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NBA: Trail Blazers upset Suns, Hornets eliminate Heat in play-in tournament

Al Jazeera · · 959 words · By Reuters
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21 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Deni Avdija scored 41 points, and his three-point play with 16.1 seconds remaining capped the Portland Trail Blazers’ comeback from an 11-point fourth- quarter deficit for a 114-110 victory over the host Phoenix Suns in a National Basketball Association (NBA) play-in game on Tuesday.”
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Multiple independent sources (NBC Sports and an NBA Play-In highlights summary) confirm the Trail Blazers defeated the Suns 114-110, Deni Avdija scored 41 points, and he hit a go-ahead 3-point play with 16.1 seconds remaining.
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web search NEUTRAL — Portland Trail Blazers center Donovan Clingan, left, celebrates a win against the Phoenix Suns with Blazers forward Deni Avdija (8) after an NBA play-in tournament basketball game, Tuesday, April 14, …
https://www.opb.org/article/2026/04/15/portland-trail-blazer…
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web search NEUTRAL — PHOENIX (AP) — Deni Avdija scored 41 points — including a go-ahead 3-point play with 16.1 seconds left — and the Portland Trail Blazers clawed back from an 11-point deficit in the fourth quarter to be…
https://www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/trail-blazers-beat-suns-1…
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web search NEUTRAL — Deni Avdija dropped a game-high 41 points and added 12 assists, while Jrue Holiday chipped in 21 points to help the Portland Trail Blazers beat the Phoenix Suns 114-110.
https://www.sportsnet.ca/nba/video/nba-play-in-highlights-tr…
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“The Trail Blazers ended a four-year playoff drought and will open a best-of- seven Western Conference playoff series against the No 2 seed San Antonio Spurs on Sunday.”
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Web search results confirm the Trail Blazers played the No 2 seed San Antonio Spurs in a playoff series in April 2026, indicating they ended their drought and faced the Spurs.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Portland Trail Blazers (12-19) host the Boston Celtics (19-11) Sunday afternoon in the first meeting between the two teams this season.
https://www.nba.com/blazers/news/trail-blazers-and-spurs-bot…
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web search NEUTRAL — San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) blocks a shot attempt by Portland Trail Blazers forward Toumani Camara (33) during the fourth quarter of Game 5 of a first-round NBA playoff series ...
https://www.expressnews.com/sports/spurs/article/spurs-playo…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Spurs ended the game on a 12-3 run to defeat the Trail Blazers, 114-93. The Spurs were led by Victor Wembanyama finishing with 27 points along with career highs of 11 rebounds, 4 steals, and 7 ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2ne3WZuCQo
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“The Suns will have another chance to make the playoffs on Friday, when they will host the winner of the Wednesday play-in game between the Golden State Warriors and the Los Angeles Clippers.”
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While the general play-in schedule for 2026 mentions Warriors vs Clippers, there is no specific corroboration in the provided evidence that the Suns specifically host the winner of that game on Friday.
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web search NEUTRAL — West: Golden State Warriors @ Los Angeles Clippers, 10 p.m. ET.The winner of the Orlando-Philadelphia matchup will earn the No. 7 seed and a first-round meeting with the Celtics; the loser will play t…
https://www.si.com/nba/playoffs/nba-play-in-tournament-2026-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Play-in opponent: Will play the No. 7-seed 76ers on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. ET (Prime).First-round opponent: The No. 8 seed (Suns, Trail Blazers, Clippers or Warriors) after play-in tournament. Game 1 …
https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/2026-nba-playoffs-brack…
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web search NEUTRAL — ESPN has the full 2025-26 LA Clippers Play-In NBA schedule. Includes game times, TV listings and ticket information for all Clippers games.
https://www.espn.com/nba/team/schedule/_/name/lac/la-clipper…
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“The winner of the Friday contest will be the No 8 seed and will meet the defending league champion and No 1 seed Oklahoma City Thunder in the first game of a seven-game set on Sunday.”
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Evidence confirms Oklahoma City Thunder entered as the defending champions and the No 1 seed in the Western Conference for the 2026 playoffs.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Oklahoma City Thunder are an American professional basketball team based in Oklahoma City. The Thunder compete in the National Basketball Association as a member of the Northwest Division of the W…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_Thunder
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web search NEUTRAL — First-round opponent: The No. 7 seed (Suns or Trail Blazers) after play-in tournament. Game 1 is on Sunday at 9 p.m. ET (NBC). 3. Denver Nuggets. Record: 54-28 | Net rating: 5.1 (6th). First-round opp…
https://sports.yahoo.com/nba/article/2026-nba-playoffs-brack…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Oklahoma City Thunder entered as defending champions and the top seed in the Western Conference, while the Detroit Pistons led the East as the No. 1 seed. The post season concludes with the best-o…
https://www.olympics.com/en/news/nba-playoffs-2026-schedule-…
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“Jordan Goodwin sank a reserve layup with 32.5 seconds left to put the Suns up 110-109, but he missed a free throw after being fouled on the play.”
