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9:20 PM ET When Luka Doncic first stepped foot on the AdventHealth Arena court Sunday afternoon, he hoped to prove to himself and the Dallas Mavericks’ medical staff that he could play in Game 4, about 40 hours after spraining his left ankle. Doncic received clearance to play and then proceeded to deliver a historic
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11:24 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN For the first time in franchise history, the Toronto Raptors swept a playoff series. Now, also for the first time in franchise history, the Raptors are gearing up for a series against the Boston Celtics. Both teams finished off sweeps on Sunday, with Boston defeating Philadelphia and the Raptors taking
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9:01 PM ET Doc Rivers said the LA Clippers are “very emotionally weak” and are not the elite defensive team they are supposed to be right now. Rivers was upset with his team’s mental toughness and execution after Luka Doncic capped an incredible Game 4 performance with a 27-foot step-back 3-pointer at the buzzer in
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9:24 PM ET LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Los Angeles Lakers spent time on Sunday, Kobe Bryant’s birthday, doing something the franchise’s late star surely would have approved of: getting in extra work on the practice floor. After shooting just 28-for-43 (65.1%) from the foul line on Saturday in their Game 3 win over
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8:55 PM ET The Brooklyn Nets‘ season ended unceremoniously Sunday night in a first-round sweep at the hands of the NBA defending champion Toronto Raptors. In other circumstances, this could be construed as a disappointment. Instead, Brooklyn’s demise was met with a collective shrug, because the team was horribly short-handed. And it was always about
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6:15 PM ET With coach Brett Brown’s job status in question, Joel Embiid wondered about his future with the Philadelphia 76ers after they were swept out of the playoffs in a 110-106 loss to the Boston Celtics. “I don’t make the decisions. I’m here in Philly. Whatever happens, happens,” said Embiid, responding to a question
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7:46 PM ET Andrew LopezESPN Toronto Raptors guard Kyle Lowry will not return to Game 4 against the Brooklyn Nets after turning his left ankle in the first quarter, the team announced. With just a little more than three minutes left in the first quarter, Lowry was dribbling up the court when he was cut
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