Tag: NBA Playoffs
Nets’ Harden out, Green questionable for Game 4 at Milwaukee
MILWAUKEE — The Brooklyn Nets again won’t have James Harden but could have forward Jeff Green back for Game 4 of their second-round playoff...
Bucks edge Nets 86-83 in Game 3; Jazz grab 2-0 lead in West
MILWAUKEE — Jrue Holiday made a go-ahead driving layup with 11.4 seconds left and the Milwaukee Bucks held on for an 86-83 victory Thursday...
AP Sportlight
June 12
1920 — Man o’ War wins the Belmont Stakes,...
Analysis: In the NBA, a breakthrough win awaits for a GM
Phoenix general manager James Jones was the guy who would routinely hold court at his locker a half-hour before games and engage in all...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
June 11
1898 — Willie Simms becomes the only African American...
AP-Sportlight-Week Ahead
June 15
1901 — Willie Anderson edges Alex Smith by one...
Back to normal? NBA plans to start ’21-22 season in October
MIAMI — The NBA told its teams Thursday that it intends to return to a normal schedule next season, with training camps opening in...
Hawks, Nuggets hope home court provides edge in semifinals
ATLANTA — John Collins already has seen what playoff success has done to raise the hometown excitement for the Atlanta Hawks.
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Embiid, Milton help 76ers even series with Hawks 118-102
Joep Embiid had 40 points and 13 rebounds, and Shake Milton scored 14 points in an electrifying stretch off the bench to lead the...
New York’s Tom Thibodeau picked as NBA’s coach of the year
NEW YORK — Tom Thibodeau got the New York Knicks back to the playoffs, guiding the team to its second-best record in 20 years.
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