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                    [Title] => LeBron to mull NBA future after Lakers playoff exit
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NBA superstar LeBron James said he will take time to decide whether to return for a 23rd season after his Los Angeles Lakers were dumped out of the first round of the playoffs by the Minnesota Timberwolves.

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The Minnesota Timberwolves sent LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers tumbling out of the NBA playoffs at the first hurdle, producing a clinical 103-96 win to complete a 4-1 series victory.

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The Houston Rockets thrashed the Golden State Warriors, 131-116, to fend off elimination in the NBA playoffs, narrowing the gap in their Western Conference series to 3-2.

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Tom Thibodeau saved his final timeout, but it cost the New York Knicks their shot at closing out a playoff series at home for the first time since the 1999 Eastern Conference Finals.

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The reigning NBA champions Boston Celtics overpowered the Orlando Magic with a series-clinching 120-89 victory at the TD Garden.

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The Indiana Pacers fought back from a 20-point deficit to defeat the Milwaukee Bucks, 119-118, in overtime and complete a 4-1 victory in their NBA Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.

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The Golden State Warriors battled past the Houston Rockets, 109-106. to move to the brink of a series victory on Tuesday (Manila time). 

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The Cleveland Cavaliers crushed the Miami Heat, 138-83, to complete a 4-0 series sweep and cruise into the NBA Eastern Conference playoff semifinals.

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Milwaukee Bucks star Damian Lillard will miss the remainder of the NBA season after suffering a torn left Achilles tendon during his team's playoff defeat to the Indiana Pacers, his team confirmed.

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The defending champions Boston Celtics took a 3-1 lead in their Eastern Conference series against Orlando after a 107-98 win over the Magic.

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NBA superstar LeBron James said he will take time to decide whether to return for a 23rd season after his Los Angeles Lakers were dumped out of the first round of the playoffs by the Minnesota Timberwolves.

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The Minnesota Timberwolves sent LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers tumbling out of the NBA playoffs at the first hurdle, producing a clinical 103-96 win to complete a 4-1 series victory.

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The Houston Rockets thrashed the Golden State Warriors, 131-116, to fend off elimination in the NBA playoffs, narrowing the gap in their Western Conference series to 3-2.

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Tom Thibodeau saved his final timeout, but it cost the New York Knicks their shot at closing out a playoff series at home for the first time since the 1999 Eastern Conference Finals.

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The reigning NBA champions Boston Celtics overpowered the Orlando Magic with a series-clinching 120-89 victory at the TD Garden.

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The Indiana Pacers fought back from a 20-point deficit to defeat the Milwaukee Bucks, 119-118, in overtime and complete a 4-1 victory in their NBA Eastern Conference first-round playoff series.

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The Golden State Warriors battled past the Houston Rockets, 109-106. to move to the brink of a series victory on Tuesday (Manila time). 

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The Cleveland Cavaliers crushed the Miami Heat, 138-83, to complete a 4-0 series sweep and cruise into the NBA Eastern Conference playoff semifinals.

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Milwaukee Bucks star Damian Lillard will miss the remainder of the NBA season after suffering a torn left Achilles tendon during his team's playoff defeat to the Indiana Pacers, his team confirmed.

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The defending champions Boston Celtics took a 3-1 lead in their Eastern Conference series against Orlando after a 107-98 win over the Magic.

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