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Mavericks playoff analysis: Pros and cons of first-round matchups vs. Nuggets, Jazz or Timberwolves

With five days and three games remaining in the regular season, the Mavericks are in line to face one of three teams in a first-round playoff series: the Utah Jazz, Denver Nuggets or Minnesota Timberwolves.

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Could the Warriors survive if Steph Curry misses a few playoff games?

The Warriors have just three games left to play in the regular season, but the implications of each could have them seeded as high as No. 3 or as low as No. 6 in the Western Conference playoffs.

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Magic Johnson Says LeBron James is to Blame for the Lakers Not Signing DeMar DeRozan

He said that if Los Angeles hadn’t traded for Westbrook and signed DeRozan instead, the Lakers would be playing in the Western Conference championship.

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Warriors playoff scenarios: Where the Warriors stand with 3 games to play

The Warriors are in a battle for the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference with only three regular-season games left.

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NBA Twitter reacts to Warriors winning key game over Sacramento

The Warriors are holding position in the Western Conference with three regular-season games left to play.

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Jamie Benn’s OT goal snags second point for Stars in ‘choppy’ win over Ducks in Anaheim

ANAHEIM, Calif. — If you didn’t stay up to watch the Dallas Stars’ 3-2 overtime win over the Anaheim Ducks on Thursday night, you didn’t miss much — in the first 55 minutes.

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Report: Anthony Davis Expected to Return to Lakers on Friday

Los Angeles’s big man will return to the floor as the Lakers face the Pelicans.

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Lakers Fall to No. 11 in West, Out of Playoffs After Blowout Loss to Mavericks

L.A. is limping to the finish line, and may miss the postseason completely.

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Dunks for Humanity: The Suns’ biggest threat in the Western Conference is …

Who can stop the Suns in the West? We'll find out.

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Russell Westbrook Gets Into Spirited Exchange With Reporter After Latest Loss

The point guard went back and forth with a media member after Los Angeles dropped its third straight game on Tuesday.

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Warriors face tall task in final home games: Hold onto No. 3 seed without Curry

Injured, out of shape and out of sync, the Warriors are falling backward in the standings ahead of the playoffs. They have six regular-season games left to maintain precarious footing as the No. 3 seed in the Western Conference, and the path forward isn’t easy.

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Blackhawks have amassed sizable yet complicated collection of draft picks

The Hawks own five picks in the first three rounds of both the 2022 and 2023 drafts, but those picks include plenty of conditions to plan around.

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Lakers: Talen Horton-Tucker may not have much value on open market

Rival teams may be reluctant to trade for Talen Horton-Tucker, limiting the Lakers' options to improve their roster this summer.

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NBA Power Rankings: Whose Stock Is Rising?

Potential playoff matchups are starting to take shape. Here is what to expect to see from every team throughout the league as the regular season comes to an end.

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LeBron James Provides Update on Ankle Injury After Loss to Pelicans

The Lakers’ star suffered the injury in the second quarter of Sunday’s game against the Pelicans.

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Stars fail to capitalize both on power play, and on chance to put away Canucks in Saturday’s loss

DALLAS — In the dying moments of a third-period power play during the Stars’ 4-1 loss to Vancouver, the puck found Esa Lindell abandoned in front of the Canucks net.

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Suns Secure No. 1 Seed in Western Conference Behind Devin Booker’s Performance

The three-time All-Star was brilliant in the Suns’ win on Thursday night.

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Mavericks hold off Timberwolves 110-108 as playoff intensity ramps up

DALLAS – Timberwolves coach Chris Finch is about as even-keeled an NBA coach as they come, and he wanted the Wolves to reflect that same demeanor headed into Monday's showdown with the Mavericks, who held a 1.5-game lead on the Wolves for the fifth seed in the Western Conference entering…

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Wild shutout Vegas Golden Knights 3-0 as newcomer Nicolas Deslauriers scores in his first game

MINNEAPOLIS — The gap the Wild has to close in the Western Conference has been looming over the franchise ever since it was bounced out of the playoffs last season, fading in Game 7 after a burly first-round battle with the Golden Knights.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Blues' defense a no-show in 5-4 loss to Blue Jackets

COLUMBUS, Ohio — With the NHL regular season nearly three-quarters complete, and most of the Western Conference in a heated race for postseason position, it’s time for a sense of urgency for all concerned.

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NBA Power Rankings: LeBron James, Kevin Durant Deliver As Playoff Races Heat Up

Last week highlighted top-tier performances and milestones from LBJ, KD and Gregg Popovich.

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Heat interested in Christian Wood, PJ Washington

"They are the best in the league at lining up for a big move," a Western Conference executive added. If that dream target never materializes, league personnel likewise expect any smaller trade this offseason aimed at further upgrading its ...

Los Angeles Times

Even after another tough loss, LeBron James and Lakers aren't giving up on season

LOS ANGELES — The Lakers have lost three consecutive games coming out of the NBA All-Star break and 11 of their last 15 games. They are seven games below .500 (27-34) in the Western Conference.

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Shaq: If Lakers Trade LeBron, ‘You’ll Never Win Again’

As Los Angeles struggles at the bottom of the Western Conference playoff picture, some have discussed a hard reset for the franchise.

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The Lakers’ playoff path only gets harder after embarrassing loss to Pelicans

The Western Conference remaining strength of schedule doesn't favor LA.

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