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West Finals - Game 1DAL leads series 1-0

Biggest takeaways from Game 1 of the West finals

With the Mavs striking first, our experts look at the biggest moments of Game 1, what adjustments can be made and more.

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Mavs outlast Wolves in back-and-forth Game 1

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Windhorst: Kyrie Irving is 'focused on making sure Luka can thrive'

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Luka to SVP on Kyrie: 'I'm really glad he's on our team'

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Legler: Luka's late-game heroics 'best I've seen'

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    East Final - Game 1FLA leads series 1-0

    Panthers shut out the Rangers to take Game 1 of the ECF

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    Callahan: Panthers' depth the difference vs. Rangers in Game 1

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    Alexis Lafreniere's 5-hole own goal makes it 2-0 Panthers

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    Rangers fans leave after Panthers' empty-net goal

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    Matthew Tkachuk fires Panthers into the lead vs. Rangers

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    Sergei Bobrovsky makes back-to-back saves to repel Rangers

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      NFC SUPERLATIVES

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      EBB AND FLOW OF ROOKIE WOES

      Caitlin Clark scores 21 but Fever fall to 0-5

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      Clark fumbles inbounds pass in closing seconds as Fever lose again

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      THE TEAMS MAKING NOISE

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      MLB Power Rankings: Who's the new No. 1 team?

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      WEDNESDAY'S TOP MOMENTS

      Juan Soto showered with 'MVP' chants after 2-HR night

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      'Phanatic vision': Philly Phanatic takes to the camera for J.T. Realmuto's HR

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      STANLEY CUP PLAYOFFS

      Kaplan's buzz: What's up with Wyatt Johnston, Matt Rempe and Sergei Bobrovsky

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      Projecting the matchups, tactics and X factors that will matter most in the West

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