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No. 1s on the ropes: How the 76ers and Jazz save their seasons

Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system How can the top-seeded Philadelphia 76ers and Utah Jazz keep their seasons alive in the NBA playoffs on Friday and force deciding Game 7s in the conference semifinals? Both No. 1 seeds appeared to be in control of their matchups with the […]

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PG has playoff-best 41 as Clips call out his critics

Ohm Youngmisuk has covered the Giants, Jets and the NFL since 2006. Prior to that, he covered the Nets, Knicks and the NBA for nearly a decade. He joined ESPNNewYork.com after working at the New York Daily News for almost 12 years and is a graduate of Michigan State University. Follow him on Twitter »  Ohm’s chat archive » PHOENIX — […]

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Here’s how good Devin Booker’s and Trae Young’s NBA playoff debuts have been

Co-author, Pro Basketball Prospectus series Formerly a consultant with the Indiana Pacers Developed WARP rating and SCHOENE system This year’s NBA playoffs have doubled as a debutante ball for first-time participants Devin Booker and Trae Young. Typically, players struggle with increased defensive attention and stronger competition in their first trip through the postseason, but Booker and Young have been exceptions. […]

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Sources: Celtics high on Udoka, Ham and Billups

Host of The Woj Pod Joined ESPN in 2017 The Boston Celtics’ coaching search remains focused in the ranks of assistants, with a wave of second interviews expected to come with Brooklyn’s Ime Udoka, Milwaukee’s Darvin Ham and the LA Clippers’ Chauncey Billups, sources told ESPN. Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens, running the process to hire his successor, […]

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Nash: Injured Nets had ‘one too many obstacles’

Staff Writer Joined ESPN in 2018 Appears regularly on ESPN Chicago 1000 NEW YORK — The Brooklyn Nets couldn’t stave off the effects of mounting injuries any longer. After defying the odds that hamstring strains and ankle sprains had dealt, after mesmerizing and even historic performances, the Nets just didn’t have quite enough to outlast the Milwaukee Bucks in a […]

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Vanessa Bryant to settle suit over helicopter crash

LOS ANGELES — Vanessa Bryant, widow of the late NBA Hall of Famer Kobe Bryant, has agreed to settle a lawsuit against the pilot and owners of the helicopter that crashed last year, killing the Los Angeles Lakers legend, the Bryants’ daughter, Gianna, and seven others. Vanessa Bryant, her children and relatives of the additional victims filed a settlement agreement […]

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