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PHILADELPHIA — There hasn’t been much change in OG Anunoby’s availability. He is again questionable for the Game 4 clash against the 76ers on Sunday afternoon at Xfinity Mobile Arena, as the Knicks look to close out the series. Anunoby, who has a right hamstring strain, was also questionable for Game 3 but did not play. Advertisement Coach Mike Brown …

It was deja vu all over again for the Lakers on Saturday as they battled early, led at halftime and lost in a blowout to the Thunder in Game 3, 131-108. LA now trails the series 3-0. The purple and gold used red-hot shooting in the first half to hold a 59-57 lead at the break. But just as they …

In Round One of the NBA playoffs, the San Antonio Spurs lost home-court advantage to the Portland Trail Blazers, and then won two road games to take a 3-1 lead. Now the Spurs find themselves in a similar situation, with the chance to go up 3-1 on the Minnesota Timberwolves before heading back to San Antonio with a chance to …

The Lakers headed into Game 3 in search of proof. Proof that they could find a strategy that worked. Proof that they could find a lineup that clicked. Proof that they could beat the Oklahoma City Thunder. By the end of Saturday night, the only proof they had was that they could not do any of these things. Advertisement After …

The details were different, but the story of Saturday’s Game 3 between the Lakers and Thunder played out similarly as the previous two matchups in Oklahoma City. The Lakers were competitive early, even having a lead going into halftime just like they did in Thursday’s Game 2. Advertisement But the results were the same as before, with the Lakers once …

It all comes down to this! Tomorrow is the biggest of the season for all the teams at the bottom of the standings. The Utah Jazz did everything they could to set themselves up for the most successful possible outcome in the lottery. The lottery is one of the most fascinating nights in all of sports. With the drawing of …

LOS ANGELES — The location of the Thunder-Lakers series switched from OKC to LA, but nothing else changed. It was still a contest where the Lakers had to play to perfection to win and the Thunder just had to be good enough. Like the other matchups, it went OKC’s way as they won 131-108 to take a commanding 3-0 lead. …

LOS ANGELES — There comes a point in almost every series where one coach realizes he’s beaten, he’s thrown every conventional lineup and attacked every matchup he could, and nothing has worked. So, the coach tries something desperate. Midway through the third quarter of Game 3, with the game and the season slipping away, Lakers coach JJ Redick went small, …

The Oklahoma City Thunder moved to the brink of another Western Conference Finals appearance with a dominant 131-108 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers to take a commanding lead in the play-offs. The Lakers now face the daunting task of needing to become the first team in NBA history to overturn a 3-0 deficit. Advertisement Shai Gilgeous-Alexander played his part …

Detroit Pistons (60-22, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (52-30, fourth in the Eastern Conference) Cleveland; Monday, 8 p.m. EDT LINE: Cavaliers -3.5; over/under is 212.5 EASTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND: Pistons lead series 2-1 Advertisement BOTTOM LINE: The Detroit Pistons visit the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference second round with a 2-1 lead in the series. The …

Oklahoma City Thunder (64-18, first in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Lakers (53-29, fourth in the Western Conference) Los Angeles; Monday, 10:30 p.m. EDT LINE: Thunder -10.5; over/under is 213.5 Advertisement WESTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND: Thunder lead series 3-0 BOTTOM LINE: The Oklahoma City Thunder look to clinch the series over the Los Angeles Lakers in game four of …

The Los Angeles Lakers are potentially staring down a sweep at the hands of the Oklahoma City Thunder, and the possible end of the LeBron James era in LA. The No. 4 seed Lakers led the No. 1 seed Thunder at halftime for the second straight game, but were outscored by 25 points in the second half following yet another …

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Everybody knows the Oklahoma City Thunder’s depth is the envy of the league and the backbone of their aspirations for a second straight NBA championship. The next impressive player to rise from the Thunder’s bottomless depth and onto the national stage is Ajay Mitchell, who has seized the spotlight while replacing injured teammate Jalen Williams during …

The Los Angeles Lakers have given the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder their best effort, and it is not nearly good enough, as LeBron James and Co. now trail their Western Conference semifinals series, 3-0, following Saturday’s 131-108 defeat. “The MVP [Shai Gilgeous-Alexander] is 18 [points in Game 1], 22 [points in Game 2], 7-of-20 tonight, and they’ve kicked our …

CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Cavaliers pulled out a 116-109 Game 3 win over the Detroit Pistons thanks to 35 points from Donovan Mitchell and clutch shotmaking from James Harden. The stats in the table below are taken from Cleaning the Glass. As a note, the percentiles are compared to other playoff games, which affects the sample size. Offensive Rating Effective …

Karl-Anthony Towns was in foul trouble early in Game 3. He played just 10 minutes in the first half and 25 minutes overall. But that was more than enough time for Towns to hurt the Sixers with his passing. The All-Star center finished with seven assists in Game 3 — six coming in the second half. It was the continuation …

It will be the Oklahoma City Thunder in the Western Conference finals, barring the most shocking comeback in the history of the NBA. With a 131-108 win over the Los Angeles Lakers, the Thunder took a 3-0 lead on Saturday and remain undefeated through seven postseason games. They are 27-1 since the start of February in games Shai Gilgeous-Alexander has …

The Lakers are one playoff defeat from their season being over and from the conversation turning to LeBron James’ future. They are in a hole no team has climbed out of in the history of the NBA, the Lakers’ 131-108 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 3 putting L.A. down 3-0 in the best-of-seven Western Conference semifinal series. …

CLEVELAND (AP) — James Harden hit three clutch shots in the final two minutes, Donovan Mitchell scored 35 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat Detroit 116-109 on Saturday to cut the Pistons’ lead to 2-1 in the Eastern Conference semifinal series. Harden bounced back from two mistake-marred performances to finish with 19 points and Jarrett Allen scored 18 for the …

CLEVELAND — James Harden was the last player on the practice floor after the Cleveland Cavaliers’ lone tune-up between Games 2 and 3 of their first-round series against the Toronto Raptors. Everyone else was hurrying out of the team’s facility to prepare for the flight to Canada later that afternoon. Harden picked up something while watching film from Game 2 …

Cade Cunningham was having a bad game, the Cleveland Cavaliers were shooting a billion percent from the floor, James Harden was hitting everything and yet, somehow, some way, the Detroit Pistons were up 101-100 with just under five minutes to play. It was their opportunity to go up 3-0 and take full control of the series. Everything seemed to fall …

Steve Kerr isn’t moving on from coaching just yet. The former Arizona great has agreed to a two-year extension as head coach of the Golden State Warriors, according to ESPN, ending speculation that he might retire from coaching. Advertisement Kerr will be entering his 13th season as head coach of the Warriors. He has led the franchise to four NBA …

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Steve Kerr is giving it another go with Golden State. Kerr has reached an agreement in principle on a two-year contract to continue coaching the Warriors, according to a person with knowledge of the negotiations. Kerr still must sign his new deal, the person told The Associated Press on Saturday night, speaking on condition of anonymity …

The show rolls on in Golden State, at least for a couple more years. Steve Kerr has agreed to a two-year contract to continue as the head coach of the Golden State Warriors, a story broken by Shams Charania, Ramona Shelburne and Anthony Slater of ESPN and confirmed by Dalton Johnson of NBC Sports Bay Area. This contract keeps Kerr …