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There are only five games in the NBA on Sunday, and just three of those will make up the main evening slate on Yahoo. Justise Winslow, MIA at MIN ($21): Winslow showed an ability to contribute in multiple areas last season, averaging 12.6 points, 5.4 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1.1 steals in 30 minutes a game. With Jimmy Butler (personal) out, he's logged 37 and 41 minutes, respectively, in their first two games this season. Continue to Article

October 27, 2019 4:51:am EST

The Miami Heat completed a superb second-half comeback to spoil Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks' home opener on Saturday with a 131-126 overtime victory. Reigning NBA MVP Antetokounmpo led the scoring with 29 points, including a magical buzzer-beating tip-in to force overtime, but was unable to thwart Miami's victory charge. The Heat, missing star Jimmy Butler, had trailed by 21 points in the third quarter but exploded to overwhelm the Bucks down the stretch, outscoring the home team by 16 points in the fourth quarter and overtime. Continue to Article

October 26, 2019 10:24:pm EST

Reserve guard Goran Dragic had a team-high 25 points -- including six in overtime -- and eight assists as the Miami Heat rallied and then survived the host Milwaukee Bucks 131-126 on Saturday night. The Bucks sent the game to overtime on a put-back by Giannis Antetokounmpo just a split-second before the regulation buzzer. Antetokounmpo had rebounded an air ball by Khris Middleton to tie the score 121-121. Continue to Article

October 26, 2019 8:34:pm EST

There's something special happening with the Minnesota Timberwolves to start the season. It's not just that they defeated the Brooklyn Nets in the season opener despite a 50-point effort from Kyrie Irving. The Timberwolves are starting to resemble an actualized version of the team NBA fans have been waiting for them to develop into for years now. Continue to Article

October 26, 2019 2:00:pm EST

The Nets, out to make Brooklyn the center of New York City's NBA universe, edged the Knicks 113-109 Friday, but not before a fourth-quarter dogfight. Brooklyn's new star Kyrie Irving didn't match the 50 points he dropped in a heartbreaking season-opening loss to Minnesota, but his 26 points included a step-back three-pointer with 22.4 seconds to play that gave the Nets a 111-109 lead that they wouldn't give up. The shot, which drew comparisons to his game-winer in game seven of the 2016 NBA Finals for Cleveland, followed on the heels of his pull-up basket as the Nets -- who had led from opening tip to the final five minutes -- thwarted the Knicks' comeback bid. Continue to Article

October 25, 2019 11:02:pm EST

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