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Lakers down Rockets as Nuggets, Knicks and Cavs win NBA playoff openers
Star players like LeBron James and Nikola Jokic delivered, while key injuries impacted outcomes as the Lakers, Nuggets, Knicks, and Cavaliers secured opening playoff victories.
- On Saturday, LeBron James led the Los Angeles Lakers to a 107-98 victory over the Houston Rockets, recording 19 points and 13 assists while Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves remained sidelined with late-season injuries.
- The NBA playoffs began in earnest Saturday with a full slate of opening-round action, as all home teams and higher seeds successfully defended their courts to establish early momentum in their best-of-seven series.
- In Denver, the Denver Nuggets defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves 116-105 behind a 25-point triple-double from Nikola Jokic, while Jamal Murray added 30 points in a physical contest featuring more than 40 fouls called.
- New York Knicks stars Jalen Brunson and Karl-Anthony Towns fueled a 113-102 victory against the Atlanta Hawks, while Donovan Mitchell scored 32 points to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers past the Toronto Raptors 126-113.
- Rockets coach Ime Udoka hopes Kevin Durant's absence is a "one-game thing" as teams adjust rotations for Monday's Game 2 contests, with injury concerns potentially reshaping the postseason landscape.
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NBA Playoffs today: Rockets vs Lakers, Nuggets vs Timberwolves, Knicks vs Hawks, Cavaliers vs Raptors
Here are the results of the NBA games today between the Houston Rockets and Los Angeles Lakers, Denver Nuggets and Minnesota Timberwolves, New York Knicks and Atlanta Hawks, and Cleveland Cavaliers and Toronto Raptors.
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Total News Sources40
Leaning Left5Leaning Right7Center14Last UpdatedBias Distribution54% Center
Bias Distribution
- 54% of the sources are Center
54% Center
L 19%
C 54%
R 27%
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