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Thunder make easy work of Mavs to take Game 1
Tim Legler: Luka Doncic looks 'cooked'
'Who cares, we lost': Doncic shakes off Game 1 struggles
Chet Holmgren soars for a thunderous alley-oop and-1
SGA absorbs the contact for a tough finish
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Jaylen Brown leads Celtics' Game 1 charge with 32 points
Jaylen Brown posterizes Isaac Okoro with two-handed jam
Payton Pritchard drains deep 3 to beat the buzzer
Donovan Mitchell drains contested 3
Tristan Thompson stuffs Derrick White's layup attempt
GOBERT WINS DPOY FOR FOURTH TIME
The best blocks from Rudy Gobert's 2023-24 DPOY campaign
MVP RACE LATEST
Who will win between Jokic, Luka and SGA?
Who will win the MVP award between the Nuggets' Nikola Jokic, the Mavericks' Luka Doncic, and the Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander?
PACERS FALL TO KNICKS IN OPENER
Stephen A.: Pacers got in their own way
JWill on Pacers-Knicks officiating: Indiana got robbed of a moment
WEMBANYAMA NAMED TOP ROOKIE
Wembanyama: Winning is the most important, but individual awards tell a lot
Wemby's rookie mixtape is unlike anything we've seen
CHANGE COMING IN LOS ANGELES?
'They're stuck': After a hot start, the Clippers were undone by familiar issues
The Clippers are moving into a $2 billion arena next season, but a final promising season at Crypto.com Arena was undone once more by injuries.
Stephen A.: LeBron's carousel of coaches affects GOAT case
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Tim Legler: Luka Doncic looks 'cooked'
Tim Legler, Alan Hahn and Brian Windhorst discuss what looks off with Luka Doncic after his Game 1 performance.
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Nikola Jokic and a forgotten basketball legend: Inside an MVP connection nearly 60 years in the making
He once scored 71 points in a game. Seven days later, he scored 99. Radivoj Korac, from the same town as the soon-to-be three-time MVP, ignited a basketball revolution that continues to shape the NBA -- even five decades after his tragic death.
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- OKC stifles slumping Luka, continues playoff roll
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- Gobert ties NBA record with fourth DPOY award
- Nuggets' Murray fined, avoids suspension for toss
- NBA confirms key illegal screen call on Turner
- Haliburton shoots for G2 rebound: 'I'll be better'
- Knicks center Robinson (ankle) out for 6-8 weeks
- Nuggets staggered by Wolves again in G2 laugher
- Strengths, flaws of remaining playoff teams
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