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NBA Power Rankings: Luka snaps Brooklyn's streak; Miami stays hot
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Monday, 01 March 2021 03:47
If the season ended today, the New York Knicks would be hosting a first-round playoff series.Backed by three straight wins, the Knicks are one of only four Eastern Conference teams -- the Philadelphia 76ers, Brooklyn Nets and Milwaukee Bucks being the others -- with records greater than .500. But the Miami Heat are on their way to joining that group.Jimmy…
Warriors' Green exits game with left ankle sprain
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Sunday, 28 February 2021 21:14
Warriors forward Draymond Green was forced from Golden State's 117-91 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday night with a left ankle sprain.The injury occurred with 4:53 remaining in the second quarter when Green went up for a block on Lakers guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and rolled his ankle after coming down to the floor.Green tried to stay in the…
Giannis' huge fourth quarter drops Kawhi, PG and Clippers
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Sunday, 28 February 2021 21:48
With 24 seconds left in a one-point game, the Milwaukee Bucks came out of a timeout and passed the ball five times, moving it around until it returned to Giannis Antetokounmpo's hands.With the LA Clippers' defense in full scramble mode and leaving the paint as wide open as a runway, Antetokounmpo was cleared for takeoff, and the two-time reigning MVP…
Sources: Simons, Stanley, Toppin in dunk contest
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Sunday, 28 February 2021 16:20
Portland Trail Blazers guard Anfernee Simons and Indiana Pacers rookie Cassius Stanley are expected to join New York Knicks rookie Obi Toppin in the slam dunk contest, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski on Sunday.The NBA is continuing a recent trend of highlighting some of the league's younger players in the contest, with the 21-year-old Simons competing alongside two rookies. This…
Sources: Rockets' Oladipo turns down 2-year deal
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Sunday, 28 February 2021 16:20
Houston Rockets guard Victor Oladipo recently turned down a two-year, $45.2 million maximum contract extension, the most the franchise could offer him before the end of the regular season, sources told ESPN.As expected, Oladipo is pursuing a longer-term deal, sources said, something that the collective bargaining agreement doesn't allow the Rockets to offer him until the offseason.Oladipo is in the…
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