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Zach Lowe expresses uncertainty on Ime Udoka’s Rockets future

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The Houston Rockets did well to respond with an emphatic 115-96 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 4 of their first-round matchup, doing just enough to stave off elimination. But while they may live to see another day, circumstances are still looking dire for the Rockets. Kevin Durant has already been ruled out […] The post Zach Lowe expresses uncertainty on Ime Udoka’s Rockets future appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Sloppy Pistons are 1 loss from becoming 7th No. 1 seed to lose to an 8 seed in the NBA playoffs

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Those 60 wins in the regular season and that No. 1 seed don’t mean much for the Detroit Pistons right now. They’re one loss away from a rare elimination. Only six No. 8 seeds have defeated a No. 1 in a playoff series in NBA history. It’s happened only four times since the postseason was expanded to a best-of-seven series for all rounds in 2003. But the Pistons were sloppy with the ball and careless overall in a 94-88 loss to the Orlando Magic on Monday night, falling behi...

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Injury Notes: Wagner, Edwards, Nuggets, Embiid

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Magic forward Franz Wagner exited Monday’s game vs. Detroit in the third quarter due to what the team referred to as right calf soreness. Speaking after the game to Jason Beede of The Orlando Sentinel and Josh Robbins of The Athletic (Twitter links), Wagner explained that he felt his calf tighten up about a minute […]

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