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Short-handed Lakers are underdogs against Rockets but can’t be dismissed

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Updated Apr 18, 12:25 PM ET

Let’s cut to the chase: The Lakers should be underdogs for their first-round NBA playoff series against the Rockets. The Lakers’ Luka Doncic is expected to watch Saturday’s game from the bench while he recovers from injury. If you took the top-two scorers away from most playoff teams, which is the reality the Lakers faced...

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Philadelphia 76ers Depth And Rotations For 2026 NBA Playoffs - Fadeaway World

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The Philadelphia 76ers will hope their rotation can lead them to a surprising NBA Finals appearance after needing a Play-In Tournament win to make their way into the 2026 NBA Playoffs as the No. 7 seed.

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Norman Powell uncertain about future with Heat - TalkBasket.net

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Norman Powell earned his first All-Star selection during his debut season with the Miami Heat. Still, injuries limited him significantly after the All-Star break, as noted by Anthony Chiang of The Miami Herald. He logged just 19 minutes in Tuesday’s play-in loss to Charlotte as he worked his way back. Earlier in the season, Powell […] The post Norman Powell uncertain about future with Heat appeared first on TalkBasket.net.

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Inside the numbers: Some notes going into NBA playoffs

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A winning season usually gets you to the NBA playoffs. There were a record-tying three teams — Charlotte at 44-38, Miami at 43-39 and the Los Angeles Clippers at 42-40 — that finished over .500 this season but failed to qualify for the playoffs. In NBA history, teams with records over the .500 mark have gone to the playoffs just over 95% of the time.

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Houston Rockets Depth And Rotations For 2026 NBA Playoffs - Fadeaway World

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The Houston Rockets are heading into the 2026 NBA Playoff without home-court advantage as the No. 5 seed, but could have the perfect opportunity to make a deep run.

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Did the Sky give up shots at JuJu Watkins and Sarah Strong by trading their next 2 1st-round picks?

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CHICAGO — General manager Jeff Pagliocca isn’t leaving the Chicago Sky’s future success up to lottery luck. The Sky don’t own their first-round pick in the next two drafts thanks to separate deals with the Washington Mystics. Pagliocca included a pick swap in 2027 as part of last year’s trade for Ariel Atkins, a deal that also included sending the No. 3 pick in 2025 to the Mystics — and ...

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