Isaiah Joe, Paul Reed, Tony Bradley, Mike Scott and Dwight Howard, they had 13 first names.
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This is nuts.
i know ESPN did not just do an entire segment based on a ja morant “quote” from ballsack sports 😭😭😭
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um ... has anyone else noticed that Ime Udoka isn't the Nets' coach yet?
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Bulls and Lonzo really hit it off during the 180 seconds they got to know each other and quickly agreed to a deal.
Lonzo Ball has agreed to a four-year, $85 million deal with the Chicago Bulls, CEO of Klutch Sports Rich Paul tells
@TheAthletic
@Stadium
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Remind that the Nets owe Jevon Carter $3.9 million next year to not play for them.
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Sources: Nobody at the league office has Terence Davis's phone number.
NBA Rising Stars roster update: Cleveland’s Collin Sexton is replacing Miami’s Tyler Herro on the U.S. team.
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Paul Reed (9 pts, 4 reb, +5) has led the 76ers past Toronto and into the second round.
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Giddey is a SLOB wizard, gets a crazy one off like this almost every game.
Then like four minutes later, Josh Giddey threw this thing off of a sideline out of bounds play. A. sick play by the OKC staff. B. Look at the anticipation on this ball from Giddey. Shai still behind the 3-point line, throws it the second SGA gets the leverage toward the rim.
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Hi: This is a foul. Signed, everyone.
GP2 rises up to deny the dunk attempt late in the 4th quarter 🚫
GSW-LAL on TNT
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CP3 being healthier than Anthony Davis is quite the plot twist
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Can't have any of these three guys work Game 7. Can. Not.
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You know who has to be feeling pretty good about themselves right now? Memphis.
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Technically considered a 100% sellout since they all became Nets fans in the last 18 months.
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Of the 25 remaining starters left in the playoffs, Kawhi Leonard and Danny Green are the only ones with rings and they're both injured.
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he's also got a teammate making $39 million who has 11 baskets in four games.
I know it’s that time where everyone rags on Embiid. But I’m not gonna go hard on a guy that rushed back after surgery and is obviously playing through a fucked up knee. Most guys wouldn’t have rushed back. Overall he’s played well in the series.
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Re: trade deadline, NBA teams kind of have an unofficial truce on Super Sunday .... spend one last day with fam, then have a big staff meeting Monday mid-morning, and then the phones go a-blazin'.
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Cameron Payne, who had washed out of the NBA and was playing in China last year, just had 29 points and 9 assists in a conference finals game and is getting interviewed on SportsCenter right now.
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Somebody gave Derrick Rose a first-place MVP vote ... wrong decade chief.
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Pro basketball writers already grumbling about having to go to SLC for both All-Star AND Finals.
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So many similarities between me and James Harden:
* Both have initials JH.
* Both are left-handed.
* Both spent the last month in Atlanta not really exercising much.
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Russ will be fine there as long as he does stuff he's never done anywhere else.
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While Patrick Mahomes and Kyler Murray goof off at an NBA playoff game, Carson Wentz is at home drinking protein shakes and watching film as he prepares to the lead the Washington Commanders to the Super Bowl.
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Free Neemias Queta
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After an extensive review of the play at the goal line, a foul has been charged to the Celtics' Daniel Theis.
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It's been a fun MVP race, everyone. Thanks for stopping by, hope we see you again next year.
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ACC regular season titles in last decade:
Virginia - 5
Duke - 0
Give Duke credit though, they've got a nice little program and nearly pulled the upset tonight.
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This is Robert Covington's ninth NBA season and I don't think I've ever seen him do this.
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Keep in mind that Miami's offense is basically the exact opposite of how James Harden plays.
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Announcement is unrelated to COVID-19
Washington Football Team announces there will be no fans at home games in 2020.
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What if the answer to the 2022 "Chet or Banchero?" question is Jalen Williams
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Lakers cost themselves roughly $5M in tax payments and a small trade exception by not just sending cash to another team to take DeAndre Jordan at the trade deadline. Hey, it's the Buss's money, but that's some FO malpractice right there.
