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Donovan Mitchell's 39-point game rallies Cavs to next round
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What the Magic need to do this offseason
Extensions are coming for the Magic's young stars. Can they add a big-name player before it gets too expensive?
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WHO HAS THE EDGE?
2024 NBA playoff tiers: How do the eight remaining teams stack up?
ESPN NBA Insider Kevin Pelton puts the remaining eight playoff teams into five tiers. How many land in Tier 1?
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FORECASTING THE PLAYOFFS
Predicting Pacers-Knicks and Wolves-Nuggets conference semifinal matchups
Which teams will reach the conference finals? Our experts make their picks for each second-round matchup.
Why Stephen A. is worried about Knicks' series vs. Pacers
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RIVALRY RENEWED
Tale of the tape: The history of Pacers-Knicks
Key numbers behind the Cavaliers-Celtics NBA playoff matchup
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WOLVES TAKE GAME 1
Timberwolves take Game 1 on the road vs. Nuggets
Stephen A.: Anthony Edwards, Timberwolves will eliminate Nuggets
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LAKERS SEEKING A NEW COACH
The Phil Jackson-sized hole plaguing the Los Angeles Lakers
The Lakers will hire their seventh coach since 2011 as yet another summer of upheaval and searching begins. The question now is: Why does this keep happening?
Shelburne: Darvin Ham fell short of Lakers' high expectations
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MAVERICKS-THUNDER
GAME 1 ON TUESDAY
Youth in revolt? Why the young Oklahoma City core could buck history's trend
With a young roster, draft flexibility and cap space, the Thunder's championship window might be wide open for the foreseeable future.
Key numbers behind the Mavericks-Thunder matchup
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WHAT'S NEXT FOR SIXERS?
Philly's playoff exit raises a slew of questions -- and dramatically answered another
Injuries continue to haunt Joel Embiid and the 76ers as they exit the playoffs. But, behind Tyrese Maxey's rise and an offseason full of options, Philly has reasons for optimism despite its first-round defeat.
Stephen A.: Tyrese Maxey now face of Sixers franchise
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BUCKS ELIMINATED
How a blockbuster trade and two coaching changes delivered another first-round exit in Milwaukee
Despite two coaching swaps and the addition of Damian Lillard, the Milwaukee Bucks were eliminated from the postseason without a healthy Giannis Antetokounmpo.
What each eliminated NBA team needs to do this offseason
We break down the summer priorities and needs for the NBA teams that have already been sent home.
Top Headlines
- Mitchell, 'tired of losing,' keys Cavs' comeback
- Why wait? Malone wants better starts by Nuggets
- Sources: Mavs' Kleber (AC joint) out indefinitely
- Edwards outduels Jokic: Wolves 'know who we are'
- Sources: Ball picks up $21.4M option with Bulls
- Former Laker Morris dies at 33, family announces
- Lakers' Russell fined $25K for verbal abuse of ref
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