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The Knicks won the NBA Cup without a hero, and that should frighten the league

LAS VEGAS — Each time the New York Knicks needed a problem solved, no matter how mundane or complex the on-court task was deemed to be, the question and answer was Mitchell Robinson.  His five offensive rebounds in the span of 90 seconds provided the fulcrum of a pivotal three-minute, 16-2 run that gave New

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Knicks’ NBA Cup title may not count in standings, but it counts in the building

AP The Knicks have a banner to raise. New York knocked off San Antonio on Tuesday night, 124-113, to win the NBA Cup final and claim the franchise’s first in-season tournament title. It may not count in the standings, but it counts in the building. Jalen Brunson was named tournament MVP, the league announced. His

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NBA Notes: Mavericks, Cooper Flagg, Heat, Nikola Jovic, Pistons

Imagn Mavericks Cooper Flagg delivered a historic night in Salt Lake City, even if it came in a loss. The 18-year-old scored 42 points in Dallas’ 140-133 overtime defeat to Utah, setting the NBA record for most points by a player under 19. He passed LeBron James’ previous mark of 37, set in 2003, and

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Cooper Flagg drops career-high 42 points, breaks decades-old LeBron James record in overtime loss to Jazz

Cooper Flagg broke a decades-old LeBron James record Monday night, just days before his 19th birthday. It still wasn’t enough to lead the Dallas Mavericks past the Utah Jazz. Flagg dropped a career-high 42 points in a 140-133 overtime loss to the Jazz on Monday at the Delta Center. That broke James’ record for the

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Cavs’ recent slide getting harder to explain away

File photo The Cavaliers are slipping, and Brad Botkin of CBS Sports believes the trend is becoming difficult to ignore. Cleveland has lost six of its last nine games, including Sunday’s overtime defeat to Charlotte in which the Cavs failed to score a single point in the extra session. Botkin noted that going scoreless in

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