Basketball

Haliburton's turnovers cost Pacers, who blow late lead against Celtics in Game 1 of East finals

BOSTON (AP) — The Indiana Pacers kept turning the ball over, and just like that they handed a victory to the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals.

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Towns treasures Timberwolves' trip to West finals as Doncic-Irving duo hits stride for Mavericks

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The road Karl-Anthony Towns has taken with the Minnesota Timberwolves to reach the Western Conference finals has been far more lonely and rocky than smooth and straight.

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Wembanyama becomes 1st NBA rookie to make first-team All-Defense

NEW YORK (AP) — Victor Wembanyama's latest accolade was like none other. The San Antonio center has become the first player in NBA history to make the league's All-Defensive first team as a rookie.

May 21, 2024 4:13 PM Read more >

Seattle Storm weathering slow start as new players look for success after being 'tested early'

NEW YORK (AP) — The Seattle Storm are a work in progress with Nneka Ogwumike and Skylar Diggins-Smith trying to get into a groove with Jewell Loyd.

May 21, 2024 12:06 PM Read more >

Timberwolves start Western Conference finals against the Mavericks

Dallas Mavericks (50-32, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (56-26, third in the Western Conference) Minneapolis; Wednesday, 8:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK : LINE Timberwolves -4; over/under is 206.

May 21, 2024 12:03 AM Read more >

Sun keep Fever winless

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tyasha Harris scored 13 of Connecticut’s final 18 points Monday night, including two free throws with 10.

May 20, 2024 8:12 PM Read more >

Eastern Conference finals is a matchup of season-long favorite Celtics and proud underdog Pacers

BOSTON (AP) — So much about the journey the Boston Celtics and Indiana Pacers have taken to the Eastern Conference finals has been about what – or specifically who – they haven’t had to face to get to here.

May 20, 2024 7:13 PM Read more >

Mavs big men are quite the tandem, but now comes quite the challenge from towering Wolves

DALLAS (AP) — Daniel Gafford remembers facing Karl-Anthony Towns, Rudy Gobert and company about two weeks before he was traded to the Dallas Mavericks this season.

May 20, 2024 4:57 PM Read more >

Nuggets are fifth straight NBA champ to falter in quest to repeat but maintain high hopes for future

DENVER (AP) — As the shock of blowing their 20-point Game 7 lead settled in, Denver Nuggets coach Michael Malone repeated what had become somewhat of an underlying mantra for his talented but thinned team.

May 20, 2024 3:55 PM Read more >

Victor Wembanyama and Chet Holmgren headline NBA All-Rookie team

NEW YORK (AP) — San Antonio’s Victor Wembanyama was a unanimous selection for the NBA’s All-Rookie team this season, the league revealed Monday.

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