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Bucks’ Kyle Kuzma: ‘We lost by 45 points to a team that’s trying to lose’

Getty Bucks forward Kyle Kuzma did not mince words after Milwaukee’s 45-point loss to Brooklyn on Sunday night. “We lost by 45 points to a team that’s trying to lose,” Kuzma said, via The Athletic’s Eric Nehm, calling the defeat the low point of the Bucks’ season. Milwaukee trailed by 17 at halftime, fell behind […]

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Lakers blow 20-point 4th-quarter lead vs Suns, still win in chaotic finish that featured Dillon Brooks' ejection for bumping LeBron James

Somebody had to win this game.  It turned out to be the Los Angeles Lakers in one of the most chaotic finishes of this or any other NBA season.  The Lakers held a 20-point lead over the Phoenix Suns Sunday night with less than eight minutes remaining in the game. The Suns then rallied to

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NBA Cup: Is Victor Wembanyama the only hope to curb a Thunder dynasty?

LAS VEGAS — By the time a sweat-drenched Victor Wembanyama took his seat on the Spurs bench, having played the first three and a half minutes of action in a month, a meeting with the champions that previously seemed out of reach suddenly wasn’t. If the first quarter of Saturday night’s semifinal was a reminder

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Lakers Notes: Austin Reaves, Jarred Vanderbilt, Marcus Smart

Getty The Lakers’ strong start has covered for an issue that has lingered all season. And that would be defense. Los Angeles is 17-7, but the numbers underneath have been far less flattering, writes Broderick Turner of The Los Angeles Times. The Lakers rank 18th in points allowed at 116.8 per game, 22nd in opponents’

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NBA Rumors: Mavericks, Anthony Davis, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Ja Morant, Pacers

Getty Despite all the chatter, the Mavericks are not actively shopping Anthony Davis, Klay Thompson, Daniel Gafford, or D’Angelo Russell, sources tell Grant Afseth of DallasHoopsJournal.com. As Afseth reports, Dallas has signaled to rival teams that it’s in an evaluation phase, taking stock of both its on-court product and the broader trade market. The sense

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Nets’ trip to Dallas offers reminder of what could have been — and what lays ahead

DALLAS — The Nets’ game Friday in Dallas could’ve been a reunion with Kyrie Irving, and a stark reminder of their ill-fated Big 3.  Instead, it’s a cautionary tale about star hunting, and reinforcement for Brooklyn’s new holistic approach in the apron era: Tank. Draft. Develop.  “Well, I have to say that we’re in a…

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