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Jalen Duren delivers for the Pistons, making plays at both ends of court in key moments against Cavs

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Jalen Duren delivered for the Detroit Pistons when they needed him most, making plays at both ends of the court against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Duren had three dunks, two rebounds and a block in a 67-second stretch to break open a tie game and Detroit went on to beat Cleveland 111-101 on Tuesday night in Game 1 of their second-round series. “I'm not a one-dimensional player," said Duren, who finished with 11 points, 12 rebounds, four assists and two blocks.

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Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt injures right pinkie while trying to block Thunder's Chet Holmgren

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Los Angeles Lakers forward Jarred Vanderbilt injured his right pinkie when he attempted to block a dunk by Oklahoma City Thunder center Chet Holmgren during Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinal matchup on Tuesday night. Vanderbilt swiped at Holmgren behind the play and hit his finger on the backboard. Holmgren made the dunk to put the Thunder up 48-39 with 5:57 left in the second quarter.

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NBA Playoff Tuesday discussion

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The Detroit Pistons host the Cleveland Cavaliers at 7 p.m. ET tonight on NBCSN. Then the Oklahoma City Thunder play the Los Angeles Lakers at 8:30 p.m. ET on NBC (WRC-TV). Enjoy the basketball and the constant playing of John Tesh songs.

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New Mavericks basketball boss Masai Ujiri says it's time to focus on Cooper Flagg

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Masai Ujiri hadn't even taken a question from reporters as team president and alternate governor of the Dallas Mavericks when he tacitly acknowledged the chaotic 15 months that have enveloped the franchise. “Listen, I hope to bring calm,” Ujiri said Tuesday in opening remarks at his introductory news conference just a few moments after trying to soothe his distressed youngest son Amani, the 5-year-old who came to the stage wanting his dad to hold him. Ujiri didn't even have to mention the ill...

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