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MINNEAPOLIS — The Spurs are headed back to the Western Conference finals, and Stephon Castle made sure there would be no Game 7. Castle exploded for 32 points and 11 rebounds Friday night as San Antonio overwhelmed Minnesota 139-109 in Game 6, closing out the series with another commanding performance on both ends of the floor. The rookie guard came out firing early, knocking down his first five attempts from beyond the arc and finishing 11-of-16 from the field. His scoring b

The Denver Nuggets may eventually face a difficult question this offseason: is keeping Jamal Murray alongside Nikola Jokić still the clearest path to another championship, or is it time to explore a larger roster reset around defense, depth, and future assets? One emerging league concept suggests Denver could at least listen if the Portland Trail Blazers came calling. In the proposed framework, the Nuggets would send Murray to Portland in exchange for veteran guard Jrue Holid

DETROIT — Cleveland found itself on the ropes late Wednesday night, trailing by nine points with just over two minutes remaining. Then the Cavaliers flipped the game completely. Behind a dominant fourth-quarter comeback and a huge overtime performance from James Harden, the Cavaliers defeated the Detroit Pistons 117-113 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals, taking a 3-2 lead in the series. Harden delivered 30 points — his highest scoring output of the postseason — w