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NBA finals: Wembanyama silences Garden’s party as Spurs beat Knicks in Game 3

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The spectacle at Madison Square Garden on Monday night was such that the basketball almost took a back seat to everything else. The culmination of days of talk over $10,000 tickets, heightened security and cancelled watch parties alongside the anticipation for New York City’s first home NBA finals game since 25 June 1999. When all was said and done, Victor Wembanyama had given New York something new to talk about.

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Spurs' Victor Wembanyama shakes off Game 2 miss by taking over Game 3 of the NBA Finals

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Victor Wembanyama shook off his miss at the buzzer in Game 2 by taking over Game 3 of the NBA Finals and preventing the San Antonio Spurs from getting pushed to the brink of elimination. Wembanyama made the first two shots he attempted on Monday night on the way to scoring 32 points in a 115-111 victory at the New York Knicks. Wembanyama was a key to San Antonio building an early lead but even more importantly in a third-quarter rally to bounce back from another blown double-digit lead.

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Aliyah Boston Sets WNBA Record as Fastest Center to Reach 400 Assists

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Aliyah Boston and the Indiana Fever looked to get back above .500 in the 2026 WNBA season as they hit the road to face Sonia Citron and the Washington Mystics. The Fever entered the game with a 5-5 record after suffering an 83-75 loss to Breanna Stewart and the New York Liberty on Saturday. Ahead of Monday's game against the Mystics, Boston was initially listed as questionable with a lower right leg injury.

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‘That’s the GOAT’: Caitlin Clark silences the world with game-winning three pointer

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The Indiana Fever entered Monday night’s game against the Washington Mystics with plenty of noise surrounding the state of the franchise following a late-game collapse to the New York Liberty on Saturday, dropping the Fever’s record to 5-5. Clark’s play in particular was a cause for concern amongst fans and pundits alike, with two-time NBA…

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Former UConn star Breanna Stewart scores 26 as Liberty defeat CT Sun, 89-80

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UNCASVILLE — Former UConn star Breanna Stewart scored 28 points as the New York Liberty posted an 89-80 victory over the Connecticut Sun in a WNBA game at Mohegan Sun Arena Monday night. Brittney Griner was out with a rib injury, so the Sun started both former UConn centers Aaliyah Edwards, who scored 15 points with five rebounds, and Olivia Nelson-Ododa, who had 15 points and eight rebounds. ...

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Caitlin Clark's last-second 3-pointer gives Fever a 78-76 victory over Mystics

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Caitlin Clark's 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds left gave the Indiana Fever a 78-76 victory over the Washington Mystics on Monday night. Washington rallied from a 17-point deficit and led by one after Sonia Citron's two free throws with 4.3 seconds remaining, but after a timeout, Clark caught a crosscourt pass and was all alone after Cotie McMahon went for the steal and missed. From just in front of the logo on the left wing, Clark's shot hit nothing but net.

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Breanna Stewart scores 28, Han Xu makes 1st career WNBA start, and the Liberty beat the Sun 89-80

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UNCASVILLE, Conn. (AP) — Breanna Stewart scored 28 points, including a key putback with 24.8 seconds left, Han Xu had 14 points in her first career WNBA start, and the New York Liberty beat the Connecticut Sun 89-80 on Monday night. Xu started in place of Jonquel Jones , who was a late scratch because of an illness. Jones, who spent six years with the Sun before coming to New York in 2023, had her No. 35 jersey retired by Connecticut before the game. Connecticut got within 85-80 with 45.9 sec...

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