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Brunson scores career playoff-high 47 points, leads Knicks over 76ers for 3-1 lead

Brunson scores career playoff-high 47 points, leads Knicks over 76ers for 3-1 lead

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Jalen Brunson had just finished the highest-scoring game of his playoff career, the highest ever by a New York Knicks player in the postseason, and he was impressed. Not by his own performance. Brunson loathes talking about that.
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Thunder's Mark Daigneault is NBA Coach of the Year after leading young team to No. 1 seed in West

Thunder's Mark Daigneault is NBA Coach of the Year after leading young team to No. 1 seed in West

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander joked at first when asked what makes Oklahoma City Thunder coach Mark Daigneault good at his job. “He’s annoying. Always nagging,” the All-Star guard said with a chuckle.
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Paul George, James Harden help Clippers hang on beat Mavs 116-111 after blowing 31-point lead

Paul George, James Harden help Clippers hang on beat Mavs 116-111 after blowing 31-point lead

DALLAS (AP) — Paul George and James Harden each scored 33 points while playing key fourth-quarter roles to help the Los Angeles Clippers hold on after blowing a 31-point lead and beat the Dallas Mavericks 116-111 on Sunday, evening the first-round se
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All-Stars Antetokounmpo, Lillard out for Milwaukee Bucks against Indiana Pacers in Game 4

All-Stars Antetokounmpo, Lillard out for Milwaukee Bucks against Indiana Pacers in Game 4

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Milwaukee Bucks will be without injured All-Stars Giannis Antetokounmpo and Damian Lillard when their playoff series resumes Sunday night at Indiana.
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Nuggets, Thunder have chances to move into Round 2, and Boston seeks 3-1 lead in Miami

Nuggets, Thunder have chances to move into Round 2, and Boston seeks 3-1 lead in Miami

Denver is one win from returning to Round 2. And Oklahoma City is a win away from getting there for the first time since 2016.
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Kawhi Leonard is ruled out with knee issue as Clippers face Mavs in Game 4

Kawhi Leonard is ruled out with knee issue as Clippers face Mavs in Game 4

DALLAS (AP) — Los Angeles Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard has been ruled out of Sunday's Game 4 of a first-round series against the Dallas Mavericks, with no timetable for his return from right knee inflammation.
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Putting in the extra work allows an AP photographer to make a soaring NBA shot

Putting in the extra work allows an AP photographer to make a soaring NBA shot

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Gerald Herbert insists on making sure he provides the best coverage possible when photographing New Orleans’ NBA team. That means laboriously hanging remote cameras in the Pelicans’ arena hours before every home game.
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Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla says playoff basketball doesn't change much from regular season

Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla says playoff basketball doesn't change much from regular season

MIAMI (AP) — There's been a notion in the NBA for years, one that says the game changes when the postseason rolls around. Joe Mazzulla disagrees. In the eyes of the Boston coach, nothing really changes from the regular season to the playoffs.
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NBA Playoffs 2024: Lakers stay alive, while Celtics, Magic and Thunder all win easily

NBA Playoffs 2024: Lakers stay alive, while Celtics, Magic and Thunder all win easily

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are still alive. And the Orlando Magic, Oklahoma City Thunder and Boston Celtics were all rolling. Close games are hard to find in these NBA playoffs.
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LeBron scores 30, and the Lakers avoid 1st-round elimination with a 119-108 win over champion Denver

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

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers finally cracked the Denver Nuggets' mastery of this rivalry and extended their playoff lives for at least another game. To absolutely nobody's surprise, LeBron James led the way.
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