One strategy to stop the Nets may be double-teaming Harden, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant. Of course, it is not possible when all three are on the floor. But one of them is going to command extra attention at all times.
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When Rondo’s a whirling dervish of activity, he’s impossible to game plan against and gets easy shots for bigs along with creating order at the right time.
The Knicks officially clinched one of the top six seeds in the East on Wednesday night thanks to the Boston Celtics losing to the Cleveland Cavaliers, meaning New York will avoid playing in the play-in tournament that has been installed for the end of this season. New York can still finish as high as fourth in the conference standings.
Tours with the Golden State Warriors and Washington Wizards ended bitterly, but he became fully realized with the Sacramento Kings from 1998-2004. He finished top 10 in MVP voting in five of those six seasons before a knee injury derailed his career and cut short Sacramento's championship window for good. The Kings were the league's most fun team to watch during that run and would have won a title in 2002 if not for Robert Horry's Game 4 miracle and one of the most egregiously called games in playoff history.
Cleveland Cavaliers Passport HolderLaMelo Ball had a rockier road to being the clear rookie of the year favorite. Ball was the big leader as March started, then injured his wrist and it looked like someone like Anthony Edwards would catch him while he sat out. But Ball returned to the Charlotte Hornets and has resumed being great. He is the -750 favorite to win the award. Ball's opening odds were +400.
Toronto Raptors Passport HolderCurry finished with 36 points but had a rough night from three, going 3-of-13 overall as Utah was physical and threw multiple defenders at him at once, led by Royce O'Neale. Jordan Poole added 20 points off the bench.
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Youngmisuk: The 3-4 battle in the West is intriguing, because whoever finishes fourth out of the Clippers and Denver Nuggets could potentially avoid the Lakers until the conference finals. If the Lakers take seventh out of the play-in format, they'll face the second seed -- either Phoenix or Utah. With the Clippers and Nuggets battling for third and fourth, the third seed could have to face the Lakers in the second round.