Basketball

Embiid scores 33, 76ers beat Celtics 115-103 for 3-2 series lead

BOSTON (AP) — Having silenced the TD Garden crowd and put the defending Eastern Conference champion Celtics on the brink of a second-round exit, 76ers players barely cracked a smile as they walked off the court. “It’s not over.

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Nikola Jokic jokingly tosses basketball to Suns owner Ishbia

DENVER (AP) — The sideline fracas between Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic and Suns owner Matt Ishbia over the weekend apparently is a case of basketball bygones.

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Lakers can oust Warriors, Heat can finish Knicks in Game 5s

NEW YORK (AP) — LeBron James, Anthony Davis and the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Miami Heat three years ago in the most unusual NBA Finals ever, played neither during the normal season nor in their home arenas.

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Jackson, Holiday, Lopez headline NBA All-Defensive Team

NEW YORK (AP) — Defensive Player of the Year Jaren Jackson Jr. of Memphis and Milwaukee's Jrue Holiday and Brook Lopez headlined the NBA's All-Defensive team Tuesday.

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Raptors forward O.G. Anunoby named to NBA all-defensive second team

Toronto Raptors forward O.G. Anunoby has been named to the NBA all-defensive second team. Anunoby, 25, led the league in steals during the regular season, averaging 1.

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Heat look to secure series win over the Knicks

Miami Heat (44-38, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. New York Knicks (47-35, fifth in the Eastern Conference) New York; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Knicks -3.5; over/under is 209.

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Los Angeles tries to clinch series against Golden State in game 5

Los Angeles Lakers (43-39, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Golden State Warriors (44-38, sixth in the Western Conference) San Francisco; Wednesday, 10 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE : Warriors -6.5; over/under is 226.

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Lakers rally past Warriors 104-101, take 3-1 series lead

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lonnie Walker began the season as a starter for the Los Angeles Lakers, though got injured and slipped all the way out of their rotation after they transformed their roster at the trade deadline. Walker didn’t sulk or complain.

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Lakers beat Warriors for 3-1 lead; Heat push Knicks to brink

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lonnie Walker scored all of his 15 points in a phenomenal fourth quarter, and the Los Angeles Lakers rallied late to take a 3-1 series lead with a 104-101 victory over the Golden State Warriors in Game 4 on Monday night.

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Heat take 3-1 lead, hold off Knicks 109-101 for Game 4 win

MIAMI (AP) — The lead was shaky at times. The shooting went cold. The building got tense. There were moments when the Miami Heat looked like they were about to get themselves into trouble. And they found a way — again.

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