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Steph’s shoulder injury ruins another ‘stunning’ performance originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay area INDIANAPOLIS — Steph Curry, with the Warriors down by 20 points going into halftime against the Indiana Pacers following his buzzer-beating 3-pointer, stood bent over with his hands on his knees as he huffed and puffed on the Gainbridge Fieldhouse hardwood. …

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Jokic, Nuggets too much for undermanned Wizards originally appeared on NBC SportsWashington The Washington Wizards lost to the Denver Nuggets 141-128 on Wednesday night. Here are five takeaways from what went down… 8 in a row The schedule did the Wizards no favors on Wednesday night, as they faced a very good Denver Nuggets team …

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Back-to-back wins over Phoenix have helped punctuate New Orleans’ rapid rise in the West. It wouldn’t be a stretch to suspect this year’s New Orleans Pelicans are last year’s Memphis Grizzlies. Two upstarts, led by a dynamic young talent — just sub Zion Williamson for Ja Morant — rising high in the West and taking …

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Giannis Antetokounmpo has impressively held opponents at the rim to a shooting percentage of 47.4%. When Golden State and Milwaukee faced off on Tuesday, three of this season’s top rim defenders shared the court: Giannis Antetokounmpo and Brook Lopez from the Bucks, and Draymond Green from the Warriors. While the 3-point shot has become omnipresent …

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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton scored 29 points and the Indiana Pacers beat the Golden State 125-119 on Wednesday night, with Warriors star Stephen Curry unable to finish because of a left shoulder injury. Curry scored 24 of his 38 points in the first half for the defending champion Warriors, but departed with 2:04 remaining …

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10 observations: Bulls lose another clutch game to Knicks originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago Another night, another “clutch” loss for the Chicago Bulls. And another overtime one at that. Wednesday’s 128-120 loss to the New York Knicks moved the Bulls to 11-16 on the season and 3-11 in games that fall within a five-point …

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