All times ET. *-If necessary. EASTERN CONFERENCE No. 1 Boston Celtics vs. No. 8 Chicago Bulls Game 1 -- Sunday, April 16, Chicago at Boston, 6:30 p.m., TNT Game 2 -- Tuesday, April 18, Chicago at Boston, 8 p.m., TNT Game 3 -- Friday, April 21, Boston at Chicago, 7 p.m., ESPN Game 4 -- Sunday,…
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Dallas Mavericks star forward Dirk Nowitzki intends to return his 20th NBA season and play at age 39. The 7-foot, 245-pound Nowitzki revealed the news to ESPN's Marc Stein on the TrueHoop Conversations podcast when asked if he still planned to return for the 2017-18 season. "I think so ... unless something drastic changes here in…
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SAN ANTONIO -- Kawhi Leonard hit a heavily contested, game-winning turnaround jumper with 2.4 seconds to play for the last of his 31 points as the San Antonio Spurs defeated the Indiana Pacers 100-99 on Wednesday at the AT&T Center. The Spurs led 98-97 before Danny Green missed a layup with 1:46 to play and Myles…
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SALT LAKE CITY -- Karl-Anthony Towns scored 21 points and collected 15 rebounds to lead the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 107-80 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night. Andrew Wiggins scored 20 points and Shabazz Muhammad added 18 for Minnesota. The Timberwolves (25-36) won for the fourth time in five games. Utah was the fourth…
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LOS ANGELES—Julius Randle's eyes widened as he saw the path to the rim in front of him. He'd stolen the ball, then he sped ahead on a fast break and dunked it to give the Lakers an early one-point lead. It was exactly what his coach wanted from him. In fact, all game long, Lakers Coach…
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LOS ANGELES — Game 2 of Chris Paul's return from an injured left thumb was infinitely more rewarding than his first game back, because of his tough defense against Kemba Walker in overtime and also because of the all-around brilliance of Blake Griffin. Paul's smothering defense on Walker in the final tense seconds of OT, with…
