Basketball

Cavs' Mitchell has 8th straight playoff opener with at least 30 points, breaking Jordan's record

CLEVELAND (AP) — Donovan Mitchell of the Cleveland Cavaliers broke one of Michael Jordan's NBA playoff records on Sunday night. The All-Star guard would rather be one victory closer to a championship.

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Tyrese Haliburton ignites closing run for Pacers, who stun Cavs 121-112 in Game 1 of East semis

CLEVELAND (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton hardly resembled the player whose peers have deemed him overrated.

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Healthy Celtics look to extend recent dominance over Knicks in East semifinal matchup

BOSTON (AP) — To say the Celtics have dominated the Knicks over the past two seasons would be an understatement. New York lost all four of its meetings with Boston this season by an average of 16.5 points per game.

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Golden State's Payton won't play in Game 7 against Rockets due to an illness

HOUSTON (AP) — Golden State guard Gary Payton II won't play in Game 7 of the first-round playoff series Sunday night against the Houston Rockets because of an illness. Warriors coach Steve Kerr provided details on how he was doing before the game.

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and young Thunder to face Nikola Jokic and experienced Nuggets in West semis

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the young Oklahoma City Thunder must go through a Denver Nuggets team that already has done it all if they want to cap off their fantastic regular season with an NBA championship.

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Cavaliers' Darius Garland misses 3rd straight game as Cleveland faces Indiana in Game 1 of series

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers guard Darius Garland missed his third straight game as Cleveland hosted Indiana in the opener of their Eastern Conference semifinal series Sunday night. The 6-foot-1, sixth-year pro is dealing with a sprained left big toe.

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Celtics' Jrue Holiday not on injury report, on track to play in Boston's series opener vs. Knicks

BOSTON (AP) — Celtics guard Jrue Holiday is expected to return from a strained right hamstring when Boston opens its Eastern Conference finals series against the Knicks on Monday night.

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Preview capsule on the Boston-New York Eastern Conference semifinal playoff series

Preview capsule on the Boston-New York Eastern Conference semifinal series that starts Monday: No. 2 Boston Celtics (61-21, 4-1) vs. No. 3 New York Knicks (51-31, 4-2) Season series: Celtics, 4-0.

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Preview capsule on the Oklahoma City-Denver Western Conference semifinal playoff series

Preview capsule on the Oklahoma City-Denver Western Conference semifinal series that starts Monday: No. 1 Oklahoma City Thunder (68-14, 4-0) vs. No. 4 Denver Nuggets (50-32, 4-3) Season series: Tied, 2-2.

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Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder host Denver to start second round

Denver Nuggets (50-32, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (68-14, first in the Western Conference) Oklahoma City; Monday, 9:30 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Thunder -9.

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