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Magic: Lakers GM Pelinka was 'backstabbing'
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Monday, 20 May 2019 09:13
Using the word "betrayal," Magic Johnson made it clear that general manager Rob Pelinka was the one "backstabbing" him, telling people that Johnson wasn't working hard and wanting to take his job with the Los Angeles Lakers.In an appearance on First Take on Monday morning, Johnson did not hold back, identifying Pelinka as the person to whom he was alluding…
Giannis: 'I never expected this series to be easy'
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Sunday, 19 May 2019 23:30
TORONTO -- These are the nights when Giannis Antetokounmpo frets.Through the first three quarters of Game 3 of the Eastern Conference finals, Antetokounmpo scored just six points. He finished with 12 total. He missed two key free throws in the first overtime and fouled out less than a minute into the second overtime. He committed eight turnovers in all.The Milwaukee…
Kawhi shrugs off leg issue after win: 'I'm good'
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Sunday, 19 May 2019 23:02
TORONTO -- So much of this season for Kawhi Leonard has been spent on the topic of load management.Well, load management went out the window Sunday night.With his Toronto Raptors' season on the line, Leonard played a career-high 52 minutes -- almost all of them coming after he landed awkwardly on a layup in the first quarter. And he put…
For the Raptors, Game 3 came down to their will to survive
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Monday, 20 May 2019 00:06
TORONTO -- Nothing in the NBA playoffs goes off as planned.Lineup rotations can be tweaked and defensive coverages can be refined, but no matter how much preparation has been performed, the crucial minutes of a playoff game are nothing more than a desperate exercise in survival. Every possession is a fire drill, and few of them resemble the inspired plays…
D'Antoni has sights on 3 more years minimum
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Sunday, 19 May 2019 18:54
The Houston Rockets and coach Mike D'Antoni have had preliminary discussions on the framework of a contract extension that would keep the two-time NBA Coach of the Year from entering the final year of his deal."I've let [general manager] Daryl [Morey] and [team owner] Tilman [Fertitta] know that I'm energized to keep coaching --- and believe that I can continue…
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