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Bucks push Bulls to the brink in NBA playoffs

Washington (AFP) - Giannis Antetokounmpo delivered game highs of 32 points and 17 rebounds to lead the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks over Chicago 119-95 on Sunday in the NBA playoffs.

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Bulls on brink of playoff elimination after another loss to Bucks

The Bulls will face elimination on Wednesday night in Milwaukee, down 3-1 in the best-of-seven series to the defending NBA champions.

Chicago Sun-Times

Dakota Hudson, Cardinals blank Reds, 5-0

CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Reds went down to their 11th consecutive loss on Saturday and who more fitting to send them there than Dakota Hudson?

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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Bucks come off the ropes, throttle Bulls to take 2-1 series lead

Bulls coach Billy Donovan warned his players heading into Game 3 that the defending NBA champions would have a response after losing Wednesday at home. The response came, and the Bulls had no answer for it, suffering the worst home playoff loss in team history.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bucks' Middleton to miss rest of 1st round NBA playoff series

Los Angeles (AFP) - Milwaukee star Khris Middleton will miss the rest of the Bucks' NBA first-round playoff series against the Chicago Bulls with a sprained left knee ligament, the team said Thursday.

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Middleton’s Injury Creates Immediate Concern for the Bucks

Milwaukee’s All-Star guard will reportedly be re-evaluated in two weeks, creating a serious blow to the team’s title defense.

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Bucks lose forward Khris Middleton for rest of series

Middleton struggled through the first two games of the series against the Bulls, and now he’s out for at least the rest of the first round with a sprained medial collateral ligament in his left knee.

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Sixers win on Embiid stunner as Celtics rally but Bucks fall

Washington (AFP) - Joel Embiid hit a stunning three-pointer with 0.8 seconds remaining to give the Philadelphia 76ers a shock 104-101 overtime NBA playoff victory over Toronto on Wednesday.

AFP

Benjamin Hochman: Who’s up first? Dissecting starts of Cardinals switch-hitters Carlson and Edman.

Leading off, let’s talk about who’s leading off.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Physicality of Game 1 ‘price of admission’ if Bulls want to win series

There weren’t a lot of adjustments made in the Monday practice for the Bulls, as they prepared for Game 2 in Milwaukee on Wednesday. And according to Alex Caruso, a bunch of adjustments weren’t needed.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bulls guard Alex Caruso still dealing with back issues

Caruso’s back is better than it was at the end of the regular season, but he likely won’t be 100% at any point in this first-round playoff series.

Chicago Sun-Times

Billy Donovan thought Giannis Antetokounmpo should have fouled out of Game 1

KC Johnson: Billy Donovan thought Giannis went over Patrick Williams' back, which would've been Giannis Antetokounmpo 6th foul. Instead, Williams drew a foul. Source: Twitter @KCJHoop What's the buzz on Twitter? Eric Nehm @ eric_nehm Asked ...

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Bulls-Bucks matchups, who has the edge and also a series prediction

Do the Bulls have a shock-the-world ending planned for the defending NBA champions? Maybe. But like Mike Tyson said, “Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.”

Chicago Sun-Times

Five boxes that the Bulls would have to check to upset the Bucks

No one is doubting that the first-round playoff meeting with the defending champions will be an uphill climb for the Bulls. There will be five major keys to this series, and if the Bulls have any hope of shocking the world they would have to be on the winning side…

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Jackie Robinson Day: Never-before-seen photos of the icon

In celebration of Jackie Robinson Day, we unearthed these images from legendary photographer Richard Meeks from the SI Vault.

Tribune News Service

Dave Hyde: Jimmy Butler ready to step into Miami Heat playoffs, define himself

In the center of it all, still the most important player on the court, Jimmy Butler prepared for the coming stage by going one-on-one against 6-foot-4 reserve Javonte Smart, backing in for an easy basket.

Chicago Sun-Times

A 2020 Nikola Vucevic playoff performance just what the Bulls need

It wasn’t long ago that the Bulls big man dominated Brook Lopez in a playoff series. Milwaukee still beat Vucevic’s Magic team at the time, but with more weapons around him now, Vucevic could hold the key to the Bulls making this first-round showdown a tough one.

Miami Herald

Greg Cote: Heat a ‘wildly disrespected’ No. 1 seed, but that’s fine with Miami as NBA playoffs begin

Two quick thoughts as the Miami Heat and NBA prepare for the playoffs:

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Zach LaVine, Billy Donovan talk first round matchup with Milwaukee

The Bulls land a matchup with the defending champions in the first round of the playoffs.

Sports Illustrated

NBA Power Rankings: Where Things Stand Before Play-In, Playoffs

How the league stands with 20 teams’ seasons still alive and 10 teams eliminated from postseason contention.

Chicago Sun-Times

Guard Zach LaVine knows Bulls need punch-first mentality against Bucks

With the Round 1 playoff series set to start on Sunday in Milwaukee, LaVine & Co. went winless against the defending NBA champions this season. If that trend is going to change, the Bulls’ mentality will have to change.

Sports Illustrated

NBA Awards: Official Picks for MVP, Rookie of the Year and More

Handing out honors for the 2021-22 NBA regular season.

Chicago Sun-Times

Bulls end regular season with win; now it’s deer season

With Milwaukee losing and Boston winning on Sunday, the Bulls and Bucks were locked into a first-round playoff series, which starts next weekend in the house of the defending NBA champions.

Sports Illustrated

Jrue Holiday Plays for Eight Seconds, Earns $306,000 Bonus in Bucks Season Finale

Milwaukee’s veteran point guard cashed in on a major incentive by making his 67th appearance this season.

The Philadelphia Inquirer

Joel Embiid clinches NBA scoring title; first center to do so since Shaquille O’Neal in 2000

Whether or not Joel Embiid plays or not Sunday (he was listed as questionable early Sunday afternoon), he has officially wrapped up the NBA’s scoring title after Milwaukee star Giannis Antetokounmpo was ruled out of thew Bucks’ regular-season finale Sunday afternoon with right knee soreness.

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