8:09 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. The Indiana Pacers find themselves on the verge of elimination after losing 124-115 to the Miami Heat on Saturday to fall behind 3-0 in their best-of-seven first-round series. An important factor in the defeat was that the Heat went to the …
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The no. 1-seeders in both conferences each lost their first game of the NBA playoffs for the first time since 2003, back when LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony were still NBA draft prospects and not grizzled veterans. One half of that dynamic duo goes home early this season. Will it …
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The NBA playoffs may not officially begin until Monday, but the post intensity will hit Disney’s ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex two days early. After an exciting Thursday of seeding game action, the Portland Trail Blazers and Memphis Grizzlies have secured places in the play-in round of the Western …
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6:47 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – After Miami Heat forward, Derrick Jones Jr. had to immobilize and struggle out of court after falling headlong into a collision with Indiana Pacers center Goga Bitadze in the third quarter of the 109-92 victory of Indiana On Friday afternoon, …
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Ashley Landis / Associated Press Miami Heat striker Derrick Jones Jr. was removed from the floor Friday during his final game of the regular season against the Indiana Pacers on Friday after suffering a neck injury. Next MRI and CT scans were Jones diagnosed with a neck stem. He will …
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