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  1. ESPN

    2022 NBA playoffs: Betting tips for Wednesday's first-round matchups

    Our betting experts break down their favorite plays for Wednesday's first-round NBA playoff slate. Continue reading...
  2. ESPN

    Ingram erupts to lead Pels to series-evening win

    Brandon Ingram finished with 37 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists as the Pelicans knotted up their first-round series against the Suns. Continue reading...
  3. ESPN

    Butler, 'a different player now,' fuels Heat with 45

    After scoring a career playoff-best 45 points to put the Heat up 2-0 in their series with the Hawks, Jimmy Butler said he's a "different player" than he was during his dominant 2020 Finals run in the NBA Bubble. Continue reading...
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    Morant-led Grizzlies rebound, even Wolves series

    The Grizzlies swamped the Timberwolves with 60 points in the paint, and Ja Morant led the team with 23 points, and scored or assisted on 15 of Memphis' 30 field goals in the paint. Continue reading...
  5. ESPN

    Suns' Booker exits with hamstring tightness

    Phoenix star Devin Booker was forced from his team's playoff game against New Orleans on Tuesday with right hamstring tightness. Continue reading...
  6. ESPN

    Follow live: Suns look for 2-0 series lead vs. Pelicans

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  7. ESPN

    West demands retraction over TV series portrayal

    Former Lakers executive Jerry West has demanded a retraction and an apology for what he called "a baseless and malicious assault" on his character in the HBO series "Winning Time." Continue reading...
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    Follow live: Heat look for 2-0 series lead vs. Hawks

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  9. ESPN

    Sources: Mavs hopeful that Doncic return close

    Luka Doncic's status for Game 3 is 'uncertain,' a source says, but the Mavericks have hope that the star guard will be able to return soon from his strained left calf. Continue reading...
  10. ESPN

    Nets' Simmons cleared for contact; return TBD

    The Nets' Ben Simmons has been cleared for contact but his return to action is still uncertain, coach Steve Nash said Tuesday. Continue reading...
  11. ESPN

    Kyrie handed $50K fine for flipping off Celts fans

    Nets guard Kyrie Irving has been fined $50,000 by the NBA after he flipped off several Celtics fans on two occasions during Sunday's Game 1. Continue reading...
  12. ESPN

    The Miami Heat have mastered winning with undrafted talent

    Pat Riley and the Miami Heat have been able to sign some of the biggest names in the NBA -- from LeBron James to Jimmy Butler -- by turning undrafted players into rotation players. Continue reading...
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    Frustrated Nuggets 'can't splinter,' says Malone

    With teammates bickering on the sideline and the reigning league MVP having been ejected in the fourth quarter, coach Michael Malone said the Nuggets have to stick together with their season teetering on the brink. Continue reading...
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    Brunson's career night helps Mavs even series

    Jalen Brunson had 41 points and Maxi Kleber contributed from 3-point range as the Mavs, playing without injured superstar Luka Doncic, used a familiar formula to even up their series with the Jazz. Continue reading...
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    Curry's 23-minute playoff gem puts Dubs up 2-0

    Stephen Curry scored 34 points in 23 minutes for a net rating of plus-32, and the Warriors looked every bit a serious playoff contender in beating the Nuggets 126-106 on Monday night to take a 2-0 first-round series lead. Continue reading...
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    Embiid: Told Nurse to stop complaining about refs

    After a game in which he took more free throws than the entire Raptors team, 76ers star big man Joel Embiid had a brief conversation with Toronto coach Nick Nurse on the sideline in the waning seconds of Monday's emphatic Game 2 victory by Philadelphia. Continue reading...
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    Follow live: Warriors look to go up 2-0 against Nikola

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    'Gifted' Williams will leave Duke, enter NBA draft

    Duke's Mark Williams is the first of the Blue Devils' multiple NBA prospects to say he's leaving to enter the draft, as the 7-foot-1, 242-pound sophomore announced his decision in a social media video on Monday night. Continue reading...
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    Follow live: 76ers try to strengthen the series lead over the Raptors in Game 2

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  20. ESPN

    Luka out for Game 2, moving 'in right direction'

    Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic will not play in Monday's Game 2 against the Utah Jazz as he continues to recover from a strained left calf. Continue reading...
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