Basketball

NBA playoffs are seeing close games become the norm. And there have been some heroic moments, too

Aaron Gordon went to the postgame interview room after his latest heroic moment for the Denver Nuggets, took a seat with his two nephews on his lap and waited for somebody to say something. He finally broke the silence. “Any questions?” he asked.

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Rookie GM Brian Gregory says he's ready to rebuild the Suns, touts closeness with owner Mat Ishbia

PHOENIX (AP) — Brian Gregory's basketball resume has plenty of gravitas thanks to nearly two decades as an NCAA Division I head coach at Dayton, Georgia Tech and South Florida. That's not why he's the new general manager of the Phoenix Suns.

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Mobley, Garland and Hunter declared out for Cavaliers going into Game 2 against Pacers

CLEVELAND (AP) — Evan Mobley, Darius Garland and De’Andre Hunter were all declared out for the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 2 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Indiana Pacers on Tuesday night.

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Thunder, Celtics look to bounce back after series-opening losses to Knicks, Nuggets

The Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder looked very much like the dominant teams they were during the regular season in securing lopsided first-round playoff series wins.

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OKC's Sam Presti picked as the NBA's executive of the year

Sam Presti of the Oklahoma City Thunder was announced Tuesday as the NBA's executive of the year, the reward for building that team into a juggernaut that won a league-best 68 games this season.

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Duke's Lawson will coach Team USA in AmeriCup; Old Dominion's Milton-Jones, OU's Baranczyk to assist

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NBA playoff guide: Who plays when, how to watch, what the odds are

Oh, what a Monday night in the NBA playoffs! The Knicks were down 20 on the road against the defending champions. The Nuggets were down 14 on the road against this year's title favorites.

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Westbrook's performance against former team helps Nuggets take 1-0 lead over Thunder

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Russell Westbrook had yet another magic moment in Oklahoma City. This time, it was for the visitors.

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Jokic and the Nuggets visit Oklahoma City with 1-0 series lead

Denver Nuggets (50-32, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (68-14, first in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Wednesday, 9:30 p.m.

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Towns and the Knicks visit Boston with 1-0 series lead

New York Knicks (51-31, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (61-21, second in the Eastern Conference) Boston; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Celtics -10; over/under is 210.

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