Top Performers Kawhi LeonardTOR vs. MIL 27 17 7 2 stl , 2 blk Kyle LowryTOR vs. MIL 17 5 8 G. AntetokounmpoMIL @ TOR 21 11 4 2 stl , 3 blk Brook LopezMIL @ TOR 18 9 1 3 blk Fred VanVleetTOR vs. MIL 14 0 2 Ersan IlyasovaMIL @ TOR 13 6 1 Pascal SiakamTOR vs. MIL 18 4 0 George HillMIL @ TOR 10 2 3 2 stl Eric BledsoeMIL @ TOR 8 5 7 Marc GasolTOR vs. MIL 6 3…
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With no games last night, this will be an abbreviated recap/preview. Today’s Game (all times EST) Milwaukee Bucks (60-22) Toronto Raptors (58-24) 8:30p – TNT Eastern Conference Finals Series Snapshots Eastern Conference FinalsToronto vs. MilwaukeeToronto leads Best-of-7 series 3 games to 2Next game: Saturday, May 25, 8:30PM @TOR
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Top Performances Kawhi LeonardTOR @ MIL 35 7 9 5-8 3-pt Fred VanVleetTOR @ MIL 21 1 1 7-9 3-pt G. AntetokounmpoMIL vs. TOR 24 6 6 Kyle LowryTOR @ MIL 17 7 6 Malcolm BrogdonMIL vs. TOR 18 11 6 Yesterday’s Scores Toronto goes to Milwaukee and takes control of East Finals with pivotal 105-99 Game 5 win. Toronto Raptors 105 Milwaukee Bucks 99 PTS K.Leonard-TOR – 35 TRB P.Siakam-TOR – 13 TOR leads series 3 games to 2 Eastern Conference Series Snapshots Eastern Conference FinalsToronto vs.…
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Today’s Game ( all times EST) The Bucks and Raptors meet in a pivotal game five of the Eastern Conference Finals. Toronto Raptors (58-24) Milwaukee Bucks (60-22) 8:30p – TNT So far, the home team has won all 4 games in this Eastern Conference Finals. In the 2-2-1-1-1 format, of the 59 times that has happened, the higher seed has won 49 of those series. That includes the 2019 Western Conference semifinal matchup when Golden State ended up besting Houston in 6 games. Of the 10 instances where the lower seed won the series…
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Top Performers Khris MiddletonMIL @ TOR 30 6 7 Kyle LowryTOR vs. MIL 25 5 6 10-10 ft G. AntetokounmpoMIL @ TOR 25 10 5 3 blk Marc GasolTOR vs. MIL 17 5 7 2 blk Kawhi LeonardTOR vs. MIL 19 7 1 4 stl , 2 blk Serge IbakaTOR vs. MIL 17 13 2 Fred VanVleetTOR vs. MIL 13 1 6 George HillMIL @ TOR 5 5 3 2 stl Norman PowellTOR vs. MIL 18 5 3 Brook LopezMIL @ TOR 8 2 3 …
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courtesy of nbl.com.au : The Illawarra Hawks have dropped a serious #NBL20 bombshell with the signing of highly sought after free agent, Josh Boone. Boone joins the Hawks on a 1-year deal. No stranger to success in the NBL, Boones’ time with Melbourne United saw him make the grand finals in the 2017/18 and 2018/19 seasons. With a championship under his belt (2017/18), Boone was also awarded the All NBL First Team Honours in 2018. His experience provides a great balance to the current line up at the Hawks. Boone won an…
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courtesy of nbl.com.au : The National Basketball League (NBL) and the Australian Basketball Players’ Association (ABPA) will deliver the most professional conditions in the League’s history under a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. Minimum salaries will significantly increase and investment in player welfare and development will be doubled under the three-year agreement. Under the deal: Minimum salaries for players will be set at $55,000 – an increase of 38 per cent since 2016; Development Players will receive a minimum salary for the first time, set at $17,000 for the NBL Season;…
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The Memphis Grizzlies have their highest draft pick since they infamously took Hasheem Thabeet in the 2009 affair ( something that is still a sore spot for Grizzlies fans). With Zion Williamson out of the picture, its has been assumed that the team will take Murray State point guard Ja Morant with their number two pick. However, where does that leave Mike Conley? According to The New York Times’ Marc Stein, the Grizzlies “are widely expected to use the No. 2 pick on Murray State’s Ja Morant and trade the…
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What a difference a year can make. After embarrassingly getting swept out of last year’s playoffs by the New Orleans Pelicans, there was some speculation that Stotts’ job could be in trouble. A report by the Sporting News’ Mitch L:awrence indicates that late owner Paul Allen had denied Stotts request for a contract extension only fueled those fires. Blazers GM Neil Olshey stuck with Coach Stotts and the team enjoyed their deepest playoff run since 2000, unfortunately ending in a sweep to two-time defending champion Golden State. According to Joe…
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According to Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes, Damian Lillard is expected to sign a four-year $191 million supermax extension sometime this summer. He would qualified for the beefed up extension provided he makes one of the three All-NBA Teams, which, based on the level of play Lillard showed this season, seems to be a forgone conclusion. There are two years and $62 million owed to Lillard on his current deal. The extension would kick in after the 20-21 season and he would be 35 when that potential contract would expire. Lillard…
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