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Giannis: Bucks had urgency, couldn't trail 2-0
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Thursday, 20 August 2020 21:33
Falling behind 0-2 wasn't an option for reigning MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo.In a spirited Game 2 performance versus the Orlando Magic on Thursday, Antetokounmpo responded with 28 points, 20 rebounds and 5 assists to lead the Milwaukee Bucks to a 111-96 victory, evening the first-round series at 1-1."I think the whole team was ready for this game. You've got to understand,…
Paul on OKC's 2-0 series hole: 'I gotta show up'
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Thursday, 20 August 2020 19:19
Thunder star Chris Paul shouldered the blame following Thursday's 111-98 loss, which gave the Houston Rockets a 2-0 lead in their first-round Western Conference series despite not having Russell Westbrook in either game.Paul admitted that he has "gotta do more.""Straight up. It's that simple," Paul said. "That run they went on in the beginning of the fourth quarter, that can't…
Silver: NBA likely delaying Dec. 1 start to '20-21
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Thursday, 20 August 2020 19:19
NBA commissioner Adam Silver said the league is likely to delay its previously planned Dec. 1 start for the 2020-21 season in the hope of getting paying fans back into arenas.Though the NBA's bubble environment in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., has been a success, Silver said the league is not focusing on reinstating another quarantined campus for next season."I'd say…
Timberwolves win top pick in NBA draft lottery
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Thursday, 20 August 2020 19:26
The Minnesota Timberwolves won the 2020 NBA draft lottery Thursday night and the right to the first pick in the draft later this year.The Timberwolves, who ended the season with the league's third-worst record, will be followed by the Golden State Warriors -- who ended the season with the worst record -- the Charlotte Hornets and the Chicago Bulls.While the…
Hayward may tie bubble exit to injury recovery
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Thursday, 20 August 2020 15:02
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward said he knew something was wrong the moment he suffered a Grade 3 right ankle sprain in the fourth quarter of Boston's victory over the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 1 of their first-round series."I knew right away," Hayward said Thursday in his first interview since the injury. "I heard it,…
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