Sports Update 5/17/23

NBA

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Denver Nuggets 132, Los Angeles Lakers 126

(Nuggets lead best of seven West Finals series, 1-0)

 

NBA Playoffs

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7:30 p.m. – Miami Heat at Boston Celtics

(Game One of best-of-seven East Finals series)

 

>>Spurs Win NBA Draft Lottery, To Pick 1st In Draft

(Chicago, IL)  —  The San Antonio Spurs are set to pick first in next month’s NBA Draft.  San Antonio won Tuesday’s draft lottery in Chicago.  The Charlotte Hornets are set to pick second, followed by the Portland Trail Blazers, Houston Rockets and Detroit Pistons.  This year’s NBA Draft is set for June 22nd in New York.

>>Titans Finalize Preseason Games

(Nashville, TN)  —  The Titans are announcing the start times of their preseason games.  The team heads to Chicago on Saturday, August 12th to play the Bears and will stay on the road to play the Vikings in Minnesota the following Saturday.  Tennessee heads back home to host the Patriots on Friday, August 25th for the last preseason game.  Head coach Mike Vrabel hopes to have joint practices leading up to the games.

>>Nashville SC Hosts Inter Miami Tonight

(Nashville, TN)  —  Nashville SC is back on the MLS pitch tonight.  The club hosts Inter Miami at GEODIS Park.  Nashville is coming off a 1-1 draw with DC United and is 5-4-and-3 on the season.  The club is third in the Eastern Conference with 19 points.  Miami has 15 points and is tied for sixth with six other clubs.