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Chess on a basketball court
Timberwolves vs. Mavericks is high-level basketball.
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Grand theft Boston
The Celtics survive a game they definitely should have lost.
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An ode to the Indiana Pacers' persistent relevance
Indiana is not a glamour franchise and has never won an NBA championship. But they always find a way to the top levels of the league.
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The Timberwolves are not a footnote
PLUS: Luka wins basketball games and the Knicks finally fall down.
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Wolves back
A resounding Game 6 performance.
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Forgive me for forgiving the Celtics
Another dominant series win for one of the East's most dominant teams of the past quarter-century.
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We just witnessed *the* seminal Jokic masterpiece (until the next one)
This is Nikola's era of NBA history until further notice.
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The Shai-keover
In which Shai Gilgeous-Alexander personally snatches a playoff game out of Luka Doncic's hands.
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The new NBA rivalries
The league has a rising class of stars on the big stage. But almost as important are the new and renewed rivalries in the spotlight. PLUS: NBA Draft lottery reaction.
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ScapeG.O.A.T.'d
Frank Vogel gets shot out of another canon. Kevin Durant goes through another head coach.
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On Rick Carlisle's small market screwjob stolen valor
Blaming your garbage defense on a league conspiracy to uplift New York is unfair to small market teams that have actually been screwed.
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The Celtics are casually dominating the East
PLUS: OKC's consistent excellence has them undefeated in the playoffs.