Basketball
Lakers heavy Finals faves, but Heat popular bet
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Monday, 28 September 2020 14:55
Sportsbooks have installed the Los Angeles Lakers as considerable favorites to beat the Miami Heat in the NBA Finals. The early betting action, though, has been on the underdogs, and the odds are on the move.The Lakers are -400 favorites at William Hill U.S. sportsbooks, with the Heat listed as +320 underdogs. Early support for Miami has caused the odds…
Doc out as Clips coach after surprising playoff exit
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Monday, 28 September 2020 18:23
Doc Rivers has stepped down as coach of the LA Clippers in what chairman Steve Ballmer called a "mutual decision."The team fell well short of its championship expectations this season after acquiring All-Stars Kawhi Leonard and Paul George last summer in what were NBA-altering moves."Doc has been a terrific coach for the Clippers, an incredible ambassador, and a pillar of…
There is no more time for the Clippers
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Monday, 28 September 2020 18:40
The risk profile on next season, already trending toward the red, just got hotter for the LA Clippers.After a devastating postseason collapse along with the crashing realization that both Kawhi Leonard and Paul George can become free agents next summer, parting with Doc Rivers Monday has only increased the stakes. This is a crucial moment in franchise history.It's the type…
Celtics done in yet again by late-game lapses
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Sunday, 27 September 2020 22:52
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- This season, the Boston Celtics reached the Eastern Conference finals for a third time in four years. But though there was one obvious difference about this trip -- that it came inside the NBA's bubble at the Walt Disney World Resort -- they find themselves facing the exact same result.After the Miami Heat beat the…
NBA Finals: Storylines and stats that matter ahead of Lakers-Heat
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Sunday, 27 September 2020 22:50
There aren't many days that go by during the NBA season when LeBron James doesn't use lessons he learned during his four years with the Miami Heat.One has proven to be the most important: Keep the main thing the main thing.It is one of the core tenets that Heat president Pat Riley has preached for years, and it's one that…
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