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NBA finals: brilliant Brunson leads surging Knicks to victory over Spurs in Game 1

Yahoo Sports NBA, High-authority source4 months agoNBA logoNBA

The New York Knicks entered Game 1 of this year’s NBA finals on one of the hottest streaks in playoff history: 11 games won in a row with opponents humiliated, humbled and crushed along the way. On Wednesday night in San Antonio many believed that streak would end as they faced the Spurs, who had knocked out the defending champion Oklahoma City Thunder in the previous round, and are led by the most exciting player in the world, Victor Wembanyama. The Knicks won anyway, keeping Wembanyama quie...

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Thunder, a day after playoff elimination in West finals, start process of looking ahead

Yahoo Sports NBA, High-authority source4 months agoNBA logoNBA

Chet Holmgren attempted two shots in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals. If the ballyhooed matchup in the West finals was Holmgren vs. San Antonio's Victor Wembanyama, then it was a one-sided one. Wembanyama had the superior numbers in the series and the Spurs wound up prevailing, while Holmgren was barely a factor offensively with the Thunder season on the line Saturday night.

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Knicks beat the Spurs for the NBA Cup, but need to do it in the NBA Finals for the title they crave

Yahoo Sports NBA, High-authority source4 months agoNBA logoNBA

When the New York Knicks declined to hang a banner after beating the San Antonio Spurs to win the NBA Cup, they did so because they were waiting to celebrate something bigger. Nearly a week after clinching their first NBA Finals berth since 1999, the Knicks were at last able to practice Sunday while knowing who they were practicing for, after Victor Wembanyama and the Spurs knocked off Oklahoma City on Saturday night in Game 7 of the Western Conference finals. “I mean, they’re a special team,...

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Spurs invoiced the Thunder for greatness in Game 7; OKC couldn’t pay.

Yahoo Sports NBA, High-authority source4 months agoNBA logoNBA

There is a particular kind of silence that settles in when the thing you thought was yours just walks out the door. Oklahoma City Thunder fans heard it Saturday night at the Paycom Center. The Spurs celebrated in their building, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander had to stand at a podium and explain to the world why […]

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