Posts Tagged ‘NBA playoffs’
Bucks roll past Pistons 121-86 in series opener
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo had 24 points and 17 rebounds in just 24 minutes, and the top-seeded Milwaukee Bucks showed they were serious about making a playoff run with…
Read MoreThe field is set: NBA matchups for 2019 playoffs finalized
MIAMI (AP) — The last spot in the NBA playoffs went to the Detroit Pistons. Their reward: A series against MVP candidate Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks. The drama…
Read MoreBucks get Blake, Pistons in first round of NBA playoffs
Just before Thursday’s regular-season finale, the Milwaukee Bucks found out who they would get in the first round of the NBA playoffs. In what was basically a formality, the Bucks…
Read MoreBreaking down the NBA playoff races, which are winding down
MIAMI (AP) — The playoff field is largely set. The positioning, that’s still anyone’s guess. So even while some of what we could have had for drama over the final…
Read MoreAnticipated or anticlimactic? Warriors-Cavs 4 in NBA Finals
The first one deserved a sequel, which Cleveland won in the biggest comeback in NBA Finals history to even things up with Golden State. Then with Kevin Durant joining Stephen…
Read MoreIt’s an annual tradition for LeBron James: The NBA Finals
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — LeBron James spent Memorial Day with his kids enjoying some barbecue. Once the grill got turned off, the television went on and he tuned in to…
Read MoreLong shots: Odds against Cavs in NBA Finals against Warriors
CLEVELAND (AP) — The odds are longer than a Stephen Curry 3-pointer, Kevin Durant’s wingspan or Draymond Green’s catalog of technical fouls. LeBron James and the Cavaliers are being given…
Read MoreRound 4: It’s Cleveland vs. Golden State, again
Here we go again. And again. And, well, again. Round 4 — as many predicted, and others probably lamented — is happening. Cleveland and Golden State will meet for the…
Read MoreJersey promise could leave Browns player in red if LeBron beats Golden State
CLEVELAND (AP) Cleveland Browns safety Damarious Randall better hope LeBron James’ postseason excellence is over. Randall promised on Twitter that if James and the Cavaliers upset the Golden State Warriors…
Read MoreThanks Houston for the 27 consecutive missed 3-pointers. Sincerely, Golden State
The Houston Rockets started out Game 7 of the NBA Western Conference finals well enough. Houston opened 6-for-14 from beyond the arc against the Golden State Warriors and fans thought…
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