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Shams Charania: Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving has been fined $50,000 for middle finger gestures to fans on Sunday in Boston, as well as profane language. Source: Twitter @ShamsCharania What's the buzz on Twitter? Tina Cervasio @ TinaCervasio In ...

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Timberwolves and Grizzlies Are Playing By Their Own Rules

Minnesota and Memphis are breaking all the conventional rules and making the game more fun by doing it.

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Did Celtics already take Nets’ best punch?

Or can we expect a more robust response to their Game 1 loss on Wednesday?

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The Third Splash Brother Has Arrived

Inside look at Jordan Poole’s emergence in the NBA playoffs.

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Chicago Bulls need more from DeMar DeRozan, Zach LaVine and Nikola Vučević — who shot below 30% in Game 1 — to pull off an upset

The Chicago Bulls came inches from a Game 1 upset Sunday in their first-round playoff series against the Milwaukee Bucks.

Chicago Tribune

After Game 1 loss, four ways Nets can adjust to Celtics’ punishing defense and rebounding

BOSTON — Offensive rebounds, turnovers, poor transition defense, and touches for Seth Curry, all underscored by a particularly poor shooting night for Kevin Durant.

Tribune News Service

Michael Cunningham: Trae Young has passed every test for Hawks. Now he faces a new one.

MIAMI—The best part about watching Trae Young’s career up close is getting to see him work. He’s a great entertainer. The next best part is seeing Young’s game evolve. Young quickly proved he’s a good NBA player, opponents adjusted accordingly, and Young countered. Now he’s among the best young stars…

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Physicality of Game 1 ‘price of admission’ if Bulls want to win series

There weren’t a lot of adjustments made in the Monday practice for the Bulls, as they prepared for Game 2 in Milwaukee on Wednesday. And according to Alex Caruso, a bunch of adjustments weren’t needed.

Chicago Sun-Times

LeBron Comments on Kyrie Not Making 75th Anniversary Team

After Irving’s Game 1 performance against the Celtics, James took to Twitter with his take.

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Charles Barkley, Shaq React to Irving’s Game 1 Comments

Neither of them cared for what the Nets star had to say.

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Boston star Jayson Tatum talks about buzzer-beating play from Marcus Smart in Game 1 Nets win

The St. Louis native believes the team has grown in terms of making the right play when it counts.

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Best NBA Playoff Performances and Biggest Surprises So Far

Nets-Celtics drama, Game 1 upsets and high-scoring postseason debuts—the first weekend of the 2022 playoffs had it all.

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‘Inside the NBA’ crew react to Boston Celtics blowout win over the Brooklyn Nets in Game 1

Shaq, Kenny, Chuck, and Ernie talk about the Celtics' buzzer-beating win.

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The Raptors Are a Beautifully Weird Experiment

Game 1 against the 76ers couldn’t have gone worse, but things are never out of reach for Toronto.

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Alex Caruso still not fully healthy

Bulls guard Alex Caruso won't be fully healthy for the first-round playoff series against the Bucks. Coach Billy Donovan said it, and it was apparent Sunday in Game 1. But the Bulls have little choice but to take the approach that Caruso will give ...

Chicago Tribune

Paul Sullivan: Chicago Bulls prove they can hang with the Milwaukee Bucks, but a chance to take the series lead slips away

A sense of dread accompanied the Chicago Bulls up Interstate 94 for their first postseason game in five years.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bulls put up a fight in Game 1 but fall late to defending champion Bucks

After withstanding a dismal first quarter, the Bulls actually went toe-to-toe with the Bucks and even put themselves in position to tie or win the game late.

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Late offensive struggles cost Bulls opportunity to steal Game 1

Chicago went cold down the stretch as Milwaukee was able to sneak away with the Game 1 victory.

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Billy Donovan thought Giannis Antetokounmpo should have fouled out of Game 1

KC Johnson: Billy Donovan thought Giannis went over Patrick Williams' back, which would've been Giannis Antetokounmpo 6th foul. Instead, Williams drew a foul. Source: Twitter @KCJHoop What's the buzz on Twitter? Eric Nehm @ eric_nehm Asked ...

Chicago Tribune

Chicago Bulls overcome an early 16-point deficit but lose 93-86 to the Milwaukee Bucks in Game 1 of the playoffs

MILWAUKEE — In the fourth quarter of any game, the Chicago Bulls are always comfortable with a single-digit deficit and the ball in DeMar DeRozan’s hands. That has been a tried-and-true formula throughout DeRozan’s first season in Chicago.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Sixers vow to be ‘locked in’ for Game 2 against the Raptors

The 76ers know now is not the time to be overconfident — even though it’s easy to do so under the circumstances.

Sports Illustrated

Kyrie Forces Celtics’ Defense to Bend, but Not Break

Boston’s top-rated defense didn’t look the part on Sunday, as Kyrie Irving thrived in a hostile environment. But the Celtics got a stop when it mattered most.

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Boston Celtics – Brooklyn Nets full Game 1 highlights: Jayson Tatum’s buzzer-beater saves the day

Check out all the best plays from an instant classic in this clip.

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Tatum’s layup gives Celtics 115-114 Game 1 win over Nets

BOSTON — In a first-round game that had the hype and energy of the conference finals, the Celtics and Nets rose to new heights for a Game 1 in mid-April.

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NBA Twitter reacts to wild Nets-Celtics Game 1: ‘That felt like the damn Finals’

Here's how NBA Twitter reacted to the Celtics beating the Nets at the buzzer in Game 1 of the first round.

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