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Drill down on the series for me and tell me objectively, basketball-wise, do you feel like you were the guy? Andre Iguodala: As I said, I think it was well deserved. I just made the most of the opportunity. The scheme was set up for me to beat (LeBron James). And that doesn’t happen too often in the finals. Normally it’s the guy who’s the favorite, (who has) the odds, those are the guys who always get the NBA Finals MVP. And I think that I just made the most of the opportunity. Knowing the (defensive) attention that Stephen Curry has... Читать дальше...

Derrick White got a chance to respond to those comments on Saturday, refusing to engage with the Warriors veteran forward. “I mean, we knew what their game plan was going in, so it’s just up to us to make shots,” White said of Green’s remarks. “I mean, it is what it is. He said what he said. Just going into Game 2, just have the right mindset and whatever it takes to help us win games.”
Source: Brian Robb @ Booth Newspapers

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Shams Charania: Sources: Former NBA No. 2 pick Michael Beasley is returning to professional basketball and will sign a seven-figure deal with the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association.
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With Al Horford finally getting himself off of the list recently, we decided to take a look at the other NBA players who have played in the most playoff games without reaching the Finals, a dubious distinction to hold indeed.

Kobe Bryant’s game-worn Lakers jersey from his first playoff series — the only one publicly known/available — just sold for a riiiiiiidiculous amount of money … $2,735,546 million, to be exact! The threads were on the block at SCP Auctions … and after 26 bids, the purple and gold Lakers home jersey went for 7 figures.
Source: TMZ Staff @ TMZ.com

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Chris Forsberg: Same injury report for Game 2 for Celtics: Robert Williams is questionable.
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To that end, an NBA executive just namechecked one of the league’s ultimate lockdown defenders — who also happens to be a career 38% three-point shooter — as a player Miami has designs on prying from his current team. “The Heat would love to get Patrick Beverley. The Timberwolves, obviously, they love what he brought last year, but if they could sell high, they might be willing to give him up. They have a new regime there, so they can look at things a little more realistically.”
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Gary Washburn: Jayson Tatum: “Al Horford is the best teammate ever, just a consummate professional.” #Celtics #NBAFinals
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