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Luka DoncicG
Cleared for WCF Game 1
Mike ConleyG
Active and starting
Xavier TillmanF
Questionable for Game 2
Payton PritchardG
Records eight points off bench
Jaylen BrownF
Notches 26 points in win
Jayson TatumF
Drops 36 points in Game 1 win
Myles TurnerC
Posts massive line
Pascal SiakamF
Nearly triple-doubles
Tyrese HaliburtonG
Double-doubles in Game 1 loss
Bojan BogdanovicF
Undergoes surgery on wrist
Jalen BrunsonG
Undergoes left hand surgery
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