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Miami Heat, New Orleans Pelicans win play-in games to claim final two spots in NBA playoffs
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NBA schedule today: How to watch, predictions for play-in tournament games on April 19
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Payback time: Kings beat Warriors in play-in tournament to set up showdown with Pelicans
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Quick Glance: Kings-Warriors: Coach Kerr Endorses NBA Play-In
  • Coach Steve Kerr supports the NBA play-in tournament for adding excitement to the season.

  • The play-in format provided a lifeline for the Kings and Warriors, who wouldn't have made the playoffs in the old system.

  • The Kings face challenges due to injuries to key players, while Coach Brown praises the Warriors' core players.

  • Brown highlights the impact of Chris Paul and his greatness in the NBA.
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LeBron James and the Lakers sneak into NBA playoffs with win over New Orleans: The Los Angeles team will face the defending champion Denver Nuggets on Saturday ...
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Pelicans Coach Questions Officials After Play-in Tournament Loss to Lakers: Willie Green highlighted the free-throw discrepancy between New Orleans and Los ...
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Pelicans Coach Questions Officials After Play-in Tournament Loss to Lakers
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NBA: Pelicans hold off Warriors to help playoff position: SAN FRANCISCO — Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors realize they will have a hard road to reach ...
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NBA: Pelicans hold off Warriors to help playoff position
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Reggie Miller Oddly Suggests Lakers Should Miss Late Free Throw: The TNT analyst unleashed a rather interesting suggestion for the Lakers' game plan.
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Reggie Miller Oddly Suggests Lakers Should Miss Late Free Throw
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Jrue Holiday, Celtics reportedly reach agreement on 4-year, $135 million extension
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Quick Glance: Celtics Extend Contract with Jrue Holiday for $135 Million over 4 Years: Sources
  • The Celtics reached an agreement on Wednesday with guard Jrue Holiday for a four-year, $135 million contract extension, as confirmed by league sources. The news of the deal was initially reported by ESPN. Holiday was part of the trade last offseason where the Bucks traded him to the Celtics in exchange for players and two first-round picks. Prior to that, the Blazers acquired Holiday in a three-team deal involving player exchanges. Holiday, aged 33, boasts a two-time NBA All-Star and three-time NBA All-Defensive First Team accolades. He clinched an NBA championship with the Bucks in 2021. Throughout the 2023-24 season, Holiday is averaging 12.5 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 4.9 assists per game.

  • Once again, the Celtics successfully negotiated a significant offseason addition into accepting a reduction in salary for an extension. Al Horford agreed to a two-year, $60 million extension following his trade to Boston in the summer, and now Holiday will forego his $37.4 million player option to kickstart an extension beginning at approximately $30 million annually. This extension provides Holiday with security well into his late 30s, while also retaining a player option post the potential salary spike from the next TV deal. Holiday promptly assumed the role of the team's defensive leader upon arriving in Boston. His adaptability and leadership in coordinating the team's defensive schemes contributed to Boston achieving the league's second-best defensive rating.

