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Welcome back to the NBA, Cheick Diallo. Diallo spent most of his season getting development in the D-League, but with the season all but over the Pelicans are taking a longer look at the second round pick out of Kansas. He put up a quality 19 points and 10 rebounds against the Lakers Tuesday night in a loss. He also got dunked on by Brandon Ingram. At least he got over and tried to make the play. Continue to Article

April 12, 2017 11:52:am EST

At long last, we have reached the end of the NBA regular season. While there are legitimate gripes about the length of the season and its effects on players and fans, at least the NBA is getting what it wants — the finale will not be without drama. With the NBA playoffs just four days away, on the final night of the season, six playoff spots will be decided. Continue to Article

April 12, 2017 10:35:am EST

Wednesday is the final day of the NBA season, and while most of the playoff positions are set and plenty of players will be getting the night off for rest, there are still some games that matters. Here’s three races and a few games to keep your eyes on Wednesday. 1) Boston vs. Milwaukee and the race for the No. 1 seed in the East. The Cavaliers have made it clear rest matters far more to them than the No. 1 seed — LeBron James has been to six straight NBA Finals, four times his team got there out of the two seed. The fact that Cleveland rested LeBron last game and will sit him again on Wednesday — as well as possibly Kyrie Irving, although there are mixed signals there — shows they are not worried Continue to Article

April 12, 2017 8:18:am EST

The 2016-17 season will be remembered for Golden State’s casual brilliance, an MVP race for the ages, triple doubles and 50-point explosions galore, and a tightly-packed playoff picture that remained unsettled until the final day of the regular season. Grades are determined by performance relative to preseason expectations and take into account health-related issues, signings and trades made since the start of the season, as well as the impact of major off-season moves. The Hawks churned out their 10th straight postseason appearance but enter the playoffs without much of a ceiling. Continue to Article

April 12, 2017 8:15:am EST

The Minnesota Timberwolves lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder but Karl-Anthony Towns still made history, while the Atlanta Hawks extended their winning streak. Towns broke the Timberwolves' single-season NBA scoring record in the first quarter of Minnesota Continue to Article

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