Basketball

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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Gordon's game-winner, Jokic's 42 points, 22 rebounds lead Nuggets past Thunder in West semis Game 1

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Nikola Jokic showed why he's a finalist for another MVP award with his historic stat line. But with Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals at stake, the ball again found Aaron Gordon's hands. Gordon hit a 3-pointer with 2.

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Knicks come from 20 down, beat Celtics 108-105 in OT as Bridges' steal preserves Game 1 win

BOSTON (AP) — The Knicks grew accustomed to facing big deficits against the Celtics this season. New York faced another one to open its Eastern Conference semifinal matchup against the defending NBA champions.

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Celtics' Porzingis misses second half of Game 1 loss to Knicks because of illness

BOSTON (AP) — Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis didn't play in the second half of Boston's loss to the New York Knicks in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals because of an illness.

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