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Houston Rockets, NBA and Timberwolves

Rockets emerging as this year's NBA Cup Cinderella with group-clinching win over Timberwolves

There's much more room for Cinderellas, and with group play nearing its conclusion in the 2024 NBA Cup, this year's Cinderella has emerged in the form of the Houston Rockets, who clinched the West's Group A with a 117-111 overtime victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Tuesday night.

Houston Chronicle on MSN · 14h

Houston Rockets ride late surge to overtime win over Timberwolves, berth in NBA Cup quarterfinals

The Houston Rockets on Tuesday advanced to the NBA Cup quarterfinals, topping the Timberwolves 117-111 in overtime. But when they couldn’t do it the easy way, they did it the hard way, with a late run and an overtime surge.

Reuters · 14h

Rockets advance in NBA Cup with OT win over Wolves

Alperen Sengun tallied a triple-double and the Houston Rockets outlasted the Minnesota Timberwolves for a 117-111 overtime win in an NBA in-season tournament matchup Tuesday night in Minneapolis.

NBA, Power Rankings

USA Today · 1d

NBA power rankings: Celtics back on top, Magic enter Top 5, Suns fall out

The Boston Celtics won their show-and-prove matchup last week against the previously unbeaten Cleveland Cavaliers.

Hosted on MSN · 14h

NBA Power Rankings - Every Team From Worst to First

Our current NBA Power Rankings for the 2024-2025 season. We rank every NBA squad from worst to first. Which Eastern Conference team currently holds the top spot?

Empire Sports Media on MSN · 1d

Warriors among top-3 teams in latest NBA power rankings

The Golden State Warriors came in at No. 3 in the NBA’s power rankings for Week 6 of the 2024-25 campaign. NBA.com’s John Schuhmann released the latest power rankings and had this to say about the shortcomings of the Warriors’ supporting cast of late when Stephen Curry has come off the floor: “Two of the Warriors’ four losses have come to the Clippers,

Lakers lose first ever NBA Cup game in rout

The New York Times · 12h

Suns hand Lakers first loss in NBA Cup history with emphatic 27-point win: Key takeaways

The Lakers' path to defending their NBA Cup now requires a win over the Thunder and a little help from the Spurs.

Lakers Nation · 1d

NBA Fantasy Basketball Guide: Betr Picks For Lakers Vs. Suns Emirates Cup Game

NBA fantasy Betr Picks on LeBron James, Anthony Davis and Kevin Durant for the NBA Cup game between Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns.

CBSSports.com · 12h

The Lakers finally lost an NBA Cup game, and it might have cost them their chance to repeat as champions

The Los Angeles Lakers have plenty of concerns where June's NBA championship is concerned. But its winter counterpart? The Lakers have always taken care of business on that front. Last season, they went on a dominant 6-0 run through the NBA's inaugural In-Season Tournament to claim the trophy,

BizPac Review5d

‘Celtics, right?’ Biden spills Secret Service code name after trying to recall NBA champs he’s meeting

President Joe Biden welcomed the Boston Celtics and had to check the name of the 2024 NBA champions as he also gave away his code name.

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WATCH LIVE: Biden hosts NBA champions Boston Celtics at White House

NBA champions the Boston Celtics will visit the White House and meet President Joe Biden around 4:30 p.m. on Thursday. CLICK ...

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President Biden welcomes 2024 NBA champion Boston Celtics to White House

President Joe Biden – codenamed 'Celtic' – welcomed the NBA’s 2024 champion Celtics and gave a tour of the Oval Office at the ...

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Celtics News: Boston May Be Final NBA Champ to Visit White House

The Boston Celtics celebrated their NBA title from last season at the White House earlier this week. It was a celebratory ...

Celtics Wire on MSN12d

In what world do the Boston Celtics not repeat as NBA champions?

A good question given the rest of the East, with only the Cavs looking like competition and the West looking like something ...

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Column: In the NBA Cup era, Chicago Bulls and other teams are encouraged to run up the score — like it or not

This is the new norm in the era of the NBA Cup, which not only accepts but encourages leaving in starters to pile on in ...

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Bucks vs Heat Prediction, Picks, and Odds for Tonight’s NBA Game

The Bucks have gone past the 120-point mark in three straight contests and rank seventh in the NBA in field goal percentage (48%), but they’re allowing the third most 3-point makes per game this year.

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Celtics opponent fined $100,000 for sitting star in NBA Cup win

The NBA on Tuesday fined the Hawks $100,000 for sitting All-Star point guard Trae Young for the tournament matchup against the Boston Celtics.

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