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The provided web results discuss Jordan Goodwin in a general context or different games (Lakers vs Thunder), but do not provide the specific play-by-play details of a layup and missed free throw in the Blazers vs Suns game.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Suns got lucky on the next possession with Anthony Edwards missing two free throws, giving them the ball down one with 12 seconds remaining.
https://www.si.com/nba/suns/onsi/looking-back-phoenix-suns-s…
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web search NEUTRAL — With 40.9 seconds left in the game, Marcus Smart scored, was fouled and made the free throw for a 110-109 Lakers lead. But Chet Holmgren scored on a dunk for a 111-110 Thunder lead with 32.8 seconds l…
https://dnyuz.com/2026/05/12/lakers-fight-to-the-finish-but-…
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web search NEUTRAL — What Could the Phoenix Suns Give Goodwin in Free Agency? After putting up a spectacular season in Phoenix, Gillespie is in line for a huge contract as the Suns’ top priority. Bourguet predicts that Ph…
https://heavy.com/sports/nba/phoenix-suns/suns-jordan-goodwi…
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“Phoenix’s Jalen Green missed a 3-point attempt with six seconds remaining.”
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Search results mention Jalen Green on the Suns' roster for 2025-26, but there is no specific evidence regarding a missed 3-point attempt with six seconds remaining in this specific game.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgqrX6mPNd0
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web search NEUTRAL — From Devin Booker’s unanimous dominance to the Jalen Green debate, our writers break down the 2025-26 roster.He also managed to stand out in an offensive system that wasn’t necessarily built for him i…
https://www.brightsideofthesun.com/suns-rank/103995/phoenix-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Jalen Green was largely silent in the four quarters of Game 3 at the Golden State Warriors on Saturday night. His loudest moments came after the final buzzer sounded in the Houston Rockets' 104-93 los…
https://www.chron.com/sports/rockets/article/rockets-jalen-g…
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“Portland’s Matisse Thybulle stole the ball from Goodwin and found Jerami Grant alone for a dunk with six-tenths of a second remaining.”
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One specific web result ('Portland Trail Blazers Play Phoenix Suns in the 2026 SoFi Play-In') explicitly describes Matisse Thybulle stealing the ball from Goodwin and finding Jerami Grant for a dunk at the last second.
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web search NEUTRAL — Matisse Vincent Thybulle is an Australian-American professional basketball player for the Portland Trail Blazers of the National Basketball Association.Thybulle was named to the NBA All-Defensive Seco…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matisse_Thybulle
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web search NEUTRAL — On the rebound, Matisse Thybulle stole the ball from Goodwin and found Jerami Grant along for a dunk at the last second. Avdija scored 14 points in the last quarter and finished with 12 assists and se…
https://sportsbyte.net/news/portland-trail-blazers-play-phoe…
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web search NEUTRAL — Matisse Thybulle steals the ball from Gregory Jackson.Jerami Grant makes a 3-point jump shot from 28 feet out. Toumani Camara with the assist.
https://sportsdata.usatoday.com/basketball/nba/summary/25907…
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“Avdija had 14 points in the fourth quarter, and he finished with 12 assists and seven rebounds.”
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The specific stats (14 points in 4th, 12 assists, 7 rebounds) are mentioned in the source describing the Blazers vs Suns play-in game, but not corroborated by a second independent source for this specific game.
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web search NEUTRAL — In 2024 Deni Avdija was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers.In 2020, Avdija declared for the NBA draft and was drafted by the Washington Wizards with the 9th overall pick. He is also a member of the …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deni_Avdija
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web search NEUTRAL — Adds 14 points in victory. Avdija tallied 14 points (5-13 FG, 1-2 3Pt, 3-5 FT), four rebounds, three assists and one block across 30 minutes in Tuesday's 106-103 Game 2 win over the Spurs in the first…
https://www.nba.com/player/1630166/deni-avdija
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web search NEUTRAL — Deni Avdjia had a good game against the Portland Trail Blazers scoring 13 points shooting 5 for 6 from the field and 2 for 3 from the 3 point line along with...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEQ1gTy7eDA
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“Jrue Holiday added 21 points and Grant had 16, including two late 3-pointers as the Blazers finished the game on a 17-5 run.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to verify the specific point totals for Jrue Holiday and Jerami Grant in this game.
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“Green scored 35 points, Devin Booker had 22 and Dillon Brooks added 20 for the Suns.”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results to verify the specific point totals for Jalen Green, Devin Booker, and Dillon Brooks in this game.
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“The Suns trailed 83-82 entering the fourth quarter but scored the first 11 points for a 10-point edge”
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“Donovan Clingan was called for a flagrant-1 foul for pulling Brooks down on Avdija’s make.”
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“Shaedon Sharpe hit two free throws with 2:29 left, bringing the Trail Blazers within 105-104 with 2:29 left.”
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“the Charlotte Hornets beat the visiting Miami Heat 127-126 in overtime to advance in the play-in tournament.”
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“Ball scored 30 points and Bridges added 28 for ninth-place Charlotte”
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“Coby White made one of his five 3-pointers with 10.8 seconds remaining in regulation.”
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“Brandon Miller had 23 points for the Hornets and White finished with 19. Moussa Diabate added eight points and 14 rebounds.”
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“The Hornets will travel to face the loser of Wednesday’s matchup between the seventh-place Philadelphia 76ers and the eighth-place Orlando Magic on Friday for a chance to meet the top-seeded Detroit Pistons in the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs.”
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“Mitchell led 10th-place Miami with 28 points and Andrew Wiggins added 27.”
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“Heat centre Bam Adebayo exited with a lower-back injury after taking a hard fall early in the second quarter”
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“Herro scored 23 points, Jaime Jaquez Jr added 13 points, Kelel Ware had 12 points and 19 rebounds and Norman Powell chipped in 11.”
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