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Pacers vs. Thunder: History repeats, and OKC stands stunned after letting Finals opener slip away

OKLAHOMA CITY — The lead wasn’t big enough. The Thunder had opened the 2025 NBA Finals with a borderline-unbelievable half of defensive basketball. They’d forced the visiting Pacers into a whopping 19 turnovers of all shapes and sizes — travels in the open floor, kickouts airmailed into the backcourt, thread-the-needle bounce passes picked off, bobbled

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DeMarcus Cousins: As great as Nikola Jokic is, you can’t sell him. You can’t market him because he’s not this great personality

DeMarcus Cousins: You can’t be a superstar if you’re only known in the States. I don’t consider that a superstar. The league is bigger than that—it’s a global brand. Once you start having that global impact, you go into that superstar status. I think it’s a combination of all those things. Charisma, as well. I

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Indiana’s basketball moment: Pacers’ NBA Finals run and Caitlin Clark mania

INDIANAPOLIS — The scene spoke to this team’s hard luck history, all the way back to the night it nearly died. The Indiana Pacers were on the verge of collapse in July 1977, broke and bereft of hope, desperate enough to host a 16-hour telethon on local TV in hopes of selling a preposterous number

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A few thoughts on Knicks firing Tom Thibodeau and what comes next

A few thoughts on the Knicks relieving Tom Thibodeau of his duties and what’s next for the franchise… It’s hard to remember now, but things weren’t going well in Jalen Brunson’s first few weeks as a Knick. In early December of 2022, Luka Doncic and the Mavericks embarrassed the Knicks at home, outscoring New York

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NBA Intel: Celtics Trade Candidates, James Harden’s Free Agency, Timberwolves, Kings

With the NBA Finals approaching, HoopsHype has gathered the latest intel on what’s next for the Boston Celtics potentially on the trade market, James Harden’s free agency and the future of the Los Angeles Clippers, whether the Minnesota Timberwolves can keep Julius Randle, Naz Reid, and Nickeil Alexander-Walker together, and updates on the Sacramento Kings.

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