It’s about knowing how to channel your emotions.”If Doncic’s ankle bothered him on Sunday he didn’t let it show except for an occasional wince when he landed. He’s been exceptional against Toronto this season and needs to maintain a high level of play — particularly with Hayward sidelined — in order for Boston to advance.Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown commended the Milwaukee Bucks for their As the Celtics prepare to resume game action with Sunday’s Game 1 of an Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Raptors, Brown reflected on Milwaukee’s decision. Brown did a solid job overall, especially in the last bubble meeting, but slowing Siakam is no easy chore.
“I know they’re going to be talking to me, trying to get me out of the game, but I think I’m doing a better job.
"He’s making these plays kind of in the flow of his game. James is coming off of another stellar performance in Monday night's Game 4 win, when he tallied 30 points, 10 assists, six rebounds and a block in 28 minutes. Doncic became a one-man international highlight show on Sunday, capping a 43-point, 17-rebound, 13-assist performance with a buzzer-beating three-point basket that left the Doncic was the one who put himself in the middle of a happy pileup on the court at the “Just a phenomenal effort,” Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said, a sincere yet still inadequate description of Doncic’s exceptional performance. It’s about giving teammates confidence. Kristaps Porzingis, who averaged 23.7 points and 8.7 rebounds for Dallas in the first three games, couldn’t play at all because of a sore knee.
"There’s a lot of guys that came down here for reasons other than basketball, and to use our platforms. He’s not coming down and running 10 mid pick-and-rolls in a row and they’re going to him like this and you can blitz him out of that or whatever. It’s just he’s really being efficient, he’s getting it all over the place and he’s shooting the ball really well. The Clippers’ stars fell short on Sunday, and a few more performances like that will lead to another unsatisfying playoff finish for a team that set its sights so much higher.Receive SMS texts about the Lakers, Clippers and the rest of the NBA and text back with your questions.Get the latest on L.A.'s teams in the daily Sports Report newsletter. On Friday night, the Clippers limited Doncic even before he sustained a third-quarter sprained left ankle, making a big second quarter hold up en route to a 130-122 victory and a 2-1 lead in this first-round, best-of-7 playoff series. The Clippers appeared to pounce on those advantages when they took a 21-point lead in the second quarter.But they couldn’t pull away, awakening memories of the most painful collapse in their playoff history. They tried to rattle him with trash talk but he wasn’t thrown off. Nearly everything had lined up in their favor on Sunday, too: Doncic, who rolled his left ankle Friday night, was questionable until game time. Voter suppression is real. "Initially, when we went into those discussion with the Board of Governors, every arena was supposed to be [opened]. He’s a performer as well as a great player. Siakam is going to want to use his size advantage against Brown, who is going to have to work hard around the basket to make things difficult in post-up situations. Long-term goals are one thing, but I think there’s stuff in our wheelhouse as athletes with our resources and the people that we’re connected to that short-term effect is possible as well. Helene Elliott joined the Los Angeles Times’ sports department in 1989. And it’s going viral because of it.Twitter is full of memes and questions after Melania Trump’s warm smile at Ivanka Trump instantly turned into a cold stare at the RNC on Thursday night.Few political conventions have marked such a break from a party’s history.
“I know they’re going to be talking to me, trying to get me out of the game, but I think I’m doing a better job.
"He’s making these plays kind of in the flow of his game. James is coming off of another stellar performance in Monday night's Game 4 win, when he tallied 30 points, 10 assists, six rebounds and a block in 28 minutes. Doncic became a one-man international highlight show on Sunday, capping a 43-point, 17-rebound, 13-assist performance with a buzzer-beating three-point basket that left the Doncic was the one who put himself in the middle of a happy pileup on the court at the “Just a phenomenal effort,” Dallas coach Rick Carlisle said, a sincere yet still inadequate description of Doncic’s exceptional performance. It’s about giving teammates confidence. Kristaps Porzingis, who averaged 23.7 points and 8.7 rebounds for Dallas in the first three games, couldn’t play at all because of a sore knee.
"There’s a lot of guys that came down here for reasons other than basketball, and to use our platforms. He’s not coming down and running 10 mid pick-and-rolls in a row and they’re going to him like this and you can blitz him out of that or whatever. It’s just he’s really being efficient, he’s getting it all over the place and he’s shooting the ball really well. The Clippers’ stars fell short on Sunday, and a few more performances like that will lead to another unsatisfying playoff finish for a team that set its sights so much higher.Receive SMS texts about the Lakers, Clippers and the rest of the NBA and text back with your questions.Get the latest on L.A.'s teams in the daily Sports Report newsletter. On Friday night, the Clippers limited Doncic even before he sustained a third-quarter sprained left ankle, making a big second quarter hold up en route to a 130-122 victory and a 2-1 lead in this first-round, best-of-7 playoff series. The Clippers appeared to pounce on those advantages when they took a 21-point lead in the second quarter.But they couldn’t pull away, awakening memories of the most painful collapse in their playoff history. They tried to rattle him with trash talk but he wasn’t thrown off. Nearly everything had lined up in their favor on Sunday, too: Doncic, who rolled his left ankle Friday night, was questionable until game time. Voter suppression is real. "Initially, when we went into those discussion with the Board of Governors, every arena was supposed to be [opened]. He’s a performer as well as a great player. Siakam is going to want to use his size advantage against Brown, who is going to have to work hard around the basket to make things difficult in post-up situations. Long-term goals are one thing, but I think there’s stuff in our wheelhouse as athletes with our resources and the people that we’re connected to that short-term effect is possible as well. Helene Elliott joined the Los Angeles Times’ sports department in 1989. And it’s going viral because of it.Twitter is full of memes and questions after Melania Trump’s warm smile at Ivanka Trump instantly turned into a cold stare at the RNC on Thursday night.Few political conventions have marked such a break from a party’s history.