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Heat take care of business with 119-103 win over 76ers to go up 2-0 in series

MIAMI — As needed.

Tribune News Service · May 5, 2022

LAYUP LINES: The NBA is finally ready to move on from the LeBron James era

These playoffs have been so much fun, y'all.

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 4, 2022

David Murphy: Sixers’ Doc Rivers has no answers, and maybe that’s because there aren’t any

MIAMI — Before everybody dives too gleefully into the search for Doc Rivers’ replacement, they should at least do the man the favor of acknowledging that he has no good options. He may not even have an option that one would qualify as the least bad.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · May 4, 2022

How the Bucks Are Clamping Down on the Celtics

After all this time, perhaps many of us simply forgot. The Bucks led the NBA in defensive efficiency during the 2018–19 season, then earned the distinction again in 2019–20. After a dropoff to ninth-best during the 2020–21 regular season, Milwaukee clamped down when it mattered most, not only ...

Sports Illustrated · May 3, 2022

SI:AM | The Heat Did Not Mess Around

They look like a real title contender.

Sports Illustrated · May 3, 2022

The Sixers’ Best Chance Going Forward Without Joel Embiid

Three thoughts on Miami’s Game 1 win over Philadelphia.

Sports Illustrated · May 3, 2022

Raptors Broadcaster Apologizes for Comments About Joel Embiid

Jack Armstrong made a series of head-scratching remarks in the closing minutes of Game 6 between Toronto and Philadelphia.

Sports Illustrated · May 3, 2022

Miami Heat comes alive in second half, blitzes 76ers to win opener of playoff series

This wasn’t the start-to-finish stressless joyride that might have seemed likely after the Heat sprinted to a 25-11 lead against Philadelphia at the outset of their second-round series on Monday night.

Miami Herald · May 3, 2022

Sixers’ Joel Embiid considering playing for France at 2024 Olympics

While Joel Embiid is sidelined from the Sixers’ opening playoff games in Miami, he’s apparently passing part of the time by looking into the future.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · May 3, 2022

Report: Joel Embiid Could Change Nationality Before ’24 Olympics

The MVP candidate is currently rehabbing from a facial injury he sustained in the first round of the NBA playoffs against the Raptors.

Sports Illustrated · May 2, 2022