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Harlan: Luka up all night sick following Dubs-Mavs Game 1 originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Luka Dončić wasn’t at his best in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals. In a defensive effort headed by Andrew Wiggins, the Warriors held the superstar to 20 points on 6-of-18 shooting in their blowout win over the … Read more

Draymond turns life inside-out in obsession of NBA titles originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea Draymond Green’s response Thursday to an innocuous question about his postseason routine was a three-minute confession of his springtime obsession. Asked what he does to “get away” from such a high-intensity environment, to “chill out,” Green dived into his answer … Read more

Anthony Chiang: Ime Udoka said the Celtics “might have missed out on that one” in regard to waiving Max Strus a few years ago. Source: Twitter @Anthony_Chiang What’s the buzz on Twitter? Jeff Zillgitt @JeffZillgitt Celtics coach Ime Udoka gets his turn to talk about Al Horford and Marcus Smart rejoining the lineup for Game … Read more

The Golden State Warriors will attempt to reach a high-rent NBA milestone and take a commanding lead in the Western Conference finals when they host Game 2 against the Dallas Mavericks on Friday night. With their 112-87 romp over the Mavericks in the best-of-seven opener Wednesday, the Warriors moved within one of becoming just the … Read more

LeBron James said he’ll play his last season with his son Bronny – wherever that is. That was in February, when LeBron was passive-aggressively putting pressure on the Lakers from every direction. He also openly discussed returning to the Cavaliers. LeBron since dialed down the tension, saying he wants to spend the rest of his … Read more

These Al Horford stats bode well for Celtics’ chances of winning Game 2 originally appeared on NBC Sports Boston Al Horford has been cleared to play in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference Finals, giving the Boston Celtics lineup a major boost against the Miami Heat. Horford missed Game 1 of the series because he … Read more

Could Johnny Davis be the Wizards’ answer at point guard? originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington The Washington Wizards have the 10th overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft. Here is the latest in our series on draft prospects who could fall around where the Wizards will select… 2022 NBA Draft Wizards Prospect Profile: Johnny Davis School: Wisconsin … Read more

The Boston Celtics will be looking to even the series with the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference finals before the series shifts to Beantown for Game 3. After a tough loss in Game 1 where the Heat really took control in the third quarter, the Celtics will be looking to correct their mistakes in … Read more

NBA playoffs show Wizards need defense and shooting originally appeared on NBC Sports Washington The NBA playoffs have once again reached a place the Wizards have not been as a franchise since 1979; the conference finals. Yes, it has been 43 years since the Wizards were one of the final four teams remaining in the … Read more

Then there’s Deandre Ayton. The talented 23-year-old big man has averaged a double-double in each of his four NBA seasons – and someone Shaquille O’Neal said the Suns should give “what he wants” this summer. “Had a great year, just one of those nights,” said O’Neal as Ayton finished in Sunday’s Game 7 against Dallas … Read more