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NBA Power Rankings: Plenty at stake in the season's final three days
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Sunday, 07 April 2019 15:09
Here we are: the final three days of the 2018-19 regular season. With 15 playoff tickets punched, which East squad -- the Detroit Pistons, Miami Heat or Charlotte Hornets -- will be the final team in the tournament?Our panel (ESPN's Kevin Arnovitz, Tim MacMahon and Andre' Snellings, The Undefeated's Marc J. Spears and FiveThirtyEight's Chris Herring) is ranking all 30…
Giannis-led Bucks win 60th for first time since '81
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Sunday, 07 April 2019 20:18
MILWAUKEE -- Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 30 points and Khris Middleton added 21 to send Milwaukee to a methodical 115-107 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday night, giving the Bucks 60 wins in a season for the first time since 1981.The Bucks, who have clinched the best record in the Eastern Conference, led from the outset as the Hawks rested…
Heat, needing win, blame ref's inbounds whistle
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Sunday, 07 April 2019 17:34
TORONTO -- Another frustrating finish left the Miami Heat's playoff hopes hanging by a thread.An untimely whistle by an official led to a disjointed final sequence in regulation, and the Heat wound up losing 117-109 in overtime to the Toronto Raptors on Sunday.Miami had the ball in the frontcourt with the score tied at 103 and 10 seconds left in…
D-Lo powers Nets to first playoff berth since '15
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Sunday, 07 April 2019 19:27
INDIANAPOLIS -- Brooklyn Nets coach Kenny Atkinson wouldn't let himself talk about his team possibly making the playoffs. That's understandable, considering the Nets hadn't been to the playoffs since the 2014-15 season.Atkinson doesn't have to worry about using the word possibly anymore, because the Nets locked up a postseason spot by beating an Indiana Pacers team that had won nine…
Warriors seal West's No. 1 in Oracle season finale
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Sunday, 07 April 2019 21:04
OAKLAND, Calif. -- The Golden State Warriors clinched the No. 1 seed throughout the Western Conference playoffs with a 131-104 blowout win over the LA Clippers on Sunday night.The Warriors, who have been battling with the Denver Nuggets for the top spot over the last few months of the season, were led by Stephen Curry who scored 27 points, grabbed…
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