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CLEVELAND — Donovan Mitchell delivered one of the greatest second-half performances in NBA playoff history Monday night, pouring in 39 points after halftime to lead the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 112-103 comeback victory over the Detroit Pistons and tie their second-round series at two games apiece. Mitchell finished with 43 points overall and matched an NBA postseason record for points scored in a second half, equaling the mark set by Eric “Sleepy” Floyd in 1987 against the Lo

SAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama delivered a historic defensive performance Monday night, setting an NBA playoff record with 12 blocks in the San Antonio Spurs’ Game 1 loss. But despite the milestone, the Minnesota Timberwolves left the arena convinced that several of those rejections should not have counted. Minnesota coach Chris Finch said after reviewing film that multiple plays met the criteria for goaltending but went uncalled. “At least four of them were goaltending,” Fi

Ivan Barbashev capitalized on a controversial sequence late in the third period, scoring the go-ahead goal to lift the Vegas Golden Knights to a 3-1 win over the Anaheim Ducks in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series Monday night in Las Vegas. The decisive moment came with 4:58 remaining, when officials waved off a potential icing call against Vegas. With play continuing, Barbashev stayed engaged, ultimately finishing a setup from Pavel Dorofeyev to give the Golden Knig