Tag: NBA Northwest Division
Jokic, Embiid, Curry announced as NBA MVP finalists
Denver’s Nikola Jokic finished ninth in the MVP voting last season. Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid and Golden State’s Stephen Curry didn’t get listed on a...
NBA East and West first-round playoff preview capsules
Capsules for the NBA first-round series that begin this weekend:
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Anthony prepares to face Denver in playoffs for first time
PORTLAND, Ore. — Carmelo Anthony has been around the NBA for quite some time but he’s never faced the team that launched his career...
Grizzlies end Spurs’ season in play-in game winning 100-96
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Dillon Brooks scored eight of his 24 points in the fourth quarter to help put Memphis ahead to stay and the...
Nuggets’ Michael Porter Jr. embraces bigger role in playoffs
DENVER — Nikola Jokic's sidekick in last year's playoffs was Jamal Murray. This year, it'll be Michael Porter Jr.
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Jazz take top spot in NBA playoffs, thump Kings 121-99
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Jordan Clarkson scored 33 points, Rudy Gobert added 13 points and 16 rebounds and the Utah Jazz took the No. 1...
Pokusevski scores 29, Thunder top Clippers in season finale
OKLAHOMA CITY — Rookie Aleksej Pokusevski scored a career-high 29 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 117-112 on Sunday...
Blazers beat Nuggets 132-116, secure 6th seed for playoffs
PORTLAND, Ore. — Damian Lillard had 22 points and 10 assists and the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Denver Nuggets 132-116 in the regular-season...
Edwards, T-wolves beat playoffs-bound Mavs 136-121
MINNEAPOLIS — Anthony Edwards scored 30 points in his final audition for NBA Rookie of the Year, leading the Minnesota Timberwolves to a 136-121...
Strange losing season finally over for Oklahoma City
OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma City Thunder finally can move on from the strangest of seasons.
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