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Kyrie strikes early, Luka late as Mavs win Game 1
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Wednesday, 22 May 2024 23:42
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsMINNEAPOLIS -- Luka Doncic enjoyed the luxury of being paired with another superstar for most of the Wednesday's Western Conference finals opener. He struggled by his perennial first-team All-NBA standards for the first 36 minutes, but his Dallas Mavericks remained within striking distance of the Minnesota Timberwolves.Irving scored 24 of his 30 points in the first half to…
Biggest takeaways from Mavericks-Timberwolves Game 1 of the West finals
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Wednesday, 22 May 2024 23:38
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsThe NBA's Western Conference finals got off to a dynamic start as the Dallas Mavericks took Game 1 against the Minnesota Timberwolves in a Minneapolis thriller on Wednesday.Entering the fourth quarter trailing 83-82, the Mavericks rallied behind 15 of Luka Doncic's team-high 33 points in the final period to pull out a 108-105 win.The game was close throughout…
Jokic joined by familiar names on All-NBA first team
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Wednesday, 22 May 2024 18:28
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsAfter winning his third Most Valuable Player award in four years earlier this month, Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic headlined this year's All-NBA teams by earning his sixth All-NBA selection in a row, and his fourth first-team selection overall.Jokic, who was supplanted on the first team last season by 2022-23 MVP Joel Embiid of Philadelphia, led the balloting…
Follow live: Edwards leads Wolves against Luka, Mavs in Game 1
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Wednesday, 22 May 2024 18:34
Jokic leads All-NBA first team; Doncic, SGA set for supermaxNewly crowned MVP Nikola Jokic earned his fourth All-NBA first-team selection on Wednesday and was joined by repeat first-teamers Luka Doncic, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jayson Tatum.
What Anthony Edwards has accomplished at 22 -- even before Kobe, LeBron and Steph
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Wednesday, 22 May 2024 09:06
EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsIN HIS ROLE as the executive director of USA Basketball, it's not often Grant Hill has a hard time contacting players he's considering for the team. Even in non-Olympic years, that's a call virtually every NBA superstar will take or return quickly.But, in his attempts to assemble the 2023 FIBA World Cup squad, there was one star Hill…
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Wednesday, 22 May 2024 09:06
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Wemby, Holmgren headline NBA All-Rookie team
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Anunoby, Hart starting for Knicks in Game 7
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