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NBA roundup: Mavericks take 2-1 series lead with 105-101 win over Thunder

NBA roundup: Mavericks take 2-1 series lead with 105-101 win over Thunder

DALLAS (AP) — Kyrie Irving scored 22 points, including a running left-hander in the lane in the final minute to help Dallas hold on, and the Mavericks beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 105-101 on Saturday for a 2-1 lead in the NBA's best-of-seven Wester
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Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic help Mavs hold off Thunder again for 2-1 lead in West semis

Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncic help Mavs hold off Thunder again for 2-1 lead in West semis

DALLAS (AP) — Luka Doncic already had a balky right knee and an achy left ankle when he fell hard on his back while battling his primary defender, Lu Dort, for a loose ball.
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Cavaliers get back forward Dean Wade against Celtics. Center Jarrett Allen still out with rib injury

Cavaliers get back forward Dean Wade against Celtics. Center Jarrett Allen still out with rib injury

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers forward Dean Wade made his playoff debut in Game 3 — and made an immediate impact — against the Boston Celtics on Saturday night after being sidelined the past two months by a strained right knee.
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Pacers, Nuggets looking to even conference semifinals following key Game 3 victories

Pacers, Nuggets looking to even conference semifinals following key Game 3 victories

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Pacers and Denver Nuggets accomplished one goal Friday night. They fought their way back into the conference semifinals by avoiding the dreaded 3-0 deficits. Now comes the harder part — getting even.
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Spurs present Victor Wembanyama with Rookie of the Year trophy at San Antonio College planetarium

Spurs present Victor Wembanyama with Rookie of the Year trophy at San Antonio College planetarium

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — The San Antonio Spurs presented Victor Wembanyama with the NBA Rookie of the Year trophy on Saturday at the planetarium on the campus of San Antonio College — an appropriate venue, perhaps, for a player nicknamed “The Alien.
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Charles Oakley is still not ready to return to Madison Square Garden to watch the Knicks

Charles Oakley is still not ready to return to Madison Square Garden to watch the Knicks

Former New York Knicks player Charles Oakley still isn't ready to step foot inside Madison Square Garden, even with the team enjoying some of its best success since his era.
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Mike Budenholzer is hired as coach of the Phoenix Suns, replacing Frank Vogel

Mike Budenholzer is hired as coach of the Phoenix Suns, replacing Frank Vogel

PHOENIX (AP) — Mike Budenholzer is the newest head coach of the Phoenix Suns, with the franchise turning to the man who beat them in the 2021 NBA Finals. The 54-year-old Budenholzer replaces Frank Vogel, who was fired Thursday after one season .
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New York visits Indiana with 2-1 series lead

New York Knicks (50-32, second in the Eastern Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (47-35, sixth in the Eastern Conference) Indianapolis; Sunday, 3:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Pacers -6; over/under is 218.
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Minnesota takes 2-1 lead into game 4 against Denver

Denver Nuggets (57-25, second in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (56-26, third in the Western Conference) Minneapolis; Sunday, 8 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Timberwolves -2.
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NBA roundup: Nembhard's late 3 gives Pacers 111-106 win over Knicks

NBA roundup: Nembhard's late 3 gives Pacers 111-106 win over Knicks

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Andrew Nembhard made a 31-foot, tiebreaking 3-pointer with 16 seconds left, Tyrese Haliburton scored 35 points and the Indiana Pacers rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the banged-up and short-handed New York Knicks 111-106 on
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