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Why no NBA playoff team comes close to the Phoenix Suns

Kirk Goldsberry (@kirkgoldsberry) is a professor and an NBA analyst for ESPN. Among the 16 teams entering the NBA playoffs, one stands out: The Phoenix Suns are the best in the league, and their record proves it. Phoenix went 64-18 and finished eight games ahead of the Memphis Grizzlies atop the NBA standings. That is the largest differential between the […]

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Raptors rookie Barnes (ankle) exits series opener

PHILADELPHIA — Toronto Raptors rookie forward Scottie Barnes left Game 1 of Toronto’s first-round playoff series against the Philadelphia 76ers here at Wells Fargo Center with a left ankle sprain Saturday night. Barnes, who had 15 points, 10 rebounds and eight assists in 31 minutes in his first career playoff game, was in the lane playing defense when 76ers star […]

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Nuggets’ blueprint ahead of Game 1 vs. Warriors: “Everybody’s gotta be in attack mode”

SAN FRANCISCO – Aaron Gordon had the answers but saw little incentive to share them publicly. Asked on Friday what areas he felt the Nuggets could exploit against the Warriors’ elite defense, Gordon was coy, preferring to keep those clues in-house. But throughout Denver’s last week of preparation, including a rare back-to-back practice followed by a lighter day Friday after […]

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Kerr: No expectations in playoffs a new challenge

SAN FRANCISCO — The Golden State Warriors are back in the playoffs for the first time in two years. And unlike the last time they were in the postseason — and the four times before that — there aren’t many expectations surrounding them. Sure, they are expected to make it past the first round. Maybe even the second. Some believe […]

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Luka? Tatum? LeBron? Who makes Lowe’s first-team All-NBA?

Zach Lowe (@ZachLowe_NBA) is a senior writer for ESPN Digital and Print. With individual awards done, it’s time for the rest — three All-NBA teams, and two apiece for All-Defensive and All-Rookie. These weren’t quite as tortuous as usual — and not as thorny as several individual awards. Here’s the rest of this year’s awards ballot. Source: Read Full Article

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