
Basketball / NBA May 30, 2022
"To get over the hump with this group, it means everything," Jason Tatum said. "Not a lot of people believed in us, but it worked out."
"To get over the hump with this group, it means everything," Jason Tatum said. "Not a lot of people believed in us, but it worked out."
The Warriors, chasing their fourth title in eight seasons, won the best-of-seven Western Conference finals 4-1.
The game was effectively won in the first two quarters as Boston punished a strangely subdued start by Miami to race to an unassailable lead.
"We obviously know that the job's not done, but it's a good feeling to know that we can play with house money on Tuesday and try and get the job done."
The Miami center exploded for one of the best games of his five-year career after struggling in the opening two contests of the Eastern Conference finals.
Stephen Curry scored 21 points as the Warriors bottled up Luka Doncic and the Mavericks.
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Doncic scored 35 points and added 10 rebounds to help the Mavericks dismantle the Suns
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Dillon Brooks vowed the franchise that won 56 regular-season games to earn the second seed in the Western Conference would especially have the Warriors in their sights.
Heat finish off Sixers on road to reach Eastern Conference finals
Miami is in the conference finals for the second time in three seasons.
After Tuesday's dominant performance, few would bet against Miami closing out the series against a Sixers team that was outplayed in every department.
Grizzlies guard Ja Morant doubtful for remainder of postseason
Morant injured the knee in the fourth quarter of Game 3 of the Grizzlies' Western Conference semifinal clash with Golden State on Saturday in a play involving Warriors guard Jordan Poole.
Chris Paul and the Phoenix Suns poured it on in the fourth quarter against the Dallas Mavericks, pulling away for a 129-109 victory and a commanding 2-0 lead in their NBA playoff series on Wednesday. Paul scored 14 of his 28 points in the fourth ...