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How to buy playoff tickets for the Vegas Golden Knights
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Despite dropping a 3-2 decision at T-Mobile Arena last night to the Arizona Coyotes, the Vegas Golden Knights clinched a National Hockey League playoff berth earlier in the week. Although playoff seeding and opponent matchups have yet to be determined, single-game tickets for the Golden Knights…

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Vegas tied for NHL lead in ROW, a top playoff predictor
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One of the better predictors of National Hockey League postseason success is not the number of points a team accrued during the regular season. Instead, it’s the number of regulation and overtime wins (ROW) the team has earned, as shootout wins and overtime/shootout losses inflate point totals in…

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LA Clippers hope Danilo Gallinari can return for playoff run
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If the LA Clippers are going to make the Western Conference playoffs, they might need the services of oft-injured forward Danilo Gallinari. The Clippers are currently two games back of the eight-seeded Minnesota Timberwolves with 13 games left to play. Gallinari, who has missed 50 games during the…

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Top three likely first-round playoff matchups for Vegas Golden Knights
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The Vegas Golden Knights only need six more points to clinch a National Hockey League postseason berth in their inaugural season, which is amazing for an expansion team. Despite a two-game losing streak currently at T-Mobile Arena, the team definitely wants to secure as many home-ice games as…

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Dante Exum could give Utah Jazz playoff boost
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After making Dante Exum the No. 5 pick in the 2014 NBA Draft, the Utah Jazz have never gotten to see the guard’s promise. Injuries have largely derailed Exum’s career, who has shined at various times, be in the Summer League or in spot duty off the Utah bench. The Jazz have not given up […]

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Jeff Carter is key to LA Kings playoff quest
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<img src="https://i.axs.com/2018/03/51741-optimized_5aa9d32ab4666.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt=" LA Kings regular season is winding down ” align=”left” border=”0″ /> On the night of Tuesday, March 13, behind the strength of two goals by Forward Jeff Carter, the Los Angeles Kings were able to overcome a 3-0 defeat by the Arizona Coyotes, before ultimately losing 4-3 in a shootout. Although […]

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LA Clippers continue playoff chase with tough week ahead
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Following a road game against the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night, the LA Clippers will face stern tests against the Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder late in the week. While the Clippers can’t overlook the struggling Bulls, they also must find a way to grab one win against two of the West’s…

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LA Clippers notch crucial victory in playoff hunt
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While no games in February are considered “must-wins,” the LA Clippers’ tilt against the Denver Nuggets certainly came close. The Clippers moved back into a playoff spot by beating the Nuggets, 122-120, in Denver. The Clippers overcame a 19-point deficit to leapfrog the Nuggets in the standings…

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Minnesota Timberwolves must break playoff drought without Jimmy Butler
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If the Minnesota Timberwolves are going to make the playoffs for the first time since 2003-04, they’re going to have to do it without arguably their best player. Jimmy Butler avoided serious injury recently, but it was determined that he still suffered a meniscus injury in his right knee. He…

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Philadelphia 76ers making playoff push
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The Philadelphia 76ers are no longer in losing mode. The team is pulling out all the stops to ensure a trip to the postseason. After adding Marco Belinelli as a buyout from the Atlanta Hawks, the Sixers are evidently going back to the well once again. According to NBA.com, Ersan Ilyasova is looking…

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