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Doncic and the Mavericks visit Los Angeles to start playoffs
Dallas Mavericks (50-32, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (51-31, fourth in the Western Conference)Los Angeles; Sunday, 3:30 p.m. EDTBETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Mavericks -2; over/under is 223.5WESTERN CONFERENCE FIRST ROUND: Clippers host first series matchupBOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Clippers host the Dallas Mavericks to start the Western Conference first round. Los Angeles went 2-1 against Dallas during the regular season. The Clippers won the last regular season matchu
The Canadian PressIngram, Valanciunas lift Zion-less Pelicans past Kings and into the playoffs
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Hustle plays and production from up and down the lineup helped the New Orleans Pelicans overcome the absence of leading-scorer Zion Williamson, keep their season alive and avoid a historically significant loss. Brandon Ingram scored 24 points, Jonas Valanciunas added 19 points and 12 rebounds, and the New Orleans Pelicans booked a spot in the NBA playoffs with a 105-98 victory over the Sacramento Kings in a play-in tournament elimination game on Friday night. “We stayed togeth
The Canadian PressHeat beat Bulls 112-91 to secure the eighth seed for second straight year
MIAMI (AP) — Tyler Herro scored 24 points and was an assist shy of a triple-double, rookie Jaime Jaquez Jr. added 21 points and the Miami Heat grabbed the last spot in the Eastern Conference playoffs, running away from the Chicago Bulls 112-91 in a play-in tournament elimination game Friday night. Kevin Love scored 16 and Bam Adebayo added 13 for Miami, which gets this as a reward: a rematch of the last two East finals against the Boston Celtics. It’s Round 1 this time, the Heat set to be huge u
Yahoo SportsNBA play-in: Pelicans rally past Kings without Zion Williamson, will face Thunder as No. 8 seed
The Pelicans grabbed the NBA's final playoff spot.