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In Game 5, Portland couldn't find answers for likely league MVP Nikola Jokic, who finished with 38 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists, and a stronger bench performance led by Monte Morris (28 points and five assists). The back and forth between Lillard and Jokic featured Lillard scoring or assisting on 22 of Portland's 26 points in clutch time, with Jokic scoring or assisting on 22 of Denver's 31. Detroit Pistons

It’s not surprising the Magic are heading in a new direction, given the state of the franchise. After shipping out Aaron Gordon, Nikola Vucevic and Evan Fournier before this year’s NBA trade deadline, it became clear Orlando was going all in on its younger cornerstone players and trying to acquire draft picks in the process. Memphis Grizzlies

This is Twitter, where fans overreact all the time. That doesn’t mean we can’t make fun of it a little, though.

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For the past decade, the buzz at Clippers homes games was always decent. But never were the talk of the town. Perhaps for at least a few weeks, that will change before things inevitably return to normal with all focus on the purple and gold.

The point of this isn’t to disparage those teams or players, it’s to point out that sometimes the biggest help to a superstar is a smart head coach who isn’t afraid to demand excellence from his players. Charlotte Hornets

Philadelphia shouldn’t start jacking up shots from beyond the arc with reckless abandon in an effort to keep pace with (or get ahead of the curve on) Young and company. That’s not their game, with Embiid and Ben Simmons as their two best players. Getting a better performance from  Danny Green will be helpful in Game 2 . More on him later. Atlanta Hawks