DALLAS — The dunk will rightfully draw the most attention. In the fourth quarter, Andrew Wiggins received a kickout pass down the right wing from a driving Stephen Curry, got blown off a closeout defender, saw the rim in front of him and launched into a fierce tomahawk dunk that went at the expense of …
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Nick Van Exel wants to be clear: he has never resigned from his team, never wanted to imply it and never wanted to offend anyone. He certainly never intended to publish a meme—especially since no one knew what a “meme” was back in 1998, when Van Exel uttered his tongue-in-cheek battle cry: “One, two, three… …
BOSTON — Midway through the third quarter on Monday night as the Celtics stretched their lead to as much as 32 points, Rudy Gobert couldn’t resist. “This Boston defense is tough,” the Utah Jazz Center tweeted. This was both harmless and accurate at a time when the Celtics were choking the Miami Heat and circumscribing …
Welcome to winning circle, a weekly column by Prince J. Grimes, lead writer of Bet For The Win. Here you can read about statistics and trends that can help you make informed betting predictions for the week ahead and beyond. The Boston Celtics’ 102-82 win over the Miami Heat on Monday was the 22nd game …
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BOSTON — Midway through the third quarter on Monday night as the Celtics stretched their lead to as much as 32 points, Rudy Gobert couldn’t resist. “This Boston defense is tough,” the Utah Jazz Center tweeted. This was both harmless and accurate at a time when the Celtics were choking the Miami Heat and circumscribing …
Round 2 of the NBA Playoffs is underway, and we have four separate Game 1s to unwrap. This week we’re taking a look at each series, breaking down what transpired and what it means for the future. Bucks versus Celtics The Milwaukee Bucks aren’t the Brooklyn Nets — the Boston Celtics understand that better than …
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Game 5: Bucks 116, Bulls 100 | Bucks win series 4-1 who was the guy Giannis Antetokounmpo. Naturally. Once again, he was just an impossible cover for the Chicago Bulls as the Milwaukee Bucks won Game 5 to advance to the second round. He had a whopping 33 points, nine rebounds and three assists in …
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Game 3: Warriors 109, Mavericks 100 | Warriors lead 3-0 who was the guy Andrew Wiggins AND Steph Curry. That’s right, I’m picking two different Golden State Warriors for this Game 3 win over the Dallas Mavericks. Curry was his usual brilliant self with 31 points, 11 assists and five rebounds; He hit half of …
Memorable isn’t really the right word. Painful, frustrating, demoralizing. That’s how Draymond Green would narrow the two seasons between the Golden State Warriors’ last appearance in the NBA Finals in 2019 and this season’s run to just one game before returning to the championship series after Sunday’s 109-100 win over the Dallas Mavericks detail the …
Round 2 of the NBA Playoffs is underway, and despite some thrilling first-round streaks, the top four seedlings from each conference have advanced into the last eight. Now that we’ve seen how the remaining teams are reacting to the post-season environment, it seems like a good time to reconsider which of them has the best …
