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Raptors hold off shorthanded Warriors to take 2-1 NBA Finals lead

June 6, 2019 Associated Press

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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — For every amazing shot in a career night by Stephen Curry on his home court, Kawhi Leonard, Kyle Lowry and Danny Green kept finding dazzling answers of their own. The Toronto Raptors decided to “let it rip,” and now they have the momentum again in these back-and-forth NBA Finals. Leonard scored […]

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Aaron Rodgers on chugging beer: “Finally a talent where they can say they are better than me.”

June 5, 2019 Rick Solem

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Aaron Rodgers finally admitted he isn’t the greatest at everything. After failing to win a beer chugging contest during a Milwaukee Bucks game in the Eastern Conference Finals, Rodgers got a little revenge for the flak he took. “For some of them, there’s finally a talent where they can say they are better than me,” […]

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Warriors beat Raptors 109-104 to even NBA Finals

June 2, 2019 Associated Press

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TORONTO (AP) — The Golden State Warriors relied on a champion’s heart to overcome their weary bodies. Klay Thompson scored 25 points before leaving with a hamstring injury, Stephen Curry had 23 and the Warriors ran off the first 18 points of the second half on the way to a 109-104 victory over the Toronto […]

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Raptors take NBA Finals opener, beat Warriors 118-109

May 31, 2019 Associated Press

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TORONTO (AP) — The first NBA Finals game outside the U.S. was a party 24 years in the making. Then Pascal Siakam and the Raptors really gave Toronto something to celebrate. Siakam scored a playoff career-high 32 points and the Raptors made a smashing NBA Finals debut, beating the Golden State Warriors 118-109 on Thursday […]

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Antetokounmpo wants to run it back, but will he stay after next season?

May 27, 2019 Rick Solem

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This season was one of the biggest for the Milwaukee Bucks. Next season will be even important. It could determine whether or not Giannis Antetokoumpo remains in Milwaukee. With his second-consecutive all-NBA selection, Antetokounmpo is eligible to sign the largest contract in NBA history — a five-year extension worth $247.3 million with the Bucks heading […]

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Giannis: Bucks ‘successful’ despite falling short of goal

May 27, 2019 Associated Press

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Giannis Antetokounmpo said on Monday that he hadn’t slept in the two days since the Milwaukee Bucks’ season came to an end. But the NBA MVP finalist said his team still had a successful season despite falling short of its goal of winning the second NBA championship in franchise history. “It’s just […]

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Time to vent about the Bucks

May 24, 2019 Rick Solem

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At some point during the 2017-18 NBA season, I commented to a friend, how Jabari Parker was better at “basketball” than Giannis Antetokounmpo. He didn’t say anything. Probably because it sounded pretty stupid at the time. It sounds even stupider now. But, a few weeks after I said that, he texted back something like, “After […]

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Bucks on brink of elimination, after Raptors’ Leonard scores 35 in 105-99 win

May 24, 2019 Rick Solem

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored 35 points and the Toronto Raptors beat the Milwaukee Bucks 105-99 on Thursday night to take a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference finals. Leonard showed no obvious signs of the leg soreness that bothered him in Toronto’s victories in the previous two games, hitting the 30-point mark for […]

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Bucks need better bench play to regain control vs Raptors

May 23, 2019 Associated Press

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MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Bucks are back in Milwaukee looking to regain momentum in the Eastern Conference finals. Coach Mike Budenholzer believes the play of his bench will be a major factor in what happens in Game 5 on Thursday. The Bucks reserves played so well in the first two games of the series that […]

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Two-man Bucks can’t catch Raptors, who even series 2-2

May 21, 2019 Rick Solem

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TORONTO — Used as almost a decoy, Kawhi Leonard helped even the series 2-2 for the Toronto Raptors on Tuesday night. Hobbled with a knee injury that isn’t really be categorized as anything, Leonard scored 19 points, had seven rebounds, four steals and two blocks in the 120-102 blowout over the Milwaukee Bucks. Again, many […]

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