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Key numbers behind the Cavaliers-Celtics NBA playoff matchup
Take a look at the important stats and sports betting nuggets ahead of the Cavaliers-Celtics NBA playoff matchup.
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2024 NBA playoff tiers: How do the eight remaining teams stack up?
ESPN NBA Insider Kevin Pelton puts the remaining eight playoff teams into five tiers. How many land in Tier 1?
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Predicting conference semifinal matchups: Wolves-Nuggets, Pacers-Knicks
Which teams will reach the conference finals? Our experts make their picks for each second-round matchup.
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2024 NBA Finals MVP odds: Tatum, Jokic lead favorites
Jayson Tatum and Nikola Jokic are the top two picks for the 2024 NBA Finals MVP as teams head into the second round.
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Thunder Throwback: How OKC's dynamic duos have left a lasting legacy
Following in the footsteps of Durant and Westbrook, the new-school Thunder have reemerged as title contenders behind the duo of Holmgren and Gilgeous-Alexander.
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2024 NBA playoffs championship odds: Celtics, Nuggets favored to battle for title
The Boston Celtics and the defending champion Denver Nuggets are favorites to win the 2024 NBA championship. We have odds for every team to advance to the Finals and to win the title.
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Why Stephen A. is worried about Knicks' series vs. Pacers
Stephen A. Smith picks the Knicks to defeat the Pacers, but he is not underestimating Indiana.
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- Sources: Ball picks up $21.4M option with Bulls
- Former Laker Morris dies at 33, family announces
- Lakers' Russell fined $25K for verbal abuse of ref
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2014 NBA redraft: Jokic or Embiid at No. 1, and who falls out of the lottery?
Jeremy Woo redrafts the 2014 NBA draft lottery, featuring the two best big men in the NBA in Nikola Jokic (No. 41 overall) and Joel Embiid (No. 3).
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2024 NBA draft rankings: Jonathan Givony's top 25 prospects
With nearly every draft prospect's season complete, who are the top 25 players heading into the pre-draft window?
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NBA offseason 2024: Guides for every eliminated NBA team
We break down the summer priorities and needs for the NBA teams that have already been sent home.
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2024 NBA MVP finalists: Jokic, Doncic and Gilgeous-Alexander
Who will win the MVP award between the Nuggets' Nikola Jokic, the Mavericks' Luka Doncic, and the Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander?
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NBA playoffs 2024: Slowing down has quickly become a favorite move for the league's elite scorers
Whether it's tapping the brakes after a 100 mph drive like Anthony Edwards, or going from slow to even slower like Luka Doncic and Nikola Jokic, the decel move and its variations are wreaking havoc on NBA defenders.
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NBA playoffs 2024: Jalen Brunson and the ruthless old-man game driving the New York Knicks
Brunson's ground-bound game exasperates opponents across the NBA -- and is fueling the most exciting Knicks season in decades.
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