Live stream: Pistons 107, Mavericks 89

The Detroit Pistons (14-67) play against the Dallas Mavericks (50-31) at American Airlines Center

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Game Time: 8:30 PM EDT on Friday April 12, 2024

Detroit Pistons 107, Dallas Mavericks 89 (Final)

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Here is Tyronn Lue responding to @BA_Turner on Kawhi Leonard’s availability for Game 1 vs Mavericks –

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With a victory over Detroit on Sunday, the Spurs can match last year’s win total of 22.
Which would have sounded like a failure at the end of the season but now feels like an accomplishment given how things looked in January. –

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Kobe Brown should be the Luka Doncic on Clippers scout team –

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here’s how each team gets the 1 seed:
OKC:
1) Win vs. DAL + DEN wins
2) Win vs. DAL + MIN loses
3) Win vs. DAL + DEN & MIN win
3) Lose vs. DAL + MIN & DEN lose
MIN:
1) Win vs. PHX + DEN or OKC loses
DEN:
1) Win @ MEM + OKC & MIN both lose
no team controls its own destiny. –

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here’s how each team gets the 1 seed:
OKC:
1) Win vs. DAL + DEN wins
2) Win vs. DAL + MIN loses
3) Lose + MIN & DEN both lose
MIN:
1) Win vs. PHX + DEN or OKC loses
DEN:
1) Win @ MEM + OKC & MIN both lose
not one team controls its own destiny. see ya sunday. –

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West 1-3 seeds, and their final opponent:
1 seed — Thunder (56-25), vs DAL
2 seed — TWolves (56-25), vs PHX
3 seed — Nuggets (56-25), @ MEM
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From @MikeACurtis2:
Undermanned Mavericks show resilience but can’t find footing in home finale vs. Pistons –

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24 for 25 tonight –

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Clippers lead 13-4, on the strength of an 8-0 run
Jazz timeout with 8:26 left to play in 1st quarter
So Mavericks-Clippers winner will play the winner of the 1-8 matchup
Spurs comeback tonight just gave OKC the driver’s seat for #1. They host Mavs Sunday, and Dallas is 🔒#5. –

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Monty: “That was running through the tape, exhibit A, with so many contributions.” Credited Gibson, Fournier and Rhoden for giving them scoring punch off the bench, and praised Sasser for having a strong night in front of his family at home. “I just thought it was a cool moment.” –

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Williams: “Just based on the circumstances — played last night, traveled last night, played guys who played a lot last night … that was running through the tape, Exhibit A, with so many contributions.”
Shoutout to Taj Gibson and what he brought –

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With Dallas’ loss to Detroit, the Clippers secured the No. 4 playoff spot minutes before they tipped off against Utah. –

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The Pistons have won their first game in Dallas since 2016. –

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Final: Pistons 107, Mavs 89.
Dallas’ five-game win streak is snapped by Detroit. Dallas native Marcus Sasser had 24 points for the Pistons. Detroit native Jaden Hardy scored a season-high 25 points for the Mavs. –

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2024 Western Conference Quarterfinals 4-5 will start on the West Coast
Game 1: LA
Game 2: LA
Game 3: Dallas
Game 4: Dallas
*if necessary
Game 5: LA
Game 6: Dallas
Game 7: LA –

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FINAL: Pistons 107, Mavs 89
Sasser scores 24 points in front of his hometown crowd. Detroit can tie the Wizards for worst record by beating the Spurs in the season finale and Washington losing to Boston. –

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FINAL: Pistons 107, Mavs 89. Detroit closed out strong to pick up win No. 14. One game left.
Sasser: 24 points
Metu: 18 points, 8 rebounds
Wiseman: 10 points, 10 rebounds –

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Rudy Gobert hits a couple of free throws to put Minnesota up 5 with 12 seconds left.
Denver drops from first to third with the loss in San Antonio. Nuggets need a win Sunday in Memphis coupled with a Suns win in Minnesota and a Dallas win in Oklahoma City to regain the 1 seed. –

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Metu with a 3 as the shot clock winds down. Hits another one on next trip.
Pistons up 14. –

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The Detroit Pistons are less than 3 minutes away from sending the Mavericks to LA for Game 1.
Would turn tonight into a glorified scrimmage for Clippers. –

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Metu hits the dagger 3 with 2:44 to play. Pistons are up 11, 100-89, and that *should* do it –

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Powell got whistled for a foul as Jaden Ivey attempted a 3. Didn’t look like much contact, but Ivey sold it. –

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Thunder will finish as the #1 seed in the West with a win over the Mavs on Sunday in OKC AND a Nuggets win over the Grizzlies OR a Wolves loss.
Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving have already been ruled out. –

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Sasser with 20 points on back-to-back nights.
When he’s looking to score, good things happen.
Pistons up 8. –

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Jaden Hardy has 25 points tonight against the , which is a season-high for the Detroit native. –

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My condolences to @DereckLively
I had the honor of sitting and talking with Dereck during the draft process.
His mom meant the world to him.

via @YouTube –

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Thunder will finish as the #1 seed in the West with a win over the Mavs on Sunday in OKC.
Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving have already been ruled out. –

