Erik Spoelstra Likely Successor To Pat Riley As President Of Heat Ops

about 2 months ago

Erik Spoelstra Likely Successor To Pat Riley As President Of Heat Ops

Spoelstra has been the head coach of the Miami Heat since April 2008. With Riley not the man in charge of the Heat any longer (he's still President but needs to run decisions by ownership first), Spo is looked at as a 'likely successor' to Riley, according to Marc Stein. It's likely that Spo would accept this position as well.

By Samir Mehdi

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

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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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about 2 months ago

Desmond Bane Grateful Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr Were In Attendance At Game 4

Bane dropped 22 including the eventual dagger 3 in Orlando's win. Ja and JJJ were present to support their former Grizzlie teammate. "Those are guys that I spent 5 years with, started my career with, made a lot of memories with. It's a friendship that'll last forever. Those are guys that mean a lot to me," said Bane postgame.

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OKC Wins Game 4 Vs The Suns 131-122

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OKC Wins Game 4 Vs The Suns 131-122

Shai dropped 31 points in Game 4 and led the Thunder to a sweep over the Suns. Despite Jalen Williams' absence, the Thunder were able to find themselves in a comfortable spot vs Phoenix, a team that fought their way into the Playoffs through the play-in. OKC now awaits the winner of the Lakers-Rockets series to play in the WCSF.

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about 2 months ago

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Confirms He's Been Watching Lakers-Rockets Film

Shai averaged just over 33 points per game in OKC's sweep over the Suns. After dropping 31 tonight and advancing to the second round, he said, "I've already been watching all of the Lakers and Houston series. Just continue to do so, watch both teams, see their strengths and weaknesses." Lakers are up 3-1 over the Rockets.

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about 2 months ago

Cade Cunningham Is Shocked The Pistons Are A Game Away From Elimination

The Pistons lost Game 4 94-88 and are down 3-1 to the 8-seeded Orlando Magic. Postgame, Cade said, "Going into it, shocked. But the way that we’ve been playing, that stuff’s not good enough to win games in this league." He went on to say it's "not shocking" they've been losing games the way that they've been playing.

By Samir Mehdi

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