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An injured Lakers team is one win from sweeping the most expensive Western roster ever assembled, and the front-office question is no longer whether — it is what the experiment was supposed to prove.
Carolina closed Ottawa 4-2 in Game 4 to take the series 4-0, with the Senators ending 1-for-21 on the power play and three failed 5-on-3s — a scarcity story about chances that did not convert.
Five days after his fall in Game 2, Victor Wembanyama cleared the NBA's concussion protocol and started Game 4 in Portland with the Spurs leading the series 2-1.
Utah leads Vegas 2-1 with Game 4 at Delta Center on Monday — and John Tortorella has named the gap mental rather than tactical, asking his team to play with 'arrogance.'
Orlando 113, Detroit 105 — Banchero's late steal-and-three closed a game the Magic nearly gave up, and the 8-seed now leads the 1-seed 2-1 with Game 4 Monday at Kia Center.