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Cuban: Mavs didn't get shot at retaining Brunson
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Wednesday, 05 April 2023 20:12
DALLAS -- During an unscheduled pregame media availability Wednesday evening, Mavericks governor Mark Cuban blamed Jalen Brunson's father for the point guard's departure from Dallas and declared that re-signing Kyrie Irving would be the franchise's top offseason priority despite the team's lackluster results since the blockbuster trade to acquire the All-Star guard.The Mavericks are nearing the end of a "very…
Six Lakers who reshaped the roster and how L.A. can keep them
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Wednesday, 05 April 2023 13:10
With his team three games under .500 just past the halfway mark of the season, Los Angeles Lakers vice president of basketball operations and general manager Rob Pelinka knew his roster needed to change -- in a big way.In the first stroke of reconstruction on Jan. 23, Pelinka sent guard Kendrick Nunn and three future second-round picks to the Wizards…
NBA Power Rankings finale: Which teams are peaking ahead of the postseason?
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Wednesday, 05 April 2023 07:38
The bottom seven seeds in the Western Conference postseason picture are still a toss-up, but there is another serious NBA race that will be determined in the final week of the regular season. This year's MVP race between Nikola Jokic, Joel Embiid and Giannis Antetokounmpo will be decided in the next few days.Jokic, the reigning back-to-back MVP, is looking to…
Mitchell drops 40 again, ties mark for 4-seed Cavs
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Wednesday, 05 April 2023 00:28
ORLANDO, Fla. -- Donovan Mitchell scored 43 points, his fourth straight 40-point game, to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 117-113 victory over the Orlando Magic on Tuesday night.The win secured the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference and home-court advantage in the first round for the Cavaliers (50-30)."Fifty wins, that's no small thing, and now we've got to…
Wiggins: 'Don't think it will be long' before return
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Wednesday, 05 April 2023 00:28
SAN FRANCISCO -- As Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins returns to his team after a 51-day absence, he hopes his return to the basketball court will follow soon after."I don't think it will be too long before I am out there," Wiggins said in his first time speaking to reporters since leaving the team Feb. 13.Wiggins missed 22 games…
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Wednesday, 05 April 2023 00:28
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Tuesday, 04 April 2023 12:48
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Tuesday, 04 April 2023 12:37
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These NBA Western Conference play-in scenarios are pure madness
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Wiggins nearing return to Warriors, sources say
Monday, 03 April 2023 05:29
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Kerr's Warriors 'stopped playing' in loss at Denver
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LeBron: Lakers' surge fueled by title aspirations
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Knicks seal playoff spot, say it's just 'next step'
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Bulls' Drummond: Missed game to 'clear my mind'
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Detroit's Wiseman: NBA success will 'take time'
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Raptors roll, clinch play-in spot after Nets win
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Blazers beat odds, Timberwolves in historic upset
Saturday, 01 April 2023 12:07
T. Antetokounmpo to sit one game for head-butt
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