Cavs scores vs Magic live updates Game 3 of NBA playoffs

The first-round playoff series turned to Orlando and everything went wrong for Cleveland as the Cavs were crushed by the Magic in a 121-83 Game 3 loss. The Cavs now lead the series 2-1. Game 4 will be Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. in Orlando. Game 5 will be Tuesday night in Cleveland. The Cavs …

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Jalen Brunson’s 61 points not enough as Victor Wembanyama’s 40-20 effort propels Spurs past Knicks in OT

Jalen Brunson challenged Carmelo Anthony’s New York Knicks scoring record in a 61-point night on Friday. But it wasn’t enough as Victor Wembanyama powered the San Antonio Spurs to a 130-126 overtime win over his Knicks. While Brunson lit up the scoreboard, Wembanyama added another sensational stat line to his remarkable rookie season. The Spurs …

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Knicks star Jalen Brunson sustains ‘knee contusion’ vs. Cavaliers, Tom Thibodeau says

CLEVELAND — The New York Knicks went home Sunday night feeling good about themselves, and lucky because of the prognosis of star guard Jalen Brunson. The evening could have skewed in a different, and far more depressing, direction. The Knicks beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 107-98 despite losing Brunson to a left knee injury that certainly looked worse than the team …

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‘We just suck right now’

LeBron James didn’t have the emotional energy to mask his feelings Friday following the Los Angeles Lakers’ 127-113 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies. James led the team’s scoring with 32 points in the effort, but he also went 2-for-6 from the foul line and committed three turnovers in the fourth quarter. When approached by reporters …

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Artist Dirk Rozich creates LeBron James mural at Akron museum

Stark County artist Dirk Rozich caught himself in a moment of awe while painting images of global sports icon LeBron James. Working on a trio of 28-by-20 inch paintings, each one would be enlarged into murals at the LeBron James’ Home Court museum at House Three Thirty in Akron. “It was very emotional when I …

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Detroit Pistons lose NBA record 27th straight game in one season

The Detroit Pistons have made NBA history. Detroit became the league’s first team to lose 27 straight games in a season, falling 118-112 to the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night. The Nets beat the Pistons on Saturday in Brooklyn, handing them their 26th consecutive defeat to match the 2010-11 Cleveland Cavaliers and 2013-14 Philadelphia 76ers …

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