Basketball

Minnesota opens second round against Golden State

Golden State Warriors (48-34, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (49-33, sixth in the Western Conference) Minneapolis; Tuesday, 9:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Timberwolves -5.5; over/under is 207.

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Houston sent to early playoff exit with 103-89 loss to Warriors in Game 7

HOUSTON (AP) — With a chance to close out their first-round playoff series against the Golden State Warriors, the Houston Rockets instead delivered a playoff flop to end their season Sunday night.

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Golden State's Green vows to team to lead with poise in Game 7 and delivers in win over Rockets

HOUSTON (AP) — Golden State’s Draymond Green spent the last two days embarrassed after losing his poise early in a Game 6 loss to the Houston Rockets. He told the team in a meeting before Game 7 that he’d set a much better tone on Sunday night.

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Stephen Curry and Buddy Hield lead Warriors past Rockets 103-89 in Game 7

HOUSTON (AP) — Buddy Hield became an unlikely playoff hero for the Golden State Warriors, leading the team early in Game 7 against the Houston Rockets before Stephen Curry took over late.

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Warriors eliminate Rockets with 103-89 Game 7 win

HOUSTON (AP) — Stephen Curry scored 14 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter, Buddy Hield made nine 3-pointers and scored 33 points, and the Golden State Warriors advanced to the Western Conference semifinals with a 103-89 win over the Houston Rocke

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Cavs' Mitchell has 8th straight playoff opener with at least 30 points, breaking Jordan's record

CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell of the Cleveland Cavaliers broke one of Michael Jordan's NBA playoff records on Sunday night. The All-Star guard would rather be one victory closer to a championship.

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Tyrese Haliburton ignites closing run for Pacers, who stun Cavs 121-112 in Game 1 of East semis

CLEVELAND (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton hardly resembled the player whose peers have deemed him overrated.

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Healthy Celtics look to extend recent dominance over Knicks in East semifinal matchup

BOSTON (AP) — To say the Celtics have dominated the Knicks over the past two seasons would be an understatement. New York lost all four of its meetings with Boston this season by an average of 16.5 points per game.

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Golden State's Payton won't play in Game 7 against Rockets due to an illness

HOUSTON (AP) — Golden State guard Gary Payton II won't play in Game 7 of the first-round playoff series Sunday night against the Houston Rockets because of an illness. Warriors coach Steve Kerr provided details on how he was doing before the game.

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and young Thunder to face Nikola Jokic and experienced Nuggets in West semis

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the young Oklahoma City Thunder must go through a Denver Nuggets team that already has done it all if they want to cap off their fantastic regular season with an NBA championship.

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