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The 3 plays in sports everybody will be talking about today

The 3 plays in sports everybody will be talking about today

Good morning! Here are the plays everybody will be talking about Wednesday.

The Warriors are on the brink of elimination. The Thunder beat the Warriors, 118-94, and are now one game away from advancing to the NBA Finals. Kevin Durant (26 points, 11 rebounds) and Russell Westbrook (36 points, 11 rebounds, 11 assists) led the way. But just as important, the Thunder are stopping Stephen Curry on the defensive end. Curry was held to 19 points on 6-of-20 shooting, including 2 of 10 from 3-point range. This replay from TNT shows how the Thunder were able to stop the two-time MVP. Notice how many different players touch Curry in just this short sequence and how he is never moving without being checked.

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Draymond Green is under fire again. Did Green intentionally trip Enes Kanter, leading to a fast break for the Warriors? That is what a lot of people are wondering today. It sure looks as if Green tripped Kanter on purpose. This normally isn't a huge deal, but this time it comes one day after Green got a reprieve from the NBA by not being suspended for his kick to the groin of Steven Adams. That reprieve came with a stiff warning. While this probably won't be enough to warrant a suspension, it sure does raise some eyebrows.

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Here is a replay (via CJ Fogler).

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The Lightning need more defenders to stop Sidney Crosby. The Eastern Conference Finals are tied 3-3 after the Penguins beat the Lightning, 5-2, in a game that wasn't that close. The clincher came from Crosby late in the second period when Patric Hornqvist poked the puck away from the Bolts and Crosby went one-on-three, fending off multiple checks, and slamming home the goal to make it 3-0.

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