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Five memorable games from Karl-Anthony Towns' rookie season
Five games that were highlights of Karl-Anthony Towns' first pro season, which got him NBA Rookie of the Year honors:
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Unanimous Rookie of the Year winners
Karl-Anthony Towns became the fifth NBA player since 1984 to be unanimously named Rookie of the Year. The others:
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Rookie of the Year voting totals
Selected by a panel of 130 sportswriters and broadcasters, players were awarded five points for a first-place vote, three points for a second-place vote and one point for a third-place vote:
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Info on NBA draft lottery
Here's what you need to know about Tuesday's NBA draft lottery:
Best ever: Louisiana restaurant called 'Boudreau and Thibodeau's Cajun Cookin'
Columnist Chip Scoggins was working on a piece about local coaches. He typed "Boudreau and Thibodeau" into a Google search ... and look what he found.
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Souhan: Thoughtful and reflective, Towns impressive at news conference.
Karl-Anthony Towns impressed again at the news conference held to announce he had won the NBA rookie of the year award by a unanimous vote.
Karl-Anthony Towns joins good company with landslide ROY win
The other eight players who have had runaway wins — two who were unanimous and six other cases where nobody else got more than three first-lace votes — show that Karl-Anthony Towns is in very good company.
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New Wolves coach Thibodeau is back on job at Chicago combine
New Wolves coach Tom Thibodeau returns to work by making contacts at Chicago draft combine.
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Scoggins: Strong Minnesota coaching quartet inspires confidence
In sports, strong coaches anchor organizations by giving them credibility, direction and decisive leadership. They often become the face of their organizations, even more than their star players.
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Jerry Zgoda's preview of Tuesday's NBA draft lottery
Wolves' odds for repeat are slim, but not everyone is sold on LSU's Simmons as the man.
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NBA draft prospect Henry Ellenson a family-forged forward
The Marquette big man can thank his siblings for forcing him to learn small-man skills.
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Lillard drops 40 as Blazers win Game 3
Trail Blazers 120, Warriors 108: The Trail Blazers got back into the series thanks to a 40-point game by Damian Lillard in Game 3 on Saturday. Lillard, plus both coaches, talked afterwards.
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Thunder survive frantic final seconds
Thunder 98, Spurs 97: OKC sprung the upset to tie the series at one but had withstand a crazy final 13 seconds that included a controversial non-call, a steal and a missed three. Both sides discuss.
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LeBron, Cavaliers down Hawks in Game 1
Cavaliers 104, Hawks 93: LeBron James finished with 25 points, 9 assists, 7 rebounds and 5 steals as Cleveland improved to 9-0 all-time vs. Atlanta in the postseason. James spoke afterwards.
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Raptors put away Pacers in Game 7
Raptors 89, Pacers 84: DeMar DeRozan scored 30 points to help Toronto beat Indiana in Game 7 and advance to face the Miami Heat in the conference semifinals. DeRozan spoke afterwards.
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Unknown Raptors up next for Heat
The Heat crushed the Hornets 106-73 in Game 7 on Sunday. The Palm Beach Post's Jason Lieser and CineSport's Justin Termine recap the win and look ahead to the second-round series with the Raptors.
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Hawks' improved defense is key vs. Cavaliers
Game 1 between the Hawks and Cavaliers takes place on Monday night in Cleveland. The AJC's Chris Vivlamore and CineSport's Justin Termine preview the series and talk about Atlanta's improved defense.
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Heat crush Hornets in Game 7
Heat 106, Hornets 73: Goran Dragic scored a game-high 25 points while Gerald Green added 16 as Miami advanced to the second round. Dwyane Wade spoke after the victory.
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Looking back — and ahead — with the Wolves' big hires
Wolves new coach Tom Thibodeau and GM Scott Layden are moving on to fill coaching staff, front-office roles. Meanwhile, here what Sam Mitchell is up to and more.
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Souhan: Wolves championship dreams seem doable, not laughable
It became evident during Tuesday's introductions of coach Tom Thibodeau and GM Scott Layden is that the Timberwolves have never had quite so much reason for optimism as they have now.
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Around the NBA
- Thibodeau shows when he's mad at his Knicks. They don't mind, knowing the coach has them set to win
- Thunder's Holmgren bests Pelicans' Valanciunas in center matchup to help OKC take 2-0 lead
- Gilgeous-Alexander's 33 points lead Thunder past Pelicans 124-92; OKC takes 2-0 lead
- Herro scores 24, Heat hit franchise playoff-record 23 3s to beat Boston and even series 1-1
- Minnesota's Naz Reid wins NBA's Sixth Man of the Year award, edging Malik Monk in close vote
- Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving lead Mavs over Clippers 96-93 to tie series as Kawhi Leonard returns
- Pascal Siakam leads resurgent Pacers offense in 125-108 victory that evens series with Bucks
- Pacers' Haliburton says fan directed racial slur at his younger brother during playoff game
- Suns guard Grayson Allen aggravates ankle injury vs. Timberwolves. Phoenix falls into 0-2 hole
- Timberwolves take 2-0 lead on Suns behind 25 points and ace defense from Jaden McDaniels
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