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Cavaliers Nation, “Now, Love and the Cavs are stuck. The declining veteran averaged 12.2 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game last season”.  Another problem the Cavs organization has been running into is Love’s contract.

Cleveland Cavaliers Nation.It is pretty obvious that Cleveland is looking to draft an elite young talent this year to help speed up their rebuild, and everything points to the Cavs drafting center Evan Mobley.

ESPN. We will see if he stays that way or the thought of being a champion is just too great to suppress.Looking at the Suns’ perspective it is not ideal. They are down 3-2 and are on the road against a team who has only lost one home game all postseason.

wrote with a grinning emoji.The sequel to 1996’s Michael Jordan-led “Space Jam” pulled in more than $13 million on Friday, according to multiple reports, despite poor reviews.

It has been said that Love is trying to fully recover from a calf sprain he suffered in the 2020-21 season that left him sidelined for more than half of the games.Some fans were very skeptical about Kevin Love being one of the 12 initially chosen players for team USA as he only played in 25 games the season before and averaged just over 12 points per game.

ESPN.Antetokounmpo’s defense in Game 4 was nothing short of an all-time great performance and was one of the biggest reasons that the Bucks were able to even the series last night. Antetokounmpo alongside the amazing block had at least 3 key steals that led to easy points in transition to help the Bucks cut into the Suns’ lead.

Bleacher Report.Leonard also has a $36 million player option coming up and will arguably be the best player in the free-agent market if he chooses to look into his options and swap teams again. However, the current focus for him is to get healthy for the 2021-2022 season.Kawhi Leonard is best known for his postseason success as he led the Toronto Raptors and the San Antonio Spurs to NBA titles winning the Finals MVP award in both wins.

CBS Sports, “we’re probably inching toward the closest game we’ve seen in this series.” Game 4 is set to tip-off at 9:00 PM Eastern Standard Time and is sure to be a must-watch game as the winner of that game will have all the momentum going into Game 5. 

Bleacher Report.Failing to get past the second round was considered a huge disappointment for the 76ers. This was the team who had the best record in the Eastern Conference and Simmons could very well be the scapegoat for all their problems.

Bleacher Report.Luckily for Milwaukee Khirs Middleton showed up in Game 3 scoring 15 points in the first half and rediscovering his mid-range shot while attacking the rim without fear. Khris ended the night with 18 points, 6 assists, and 7 rebounds.One of the main stories from Game 3 was the fantastic play of Jrue Holiday.

Bleacher Report, “The Cavs are one of four teams, along with the Houston Rockets, New Orleans Pelicans and Oklahoma City Thunder, who’ve been making overtures to Detroit about the cost of moving up to number 1”.Cade could prove to be a perfect fit in Cleveland as he would slide in with Isaac Okoro. Collin Sexton, Darius Garland, and Jarret Allen.

Bleacher Report, “Phoenix has put on two offensive clinics in this series. The first one resulted in Paul, Booker and Deandre Ayton combining for 81 points in a 118-105 Game 1 win.

Fox News.Another big story from Game one was the return of Giannis Antetokounmpo who had missed the previous two games of the Eastern Conference Finals with a hyperextended left knee. Antetokounmpo had a solid Finals debut as well as he scored 20 points with 17 rebounds and 4 assists.

Bleacher Report, Rusty Simmons of the San Francisco Chronicle says, “There is growing sentiment around the league that Love will negotiate a buyout with Cleveland and sign a veteran-minimum contract with a contender, with one of the options being the Warriors.”The five-time all-star and 2016 NBA champion has about 2 years and &60 million left on his contract but the organization might be looking to move him so they have more financial flexibility and can focus more on building around their young

NBA.com, Milwaukee coach Mike Budenholzer says that Giannis’ injury is “day-to-day” and had no other update about his status. “We’ll update it when appropriate.

according to reports. The seven-bedroom, eight-bathroom mansion’s acquisition does not make the NBA player’s next moves any clearer, as fans speculate about a potential trade.

CBS Sports reports.On Atlanta’s side of things, Lou Williams stepped up in the absence of Hawks star Trae Young, scoring a game-high 21 points and led six Hawks to score in double figures.  The three-time sixth man of the year award winner arrived in Atlanta via a mid-season trade and has done wonders for them off the bench.

Bleacher Report.What really set this performance apart was the efficiency in which Paul George earned his points last night. PG13 only missed five shots and that puts him on the lowest mark for the elite group he put himself in last night.

Basketball Insiders. If the Hawks want any hopes of winning tonight they will have to play the best defense of their lives in order to stop Khris Middleton and Giannis Antetokounmpo who combined for 71 points in Game 3.This is a must-win game for both Milwaukee and Atlanta and it should be a very interesting game as well.

CBS Sports.The Bucks are now only two wins away from a trip to the 2021 NBA Finals and that would be their first chance to represent the Eastern Conference since 1974. Of course back to back NBA most valuable player award winner Giannis Antetokounmpo did his thing as he always does, scoring 33 points with 4 assists and 11 rebounds as well.

Arizona Sports.In Game 4 alone Ayton had 22 rebounds and 19 points. There is nothing more you can ask of your starting center if he is getting over 20 rebounds in one game as well as scoring in double figures.

Thursday’s Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals and the Clippers were in a tough situation as the Suns got Chris Paul back and L.A. was still without Kawhi Leonard.  The Clippers were also in danger of falling down 3-0 in the series which usually is a doomed situation.

After dropping Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals the Milwaukee Bucks are looking to bounce back and take Game 2. Former back-to-back NBA most valuable player award winner scored 34 points in Game 1 and is looking to do the same or better in Game 2.

ESPN. Paul, who played his last game against the Denver Nuggets as the Suns swept them in the Western Conference semifinals, is very impatient and wants to be on the floor for Game 3.The Suns’ point guard has been caught up in the NBA’s health and safety protocol and has yet to play against his former team in the L.A.

The Athletic, “Trailing 98-96, the Bucks went on a 9-0 run to take the lead with under five minutes remaining, but the Hawks stormed back behind Young and John Collins (23 points, 15 rebounds). Clint Capela scored a put-back with 29.8 seconds left to give the Hawks a 112-111 lead they wouldn’t relinquish”.In the first quarter, the Bucks seemed to be giving Young his floater and taking everything else away.

CBS Sports.Many sports fans can’t help but feel for Paul George as he has been slandered time and time again by fans about his playoff play and just as it looked like things were looking up, the Clippers lost a heartbreaker.

Bleacher Report, “The Clippers are 2-1 without him in those games, which includes a 120-114 loss to the Suns in Game 1 on Sunday.

Bleacher Report, “Earlier on Monday, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski mentioned on Sports Center there’s “optimism” in Phoenix that Paul will return “sooner than later” in this series, potentially by Game 3 in Los Angeles there is optimism they’re going to get him back in the early part of this series,” Wojnarowski said.The Clippers will also be without a star player as superstar forward Kawhi Leonard will be out for Game 2 tonight with a knee injury.

Brew Hoop,  “The Bucks and Hawks are merely acquaintances, as far as NBA matchups go. There is very little tying these two teams together, making storylines difficult to manufacture.

CBS Sports.Game 1 was for the most part dominated by Phoenix but at some points could have gone either way. Devin Booker was just a dominant force in last night’s game and it seemed like he just could not miss a shot as well as making the right passes on every possession.The Suns rebounding was also fantastic as Ayton had 9 rebounds and the team combined had 43 seven of which were offensive.