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• Raptors 87, Nets 79: Nets Fizzle Late, Allowing Raptors to Tie Series

  28-04-2014 04:58 via rss.nytimes.com
  With a chance to take a commanding series lead over the Raptors on their home court, the Nets instead wilted down the stretch and gifted Game 4 to Toronto.
  
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• Doncic hits 45 points on emotional Dallas return

  10-04-2025 08:32 via bbc.com
  
  Luka Doncic spent six and a half seasons at the Dallas Mavericks [Getty Images]An emotional Luka Doncic helped the Los Angeles Lakers clinch a seeded play-off spot as he hit 45 points during a 112-97 win against former side Dallas Mavericks. The Slovenian completed a mid-season trade to the Lakers from the Mavericks in February in one of the most surprising moves in NBA history. T-shirts with the message "Hvala za vse", which is Slovenian for "Thank you for everything", were given to fans in the
  
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• 'Everybody had my back.' Lakers forge tighter bond supporting Luka Doncic in Dallas

  10-04-2025 08:22 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  LeBron James embraces Luka Doncic as Dallas fans cheer late in the Lakers' win over the Mavericks. Doncic scored 45 points during his first emotional game back in Dallas since a shocking trade that sent him to the Lakers. (LM Otero / Associated Press)During any other road game, Luka Doncic would’ve arrived at the arena on the team bus. For this one, he pulled up in an Apocalypse Hellfire, a six-wheeled mini-tank.See for Doncic, this wasn’t really a road game. It wasn’t rea
  
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• Jawdropping stat about TOTAL LACK of help Jokic got in Denver | The Big Number

  10-04-2025 08:05 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Subscribe to The Big NumberApple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTubeTom Haberstroh and Dan Devine unravel how the Denver Nuggets got to the point this week where they felt it necessary to totally clean house. On this new episode of The Big Number, Tom uncorks a jawdropping stat about the total lack of help Nikola Jokic got this season from his coaches, his front office and his teammates. Dan and Tom see the writing on the wall, and why a MASSIVE trade (or two) could be coming this summer. Plus, where t
  
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• A 'beautiful moment' for Luka Dončić. A lingering nightmare for Dallas

  10-04-2025 07:59 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  DALLAS — The tears stopped but the emotions didn’t.Not for Luka Dončić, and not for the Dallas Mavericks fans who felt betrayed and wanted to show they didn’t endorse the organizational treachery that was performed by trading Dončić.The loyalty, the feeling and the connection illustrated by so many fans who packed Dallas’ American Airlines Center was to Dončić and not the franchise — perhaps because they don’t recognize what they
  
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• What Luka Dončić, LeBron James, JJ Redick said after former Mavericks star torched his old team for 45 points

  10-04-2025 07:48 via cbssports.com
  
  Dončić made his first appearance in Dallas since the Mavericks traded him to the Lakers, and he did not disappoint
  
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• Warriors lose stunner to Spurs on Harrison Barnes game-winner to once again shake up West playoff picture

  10-04-2025 07:24 via cbssports.com
  
  Golden State's upset loss may send the Warriors to the Play-In
  
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• Old friend Harrison Barnes' buzzer-beater deals major blow to Warriors in West playoff race

  10-04-2025 07:09 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Golden State Warriors employed Harrison Barnes way back when. On Wednesday, he did some major damage to their playoff chances.Now with the San Antonio Spurs, Barnes sank an off-balance, buzzer-beating 3-pointer to stun the Warriors in the Chase Center and push them to seventh place in the Western Conference at 47-33. The Spurs mobbed Barnes after the shot.It's been nearly a decade since the Warriors won their breakthrough title with Barnes at small forward, with the team cycling through Kevi
  
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• Ivica Zubac delivers first triple-double as playoff-focused Clippers beat Rockets

  10-04-2025 07:02 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Clippers center Ivica Zubac shoots over Rockets center N'Faly Dante Wednesday at the Intuit Dome in Inglewood. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times)It didn’t matter to the Clippers that the Houston Rockets were resting their core players. It didn’t matter to the Clippers that they were playing the second game on back-to-back nights. It didn’t matter that they are starting to feel some wear and tear from a long NBA season that’s winding down.What mattered to the Clippe
  
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• In return to Dallas, Luka Dončić's 45-point bombshell was salt in an ever-deepening Mavericks wound

  10-04-2025 06:56 via cbssports.com
  
  This, ladies and gentlemen, is how you stunt on the ex that dumped you
  
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• Nuggets beat Kings in first game since firing Michael Malone, behind triple-double from Nikola Jokić

