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NBA Bucks fire Budenholzer after first-round playoff exit

Washington (AFP) - Mike Budenholzer was fired on Thursday as coach of the Milwaukee Bucks, ousted after a first-round playoff exit only two years after guiding them to their first NBA crown in 50 years.

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Joel Embiid makes NBA championship vow after breakthrough moment

The Philadelphia 76ers center is targeting winning a championship with the franchise after beating Nikola Jokic and Giannis Antetokounmpo to the 2023 NBA MVP award

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Sharp-shooting Celtics blitz Sixers to square series

Los Angeles (AFP) - The Boston Celtics produced an exhibition of three-point shooting to blow away the Philadelphia 76ers 121-87 and square their Eastern Conference playoff series on Wednesday.

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Brunson shines as Knicks down Heat to level series

New York (AFP) - Jalen Brunson scored 30 points as the New York Knicks defeated the Miami Heat 111-105 to square their Eastern Conference playoff semi-final series at 1-1 on Tuesday.

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NBA scout raves about Jarred Vanderbilt’s ability to defend guards

A scout for an Eastern Conference team says Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt can defend guards as well as any big man in the NBA.

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Ice-cool Harden scores 45 as Sixers stun Celtics

New York (AFP) - James Harden scored a career playoff high 45 points as the Philadelphia 76ers overcame the absence of Joel Embiid to stun the Boston Celtics in game one of their Eastern Conference semi-final series on Monday.

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Devils blank Rangers in Game 7, face Canes in second round

Unexpected hero Akira Schmid rebounded from his only bad game and made 31 saves in Game 7 to lead the New Jersey Devils to a 4-0 victory over the New York Rangers Monday night in an entertaining first-round playoff series

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Harden scores 45 as Sixers stun Celtics

New York (AFP) - James Harden scored a career playoff-high 45 points as the Philadelphia 76ers overcame the absence of Joel Embiid to stun the Boston Celtics in game one of their Eastern Conference semi-final series on Monday.

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Cincinnati hold MLS leaders New England, Miami end losing streak

Miami (AFP) - Eastern Conference leaders New England Revolution were held to a 1-1 draw at home to second-placed FC Cincinnati while Inter Miami ended a run of six straight losses with a win at Columbus in MLS on Saturday.

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Florida Panthers vs. Boston Bruins live stream, channel, preview, odds, time, how to watch NHL Playoffs, Game 5

The Florida Panthers and the Boston Bruins are set to face off in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals on Wednesday night.

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Young stunner as Hawks beat Celtics while Nuggets, Suns advance

Los Angeles (AFP) - Trae Young nailed a last-gasp three-pointer as the Atlanta Hawks stunned the Boston Celtics 119-117 to keep their Eastern Conference postseason campaign alive on Tuesday, while Denver and Phoenix booked their places in the next round with series-clinching victories.

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'Ice' Trae: Young nails last-gasp stunner as Hawks beat Celtics

Los Angeles (AFP) - Trae Young nailed a last-gasp three-pointer as the Atlanta Hawks stunned the Boston Celtics 119-117 to keep their Eastern Conference playoff series alive on Tuesday.

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Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum combine for 62 points in Celtics’ Game 4 win over the Hawks

The pair of Celtics wings put on a show against the Atlanta Hawks in Game 4 of their first-round series against their Eastern Conference foes to the tune of 62 points combined with 31 each.

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Antetokounmpo status remains up in air as Bucks, Heat move on to Game 4

MIAMI — It was back to double duty Sunday for Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra, with it still unclear when All-Star forward Giannis Antetokounmpo will be able to return to duty for the Milwaukee Bucks in this best-of-seven Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.

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Warriors down Kings to square series, Knicks on the brink

San Francisco (AFP) - Stephen Curry scored 32 points as the Golden State Warriors held off a ferocious fourth quarter fightback from the Sacramento Kings to secure a series-leveling 126-125 victory in the NBA playoffs on Sunday.

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NBA Knicks on brink of advancing as Brunson sinks Cavs

New York (AFP) - Jalen Brunson scored 29 points as the New York Knicks took a commanding 3-1 series lead with a 102-93 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA playoffs on Sunday.

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Heat this time seize upon Antetokounmpo absence, thrash Bucks for 2-1 series lead

MIAMI — There will be basketball at the Miami Heat’s arena beyond Monday night’s Game 4 of this best-of-seven opening-round Eastern Conference playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks.

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Knicks dominate Cavs, Hawks claw back against Celtics

Los Angeles (AFP) - The New York Knicks dominated the Cleveland Cavaliers 99-79 on Friday, electrifying Madison Square Garden as they took a 2-1 lead in their NBA Eastern Conference playoff series.

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Hawks look forward to Celtics series shifting to games at State Farm Arena

ATLANTA — The Hawks know that at this point of the season, every game is important. They’ve lost their first two games of their Eastern Conference playoffs first-round series against the Celtics. So, they know that Friday’s Game 3 carries serious implications.

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Grizzlies sink Lakers, Bucks scorch Heat to tie series

Los Angeles (AFP) - The Memphis Grizzlies shook off the absence of star guard Ja Morant to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 103-93 on Wednesday and tie their Western Conference playoff series, as the Milwaukee Bucks thrashed Miami to square their Eastern Conference series.

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Grizzlies hold off Lakers to level series 1-1

Los Angeles (AFP) - The Memphis Grizzlies shook off the absence of star guard Ja Morant to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 103-93 on Wednesday and knot their NBA Western Conference playoff series at one game apiece.

Sports Illustrated

NBA Team Fires GM After Missing Playoffs in Back-to-Back Years

Washington has recorded five straight losing seasons.

Newsday

Chris Kreider scores twice as Rangers cruise past Devils in Game 1

NEWARK, N.J. — All season long, the Rangers were waiting for this moment. After getting all the way to the Eastern Conference final last season, before running out of gas and eventually bowing out to the Tampa Bay Lightning, the Blueshirts hungered to get back to the playoffs and try…

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Who will Heat turn to with Tyler Herro likely out for rest of playoffs?

In the moment, the gravity was difficult to discern. On one hand, in this case the right hand, Tyler Herro was in considerable anguish. On the other hand, he still was ambulatory and able enough to launch a successful 3-pointer in the waning seconds of the first half of Sunday’s…

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Ron Cook: Counting down top 15 greatest moments from Penguins' incredible playoffs streak

The Stanley Cup playoffs will begin Monday night without the Penguins for the first time since Sid the Kid really was still a kid. The next two months will remind us of all the fun we are missing. We'll see Edmonton's Connor McDavid or Boston's Patrice Bergeron or perhaps, horror…

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