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Bucks raise title banner, open with rout of Nets
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Wednesday, 20 October 2021 02:38
MILWAUKEE -- As the Milwaukee Bucks gathered at the free throw line, their championship rings in hand, watching as the banner for the franchise's first championship in 50 years was unveiled in the rafters of Fiserv Forum, Giannis Antetokounmpo said he started to get emotional."That's going to be forever," Antetokounmpo said following Tuesday night's season-opening 127-104 win over the Brooklyn…
Green: Warriors still long way from title contention
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Tuesday, 19 October 2021 16:00
LOS ANGELES -- As the Golden State Warriors ready for the start of the 2021-22 NBA season, they do so with the renewed optimism of a team that hopes to rise back to the top of the Western Conference standings after failing to qualify for the playoffs in each of the past two years.Warriors veteran forward Draymond Green is hopeful…
Embiid: Not here to 'babysit' suspended Simmons
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Tuesday, 19 October 2021 16:00
CAMDEN, N.J. -- In the wake of the Philadelphia 76ers suspending Ben Simmons for their season-opening game in New Orleans on Wednesday night, superstar center Joel Embiid said he has yet to speak to Simmons, and declared -- several times -- that it isn't his job to "babysit" anyone."I'm trying to win," Embiid said after Simmons had been tossed from…
Nets favored for title, but bettors backing Lakers
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Tuesday, 19 October 2021 08:45
The Brooklyn Nets may be the consensus favorites at U.S. sportsbooks, but the betting public is significantly more invested in the new-look Los Angeles Lakers.At Caesars Sportsbook, more money has been bet on the Lakers to win the NBA championship than has been bet on all the other teams combined. Fifty-one percent of the dollars bet on Caesars' title odds…
It's opening night, but our NBA experts are already making their championship picks
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Tuesday, 19 October 2021 06:10
It's opening night of the 2021-22 NBA season, but our experts are already looking ahead to the postseason.Will Tuesday's game between the Milwaukee Bucks and Brooklyn Nets be an Eastern Conference finals preview?Last year, the playoff series between the two juggernauts came down to Kevin Durant's foot, and the Nets lost Game 7 to the eventual champion Bucks. Are these…
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