Basketball

Ty Jerome scores 28 points in playoff debut to lead Cavaliers to Game 1 victory

CLEVELAND (AP) — Ty Jerome had to wait five years to play in his first NBA playoff game. On Sunday night, he made the most of the opportunity.

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Mitchell, Jerome help Cavaliers rout Heat 121-100 in Game 1 of 1st-round series

CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell quickly put any doubts to rest about whether his left ankle was 100% going into the playoffs for the Cleveland Cavaliers.

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Derrick White scores 30, Tatum stays in game after fall and Celtics beat Magic 103-86 in Game 1

BOSTON (AP) — As the Celtics were taking control of their playoff opener against the Orlando Magic, Boston’s best player was on his back in pain and tugging at his wrist.

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Gilgeous-Alexander, Jokic and Antetokounmpo are NBA MVP finalists; Jokic, Daniels up for 2 awards

It’s now reasonable to think that Milwaukee's Giannis Antetokounmpo finished third in this season’s balloting for the NBA MVP award.

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Thunder beat Grizzlies 131-80 in Game 1, 5th-biggest margin of victory in NBA postseason history

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Memphis Grizzlies 131-80 in Game 1 of their first-round Western Conference playoff series on Sunday, the fifth-biggest margin of victory in NBA postseason history.

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Inexperienced Pistons, like veteran Clippers, know there's no time for hanging heads before Game 2s

NEW YORK (AP) — The Detroit Pistons could have sounded shaken, after a few miserable minutes against the New York Knicks ruined an otherwise solid return to the postseason.

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Thunder open 35-point 1st-half lead over Grizzlies, go on to win by 51 in a stat-filled Game 1

Oklahoma City's playoff run got off to a record-setting start.

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Knicks use a 21-0 run in the 4th quarter to beat the Pistons 123-112 in Game 1

NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson was hobbling and Madison Square Garden had gone quiet as the New York Knicks fell deeper into a hole late in the third quarter.

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Thunder open playoffs against the Grizzlies

Memphis Grizzlies (48-34, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (68-14, first in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Sunday, 1 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Thunder -13.

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Adebayo and the Heat visit Cleveland to start playoffs

Miami Heat (37-45, 10th in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (64-18, first in the Eastern Conference) Cleveland; Sunday, 7 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cavaliers -12.

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