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Saturday's NBA matchups: Nuggets-Timberwolves, Thunder-Suns, Knicks-Hawks and Pistons-Magic
The Minnesota Timberwolves were one of the NBA’s most frustrating teams during the regular season — stacked with plenty of talent but not quite able to live up to their potential
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NBA roundup: Hawks get by Knicks again to take 2-1 series lead
By Field Level Media CJ McCollum scored 23 points and sank the game-winning basket with 12.7 seconds left, lifting Atlanta to a 109-108 win over the visiting New York Knicks on Thursday and giving the Hawks a 2-1 lead in their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series.
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NBA Playoffs: Thunder, Magic, Knicks, and Wolves Secure Crucial Wins
NBA Playoffs: Thunder, Magic, Knicks, and Wolves Secure Crucial Wins
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Banchero and Bane each score 25, Magic waste big lead but rally to top Pistons 113-105 for 2-1 lead
Paolo Banchero and Desmond Bane each scored 25 points, and the Orlando Magic blew a 17-point fourth-quarter lead before rallying to beat the Detroit Pistons 113-105 for a 2-1 lead in their Eastern Conference first-round series
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Dosunmu scores 43 points as Timberwolves overcome injuries to beat Nuggets 112-96 for 3-1 lead
Ayo Dosunmu scored a career-high 43 points, stepping up after leg injuries to Anthony Edwards and Donte DiVincenzo with the highest-scoring playoff performance by a reserve in 50 years, and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the Denver Nuggets 112-96 on Saturday night
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Timberwolves 112, Nuggets 96: What Did it Cost? Everything.
After injuries to Donte DiVincenzo and Anthony Edwards, the Wolves pulled out a Game 5 win to take a 3-1 series lead.
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Pistons vs Magic preview: Play to your strengths
We have a rock fight on our hands. The Detroit Pistons take their rugged, unhinged defense on the road to Orlando. They can take a 2-1 series lead if they swarm the Magic and get more from Jalen Duren. Detroit and Orlando have both shown that this will be a cracked-knuckles, first-to-100-wins type series. That […]
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T-wolves are getting the superstar energy they need from Edwards in a tight series with the Nuggets
The Minnesota Timberwolves are getting the superstar energy they need from Anthony Edwards in their first-round series against the Denver Nuggets
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Gilgeous-Alexander scores 37 as the Thunder beat the Suns to go up 2-0 in their 1st-round series
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had 37 points and nine assists, and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Phoenix Suns 120-107 to take a 2-0 lead in their first-round Western Conference playoff series
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Pistons vs. Magic final score: Detroit uses huge third quarter run to tie series
That’s more like it. The Detroit Pistons used a dominant 30-3 third-quarter run to turn a knotted-up slugfest into a 98-83 win over the Orlando Magic that ties the first-round series at one apiece. The Pistons were led by Cade Cunningham’s game-high 27 points. Really, though, they were led by a ferocious team defense that […]
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Pistons beat Magic 98-83 in Game 2 to even series and end NBA's longest home playoff losing streak
Cade Cunningham had 27 points, 11 assists and six rebounds to lead the top-seeded Detroit Pistons to a 98-83 win over the eighth-seeded Orlando Magic, evening their first-round series and ending the longest home losing streak in NBA playoff history
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