#Blazers’ Nikola Jokic plan worked to perfection

#Blazers’ Nikola Jokic plan worked to perfection

“#Blazers’ Nikola Jokic plan worked to perfection” Go ahead, Nikola. Score as much as you want. Light it up. That’s essentially what the Trail Blazers want the MVP candidate to do. That’s their plan, allow Nikola Jokic to score, but not distribute. “We want him to score and not get his teammates involved,” Blazers center…

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#How Tom Thibodeau turned into perfect man to revive Knicks

#How Tom Thibodeau turned into perfect man to revive Knicks

“#How Tom Thibodeau turned into perfect man to revive Knicks” It took seven weeks, featured 11 candidates and required countless interview hours on Zoom. You may remember the 10 runners-up vaguely now — nearly 10 months later. Jason Kidd, Mike Miller, Kenny Atkinson, Mike Woodson, Ime Udoka, Jamahl Mosley, Chris Fleming, Will Hardy, Mike Brown…

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#Tom Thibodeau responds to Hawks: NBA doesn’t favor us

#Tom Thibodeau responds to Hawks: NBA doesn’t favor us

“#Tom Thibodeau responds to Hawks: NBA doesn’t favor us” Tom Thibodeau had a first-hand memory ready when asked Friday if he agreed with Hawks coach Nate McMillan’s assessment earlier this week that the NBA “wants and needs” the Knicks in the playoffs. “I know a lot of times people think that. I’ve been here, I’ve…

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#Luca Vildoza joining Knicks just before NBA playoffs

#Luca Vildoza joining Knicks just before NBA playoffs

“#Luca Vildoza joining Knicks just before NBA playoffs” The Knicks’ newly signed combo guard Luca Vildoza is flying into New York Friday and will wear the number of an old Knicks icon when he arrives, according to a Spanish-language Twitter account run by his press team. Vildoza is slated to don “17,’’ the number of former Knicks…

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#Nets know they control their NBA championship destiny

#Nets know they control their NBA championship destiny

“#Nets know they control their NBA championship destiny” James Harden knows what it takes. He’s reached the NBA Finals before. He’s gone to the conference finals two other times. And in the Nets, he firmly believes there are championship possibilities barring injury or underperformance. It’s in their control. “One-thousand percent,” he said Wednesday. “Some teams…

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#Nets’ Big 3 can alter franchise’s tortured history

#Nets’ Big 3 can alter franchise’s tortured history

“#Nets’ Big 3 can alter franchise’s tortured history” Here’s the thing about the Nets: They don’t even get full credit for authoring one of the truly great curses in the history of sports. Think about it: There was a cottage industry crafted around the Red Sox selling off Babe Ruth. There were plays written about…

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