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Pistons took a 16-point lead, their biggest of the night, following a steal and layup by Flynn. Mavs are on a 12-2 run, though, and have cut it to 86-80. 8:12 to play –

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After trailing by as many as 16, the Mavs have trimmed Detroit’s lead to six. They trail 86-80 with 8:12 left. –

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Pistons were up 16 … I was about to get off the game, blouses gif. for only like the second time all season…
two minutes later it is a six-point game. –

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END OF 3Q: Pistons 80, Mavs 68. –

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End of 3: Pistons 80, Mavs 68. Great opportunity for win, been very solid on both ends tonight.
Sasser: 15 points
Metu: 13 points –

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End of the 3rd quarter: 80, 68. –

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STARTERS 4/12
LAC
Paul George
P.J. Tucker
Ivica Zubac
Terance Mann
James Harden
UTA
Luka Samancic
Taylor Hendricks
Omer Yurtseven
Johnny Juzang
Keynote George –

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Cam Thomas scored 41 points tonight. Here are the other five players to score 40+ at Madison Square Garden at 22 years old or younger:
Trae Young
Nikola Jokic
Kyrie Irving
Shaquille O’Neal
Michael Jordan –

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My condolences and prayers to Dereck Lively and his family on the passing of his mother today following a cancer bout. The following is a 2023 Draft feature on Lively and his mother in @andscape. –

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The Pistons have two players from Dallas. The Mavericks have one player from Detroit.
What does this mean? Not a damn thing. –

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Sasser will at least leave the season on a high note.
The rookie has 15 tonight midway through the third quarter after scoring 20 last night.
Thought he had hit a bit of a rookie wall (to be expected). Coming out of it to end season.
Pistons are up 14. –

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Marcus Sasser drains a deep 3 for his first triple of the night to give the Pistons a 72-58 lead over the Mavs. He has a game-high 15 points on 6-12 from the field. –

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Sasser’s scored Detroit’s last 10 points. Heating up in front of hometown crowd –

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Pistons open the second half with an 11-4 run and are up 14, 64-50. Biggest lead of the night –

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Dallas native Marcus Sasser has 8 points for the Pistons. After missing his first 5 shots, he’s made his last 3. –

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Kid went with a whole new starting five out of the half.
The Pistons are up 11. –

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Pistons take an 11-point lead over the Mavs after that last hook by Wiseman.
Hardy missed a corner 3 on the next possession, but Prosper cleaned it up with a putback dunk. –

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Halftime: Pistons 53, Mavs 46. Detroit used a 20-9 run to take a 10-point lead before Dallas answered with a 3. Halftime leads haven’t mattered much, though. Gotta close out.
Metu: 11 points
Rhoden: 9 points
Gibson: 8 points –

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Jared Rhoden with the chase down block 💪
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Halftime: 53, 46.
Washington: 9 pts, 3 rebs
Hardaway: 8 pts, 2 rebs
Kleber: 6 pts, 3 rebs, 2 asts
Gafford: 6 pts, 2 rebs
Chimezie Metu: 11 pts (3-3 3PT) –

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HALFTIME: Pistons 53, Mavs 46. –

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Taj Gibson is going to give PJ Washington double-figure scoring.
The veteran has eight in the first half. –

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Metu has a game-high 11 points and Detroit leads by seven. –

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This game has had seven lead changes and six ties with 3:32 left until halftime. Pistons are up 42-40. They’ve actually held the lead for 13 minutes and 40 seconds (vs just 1:59 for Dallas), but it’s been close. –

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Filthyyyyyy 😮‍💨 –

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John Tucker Must Sit Courtside.
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Somber day for the Mavericks’ organization as Dereck Lively II’s mother, Kathy Drysdale, passes away after battling cancer for more than a decade. Heartbreaking.
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Prosper just threw down a one-handed poster over Wiseman and this building got very loud. –

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Yeahhhh, ROOK 🥶 –

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😤-MAX one-hand JAM –

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Gafford throws one down over Wiseman to start the second quarter. –

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End of the 1st quarter: 27, 21.
Washington: 7 pts, 2 rebs
Hardaway: 5 pts, 1 reb, 1 ast
Hardy: 4 pts, 1 reb
Chimezie Metu: 6 pts (2-2 3PT) –

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End of 1: Pistons 27, Mavs 21. Detroit closed it with a 7-0 run to retake the lead. Good defensive start too, Dallas already has five turnovers.
Metu: 6 points
Rhoden: 5 points –

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END OF 1Q: Pistons 27, Mavs 21.
Rhoden has 5 points
Metu: 6 points –

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Forever part of our family. We love and miss you, Kathy 💙🤍
@DereckLively // –

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Detroit’s gone cold. Dallas took the lead with a 9-0 run, but Ivey responded with a layup to tie it at 16 –

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Wiseman already has three blocks through five minutes.
Detroit hadn’t had a block from the center spot — either starter or backup — in the previous three games. –

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Wiseman has three blocks. Not midway through the 1st yet –

