Basketball
Davis, Harden penalized for Game 2 incidents
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Tuesday, 08 September 2020 11:33
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. -- Los Angeles Lakers star Anthony Davis has been assessed a flagrant foul 1 for striking the groin area of Houston Rockets forward Jeff Green in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals, the NBA announced Tuesday.Davis drove on Green late in the first half of Sunday's 117-109 win by the Lakers, making contact between Green's…
Why the Rockets are starting every playoff game with a loss
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Tuesday, 08 September 2020 07:09
JAMES HARDEN CROUCHED, waiting for referee Ed Malloy to release the ball into the air. Dallas Mavericks forward Kristaps Porzingis stood 3 feet away across the center circle.The Houston Rockets' superstar is 6-foot-5. Porzingis is one of the tallest and longest players in the league, listed at 7-foot-3.Something didn't add up. This opening tip was lost before it even left…
Jokic laughs off Clippers' chatter of him 'flailing'
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Tuesday, 08 September 2020 00:39
The LA Clippers took a 2-1 series lead over the Denver Nuggets on Monday, overcoming a dominant 32-point, 12-rebound, 8-assist game from Nikola Jokic.Jokic's primary defender, Ivica Zubac, fouled out in 22 minutes, as he struggled to handle Jokic's combination of size and skill, but Clippers guard Patrick Beverley pointed to another factor: The Serbian big man is a flailer."Jokic…
Clips marvel at Kawhi block: Finger 'kept growing'
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Tuesday, 08 September 2020 00:39
Jamal Murray saw an opening, drove and lifted off, cocking his arm back for a monster dunk -- only to run into Kawhi Leonard's massive left hand.More specifically, Murray and the ball were rejected by Leonard's left middle finger with just under two minutes left in a six-point game. For much of Game 3, the LA Clippers floated around like…
From afar, watching Game 5 with Celtics GM Danny Ainge
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Tuesday, 08 September 2020 00:39
Danny Ainge was no different than most other Boston Celtics fans in the waning seconds of Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. With just 0.5 seconds until victory, his team poised to take a commanding 3-0 lead over the defending champion Toronto Raptors, Boston's president of basketball operations hollered at his television set, "Guard the shooters!"Instead, he watched in…
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