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Neemias Queta has taught these Sacramento Kings how to win.
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KD in third quarter last night: F this, I'm guarding Luka. Not allowing switches to happen, waving off help, diving on loose balls, drew two offensive fouls on screeners. Inspiring stuff even in defeat.
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Milwaukee winning this spares us two weeks of unbearable Giannis-2021 commentary. Instead we'll just go back to ignoring one of the greatest team seasons in NBA history.
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Sources: Grizzlies tantalized by the unopened bottle of pinot in the corner and laser focused on acquiring a corkscrew.
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Hate to say this but ... usually when a ref tells both sides to stop complaining it's a sign he might not be pitching a perfect game
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People, we are 11 wins away from Bogdanovic vs. Bogdanovic to claim the championship and forever rule the domain of the Bogdanovii
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Perhaps the most blatant stolen tip in NBA history, but they'll never take this away from Jusuf Nurkic
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🇨🇭Celebrate now, Espana. It won't seem so funny when you're trying to top your summer salad with a rock-hard Manchego instead of the creamy smoothness of a Swiss goat cheese that tastes like a fresh meadow. 🇨🇭
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The Sixers led by 25 with 3:15 left in the 3rd, gave up 51 points in 15 minutes and lost. I still don't quite believe this.
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Reminder for fake trade creators: Nets aren't doing a deal to tank. Houston owns their next five drafts. It's gotta be something for real basketball players.
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By turning a $41.35M player into a $41.25M player, Rockets will save 100k!
The Rockets and Wizards have discussed a deal centered on Russell Westbrook for John Wall, sources tell
@TheAthleticNBA
@Stadium
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Mavs fans now taunting Clippers by chanting the annual dollar figures on Luke Kennard's extension
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The Thunder have about 70 minutes left to use $23 million in cap space
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League needs a F46M report from this Dallas-Phoenix game.
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eligible for a five-year deal worth $197.2 million
The Philadelphia 76ers will extend a qualifying offer to center Paul Reed, league sources told
@hoopshype
. Reed will become a restricted free agent after appearing in a career-high 69 regular-season games for the Sixers last season.
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While you debate whether Desmond Bane is worth $207 million, consider that the Grizzlies will not spend one single second in the next six years worrying about what Desmond Bane is up to.
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Jokic is the best player on the court in a series where Kawhi Leonard is playing. This is incredible.
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People think I'm crazy when I say this, but I've long argued that coaches should play video games to get reps on late/close decisions. There's still stuff in NFL/NBA that is obvious to gamers but real life coaches struggle with.
Hackett needs to play more Madden to work on clock management.
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I do not recall seeing a Tweet like this after the Nov. 2. Kings-Heat game. (among others)
Like everyone else, referees make mistakes. We made one at the end of last night’s game and that is gut-wrenching for us. This play will weigh heavily and cause sleepless nights as we strive to be the best referees we can be.
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Indy is the league's most underrated stop. Great arena, pleasant downtown, top-notch airport.
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(whispers)
what if they just did this anyway?
If Mark Jackson leaves for a coaching job, ESPN will need to find his replacement for the NBA Finals.
It’s a no-brainer,
@richarddeitsch
writes.
Doris Burke.
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it's so lame because they have plenty of talented people there who could explain *why* things are happening instead of just poetry slamming the box score.
Stephen A's halftime analysis is always some form of "STAR PLAYER answered the call, but OPPOSING STAR PLAYER and NEXT-BEST PLAYER? That's not gonna cut it."
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Nice try but you're still losing a second.
Free agent guard Jalen Brunson, armed with a five-year, $106M-plus Mavericks offer, is headed into a meeting with the New York Knicks within the hour, sources tell ESPN.
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Just gonna leave this here
Holding out just isn't a very effective tactic. Much better to show up and be such an asshole that they pay you to stay away.
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30-20-10 games in postseason:
Nikola Jokic: 3
Every other player in the history of basketball: 2
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Jokic after three quarters: 11-12 FG, 27 pts, 13 reb, 7 ast
We are witnessing one of the greatest performances in in-season tournament history.
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