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The Lakers' challenge is to have their role players step up consistently. When they do, they can play with anyone.
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The Lakers' season has been full of moments when a turnaround was seemingly underway. But this recent stretch is the most promising one yet
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Before beating the Pistons, the Lakers went over playoff seeding scenarios and the record they'll need down the stretch to achieve them.
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The Toronto Raptors waived Dinwiddie shortly after acquiring him in a trade this week.
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Do the Nets need to get a point guard? How should Brooklyn spend their TPE? Alex Schiffer dips into the most recent mailbag questions.
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All indications are the Nets' offseason will be quieter than the last one. But that doesn't mean there won't be big decisions to make.
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The fact the Nets were able to avoid the Play-In despite having most of their new core for just 26 games is impressive.
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The Nets go into the final week of the regular season with the magic number to clinch the sixth playoff seed down to two.
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The Nuggets boast three former Nets from the Kevin Durant/Kyrie Irving era who are now looking for an NBA title in Denver.
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How far Brooklyn has come in such a short time for a 122-120 win Sunday over Western Conference-leading Denver.
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"It's been interesting to see the metamorphosis of this group," Jacque Vaughn said after Brooklyn's 124-123 overtime win in Minneapolis.
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As Brooklyn looks to put a bow on the regular season with its fifth straight playoff appearance, here’s what to make of the home stretch.
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The chemistry is developing among the newest Nets, but they had no answer for Giannis Antetokounmpo as Brooklyn lost its third straight.
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“I don't care if we just met yesterday,” Spencer Dinwiddie said of personnel. “Like 40 points is unacceptable. It's as simple as that.”
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Bridges scored a career-high 45 points with eight rebounds, five assists, two steals and two blocks in Wednesday's 116-105 win.
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Jacque Vaughn has four players to integrate while trying to keep his incumbents in their previous grooves. It's not been easy to do.
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Bridges scored a team-high 23 points and missed a layup in the final seconds that could have won the game.
Nets general manager Sean Marks addressed the media for the first time since the team's overnight blockbuster trade of Kevin Durant.
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Follow along with The Athletic's NBA trade deadline live blog for all of the latest news on moves around the league.
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Thomas scored 43 in Monday's loss to become the youngest player in NBA history to score 40 or more points in three straight games.
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