Basketball

Cavaliers' Darius Garland misses 3rd straight game as Cleveland faces Indiana in Game 1 of series

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers guard Darius Garland missed his third straight game as Cleveland hosted Indiana in the opener of their Eastern Conference semifinal series Sunday night. The 6-foot-1, sixth-year pro is dealing with a sprained left big toe.

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Celtics' Jrue Holiday not on injury report, on track to play in Boston's series opener vs. Knicks

BOSTON (AP) — Celtics guard Jrue Holiday is expected to return from a strained right hamstring when Boston opens its Eastern Conference finals series against the Knicks on Monday night.

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Preview capsule on the Boston-New York Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series

Preview capsule on the Boston-New York Eastern Conference semifinal series that starts Monday: No. 2 Boston Celtics (61-21, 4-1) vs. No. 3 New York Knicks (51-31, 4-2) Season series: Celtics, 4-0.

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Preview capsule on the Oklahoma City-Denver Western Conference semifinal playoff series

Preview capsule on the Oklahoma City-Denver Western Conference semifinal series that starts Monday: No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder (68-14, 4-0) vs. No. 4 Denver Nuggets (50-32, 4-3) Season series: Tied, 2-2.

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Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder host Denver to start second round

Denver Nuggets (50-32, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (68-14, first in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Monday, 9:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Thunder -9.

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Celtics begin second round against the Knicks

New York Knicks (51-31, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (61-21, second in the Eastern Conference) Boston; Monday, 7 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Celtics -8.

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Haliburton and the Pacers visit Cleveland to begin second round

Indiana Pacers (50-32, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Cleveland Cavaliers (64-18, first in the Eastern Conference) Cleveland; Sunday, 6 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cavaliers -8; over/under is 229.

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Houston, Golden State set for game 7 matchup

Golden State Warriors (48-34, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Rockets (52-30, second in the Western Conference) Houston; Sunday, 8:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rockets -2.

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James Harden succumbs to defensive pressure of Christian Braun in Clippers' Game 7 crash in Denver

DENVER (AP) — Everywhere James Harden tried to go, there was Christian Braun in his way. For that, thank the personal scouting report offered up from Harden's former teammate and Denver Nuggets sixth man Russell Westbrook.

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Nikola Jokic, Denver Nuggets advance with 120-101 Game 7 laugher over stunned Los Angeles Clippers

DENVER (AP) — Not this time. Nikola Jokic got plenty of help from his teammates and Denver's scoring surge held up in a 120-101 blowout of the shellshocked Los Angeles Clippers in a Game 7 laugher on Saturday night.

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