Basketball
Does Russell Westbrook's polarizing game have a shelf life?
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Wednesday, 08 January 2020 09:08
SITTING IN THE back corner of the visitors locker room in New Orleans after a close win on Nov. 11 -- one day before his 31st birthday -- Russell Westbrook gives a nod of approval.You may approach.The Houston Rockets have just beaten the Pelicans 122-116, with Westbrook scoring 26 points, plus all the other usuals in the box score --…
Nuggets' Jokic overpowers Mavericks in the clutch
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Wednesday, 08 January 2020 22:07
DALLAS -- This situation certainly was not what Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle had in mind recently when he emphatically declared that the "post-up just isn't a good play anymore."Nor was it how the Mavericks wanted to defend All-Star center Nikola Jokic with the game on the line.The 7-foot, 284-pound Jokic punished the Mavs for defending him one-on-one with a…
We haven't seen a race for 8th like this in the West in decades
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Wednesday, 08 January 2020 20:08
BOSTON -- For more than two decades, there have been two universal truths about the Western Conference playoffs: The Spurs will be there, and teams with losing records will not.Both of those could change in 2020.The Spurs might still find a way to extend their NBA-record streak of consecutive playoff appearances to 23 years in a row. They followed a…
Butler irate after jawing with Warren: 'He's trash'
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Wednesday, 08 January 2020 20:41
INDIANAPOLIS -- The Miami Heat were testy ahead of their game against Indiana after coach Eric Spoelstra categorized his team as “mediocre” on the road.An altercation in the third quarter elevated the Heat's game that much more.In the midst of the Heat outscoring the Pacers 38-23 in the third quarter on the way to a 122-108 rout, Jimmy Butler exchanged…
Beilein contrite after calling Cavs 'bunch of thugs'
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Wednesday, 08 January 2020 19:56
After stunning his players in a film session Wednesday with a verbal suggestion that they were no longer playing "like a bunch of thugs," Cleveland Cavaliers coach John Beilein later reached out to players individually to insist he instead meant to use the word "slugs."Delivering the term thugs to a group of largely young African American men carries obvious racial…
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Paul takes over late as Thunder outlast Nets in OT
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Melo hits 17th career go-ahead shot to sink Raps
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Knicks' Portis tossed after swipe at KCP's head
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Lakers star Davis exits vs. Knicks after scary fall
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NBA: Officials erred on Gobert no-call vs. Pelicans
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LeBron (illness) sent home, still expected to play
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Lakers' Davis on dunk contest: 'That's not me'
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Pistons' Griffin out indefinitely after knee surgery
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Cavs' Love regrets 'acting like a 13-year-old'
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