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NBA Playoffs – Golden State Warriors Complete Sweep of New Orleans Pelicans
The Golden State Warriors are headed towards a few days of rest after a 109-98 win over the New Orleans Pelicans, making it 4-0 and completing the first round sweep behind another incredible shooting performance from Stephen Curry.
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NBA Playoffs – Memphis Grizzlies Keep on Dominating the Portland Trail Blazers
The Memphis Grizzlies have the Portland Trail Blazers number, beating them 115-109 to take a 3-0 lead in the playoff series and make it seven wins in seven games including the regular season despite Mike Conley leaving with a face injury in the third quarter.
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NBA Playoffs – Milwaukee Bucks Finally Find a Way to Outplay the Chicago Bulls
The Milwaukee Bucks beat the Chicago Bulls 92-90 in game 4 of their playoff series to narrow it down to 3-1, with the hero of the day being Jerryd Bayless scoring a buzzer beater after breaking loose from Derrick Rose on the final play of the game.
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NBA Playoffs – Brooklyn Nets Beat the Atlanta Hawks For the First Time This Season
Despite being the number one seed, the Atlanta Hawks are the only higher seed in the Eastern conference that didn’t win the first three games of the series, losing 91-83 to the Brooklyn Nets in game 3, making it only a 2-1 lead, struggling against the much faster pace of ball movement occurring due to Jarrett Jack having more time with the ball.
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NBA Playoffs – Don’t Let the Postseason Change Your MVP Perception
One day it’s James Harden, the other it’s Stephen Curry. LeBron James is still worth talking about, and some days Kawhi Leonard is amazing. But nothing these guys do should change the way you think about the NBA MVP award.
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NBA Playoffs – San Antonio Spurs & Kawhi Leonard Teach Los Angeles Clippers a Postseason Lesson
No one speaks about Kawhi Leonard and mentions a regular season MVP, but when he’s in his zone on offense, it’s hard to argue that he’s not one of the best player in the NBA, leading the San Antonio Spurs to a 100-73 win over the Los Angeles Clippers, taking a 2-1 lead in the series following game 3.
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NBA Playoffs – Houston Rockets Finally Get James Harden in MVP Form
Things were going well without James Harden exploding, but the Houston Rockets need him to play like the best player in the league from time to time, and got exactly that in a 130-128 win over the Dallas Mavericks in game 3 to take a 3-0 lead in their playoff series.
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NBA Playoffs – Washington Wizards Making This Look Easy
The Washington Wizards are turning a series that should have been one of the closest (and possibly boring) in the first round of the playoffs into a breeze, beating the Toronto Raptors 106-99 to take 3-0 lead with game 4 being played at home, making the sweep a very likely possibility.
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NBA Playoffs – Golden State Warriors & Stephen Curry Break the Hearts of the New Orleans Pelicans
If the New Orleans Pelicans couldn’t beat the Golden State Warriors this time, it’s not going to happen. Stephen Curry scored an impossible 3-pointer to send the game into overtime and eventually a 123-119 win to give the Dubs a 3-0 lead in a series that seems over, despite the fight being put up by their rivals.
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NBA Playoffs – Chicago Bulls Getting the Best of Derrick Rose
The Milwaukee Bucks pushed the hardest they could and still lost. The Chicago Bulls overcame huge deficits to come away with a 113-106 double overtime win and moving up to 3-0 in the series, getting the kind of performance from Derrick Rose they’ve been dreaming of since he began his comeback.