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The Portland Trail Blazers (32-45) play against the Minnesota Timberwolves (39-39) at Target Center

The Memphis Grizzlies (49-28) play against the Chicago Bulls (37-40) at United Center

The Utah Jazz (36-41) play against the Brooklyn Nets (42-35) at Barclays Center

Michael Grange: Raptors defeats an undermanned Hornets team 128-108 behind a 20 point and 20 assist game from Fred VanVleet, the 20 assists a franchise record. VanVleet also holds the Raptors record for single-game scoring with 54. Pretty good for an undrafted guy. Toronto back at .500, 39-39.
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Kevin O’Connor: Here’s a Victor Wembanyama putback dunk off his own missed stepback 3 🤯 pic.twitter.com/1Vgcm9vPCM
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The Toronto Raptors (39-39) play against the Charlotte Hornets (26-53) at Spectrum Center

NBA Central: Dillon Brooks implies that Russell Westbrook is a clown after scoring 4 points vs Memphis pic.twitter.com/s3UwU30t6D
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Clutch Points: “I want you go back and find your roots. Go back and find why you love playing the game… There’s Melo, Cousins at home, Dwight. There’s n— at home that could be in the league. If your heart ain’t in it, it is what it is.” Kevin Garnett on Ben Simmons 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/wxsVoRdsHn
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Be that as it may, one could also argue that Irving also happens to be a very misunderstood individual. Mavs teammate tim hardaway jr. seems to think so. He’s had a chance to hang with Kyrie since the enigmatic point guard made the mid-season move to Dallas, and at this point, THJ has nothing but admiration for Irving: “He’s awesome man. I have nothing bad to say about the man at all,” Hardaway said on a recent podcast appearance. “All he wants is peace, to be honest with you. He shows it in the locker room... Читать дальше...

Simmons averaged just 6.9 points, 6.3 rebounds and 6.1 assists — all career lows — while missing at least 40 games (bringing his total to 70 of 112 regular-season games missed with the Nets), much to the frustration of fans. He is owed $78.2 million over the next two seasons. The 26-year-old’s agent, Bernie Lee, told The Post that Simmons “will be healthy to start the next season, for sure.”
Source: Brian Lewis @ New York Post

Porter had a microdiscectomy of his L3-L4 discs while in college, and underwent a second surgery the summer he was drafted, causing him to miss the entire 2018-19 campaign. He averaged just 9.3 points the following season, but erupted for 19.0 points per game the next. “People are so hard on Ben Simmons. But I know what he’s going through as far as he’s able to play right now, but he’s not back to Ben Simmons, and it’ll take awhile for him to have all the explosiveness,” Porter said. “I watched... Читать дальше...

Yet both franchises this season have performed well under expectation. Doncic was asked how the season has played out compared to what the Mavericks were capable of achieving, especially after the February acquisition of Irving. “Way different,” he said. “I thought we were going to be up there. But we obviously aren’t, so it’s way different than I thought.” Does Doncic share Hardaway’s hope that a play-in berth is still salvageable? “Obviously there’s hope, yeah,” he said. “I always say you’ve got to hope to the last moment. Читать дальше...

The fact that the Mavericks shot 61% on Saturday — and along with Hardaway’s big game got 42 points from Luka Doncic and 23 from Kyrie Irving – and still lost is a microcosm of their defensively challenged play all season. “It’s every time the same problem,” Doncic said. “The offense is fine. But if we give up 130 points in four quarters, that’s hard to win.”
Source: Brad Townsend @ Dallas Morning News

Jackson, who has played very well for the Huskies in the postseason, is one of the most intriguing NBA draft prospects who will play in the Final Four. He recently showed that he has an interesting perspective on the game and that he isn’t afraid to stray from the norm. When he and other players in the Final Four were asked by Bleacher Report who they thought should win the NBA’s Most Valuable Player, the 21-year-old junior confidently said L.A. Clippers guard Russell Westbrook.
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Nick DePaula: FIRST LOOK: Austin Reaves is getting his own signature shoe 👀👀 The Rigorer AR1 will be releasing later this summer. Reaves signed with Chinese brand Rigorer last year, becoming the company’s 1st NBA endorser. Building on his strong play this year with the Lakers, the brand will launch his first signature shoe throughout next season. pic.twitter.com/FFaUPnQtll
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San Diego State’s Lamont Butler hit a buzzer-beater to beat Florida Atlantic in the semifinal of the NCAA Final Four.

The Golden State Warriors play against the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena

The Philadelphia 76ers play against the Milwaukee Bucks at Fiserv Forum

The Indiana Pacers play against the Cleveland Cavaliers at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

The Phoenix Suns play against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Paycom Center

The San Antonio Spurs play against the Sacramento Kings at Golden 1 Center

The Detroit Pistons play against the Orlando Magic at Amway Center

The Detroit Pistons are spending $8,072,098 per win while the Orlando Magic are spending $3,821,434 per win

Game Time: 6:00 PM EDT on Sunday April 2, 2023

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The Washington Wizards play against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden

The Dallas Mavericks play against the Atlanta Hawks at State Farm Arena

The Portland Trail Blazers play against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Target Center