Basketball
Rockets' least favorite referee working Game 2
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Tuesday, 30 April 2019 07:30
Scott Foster, the referee most reviled by the Houston Rockets, has been assigned to call Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals against the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday night.Foster, a 25-year NBA veteran, has not worked a Rockets game since James Harden publicly criticized him after the superstar fouled out of Houston's Feb. 21 loss to the Los Angeles…
The NBA is obsessed with 3s, so let's finally fix the thing
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Basketball
Monday, 29 April 2019 10:08
Editor's note: The following excerpt from the new book "SprawlBall: A Visual Tour of the New Era of the NBA," by ESPN NBA analyst Kirk Goldsberry, has been updated and edited for length and clarity.As the second round of the NBA playoffs kicks into high gear, the most star-studded series features two unprecedented MVPs in James Harden and Stephen Curry.…
CP3 fined $35K but not suspended for ref contact
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Monday, 29 April 2019 16:37
SAN FRANCISCO -- Houston Rockets guard Chris Paul has been fined $35,000 for "aggressively confronting and recklessly making contact with a game official," the NBA announced Monday afternoon.The incident occurred with 4.4 seconds remaining in the Rockets' 104-100 loss to the Golden State Warriors in Sunday's Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals.Paul, who received his second technical foul and…
Brown lauds 'James' Butler, 'the adult in the gym'
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Monday, 29 April 2019 23:13
TORONTO -- Philadelphia 76ers coach Brett Brown said his team evened its second-round NBA playoff series 1-1 on Monday with a 94-89 victory over the Toronto Raptors thanks to one of his players slipping into an alter ego.Jimmy Butler, with 30 points, 11 rebounds, five assists and a blocked shot, became James."This was James Butler," Brown said. "That was the…
The 76ers reset their defense to steal home-court away from Raptors
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Monday, 29 April 2019 23:33
TORONTO -- Playoff basketball is an exercise in problem-solving. The Philadelphia 76ers came into Game 2 of their series with the Toronto Raptors with several problems, but none more imposing and urgent than Kawhi Leonard.Following Toronto's 108-95 win in the series opener, Raptors players and coaches were shocked that the Sixers opted to send precious few help defenders at Leonard…
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