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LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are moving on. Friday night in Houston, the Lakers closed out the Rockets in six games, punching their ticket to face Oklahoma City in the next round. Coach JJ Redick didn't hold back afterward, flat out declaring LeBron has had the greatest career of any NBA player in history. Hard to argue right now.
Speaking of what's next, the NBA's first round isn't done yet — not even close. Three Game sevens are on the docket, all in the Eastern Conference. The seventy-sixers and Celtics, the Magic and Pistons, and the Raptors and Cavaliers are all going the distance. Three winner-take-all games, one night, all East — the stakes don't get higher than this in a first round.
And over at Churchill Downs, the two thousand twenty-six Kentucky Derby is hours away. The six fifty-seven Eastern post time is circled, the field is loaded, and handicapper Jody Demling has his longshot picks locked in. With the right read on the morning line, Saturday could be very profitable for the patient bettor willing to look past the chalk.
That's your play-by-play. Sports Desk, back to the booth.
