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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder thrashed the Denver Nuggets, 125-93, to book their place in the NBA Western Conference finals.

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As it turned out, the Karl-Anthony Towns-Julius Randle trade is a win-win for both New York and Minnesota as the two teams ended up advancing to the conference finals.

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The last time the New York Knicks reached the NBA Eastern Conference Finals in the 1999-2000 season, Jalen Brunson was only three years old.

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Nikola Jokic scored 29 points and unheralded bench player Julian Strawther produced a crucial late burst of scoring as the Denver Nuggets scored a series-leveling 119-107 victory over the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder.

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Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was fined $50,000 by the NBA on Wednesday (Thursday Manila time) for making an inappropriate comment questioning the integrity of game officials, the league announced.

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Jayson Tatum suffered a ruptured right Achilles tendon during the Boston Celtics' playoff defeat to the New York Knicks, the NBA champions confirmed on Tuesday (Wednesday Manila time), leaving the basketball superstar facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines.

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In an era of analytics-driven basketball, the New York Knicks are proving to be the antithesis of the defending champion Boston Celtics.

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The Golden State Warriors were also left facing an early exit after a damaging 117-110 defeat to the Minnesota Timberwolves in San Francisco on Tuesday (Manila time).

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Jalen Brunson scored 39 points as the New York Knicks defeated the Boston Celtics, 121-113, to leave the reigning NBA champions on the brink of elimination from the playoffs.

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The Indiana Pacers thrashed the Cleveland Cavaliers, 129-109, to take a 3-1 stranglehold on their NBA playoff series.

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 35 points as the Oklahoma City Thunder thrashed the Denver Nuggets, 125-93, to book their place in the NBA Western Conference finals.

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As it turned out, the Karl-Anthony Towns-Julius Randle trade is a win-win for both New York and Minnesota as the two teams ended up advancing to the conference finals.

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The last time the New York Knicks reached the NBA Eastern Conference Finals in the 1999-2000 season, Jalen Brunson was only three years old.

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Nikola Jokic scored 29 points and unheralded bench player Julian Strawther produced a crucial late burst of scoring as the Denver Nuggets scored a series-leveling 119-107 victory over the top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder.

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Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green was fined $50,000 by the NBA on Wednesday (Thursday Manila time) for making an inappropriate comment questioning the integrity of game officials, the league announced.

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Jayson Tatum suffered a ruptured right Achilles tendon during the Boston Celtics' playoff defeat to the New York Knicks, the NBA champions confirmed on Tuesday (Wednesday Manila time), leaving the basketball superstar facing a lengthy spell on the sidelines.

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In an era of analytics-driven basketball, the New York Knicks are proving to be the antithesis of the defending champion Boston Celtics.

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The Golden State Warriors were also left facing an early exit after a damaging 117-110 defeat to the Minnesota Timberwolves in San Francisco on Tuesday (Manila time).

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Jalen Brunson scored 39 points as the New York Knicks defeated the Boston Celtics, 121-113, to leave the reigning NBA champions on the brink of elimination from the playoffs.

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The Indiana Pacers thrashed the Cleveland Cavaliers, 129-109, to take a 3-1 stranglehold on their NBA playoff series.

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