It's the third straight season an underdog of 17 points or more has won outright. From 1978 to 2017, there had been only three such upsets, according to ESPN Stats & Information.
"I know you guys can analyze the salary-cap sheet and look at what decisions might be in the future, but for what we have right now, I love where we're at," Curry said. "I love the fact that we have enough pieces, enough talent and enough experience to surprise a lot of people this year and try to compete at the top of the West, see what happens."
In a statement to ESPN, an NBA spokesman said the league has been in "regular communication" with Gores regarding Worth Rises' concerns, and pointed to the work Gores and his colleagues have done with nonprofits focused on prison reform. "We support their efforts to address these important issues," the spokesman said.
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The visiting Jets closed as 17-point underdogs versus Los Angeles. It was tied for the second-largest upset win for them in the Super Bowl era; the only one larger was the 1968 Pro Football Championship vs. Baltimore (+18).
"I'm hoping that we are learning that we belong. That we're one of the best teams in this league and we can do what we know we can do, which is win a championship," Butler said during a video conference call with reporters Monday, his first since last season ended. "We said the whole thing last year, we didn't do it -- we better hold up what we're talking about. I know that we're capable of it. I know that we believe we can do it. So I'm just hoping that we learn that we can hang with the best of them all year long."
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“As crazy as it is to say, change is happening. So much change is happening,” Russell said. “It may not look like it. But everywhere we’ve been, everywhere I’ve been, everything I see on social media, it’s a continuous fight. That is all you can ask for right now is continue to keep fighting and raise awareness to that when you have the platform to do so.”
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Irving hasn't received a vote for MVP, let alone won the award, since he was traded to the Boston Celtics in 2017. Hampered by injuries, he has played in nine postseason games in his past three campaigns -- spent with Boston and Brooklyn -- after competing in 52 playoff games in his three seasons with James.
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