  10-04-2025 06:36 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The Nuggets still have Nikola Jokić. (Ed Szczepanski-Imagn Images)IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect / ReutersThe basketball world is still processing the firing of Michael Malone, but the Denver Nuggets had a game to play Wednesday.Playing under interim coach David Adelman, the Nuggets defeated the Sacramento Kings 124-116 to keep pace in a playoff race that suddenly feels in the background for an organization with plenty to figure out internally.The win snapped a four-game losing streak for
  
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• Luka Dončić's 45-point bombshell in return to Dallas was salt in an ever-deepening wound for the Mavericks

  10-04-2025 06:05 via cbssports.com
  
  This, ladies and gentlemen, is how you stunt on the ex that dumped you
  
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• Top moments from Luka Dončić's Dallas return: Lakers star tears up during tribute, then scores 45 on old team

  10-04-2025 05:14 via cbssports.com
  
  The Mavericks traded Dončić to the Lakers in February in one of the most controversial deals in NBA history
  
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• Lakers star Luka Doncic scores 45 in emotional, winning return to Dallas

  10-04-2025 04:10 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  Lakers guard Luka Doncic fights back tears as he watches a video tribute to him before the game in Dallas on Wednesday night. (LM Otero / Associated Press)The Lakers fans cheered and the Mavericks fans cheered.Because they were Luka Doncic fans.The uniforms were Lakers purple and Lakers gold. They were Dallas navy and Mavericks retro green. They were from the Slovenian national team and a Spanish club basketball.All of them had the same name across the back.During the game, they cheered whe
  
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• Warriors' haunting loss to Spurs recalls shades of pre-Butler days

  10-04-2025 02:05 via nbcsportsbayarea.com
  
  Warriors' haunting loss to Spurs recalls shades of pre-Butler days originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay AreaSAN FRANCISCO – The issue most responsible for the Warriors’ midseason mediocrity, patched masterfully for two months after the arrival of Jimmy Butler III, sustained its first tear Wednesday night.For the first time since Butler arrived, the Warriors fumbled a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter when San Antonio’s Harrison Barnes drained a game-winning 3-pointer tha
  
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• Luka Dončić moved to tears from tribute video, receives warm welcome from Mavericks fans in return to Dallas

  10-04-2025 02:05 via cbssports.com
  
  Dončić was traded to the Lakers in February in one of the most controversial trades in league history
  
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• Mavericks coach Jason Kidd: It's 'kinda cool' the Luka Dončić trade is being compared to Babe Ruth trade

  10-04-2025 01:36 via cbssports.com
  
  It might be 'kinda cool' to Lakers fans, but not to Mavericks fans
  
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• Kings must play ‘right way' in final stretch with NBA play-in looming

  10-04-2025 01:15 via nbcsportsbayarea.com
  
  Kings must play ‘right way' in final stretch with NBA play-in looming originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay AreaSACRAMENTO – All the math and calculations are over.The Kings are locked into the No. 9 vs. No. 10 seed game and will be facing the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the NBA play-in tournament bracket. The only question remaining is whether the game will be played in California at Golden 1 Center or in Texas at American Airlines Center.While Sacramento has two games le
  
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• Where to watch Lakers vs. Mavericks: TV channel, live stream, odds as Luka Dončić returns to Dallas

  10-04-2025 01:11 via cbssports.com
  
  Luka Dončić will play as a visitor at American Airlines Center for the first time on Wednesday night
  
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• What we learned as Zach LaVine's 27 points not enough in Kings' loss to Nuggets

  10-04-2025 00:05 via nbcsportsbayarea.com
  
  What we learned as Zach LaVine's 27 points not enough in Kings' loss to Nuggets originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay AreaBOX SCORESACRAMENTO – Zach LaVine continued to rip it up offensively, pouring in 27 points with 11 assists in the Kings’ 124-116 loss to the Mike Malone-less Denver Nuggets on Wednesday at Golden 1 Center.LaVine continues to push the pace 💨 pic.twitter.com/woIRPjsXeq— Kings on NBCS (@NBCSKings) April 10, 2025Malone, who previously coached the Kings,
  
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• What we learned as Warriors suffer brutal loss on Barnes buzzer-beater

  09-04-2025 23:56 via nbcsportsbayarea.com
  
  What we learned as Warriors suffer brutal loss on Barnes buzzer-beater originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay AreaBOX SCORESAN FRANCISCO – The San Antonio Spurs are not the Phoenix Suns. Despite having nothing to play for in the standings, the Spurs weren’t going to back down. They also weren’t going to give up when Golden State led by as much as 14 points in the first quarter. What looked to be a blowout was a battle for all four quarters. Thursday night at Chase Cent
  
