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It was a close, hard fought game throughout, but a poor shooting night from their stars doomed the Spurs.

The Frost Bank Center was a sea of pink and blue on Tuesday night, but Anthony Edwards didn’t care much for the San Antonio Spurs’ fashion statement. The Minnesota Timberwolves star walked into a hostile environment and walked out with a gritty 104-102 Game 1 victory to kick off the Western Conference Semifinals. Despite a […] The post Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards not intimidated at all by Spurs’ pink, blue’ fans appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Sabrina Ionescu will miss at least two weeks with a left ankle and foot injury, the New York Liberty announced on Monday. Ionescu, who suffered the injury on Sunday, will miss the Liberty's WNBA season-opener on Friday. Ionescu averaged 18.2 points, 5.7 assists and 4.9 rebounds in 38 games last season.

Dallas Mavericks head coach Jason Kidd has four years remaining on his contract, sources told Marc Stein of The Stein Line. Kidd's contract has been extended each of the past two seasons as the Knicks and Lakers expressed interest in hiring him. The Mavs hired Masai Ujiri as the team's new lead executive on Monday. It has been said that Mavs owner Patrick Dumont was looking for an exec who would keep Kidd as the head coach due to his strong relationship with Cooper Flagg.

History repeated itself in an unfortunate way for the Orlando Magic in their opening round NBA playoff series against the Detroit Pistons. Just like they did in 2003, the Magic took a three-games-to-one series lead over the Pistons, only to see Detroit rebound and win three straight games to take the series. The decisive game […] The post Tracy McGrady did not hold back on Magic after 3-1 chokejob appeared first on ClutchPoints.

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Timothee Chalamet's Knicks loyalty can't be questioned.

Minnesota Timberwolves (49-33, sixth in the Western Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (62-20, second in the Western Conference) San Antonio; Wednesday, 9:30 p.m. EDT LINE: Spurs -9.5; over/under is 215.5 WESTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND: Timberwolves lead series 1-0 BOTTOM LINE: The Minnesota Timberwolves visit the San Antonio Spurs in the Western Conference second round with a 1-0 lead in the series. The Timberwolves won the last meeting 104-102 on Tuesday, led by 21 points from Julius Randle...

The Lakers have fought hard battles through the years against the Sonics and Thunder.

Game 1 was always going to be a tricky challenge for the Philadelphia 76ers to navigate. Not even 48 hours have passed since the 76ers completed a spirited 3-1 comeback against sworn rival Boston Celtics and yet they already had to pack their bags and go to the Big Apple to face the New York […] The post 76ers most to blame for Game 1 debacle vs. Knicks appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Knicks have now played 16 straight quarters in which they’ve looked basically untouchable, outscoring the Hawks and now the Sixers in Game 1 to a degree that is literally unmatched in NBA postseason history.

The Knicks and Timberwolves were both Game 1 winners as the second round got underway Monday night

Despite a late scare, the Minnesota Timberwolves held on for the win, 104-102, against the San Antonio Spurs in Game 1 of their second-round face-off in the playoffs at Frost Bank Center on Monday. The Spurs had the chance to steal the win, but Julian Champagnie missed his three-pointer at the buzzer. The breaks of […] The post Watch Anthony Edwards’ blatant travel that refs crucially missed in Timberwolves-Spurs Game 1 appeared first on ClutchPoints.

If there’s one thing that everyone is guaranteed to see from the Minnesota Timberwolves under the tutelage of Chris Finch come playoff time, it’s that they will show up and rise to the occasion. Coming off a first-round upset of the higher-seeded Denver Nuggets, the Timberwolves just went out and took Game 1 of their […] The post Chris Finch reveals what’s changed in Timberwolves’ playoff approach appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The San Antonio Spurs found themselves trailing by two in the dying seconds of Game 1 of the Western Conference Semifinals. Instead of stopping the clock, coach Mitch Johnson let his guys play. The decision ultimately backfired, as the Minnesota Timberwolves escaped the Frost Bank Center with a gritty 104-102 victory to steal home-court advantage. […] The post Spurs’ Mitch Johnson explains polarizing decision in close loss to Timberwolves appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Anthony Edwards ended up missing the final two games of the Minnesota Timberwolves’ first-round series against the Denver Nuggets due to a knee injury, but the Timberwolves, despite being heavily undermanned, were able to get the job done. But what loomed was a matchup against the San Antonio Spurs in the following round — a […] The post Why Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards’ return reminds Mike Conley of 2015 appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Paul George found a rhythm, but nothing else went right for the Sixers.

Warriors star Draymond Green responded to Austin Rivers' comments regarding Steve Kerr hindering the potential Hall of Fame forward's career.

Game 1 went about as good as the Knicks could’ve hoped, but they know they have to stay focused heading into Game 2.

The Minnesota Timberwolves escaped San Antonio with a Game 1 victory on Monday night, just three days after taking down the Denver Nuggets in Game 6 back at home. Anthony Edwards returned from a nine-day absence due to a hyperextension and bone bruise in his left knee, helping his Wolves steal Game 1. Edwards finished […] The post Why Anthony Edwards is ‘disappointed’ after Game 1 win vs. Spurs appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Spurs star Victor Wembanyama lamented what he described as energy mismanagement for ruining a historic defensive performance in which he had a playoff-record 12 blocks in a triple-double that came in a losing Game 1 effort against the Timberwolves.

The Philadelphia 76ers took an embarrassing Game 1 loss Monday to start round two of the NBA Playoffs. The New York Knicks played far more superior in their 137-98 rout. Except 76ers star Joel Embiid ended up addressing possible “dirty” play out of Mikal Bridges. Embiid took this shot to the ribs during a designed […] The post 76ers’ Joel Embiid addresses Mikal Bridges’ possible ‘dirty’ play appeared first on ClutchPoints.

The Sixers looked like a team that played a Game 7 two days ago.

If he’s gonna play like this, Joel Embiid should issue a retraction. Tell Sixers fans to sell their tickets while they still can.

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Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves held on to steal Game 1 over the favored Spurs despite a record night from Victor Wembanyama.

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