• The Canadian Press

    LeBron James rants at NBA's replay center for calls, Lakers lose on buzzer-beater, trail Denver 2-0

    DENVER (AP) — LeBron James was seeing red after the Los Angeles Lakers watched a golden opportunity slip away. His frustration wasn't so much centered on blowing a 20-point lead. Or his late missed 3-pointer that rimmed out with the game tied. Or Jamal Murray’s fadeaway buzzer-beater that gave the Denver Nuggets a 101-99 win over the Lakers in Game 2 of their first-round series Monday night. James' anger was more distant — the NBA's replay center in Secaucus, New Jersey. At the heart of his wrat

  • Yahoo Sports

    How the Knicks found a way to steal Game 2 against a Sixers team that now must regroup

    Tom Thibodeau is fond of saying that the magic lies in the work; on Monday night at Madison Square Garden, it produced a shot that ranks among the most magical in the last 30 years of Knicks basketball.

  • The Canadian Press

    Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder host New Orleans with 1-0 series lead

    New Orleans Pelicans (49-33, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (57-25, first in the Western Conference)Oklahoma City; Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. EDTBETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Thunder -7.5; over/under is 211WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Thunder lead series 1-0BOTTOM LINE: The Oklahoma City Thunder host the New Orleans Pelicans in the Western Conference first round with a 1-0 lead in the series. The Thunder won the last meeting 94-92 on April 22 led by 28 points from Shai Gilge

  • The Canadian Press

    Boston takes 1-0 lead into game 2 against Miami

    Miami Heat (46-36, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Boston Celtics (64-18, first in the Eastern Conference)Boston; Wednesday, 7 p.m. EDTBETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Celtics -14.5; over/under is 204.5EASTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Celtics lead series 1-0BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Celtics host the Miami Heat in the Eastern Conference first round with a 1-0 lead in the series. The Celtics defeated the Heat 114-94 in the last meeting. Jayson Tatum led the Celtics with 23 points, and Bam Adebayo led th