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Cavaliers and Magic to settle playoff series standoff with Game 7 -- the 'best two words in sports'
CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell pushed himself to his physical limits, leaving everything he had on the floor while trying to close out the precocious Orlando Magic. Cleveland's star came up short. He gets another shot. One more. Game 7. "Best two...
A look at the coaches who have led teams with LeBron James on the roster.
A look at the coaches who have led teams with LeBron James on the roster. The Los Angeles Lakers fired coach Darvin Ham on Friday: CLEVELAND CAVALIERS —Paul Silas (2003-05): He was James' first coach in the 2003-04 season and helped the first-year player win the NBA...
Nuggets, Wolves meet in a Round 2 matchup pitting team builder Tim Connelly's twin masterpieces
DENVER (AP) — When Michael Porter Jr. watches the Minnesota Timberwolves, he sees a reflection of the Denver Nuggets from a year ago. Talent-laden. Unselfish. Agressive. “Just a team that believes they have all the pieces to do something special,” Porter said...
The Lakers fire coach Darvin Ham after just 2 seasons in charge and 1st-round playoff exit
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers fired coach Darvin Ham on Friday after just two seasons in charge. The Lakers announced on social media that they were dismissing Ham four days after their season ended with a first-round playoff loss to Denver in five games. ...
Jamal Murray is saving the defending champion Nuggets with clutch playoff performances
DENVER (AP) — A supremely confident Reggie Jackson was just waiting to let loose as he watched Jamal Murray dribble past Nikola Jokic's high screen with the seconds ticking away on the Los Angeles Lakers' season. “Just watch our bench, I clearly called, ‘Game!’” Murray's...
Anthony Edwards and the T-wolves take a stronger dose of maturity into playoff rematch with Denver
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The ball left Anthony Edwards' right hand and bounced off the back rim at the buzzer, sending him sprinting off the court in anger over his miss of a tying 3-point try for Minnesota that preserved a series-clinching Game 5 victory for eventual NBA champion Denver. ...
James, Ham face uncertain futures with Lakers after being eliminated from playoffs by Nuggets again
DENVER (AP) — The futures of LeBron James and Darvin Ham with the Los Angeles Lakers are murky after their first-round playoff exit. One might choose to leave and the other might not have a choice. For James, the decision is his — whether he wants to wear purple...
Murray scores 32 and hits game-winner in Nuggets' 108-106 series-clinching victory over Lakers
DENVER (AP) — Jamal Murray overcame a strained left calf, management's suggestion he sit this one out and another haymaker from the Los Angeles Lakers to score 32 points and sink the game-winner with 3.6 seconds left Monday night. That sent LeBron James to his earliest playoff exit...
Nuggets coach Michael Malone: defense of NBA title won't get any easier against Wolves in Round 2
DENVER (AP) — Sending LeBron James to his earliest playoff exit was harder than it looked, and Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone doesn’t foresee the next step in their title defense getting any easier. Not with the likes of Karl Anthony-Towns, Rudy Gobert and Anthony Edwards up...
Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray starts Game 5 against Lakers despite strained left calf
DENVER (AP) — Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray started Game 5 of the defending NBA champions’ playoff series against the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday night despite a strained left calf. Murray warmed up with an ice pack wrapped around his calf, which he hurt Saturday night, and...
