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Kevin LydeTempleC - 2
Smush ParkerFordhamPG - 3
Luke ReckerIowaSG - 4
Predrag SavovicHawai'iSF - 5
Fatih SolakTurkeyC - 6
Elvin MimsSouthern MissSG - 7Lubos BartonSF
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J.R. BremerSt. BonaventurePG - 9Lenny CookeNORTHERN VALLEY (N.JSG
- 10Kei MadisonOkaloosa-Walton CCSF
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Lazaros PapadopoulosGreeceC - 12
Altron JacksonSouth FloridaSG - 13
Lonnie JonesBall StateC - 14
Brian BrownOhio StatePG - 15
Jobey ThomasCharlotteSG - 16
Chris ChristoffersenOregonC - 17Lee BensonBROWN MACKIE JCPF
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Preston ShumpertSyracuseSG - 19
Aaron McGheeOklahomaPF - 20
Jannero PargoArkansasPG - 21
Mario StojicCroatiaSG - 22Ermal KuqoCroatiaC
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Marvin O'ConnorSaint Joseph'sSG - 24Lynn GreerTemplePG
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Clarence GilbertMissouriPG
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Indiana hosts Cleveland with 2-1 series lead
Cleveland Cavaliers (64-18, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Indiana Pacers (50-32, fourth in the Eastern Conference)
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Denver hosts Oklahoma City with 2-1 series lead
Oklahoma City Thunder (68-14, first in the Western Conference) vs. Denver Nuggets (50-32, fourth in the Western Conference)
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Murray and Porter lead the Nuggets to a 113-104 bounce-back win over the Thunder
— The Denver Nuggets knew bouncing back from their 43-point loss would mean hanging with the tubro-charged, top-seeded Oklahoma City Thunder...
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Nuggets outlast Thunder in overtime thriller
The Nuggets take a 2-1 series lead after defeating the Thunder in Game 3.
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Nuggets bounce back, outlast Thunder in OT to take Game 3
Despite a game that left Nikola Jokic calling himself "the worst player on the court," the Nuggets shook off a 43-point Game 2 loss to outlast the Thunder in OT in Game 3 and take a 2-1 series lead.
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2025 NBA playoffs: Conference semifinals takeaways
Here's what has stood out from the latest playoff games of the second round.