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• 76ers announce Tyrese Maxey is out for the season five weeks after star guard's last game

  09-04-2025 23:42 via cbssports.com
  
  Maxey 'reinjured his sprained right finger' during his ramp-up process to return, per Philadelphia
  
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• Celtics post best road record in franchise's history

  09-04-2025 23:40 via nbcsportsboston.com
  
  Celtics post best road record in franchise's history originally appeared on NBC Sports BostonThe Boston Celtics fell to the Orlando Magic in their final road game of the 2024-25 season Wednesday night, but the defeat won’t keep them out of the franchise’s record books.Their 33-8 road record this season is the best in franchise history. They came just one win shy of tying the 2015-16 Golden State Warriors for the best road record in the history of the NBA. !function(){“use stric
  
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• Lakers' Luka Dončić has controversial fourth-quarter technical foul rescinded by NBA

  09-04-2025 23:33 via cbssports.com
  
  Dončić was ejected on Tuesday night in a loss to OKC, but the NBA now says he shouldn't have been the case
  
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• Rockets vs. Clippers Predictions: Odds, recent stats, trends, and best bets for April 9

  09-04-2025 23:31 via nbcsports.com
  
  Houston Rockets vs. Los Angeles Clippers Preview The Houston Rockets (52-27) and Los Angeles Clippers (47-32) are all set to square off from Intuit Dome in Inglewood.The Rockets have clinched the No.2 seed, while the Clippers look to avoid falling in a play in position.
  It's unknown if the Rockets will rest today, however. With their team playing such great basketball, it's hard to trust taking the Clippers at any number.The Rockets are currently 23-15 on the road with a point differential
  
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• 3 observations after Dowtin's career-high performance leads Sixers over Wizards

  09-04-2025 23:31 via nbcsportsphiladelphia.com
  
  3 observations after Dowtin's career-high performance leads Sixers over Wizards  originally appeared on NBC Sports PhiladelphiaWASHINGTON — The Sixers snapped their skid and enjoyed a win Wednesday night in their road finale.The team ended its 12-game losing streak by earning a 122-103 victory over the Wizards at Capital One Arena. Jeff Dowtin Jr. scored a career-high 30 points and Lonnie Walker IV added 24. The 17-63 Wizards’ top scorer was Tristan Vukcevic with 24 po
  
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• Texas’ Tre Johnson announces he’ll declare for NBA draft after his stellar freshman season

  09-04-2025 23:27 via nbcsports.com
  
  AUSTIN, Texas — Southeastern Conference freshman of the year Tre Johnson says he’s one-and-done at Texas and will enter the NBA draft.Johnson, who made his announcement on ESPN on Tuesday, averaged 19.7 points per game to lead the SEC and broke Kevin Durant’s school freshman record with 39 against Arkansas late in the regular season.The 6-foot-6 guard shot 39.7% on 3-pointers, 42.7% overall and 87.1% on free throws to rank among the SEC leaders. He’s projected as a consen
  
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• Suns' Kevin Durant ineligible for All-NBA honors as he falls short of 65-game threshold

  09-04-2025 23:14 via cbssports.com
  
  Durant has only played in 62 games this season and is listed as out on Wednesday night
  
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• NBA rescinds Luka Dončić's 2nd technical foul, which Lakers star said was caused by a ref's mistake

  09-04-2025 23:11 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NBA has officially rescinded a technical foul called on Los Angeles Lakers star Luka Dončić on Tuesday, the league announced Wednesday. The foul, which was Dončić's second of the game, resulted in Dončić getting ejected in the Lakers' loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.Dončić was hit with the foul after a back-and-forth with a courtside fan at Paycom Center during the fourth quarter. An official heard a comment from Dončić and mistakenly thoug
  
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• NBA reportedly rescinds Luka Dončić's 2nd technical foul, which Lakers star said was caused by a ref's mistake

  09-04-2025 23:11 via sports.yahoo.com
  
  The NBA has rescinded the technical foul that got Luka Dončić ejected in the Los Angeles Lakers' loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday.Dončić was hit with the foul after an official thought he made a comment toward him, but the Lakers star said after the game he was actually talking to a fan behind the official.The NBA has notified the Lakers that it has rescinded the second technical foul on Luka Doncic from Tuesday’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder, leag
  
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