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Minnesota is already playing short-handed, and now it gets worse. The Timberwolves will be without guard Ayo Dosunmu in a pivotal Game Six against Denver Thursday night, the guard sidelined with a right calf issue. A team already stretched thin just got thinner heading into a must-win situation.
Meanwhile in Atlanta, the Knicks didn't just win — they made history. New York built the largest halftime lead in NBA Playoff history against the Hawks Thursday night, a performance so dominant it wasn't just a statement, it was a demolition. The Knicks are not here to be polite.
And this weekend the combat sports calendar is absolutely loaded. David Benavidez, undefeated at thirty-one and zero with twenty-five knockouts, steps up to challenge Gilberto Zurdo Ramirez for cruiserweight gold Saturday night in Las Vegas. A man chasing a world title in a third weight class — that's the kind of ambition that either ends in legend or a hard lesson.
That's your play-by-play. Sports Desk, back to the booth.
