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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.
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NBA Playoffs – Cleveland Cavaliers & LeBron James Closer to the Sweep
The Boston Celtics tried a new approach – physically rattling the Cleveland Cavaliers. It didn’t work. LeBron James had his best game of the series, and along with Kevin Love and J.R. Smith led his team to a 103-95 win, taking a 3-0 lead in the series.
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World Series – Kansas City Royals Getting Closer, San Francisco Giants Losing Grip
Home field is meaningless in this World Series, as the Kansas City Royals win 3-2 to pick up a 2-1 lead against the San Francisco Giants with another fantastic performance from the bullpen without having to do too much on offense.
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Giants Over Cardinals – Late Errors Tend to be Fatal
The St. Louis Cardinals fought their way back only to see Randy Choate completely crumble in the 10th inning, eventually giving up the game winning run as the San Francisco Giants started loading the bases and made the most of a throwing error from the veteran pitcher, winning 5-4 and taking a 2-1 lead in the NLCS.
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MLB Playoffs – Washington Nationals Back In, San Francisco Giants Lament Error
One mistake and a great day on the mound gets tarnished, as a throwing error by Madison Bumgarner and excellent hitting and fielding from Bryce Harper helped the Washington Nationals win for the first time in their NLDS with the San Francisco Giants, coming away with the 4-1 win and making it a 2-1 series as well.
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MLB Playoffs – St. Louis Cardinals Flip Series, Los Angeles Dodgers Mostly Complaining
The home run hitting ability of Matt Carpenter has kicked into extra gear in the postseason, hitting his third consecutive homer to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-1 and take a 2-1 lead in the series after being the worst long-ball hitting team in baseball during the regular season.
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MLB Playoffs – Baltimore Orioles Hang On, Detroit Tigers Can’t Score
A close series for the most part that ends in a sweep, which seems to be the trend in the American League. The Baltimore Orioles move on to the ALCS after a 3-0 sweep and a 2-1 win in game 3 over the Detroit Tigers thanks to a Nelson Cruz home run, while their opponents, backed by the home crowd, got close in the ninth inning but couldn’t complete the turnaround.
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NBA Playoffs – San Antonio Spurs Almost Perfect, Miami Heat Surprisingly Bad
Momentum swings and shifts in the NBA finals as the San Antonio Spurs, backed by a close to perfect shooting performance and led by Danny Green and Kawhi Leonard take a 2-1 lead over the Miami Heat with a 111-92 win, probably surprised by how bad LeBron James and Dwayne Wade were during in game 3.