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Blazers prevail in historic 4OT 'battle of attrition'
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Saturday, 04 May 2019 03:41
PORTLAND, Ore. -- After nearly three-and-a-half exhausting hours, CJ McCollum intercepted a desperation inbounds heave from Paul Millsap near half court to finally put an end to only the second four-overtime game in NBA playoff history.In a marathon affair that started at 7:46 p.m. local time and ended at 11:13 p.m., the Nuggets and Trail Blazers matched the longest NBA…
Endgame 3: Both teams played hard in Portland for four overtimes
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Saturday, 04 May 2019 04:03
PORTLAND, Ore. -- When the confetti was finally released from the rafters and the final buzzer sounded on Game 3, the Portland Trail Blazers and Denver Nuggets had played 68 minutes of basketball -- and they might have played 68 more had Nikola Jokic not missed a fatigued-induced free throw with 5.6 seconds left.The Blazers had outlasted the Nuggets 140-137…
GSW: 'Sense of urgency' for Gm. 3 vs. Rockets
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Friday, 03 May 2019 14:41
HOUSTON -- As the Golden State Warriors continue their quest toward becoming the first team since the 1960s Boston Celtics to earn five straight trips to the NBA Finals, they have had a problem at times throughout the season finding a consistent level of urgency. That has not been the case through the first two games of their Western Conference…
Simmons fined $20K for elbow to groin of Lowry
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Friday, 03 May 2019 15:29
The NBA has fined Ben Simmons $20,000 and assessed the Philadelphia 76ers guard a flagrant foul 1 upon league office review for an elbow to the groin of Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry in the second quarter of the Sixers' win Thursday night.Lowry said after the game that Simmons had approached him during the 76ers' 116-95 win to apologize for…
Suns hire 76ers assistant Williams as coach
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Friday, 03 May 2019 11:14
Philadelphia 76ers assistant Monty Williams has agreed to become the next Phoenix Suns coach, the Suns announced Friday.The deal is for five years, league sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.Williams, 47, is the Suns' seventh coach in an eight-season span. The team fired Igor Kokoskov last month after one season."Monty brings a wealth of NBA experience, both as a coach and…
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Nets' Russell cited for marijuana possession
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