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Bucks rally to push Celtics to brink; Grizzlies rout Warriors

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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 12 May 2022 06:05:49 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – The Milwaukee Bucks erased a double-digit fourth-quarter deficit to beat Boston, 110-107, on Wednesday and push the Celtics to the brink of NBA playoff elimination as the Memphis Grizzlies stayed alive with a 134-95 drubbing of Golden State. The Grizzlies, facing elimination and playing without injured All-Star guard Ja Morant, weren’t […]

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Nuggets’ Jokic named NBA MVP for second straight season

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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 12 May 2022 02:33:54 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic was named NBA Most Valuable Player for the second straight season on Wednesday. The 27-year-old Serbian star averaged 27.1 points per game with 13.8 rebounds and 7.9 assists this season as the Nuggets finished sixth in the Western Conference. He beat out Philadelphia 76ers star Joel […]

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Miami, Phoenix score blowout wins over rivals for 3-2 leads

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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 11 May 2022 07:01:56 +0000

MIAMI (AFP) – Top seeds Miami and Phoenix moved to within one win of the NBA conference finals on Tuesday after scoring blowout victories against Philadelphia and Dallas. In Miami, Jimmy Butler scored 23 points in a balanced offensive effort as the Heat thrashed the Philadelphia 76ers, 120-85, to seize control of their best-of-seven Eastern […]

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Curry rescues Warriors for 3-1 lead vs Grizzlies; Celtics level series vs Bucks

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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 10 May 2022 08:54:23 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Stephen Curry scored 32 points as the Golden State Warriors survived a scare to defeat the Memphis Grizzlies, 101-98, and move to the brink of the Western Conference playoff finals on Monday. Curry poured in 18 points in the final quarter as an out-of-sorts Warriors reeled in the Grizzlies with less […]

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Mavs rain Suns with 20 3-pointers to tie series; Sixers beat Heat

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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Mon, 09 May 2022 07:37:27 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – The Dallas Mavericks rained 20 three-pointers and again neutralized Phoenix point guard Chris Paul to beat the top-seeded Suns, 111-101, on Sunday and knot their NBA playoff series at two games each. Star guard Luka Doncic scored 26 points and Dorian Finney-Smith added 24 for Dallas, who have won two games […]

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76ers get back at Heat big-time as Embiid returns; Mavs eclipse Suns

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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Sat, 07 May 2022 08:19:46 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Philadelphia’s star center Joel Embiid returned from injury to help the re-energized 76ers beat the Miami Heat, 99-79, on Friday, clawing back a game in their NBA playoff series. Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks also avoided falling into a 3-0 hole with a 103-94 victory over the Phoenix Suns. Embiid […]

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Suns go up 2-0; Heat burn Sixers anew

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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Thu, 05 May 2022 09:28:41 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Chris Paul and the Phoenix Suns poured it on in the fourth quarter, pulling away for a 129-109 victory over the Dallas Mavericks and a commanding 2-0 lead in their NBA playoff series. Paul scored 14 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter as Western Conference top seed Phoenix broke […]

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Fiery Morant sparks Grizzlies’ bruising win over Warriors

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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 04 May 2022 09:37:23 +0000

 LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Ja Morant erupted for 47 points as the Memphis Grizzlies outmuscled the Golden State Warriors to level their Western Conference NBA playoff series with a bruising 106-101 victory on Tuesday. Morant’s career-high playoff points total dragged Memphis over the line to square the best-of-seven semi-final series at 1-1 after a nail-biting […]

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Brown sparks Celtics in Bucks playoff rout; series tied at 1-1

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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Wed, 04 May 2022 03:54:33 +0000

LOS ANGELES (AFP) – Jaylen Brown erupted for 30 points as the Boston Celtics bounced back to defeat the Milwaukee Bucks 109-86 and level their Eastern Conference playoff series on Tuesday. Brown produced a masterclass of shooting as the Celtics sprinted away from the NBA champions in a rampant first-half display at the TD Garden […]

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Suns overshadow Doncic heroics; Heat outclass Embiid-less Sixers

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Credit to Author: Tempo Desk| Date: Tue, 03 May 2022 06:37:07 +0000

  MIAMI (AFP) – Deandre Ayton scored 25 points as top seeds Phoenix overpowered Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks on Monday while Miami exploited the absence of Joel Embiid to rout Philadelphia in the NBA playoffs. Doncic led the scoring with a game-high 45 points but it was not enough to stop Phoenix from […]

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