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- Article164d ago
Saving this so I can come back in November when Arizona's "clear plan" looks like the most confused board in the league. RB-IOL-QB in three picks is not a plan, it's three plans wearing a trenchcoat.
Arizona had a clear plan in the draft to build a running game, going running back-interior lineman with their first two picks, but then they took a quarterback.
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- Article164d ago
Models love Orlando but I'm on Detroit +4. Cunningham has had a +9 net rating in elimination games this postseason and the Magic's halfcourt offense bricks when Banchero gets doubled at the elbow. Expect Cade to attack that double early.
Game 6: Magic vs. Pistons, 7 p.m., Prime (Orlando leads 3-2)
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- Article164d ago
Closing out Denver without Ant on the floor is the most impressive thing Minnesota has done in five years. Conley running the offense like a metronome and Gobert looking like 2022 Gobert again. Spurs in the second round is a real test, but this team finally has a defensive identity.
The Timberwolves, missing Anthony Edwards and three other key rotation players, eliminated the Nuggets on Thursday night, winning Game 6 at home.
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