The Monday Morning Quarterback: NBA Playoffs

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15 May, 2018

NBA WCF: Durant Leads Warriors to Game 1 Win Over Rockets

The Monday Morning Quarterback 2:20 AM

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May 15, 2018

Kristie Rieken, Associated Press

Kevin Durant continues to deliver in the postseason for the Golden State Warriors.

He scored 37 points on Monday night to lead the Warriors to a 119-106 win in the long-awaited showdown with the Houston Rockets in Game 1 of the Western Conference finals.

But if it were up to him, he would have done even more.

Durant wasn't happy with coach Steve Kerr when he took him out in late in the third quarter and loudly asked his coach why he was putting him on the bench.

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Durant, Thompson Star as Warriors Sink Spurs

The Monday Morning Quarterback 2:30 PM

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Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson produced 30-point games as the Golden State Warriors took a stranglehold on their Western Conference playoff series against the San Antonio Spurs with a 116-101 victory on Monday. The Warriors moved into a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven series after overcoming a determined Spurs team determined to bounce back after being…

Wade on Fire as Heat Burn 76ers

The Monday Morning Quarterback 2:22 PM

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Dwyane Wade rolled back the years with a vintage performance as the Miami Heat ended Philadelphia's 17-game winning streak to level their Eastern Conference playoff series on Monday. The 36-year-old Wade scored 28 points in 25 minutes from the bench as Miami stunned the 76ers' home crowd into silence with a 113-103 victory. It was a…

James, Cavs KO Celts, Set Up Rematch vs. Warriors

The Monday Morning Quarterback 12:47 AM

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BOSTON -- LeBron James and the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers are headed back to the NBA Finals. James scored 35 points and added eight rebounds, eight assists and three steals, and Kyrie Irving posted 24 points and seven assists to power the Cavaliers to a 135-102 blowout of the Boston Celtics in Game 5 to clinch…

Cavaliers Look to Finish off Celtics

The Monday Morning Quarterback 10:06 PM

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BOSTON -- Cleveland coach Tyronn Lue, whose Cleveland Cavaliers are one win away from an NBA Final rematch with the Golden State Warriors, said Wednesday coaching against the Boston Celtics without Isaiah Thomas has presented a whole different set of obstacles. Obstacles different even than the Warriors, who await the winner of the Eastern Conference Final.…

Cavs Should Clinch Finals Berth In Boston

The Monday Morning Quarterback 1:26 PM

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With the Cleveland Cavaliers set to visit the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference Finals Thursday night, the 2017 NBA Finals matchup should be made officially one week before the series begins. The Golden State Warriors punched their ticket Monday when they swept the San Antonio Spurs, and the defending champions are about…