Wild's McCarron calls Avs' Manson 'dirty player' for butt-end to face - ESPN
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Colorado Avalanche defenseman Josh Manson returned from a five-game absence with a costly mistake.
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Mitchell scores 39 in 2nd half as Cavs tie series vs. Pistons - ESPN
CLEVELAND — Donovan Mitchell recorded one of the best scoring halves in NBA playoff history, matching a league record with 39 points in the second half of the Cleveland Cavaliers' 112-103 victory in Game 4 on Monday night that evened their second-round series with the Detroit Pistons at 2-2.
Thunder escape late Lakers charge to complete sweep - ESPN
LOS ANGELES — An astute bit of analysis from Los Angeles Lakers star guard Austin Reaves best summed up the Oklahoma City Thunder after the defending champions swept their second consecutive playoff series.
Bickerstaff calls FT disparity in Game 4 loss 'unacceptable' - ESPN
CLEVELAND — Pistons coach J.B. Bickerstaff lamented the free throw disparity after Detroit's Game 4 loss to the Cavaliers on Monday night.
LeBron James to 'recalibrate,' weigh NBA future with family - ESPN
LOS ANGELES — LeBron James, whose record-setting 23rd season ended with an unceremonious 115-110 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder in a Game 4 second-round sweep of the Lakers, was noncommittal afterwards about whether he will continue playing in L.A. — or elsewhere.
Avs star MacKinnon bloodied after puck to face from teammate - ESPN
ST. PAUL, Minn. — Colorado Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon skated off with a bloody nose after being struck by a puck hit by teammate Devon Toews late in the second period of Game 4 of their second-round NHL playoff series against the Minnesota Wild on Monday night.
The uncomfortable lesson for the Los Angeles Lakers down 3-0 - ESPN
THERE ARE HYPERBARIC chambers and then there is the giant hyperbaric chamber at the UCLA Medical Center. Lakers star Austin Reaves spent the better part of four weeks in this enormous tube as he tried to recover from a Grade 2 oblique muscle tear he had suffered April 2 during a game in Oklahoma City.
How the Oklahoma City Thunder became the NBA's newest villains - ESPN
AS SOON AS the final buzzer sounded, Austin Reaves stomped out to midcourt to confront crew chief John Goble, delivering a closing argument of sorts after the contentious conversations that occurred between the officials and Los Angeles Lakers throughout Game 2.