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Bucks’ Maker, other reserves step into NBA playoff spotlight
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Thon Maker is having his biggest games at the biggest time of the year. Not bad for a bench guy and someone who, as recently as last…
Read MoreAntetokounmpo says inability to score lunch not a big deal
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo helped the Milwaukee Bucks win a playoff game but couldn’t score a table at a Mexican restaurant. Antetokounmpo says the social media-fueled mess over the…
Read MoreDavis, Pelicans on path to NBA’s next small-market success
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — With every Anthony Davis put-back dunk, reverse alley-oop jam, step-back 3-pointer or game-sealing block in the playoffs, the New Orleans Pelicans take a step closer to…
Read MoreTied up: Giannis’ tip-in lifts Bucks over Celtics in Game 4
MILWAUKEE (AP) — After losing a 20-point lead to the Boston Celtics, the Milwaukee Bucks were determined not to lose another playoff game. Leave it to All-Star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo…
Read MoreEMBIID PLAYS, meaning only took 4 years for the Top 3 picks of 2014 draft to make playoffs
So far, Joel Embiid’s the big winner of the Top 3 picks in the 2014 NBA draft. They all needed four years to make the playoffs but only Embiid has…
Read MoreOn Basketball: With Kawhi, it’s the Spurs who need answers
Kawhi Leonard has a new team, and Gregg Popovich isn’t the coach. This is where the San Antonio Spurs are at right now, as this impasse between the franchise and…
Read MoreGAME 2: Bucks at Celtics quick hitter
Boston leads 1-0. Game 2, 8 P.M., TV: TNT , RADIO: WKTY 96.7 FM / 580 AM NEED TO KNOW: Giannis Antetokounmpo has scored 20 or more points in eight…
Read MoreNBA first-round playoff series capsules
Capsules for the first-round NBA playoff series in the Eastern and Western conferences: ___ EASTERN CONFERENCE No. 1 TORONTO RAPTORS (59-23) vs. No. 8 WASHINGTON WIZARDS (43-39) Season series: Split,…
Read MoreWarriors, Cavs vulnerable, or headed for NBA Finals Round 4?
Maybe this is the year. Maybe the Golden State Warriors, opening the postseason without Stephen Curry or any momentum, won’t be the best of the West, where there’s a Houston…
Read MoreLakers’ big summer looms after 5 straight losing seasons
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) — And now the real season begins for the Los Angeles Lakers. At least that’s what the fans of the 16-time NBA champions repeatedly have been told…
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