A 22-point, 20-rebound game by James led the Lakers in Game 4 against the Grizzlies, a win that put Ja Morant and Memphis on the brink of elimination.
Category: Basketball
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‘Yoga for Jocks’ Keeps Golden State’s Kevon Looney Grounded
Everyone wants an edge during the N.B.A. playoffs. Some like naps. Some have lucky shoes. Golden State’s Kevon Looney does “Joga.”
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Houston Rockets to Hire Ime Udoka After Suspension by Boston Celtics
Udoka took the Celtics to the N.B.A. finals last season, but he was abruptly suspended in September for violating team policies.
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The Workers Clippers and Lakers
Between Thursday and Monday night, Crypto.com Arena will have hosted four N.B.A. games and two in the N.H.L. It was an eventful weekend for the workers who convert the venue from rink to court.
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A Decade After Sacramento Showed Up for the Kings, the Kings Return the Favor
The surprising Kings are pushing Golden State in their first-round N.B.A. playoff matchup. Sacramento fans have waited a long time for a team that matched their fervor.
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NHL and NBA Playoffs Give New York Fans a Lot to Celebrate
All five professional winter-season teams in the metro area made the playoffs for the first time since 1994.
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Warriors Win at Home, Which Is Part of Their Problem
Golden State beat Sacramento to earn its first win of the playoffs, but in doing so reinforced a troubling trend from the regular season.
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Joel Embiid Says He Can ‘Do Anything’ on the Court. Let Him Show You.
The Philadelphia 76ers center is one of the best big men in the N.B.A., but he may be coming for the jobs of the guards.
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Draymond Green’s Suspension Could Sink Golden State. Again.
The Golden State forward’s antics are a constant threat to his team’s championship hopes.
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Phoenix Suns Even Series With Game 2 Win Over Los Angeles Clippers
A rough start to Game 2 had Kevin Durant and Phoenix looking vulnerable. They recovered to turn a must-win game into a shooting clinic.
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Golden State’s Draymond Green Suspended for Game 3 Against Kings
Green, the Golden State forward, who stepped on Sacramento center Domantas Sabonis in Game 2 Monday, was suspended in part because of a “history of unsportsmanlike acts,” the N.B.A. said.
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The Nuggets Are in the Playoffs Again. Hold the Champagne.
Woe be to Denver, where the Nuggets’ playoff failures — 37 chances without a championship so far — haunt the city like the ghost of a bearded cartoon miner.