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Sources: Raptors coach Nurse out after 5 years

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Friday, 21 April 2023 07:47

Nick Nurse is out after five seasons as Toronto Raptors coach, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski on Friday.Former Boston Celtics coach Ime Udoka is expected to be a serious candidate to replace Nurse, sources said.Nurse led the Raptors to the 2018-19 NBA title in his first season but never took Toronto to the same heights again. Toronto finished 41-41 this…

Booker feasts on Clips' D with 45; Suns lead 2-1

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Friday, 21 April 2023 02:20

LOS ANGELES -- Devin Booker has been a good scorer since he came into the league in 2016. But he has taken it to another level since Kevin Durant joined the Phoenix Suns in February.Booker scored a game-high 45 points on a blistering 18-for-29 shooting (62 percent) in the Suns' 129-124 victory over the Clippers in Game 3 on Thursday…

Dubs 'lock in' without Green, save series with win

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Friday, 21 April 2023 02:08

SAN FRANCISCO -- With Draymond Green serving a one-game suspension and the Golden State Warriors down 0-2 in their first-round playoff series against the Sacramento Kings, they had a clear mindset: Don't feel sorry for ourselves."We're winning this because of Draymond," Donte DiVincenzo told ESPN before Thursday's Game 3, which Golden State won 114-97 to bring the series to a…

NBA flagrant fouls defined, and what's driving their sudden rise in the playoffs

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Thursday, 20 April 2023 23:34

What's behind the sudden surge in flagrant 2 fouls during the first week of the NBA playoffs?Officiating decisions have taken center stage this week, starting with Draymond Green's ejection on Monday for a flagrant 2 foul after stomping on Sacramento Kings center Domantas Sabonis resulting in a one-game suspension for Green. The decision left the Golden State Warriors short-handed for…

Celtics' Brogdon named Sixth Man of the Year

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Thursday, 20 April 2023 19:23

Boston Celtics guard Malcolm Brogdon, the key offseason addition for the defending Eastern Conference champions, was named the winner of the NBA's Sixth Man of the Year Award on Thursday night.Brogdon edged out New York Knicks guard Immanuel Quickley for the award, garnering 60 out of 100 first-place votes and compiling 408 total points, ahead of Quickley's 34 first-place votes…

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