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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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Gilgeous-Alexander and the Thunder visit Memphis with 2-0 series lead
Oklahoma City Thunder (68-14, first in the Western Conference) vs. Memphis Grizzlies (48-34, eighth in the Western Conference)
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Detroit, New York tied 1-1 heading into game 3
New York Knicks (51-31, third in the Eastern Conference) vs. Detroit Pistons (44-38, sixth in the Eastern Conference)
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Nuggets, Clippers tied 1-1 heading to game 3
Denver Nuggets (50-32, fourth in the Western Conference) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (50-32, fifth in the Western Conference)
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Luka scores 31, and the Lakers muscle past the Timberwolves 94-85 to even 1st-round series
— Rui Hachimura got smacked in the face early in Game 2, and he headed to the Los Angeles Lakers' locker room with a bleeding nose. He was back on the court just one quarter later wearing a mask, which he discarded shortly afterward because it annoyed...
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JJ Redick praises Lakers' improved physicality in Game 2
JJ Redick speaks to reporters on what happened differently for the Lakers in Game 2 vs. the Timberwolves.
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Animosity continues to rise as Pacers take 2-0 lead vs. Bucks
"We don't like them, they don't like us and that's just what it is," Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton said after Indiana took a 2-0 lead in the series with Milwaukee.
