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Boston Celtics forward Jayson
Tatum, right drives to the
basket against Philadelphia
76ers forward Robert
Covington during the first
quarter of Game 5 of an NBA
basketball playoff series in
Boston, Wednesday, May 9,
2018.
Associated Press
The NBA’s

FiNAl Four:

CAvs, CelTiCs,

WArriors,

roCkeTs

By TIM REYNOLDS
AP Basketball Writer
The franchise with the most
titles.
The best player of this gen-
eration.
The reigning champions.
The probable MVP.
The NBA has its Final Four.
It certainly does not disap-
point.
Boston’s win over Philadel-
phia on Wednesday night
brought down the cur-
tain on the postseason’s
second round — one that
wasn’t exactly loaded with
drama, since it was the first Six players share the lead at
time since 2002 that none
of the NBA’s four confer- the Players Championship
ence semifinal series went
past five games.
Cleveland swept Toronto,
while Houston, Golden
State and the Celtics all Webb Simpson reacts to his shot from the second tee
prevailed by 4-1 counts. during the first round of The Players Championship
Everyone gets to catch golf tournament Thursday, May 10, 2018, in Ponte
their collective breaths
for a few days, with the Vedra Beach, Fla.
league going dark until the Associated Press
weekend.
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