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Pistons are up 14-7 early.
Metu has six points –

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Pistons up 14-7 early, and Sasser’s about to shoot two free throws. Gave up an easy cut on their first defensive possession, but otherwise have been locked in. –

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Jaden Ivey comes away with the breakaways slam after Gafford turns the ball over. Washington counters with a 3-pointer. –

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A message from Luka Doncic on Fan Appreciation night. –

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Ready to go for Mavs vs Pistons on WFAA and our affiliates joining us tonight.
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And Spanish… –

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Btw: In pregame, Pop said Spurs are treating Sunday’s 2:30 pm start vs. Detroit as a de facto back-to-back. He could not immediately commit to Wemby playing in the finale.
Said Vic’s minutes tonight will factor into the calculation. Something to keep an eye on, perhaps. –

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Funny enough, there’s a scenario where Detroit doesn’t solely own the worst record in the NBA this year.
Win their last two, have the Wizards lose their last two. Both are at 15. –

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The hold a moment of silence for Kathy Drysdale, the mother of Dereck Lively II. She passed away today after a decade-long battle with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. –

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Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II shares tribute after mother’s passing –

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Mavericks starters: Gafford, Washington, Jones, Hardaway, Exum.
Pistons starters: Metu, Brown, Wiseman, Ivey, Sasser. –

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Tonight will show who the biggest sickos in Pistons Twitter are –

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Tonight’s starters

@ModeloUSA –

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Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving will both miss the season finale vs OKC. –

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Pistons are without Cade, Duren, Stew, Ausar, Tek, Grimes and many more.
Mavs are without Kyrie and Luka
So if I see you on here on a Friday night losing your mind for a 13-win during Game 81… –

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Mavs starters: Jones, Washington, Gafford, Hardaway, Exum
DET starters: Brown, Metu, Wiseman, Ivey, Sasser.
7:40 tip @971TheFreak –

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Sasser-Ivey-Metu-Brown-Wiseman will start –

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Per our interview with JKidd. Luka and Kyrie are done for the rest of regular season. As a result, they join Curry and Durant in 18 &19, and Harden and Westbrook in 2020 as the only pairs to avg 25 pts, 5 rebs and 5 assists –

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Today, the Dallas Mavericks released the following statement on the passing of Kathy Drysdale: –

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Not long ago, Dereck Lively posted this on IG. In pregame availability, Jason Kidd addressed Kathy Drysdale’s passing and called her “an incredible woman.” He added Lively was at shootaround today to talk w/ his teammates about his mother’s declining health. She passed shortly… –

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Monty Williams says Cade Cunningham is out. –

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Williams on no blocked shots from neither Duren or Wiseman over last few games: “for sure (you have concerns). It’s not for lack of effort. Sometimes you can’t get to the ball.
“…(Shots are further away). But we also just haven’t done it.” –

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MontyWilliams says Cade Cunningham is out. –

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Cade is OUT –

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Cade is out –

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Luka and Kyrie both out tonight. –

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Jason Kidd on the passing of Kathy Drysdale, Dereck Lively II’s mom. Lively actually made a point to come to shootaround this morning to address his “second family,” before Kathy’s passing. –

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Per JKidd: Luka joins Kyrie as out tonight vs DET. 7:40 @971TheFreak –

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No Doncic, Kidd says. –

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Jason Kidd says Luka Doncic is out tonight. –

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The expectation, I’m told, is that Luka Dončić will join Kyrie Irving in missing Dallas’ final regular-season home game tonight against Detroit. Irving, who has played 31 games in a row, has already been officially ruled out.
More NBA from me: –

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Tea leaves I’m seeing indicate no Doncic tonight, but that’s unconfirmed. Don’t tear up your ticket or text your bookie until we hear something official at around 5:45.
Regardless, I see zero upside to Doncic playing. –

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On Today’s @lockedonlions Podcast: Is there a safe pick for the Detroit Lions at 29?
Audio: …
Video: –

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Irving not playing, but enjoying pregame with his warmup team. –

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Even for a game in which he’s not playing, Kyrie Irving is on the court at his usual three hours before tipoff. –

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Luka Dončić has ascended to this sport’s highest level, something more meaningful to him and his franchise than any award race result: –

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GAME 8⃣1⃣ 😤
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guard Luka Doncic (left ankle soreness) remains questionable for tonight’s game against the .
Arlington native Cade Cunningham (left knee tendinopathy) is listed as doubtful.
Jalen Duren (low back spasms) is questionable. –

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Cade is doubtful tonight. Duren has been added to the report too, questionable with back spasms –

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Luka may not win MVP, and I can see why those who vote for Jokic would do so. But the explanations provided amid disproved narratives for not voting for Luka are born out of utter ignorance. –

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You can only pick 15 players to make an All-NBA team:
Giannis
Jokic
Shai
Luka
Brunson
Durant
Booker
Tatum
Fox
Steph
Edwards
Maxey
LeBron
Davis
Dame
Kawhi
Brown
Paolo
Wemby
Siakam
Zion
Haliburton
Sabonis
Bam
PG13
Gobert
Who gets cut? –

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