The New York Knicks‘ first playoff game since 2013 was spoiled this past Sunday courtesy of a game-winning layup by Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young. It was storybook Knicks. Just when it looked like they were going to win, they had the rug pulled out from under them.

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But when the NBA playoffs begin Saturday with the fourth-seeded Clippers' Game 1 against fifth-seeded Dallas at Staples Center, a rematch of their first-round meeting last season, it is Porzingis whose career has yet to have its indelible breakthrough moment. One year after the Mavericks’ 7-foot-3, one-time All-Star’s first postseason was cut short by an injured right knee, his difficult-to-predict influence can best be defined by X, for X-factor.Phoenix Suns Face Masks

The Miami Heat are well aware of the history. And they're too good to not take at least one game from the Milwaukee Bucks. Miami is a 2-point underdog at BetMGM for Game 3, and +110 on the moneyline. 

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After James set Davis up for a dunk, he winced afterwards. During a subsequent timeout, Davis paced around the Lakers bench before bending his knees. Lakers coach Frank Vogel said he kept telling Davis, “At any point you get a little gassed, I got a sub for you.” Vogel also said there were “several moments” he told the Lakers’ training staff that Davis should sit. But Vogel reported them saying, “He’s good to go and he wants to stay; it’s just about playing through pain.”Philadelphia 76ers Face Masks

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“Yeah, he got to do that every night,” Schroder said. “He got to be on point on every single possession, on the defensive end and the offensive end. He’s kind of getting used to our system — I need that sometimes as well.Sacramento Kings Face Masks

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