Tatum scores 50 points, Celtics beat Nets to cut deficit
BOSTON — Jayson Tatum scored a playoff career-high 50 points to carry the Boston Celtics back into their series against the Brooklyn Nets with...
Sweep: Bucks oust Heat 120-103, roll into Round 2
MIAMI — Turns out, there was a reason the Milwaukee Bucks weren't worried about a playoff rematch with the Miami Heat in Round 1...
Mitchell nets 25, Jazz overcome Morant, Grizzlies 141-129
SALT LAKE CITY — Donovan Mitchell scored 25 points in his much-anticipated return from a sprained ankle and the Utah Jazz overcame Ja Morant’s...
AP Sportlight
May 28
1901 — Parader, ridden by Fred Landry, overcomes a...
Nets get 7 3s from Harris, rout Celtics 130-108 for 2-0 lead
NEW YORK — Joe Harris tied a franchise playoff record with seven 3-pointers, Kevin Durant scored 26 points and the Brooklyn Nets routed the...
Brooklyn routs Boston 130-108 for 2-0 lead in playoff series
NEW YORK — Joe Harris tied a franchise playoff record with seven 3-pointers, Kevin Durant scored 26 points and the Brooklyn Nets routed the...
NBA’s young superstars showing their time is now in playoffs
NEW YORK — Trae Young didn’t look like a postseason rookie in silencing a rocking road crowd in New York.
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Nets recover from stars’ slow start, beat Celtics 104-93
NEW YORK — Brooklyn's Big Three went from way off to off and running.
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NBA East and West first-round playoff preview capsules
Capsules for the NBA first-round series that begin this weekend:
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Randle, Harden the keys for a playoff run, or 2, in New York
NEW YORK — James Harden was the final piece to a Big Three. Julius Randle is an unquestioned No. 1.
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