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The dinosaur extinction event was LeBron
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AND ANOTHER ONE: The Cavaliers smoked the Raptors again, winning 108-89. Here are the three biggest takeaways. DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry combined to shoot 12-of-32; Kyrie Irving and LeBron shot 19-of-35. There’s a trend here! Kevin Love was hyperefficient with 19 points on eight shots (and nine free throws). Cleveland’s up 2-0 with Game 3 on Saturday. The Cavaliers have won 10 straight playoff games! This is an accurate graphic reenactment of the series to date. Look at this here King James dunk and disagree!
HEY! Someone give J.R. Smith a high-five! He wrote a Lil’ Kev T-shirt!
ALERT: No games scheduled for Friday. Game of the East finals is Saturday; the West finals restart in OKC on Sunday.
THAT WORKED OUT: Scott Skiles’ decision to bail from the Magic in the middle of May seemed like a bad thing for Orlando. But they managed to land Frank Vogel on Thursday, so this actually worked out pretty well for the Magic.
WELPVILLE, WISCONSIN: Someone in the Bucks organization fell victim to an email spoofing scam and sent the entire organization’s W-2s to a hacker. Those forms contain social security numbers and home addresses. Not great, Bob.
CAN HE DELIVER? A really incredible deep dive into LeBron’s college promise to the kids of Akron by The Undefeated’s Jesse Washington.
PERFECT OR DIE: Jesus Gomez on how a run of a few mistakes against the Warriors is often instant doom.
FLYING SOLO: Jaylen Brown won’t use a traditional player agent, instead leaning on the players’ union for details regarding his rookie deal and using an agent solely for endorsement deals. It helps that Brown has a close confidant in Isiah Thomas and also that Brown is seriously smart.
THE PRINCE THAT WAS PROMISED: Kevin O’Connor makes the case for Dragan Bender as the third-best player in the draft.
TRIANGULATING: Chris Mannix writes about Jeff Hornacek’s freedom in New York and offers up a eulogy for the Triangle Offense.
Happy Friday. We’re going to take Saturday off since there are no Friday games. See you Sunday morning!
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