2024 NBA playoff tiers: How do the eight remaining teams stack up? - ESPN
With the first round of the NBA playoffs in the books, it's time to rerank the biggest threats to win this year's Larry O'Brien trophy.
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Tom Thibodeau has hilarious response to Jimmy Butler's slight toward Knicks: 'I'll beat him to a pulp'
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Down 0-1, Michael Malone implores Nuggets to set the tone early - ESPN
DENVER — On the way to the championship last season, the Denver Nuggets also picked up the unofficial title as having the best starting five in basketball. Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch said as much before his team's 106-99 Game 1 victory Saturday, calling the Nuggets' first unit «probably the most complete and complementary starting five in the league.»
WNBA fans flock to livestream of Angel Reese, Kamilla Cardoso's preseason debuts amid broadcast issue
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Anthony Edwards drops 43, Timberwolves steal Game 1 in Denver - ESPN
DENVER — Anthony Edwards scored a playoff career-high 43 points, Naz Reid had 14 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter and the Minnesota Timberwolves beat the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets 106-99 in Game 1 of the second-round series Saturday night.
Fratkin's late goal rallies Boston to victory over Montreal, spot in PWHL playoffs
Kaleigh Fratkin scored with 80 seconds remaining and Boston clinched a berth in the postseason with a 4-3 victory over Montreal after blowing all of a three-goal third-period lead in a Professional Women's Hockey League regular-season finale at the Tsongas Center on Saturday.
Timberwolves' Chris Finch will coach courtside after surgery - ESPN
DENVER — Minnesota Timberwolves coach Chris Finch handed his crutches to a team staffer, grabbed a wobbly railing, and walked up two steps onto the podium in the Ball Arena interview room before plopping down in a chair ahead of Game 1 of the conference semifinals between the Wolves and Nuggets on Saturday.
Padres acquire two-time batting champ Luis Arraez from Marlins
The San Diego Padres acquired two-time batting champion Luis Arraez from the Miami Marlins along with nearly $7.9 million on Saturday in a deal for four players that left the Padres responsible only for the major league minimum salary.