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Lakers' Darvin Ham blasts 'insane asylum sources' who said team should tank Play-In game vs. Pelicans
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Play-In Preview: Injuries create tighter matchups: Injuries to Jimmy Butler and Zion Williamson will make the final Play-In games much closer than initially ...
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Play-In Preview: Injuries create tighter matchups
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NBA play-ins: LeBron James and the Lakers squeeze into the play-offs: Basketball superstar LeBron James is in the NBA playoffs for the 17th time ...
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NBA play-ins: LeBron James and the Lakers squeeze into the play-offs
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The Warriors Face an Impossible Task So They Might As Well Rest Their Players: Steve Kerr said "hell yeah" he'll rest his players in the regular season ...
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2024 NBA playoff picture: Everything at stake on Sunday with crucial seeding, Play-In positioning on the line
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2024 NBA playoff picture: Everything at stake on Sunday with crucial ...
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NBA playoff sleepers: Why Knicks, Mavericks and Pelicans are in position to crash the contender party
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Kevin Harlan Had a Hilarious Call of Chicken Wing Getting Thrown on Court During Kings-Pelicans
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NBA: Devin Booker scores 52, lifts Suns over Pelicans: NEW ORLEANS — Devin Booker scored 52 points, the fifth-highest scoring game of his career ...
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NBA: Devin Booker scores 52, lifts Suns over Pelicans
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2024 NBA playoffs bracket: Postseason picture with matchups set for first round, Play-In Tournament
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2024 NBA playoffs bracket: Postseason picture with matchups set for first ...
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NBA: Lakers edge Pelicans to book playoff clash with Nuggets: LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers held off a furious late rally to beat the New Orleans ...
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NBA: Lakers edge Pelicans to book playoff clash with Nuggets
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Paolo Banchero and his quest to keep reaching new heights: Banchero became an All-Star for the first time this season, but with the Magic in the playoffs ...
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Paolo Banchero and his quest to keep reaching new heights
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Trail Blazers return home, lose to motivated CJ McCollum and New Orleans Pelicans
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Trail Blazers return home, lose to motivated CJ McCollum and New Orleans ...
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NBA: Wembanyama, Spurs rally to beat reeling Pelicans: NEW ORLEANS — Victor Wembanyama scored 15 of his 17 points in the second half and had a crucial block on ...
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NBA: Wembanyama, Spurs rally to beat reeling Pelicans
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How NBA Play-In Tournament works: Brackets, schedule and history: The NBA first used a play-in game in 2020. Since then, it's grown to a two-round tournament in ...
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How NBA Play-In Tournament works: Brackets, schedule and history
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NBA: Jimmy Butler, Zion Williamson injuries part of play-in finale stories: MIAMI — When injuries affect the Miami Heat, coach Erik Spoelstra almost always ...
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NBA: Jimmy Butler, Zion Williamson injuries part of play-in finale stories
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Angel Reese turns heads at Pelicans vs. Magic game after announcing she will play in the WNBA
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Angel Reese turns heads at Pelicans vs. Magic game after announcing she ...
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Here are 10 things you might not know about the Sacramento Kings’ purple victory beam
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Here are 10 things you might not know about the Sacramento Kings’ purple ...
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How an undrafted player helped Kings transform their defense into one of the NBA’s best
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How an undrafted player helped Kings transform their defense into one of ...
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Kings hope 6th time is charm against Zion-less Pelicans: Zion Williamson, finally playing at the level that has been forecasted since New Orleans drafted him No ...
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Kings hope 6th time is charm against Zion-less Pelicans
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How Willie Green’s Sixers career fueled his path to coaching the Pelicans: ‘He fought for every inch’
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How Willie Green’s Sixers career fueled his path to coaching the Pelicans: ...
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Kings vs. Pelicans: Zion Williamson injury; Brandon Ingram’s comeback; scouting reports
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Kings vs. Pelicans: Zion Williamson injury; Brandon Ingram’s comeback; ...
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James leads Lakers into NBA play-offs - Guyana Chronicle: LeBron James scored 23 points as the Los Angeles Lakers beat the New Orleans Pelicans 110-106 to reach ...
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James leads Lakers into NBA play-offs - Guyana Chronicle
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Nuggets Podcast: A Lakers rematch and the path to back-to-back NBA championships in Denver
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Nuggets Podcast: A Lakers rematch and the path to back-to-back NBA ...
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LeBron James, Anthony Davis lead Lakers to win over Pelicans to clinch 8th place in the West
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LeBron James, Anthony Davis lead Lakers to win over Pelicans to clinch 8th ...
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A struggle defeating very short-handed Clippers, Vogel's future: Takeaways from Suns win
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A struggle defeating very short-handed Clippers, Vogel's future: Takeaways ...
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Lakers’ play-in potential: what you need to know ahead of regular-season finale: A win in New Orleans could mean the difference between being in the 7-8 play-in ...
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Kings vs. Suns: Western Conference play-in scenarios, tiebreakers and scouting reports
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Kings vs. Suns: Western Conference play-in scenarios, tiebreakers and ...
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Nuggets might watch Lakers vs. Pelicans together, but “we don’t have a preferred opponent”
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Nuggets might watch Lakers vs. Pelicans together, but “we don’t have a ...
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How the Lakers can finish 8th, 9th or 10th with 2 games to play: The odds are that the Lakers will finish 10th, but if they win two games and get help ...
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How the Lakers can finish 8th, 9th or 10th with 2 games to play
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Breaking down NBA’s wild West playoff race as Kings enter final week with four games to go
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Breaking down NBA’s wild West playoff race as Kings enter final week with ...
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NBA: Pelicans eclipse Suns, leaving both teams tied for 6th: PHOENIX — C.J. McCollum scored 31 points, Zion Williamson had 29 and the New Orleans Pelicans beat ...
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NBA: Pelicans eclipse Suns, leaving both teams tied for 6th
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Phoenix Suns vs. New Orleans Pelicans: The Phoenix Suns (46-31) face the New Orleans Pelicans (45-32) at home on Sunday, the final of their three-game season ...
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Phoenix Suns vs. New Orleans Pelicans
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NBA: Celtics rebound from back-to-back losses, beat Pelicans: NEW ORLEANS — Jayson Tatum scored 23 points and the Boston Celtics rebounded from back-to-back ...
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NBA: Celtics rebound from back-to-back losses, beat Pelicans
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Ty Lue calls Clippers 'soft' after loss to Pacers: Sputtering L.A. in search of identity as playoffs loom
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Ty Lue calls Clippers 'soft' after loss to Pacers: Sputtering L.A ...
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NBA: Thunder beat Pelicans after losing 20-point lead: NEW ORLEANS — The Oklahoma City Thunder lost a 20-point, second-half lead, but not their composure ...
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NBA: Thunder beat Pelicans after losing 20-point lead
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NBA standings, playoff picture: Current postseason bracket, matchups as Bucks' lead over Knicks shrinks to one
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NBA standings, playoff picture: Current postseason bracket ...
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NBA: Zion Williamson, Pelicans send Pistons to 6th straight loss: DETROIT — Zion Williamson scored 36 points and led the New Orleans Pelicans to a 114-101 ...
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NBA: Zion Williamson, Pelicans send Pistons to 6th straight loss
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NBA: Magic beat Pelicans behind Paolo Banchero’s triple-double: ORLANDO, Florida— Paolo Banchero had 20 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists for his second career ...
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NBA: Magic beat Pelicans behind Paolo Banchero’s triple-double
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After tough start, Celtics shut down Pelicans: Five players score in double figures as the league-leading Celtics end a two-game losing streak – tied for their ...
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After tough start, Celtics shut down Pelicans
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Bucks' rally falls short vs. Pelicans to start a tough three-game road trip: Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 35 points but it was not enough as Pelicans hold off ...
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Clippers get good news on Russell Westbrook, then beat Portland: Before holding off a late charge by the Portland Trail Blazers in a 125-117 win ...
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Clippers get good news on Russell Westbrook, then beat Portland
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Winderman’s view: Duncan Robinson expresses hope for quick return, with Heat in need of such hope
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Winderman’s view: Duncan Robinson expresses hope for quick return ...
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New Orleans Pelicans Injury Report: All-Star Hurts Knee in Loss to Magic: The latest on a critical playoff injury for these postseason contenders.
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New Orleans Pelicans Injury Report: All-Star Hurts Knee in Loss to Magic
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Heat has dreadful shooting night, falls to Pelicans. Takeaways from another home loss
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