about 2 months ago

Austin Reaves Could Return in Game 5, but Luka Doncic Is Out vs Rockets

Shams Charania said Reaves “could play on Wednesday” after being a game-time decision for Games 3 and 4, putting a Game 5 return squarely in play. Reaves is approaching the 4-week mark of his return timeline. Doncic, though, is “not returning in this series,” with his timeline now shifting to a possible second-round ramp-up if the Lakers advance.

By Raahib Singh

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about 2 months ago

Chris Finch On Julius Randle Not Having A Ton Of "Loud Moments" Vs Denver

Randle is averaging 20/8/4 this series, making it a fairly quiet one. Finch addressed this prior to Game 5, saying, "He's not had a lot of loud moments, but I think the dirty work that he's been doing has been outstanding... Obviously with Ant and Donte out, he can be a bit more of a focal point."

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about 2 months ago

Wolves HC Commends Jayson Tatum For Supporting Donte DiVencenzo Through His Achilles Tear

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about 2 months ago

Dillon Brooks Assessed A Tech After Shoving Shai Gilgeous-Alexander

Within 3 minutes of Game 4, Brooks found himself getting T'd up by the refs. This came after SGA drove into the lane and was shoved by Brooks after the whistle. A mini dust-up ensued between Isaiah Hartenstein and Brooks before things simmered down. Expect to see more of this as Phoenix tries to avoid getting swept.

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about 2 months ago

Ja Morant Does His Gun Celebration After A Desmond Bane Three

Morant and JJJ are in attendance for Game 4 of Magic-Pistons to support their former Grizzlies teammate, Desmond Bane. Upon Bane lighting it up from beyond the arc, Ja did his signature finger guns celebration. Given his track record with firearms, this may have been ill-advised but also, it's been quite some time and fans need to get over it.

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Magic Take 3-1 Lead Over The Pistons With 94-88 Win

about 2 months ago

Magic Take 3-1 Lead Over The Pistons With 94-88 Win

There was over a 4 minute period late in the fourth that Detroit didn't score a single field goal. Combine that with a brilliant banked-in three from Bane at the 1:16 mark and the Magic lead 3-1. Bane, Banchero, and Wagner combined for 59 points. Since 1984, only six 8-seeds have beat a 1-seed. Magic can be the seventh.

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