Red Bull Gives You Wins

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Mike
May 08, 2023

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Happy Monday!

This is the Daily Breakroom and we’re dropping sports updates for you to take in under 5 minutes. We had a great weekend of sports, including an exciting race in Miami. We had OT games in the NBA and the NHL and also tons of goals on the ice. Do us a favor and please watch the highlights from the Philly vs Boston NBA game too. It’s worth the time. Here’s the rundown for today:

  • NBA Scores and Schedule

  • Stanley Cup Playoffs

  • F1 Finish

  • PGA Tour

  • Merry Go Round Monday

Let’s do this

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NBA Scores and Schedule

Sunday Scores

Boston Celtics 115

Philadelphia 76ers 116

  • The 76ers led the entire 4th quarter until the 5-minute mark where Boston tied the score. Boston took their first lead of the 4th at 3:51 mark and Philly would tie the game with 16 seconds left.

  • Four minutes went by in OT before Philly grabbed their first lead with a minute to go. The lead would change hands again until James Harden hit a 24-foot three-pointer to take the lead by one and Marcus Smart hit a game-winning three for the Sixers but the time had expired before he got the shot off

  • The Celtics’ three stars all contributed as Jayson Tatum scored 24, Jaylen Brown scored 23, and Marcus Smart scored 21

  • James Harden had another fantastic night, shooting 66% from 3 and scoring 42 for the Sixers

  • Joel Embiid also had a great effort for Philly, scoring 34 and grabbing 13 rebounds

Denver Nuggets 124

Phoenix Suns 129

  • Nikola Jokic scored 53 points last night and Jamal Murray scored 28, but it wasn’t enough for a road win from the Nuggets.

  • Kevin Durant and Devin Booker showed out for the Suns, both scoring 36 and overpowering the Nuggets

Monday Matchups

New York Knicks at Miami Heat, 7:30 pm ET on TNT

  • Miami leads 2-1

GS Warriors at LA Lakers, 10:00 pm ET on TNT

  • LA leads 2-1

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Stanley Cup Playoffs

Sunday Scoreboard

Carolina Hurricanes 4

New Jersey Devils 8

  • The Devils put 3 goals in the net during the first period, including a shorthanded one, and the ‘Canes could never recover

  • There were 6 goal scorers for the Devils, including Jack Hughes who scored 2

  • One thing to look out for in game 4 is the NJ power play. They gave up 2 short handed goals in this game

Toronto Maple Leafs 2

Florida Panthers 3

  • After stealing 2 road wins and going up 2-0 in the series, the Florida Panthers squeaked by in OT to grab a 3-0 lead in the series again the Leafs

  • The Panthers played a clean game without having any penalties and they’ll be able to go into game 4 at home aggressive and ready to take the series

Dallas Stars 2

Seattle Kraken 7

  • There was a scoreless 1st period in Seattle and the Kraken drove 4 goals into the net in the first 8 minutes of the 2nd period. Dallas responded soon after and that was followed up with another Seattle goal at the end of the period.

  • Seattle went into the 3rd period with a 5-1 lead and then drove in the dagger with a shorthanded goal in the first 2 minutes of the final period. Dallas did grab another goal in the 3rd but Seattle added a 7th goal with a power play score from Justin Schultz

Tonight’s Matchup

Vegas Golden Knights at Edmonton Oilers, 8:30 pm ET on ESPN

  • Series tied 1-1

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F1 Finish

Max Verstappen was forced into the garage during Saturday’s qualifier for some repairs. Due to this, Verstappen had to start in the ninth position for Sunday’s race in Miami. It took the 25-year-old only 20 laps to grab the lead and he finished ahead of his Red Bull teammate Sergio Perez by 5.384 seconds.

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Wells Fargo Championship

Wyndham Clark was able to hold off Xander Schauffele and the rest of the field of PGA golfers to grab his first PGA Tour win. Clark had 3 other top-10 finishes on tour in the last two months and his game was trending upwards. He shot a final round 68 (3 under) to secure his first win and $3.6 million.

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Monday Merry Go Round

Hmmm, that doesn’t sound right.

Ah, the coaching carousel is what we were looking for.

We had two big coaches get fired over the weekend in different leagues.

In the NHL, Gerard Gallant was fired as the New York Rangers head coach after a disappointing first-round series loss to the NJ Devils. Gallant was in his 2nd year and although he led the Rangers to a shot at the conference championship in 2022, there were higher expectations this year after Chris Drury moved a ton of pieces around to improve the roster for a go at the Stanley Cup.

In the NBA, the Milwaukee Bucks fired Mike Budenholzer after the top-seeded Bucks suffered a devastating series loss against the Miami Heat. Aside from 2021, when the Bucks won the NBA title, they just haven’t been able to replicate their regular season success in the postseason. Milwaukee has a talented roster and they’ll look to bring someone in who can prepare the team for deeper runs in the playoffs.

FYI, 3 of the last 4 championship-winning coaches in the NBA have been fired in the last year. That list includes Budenholzer, Frank Vogel, and Nick Nurse. Steve Kerr is the exception.

That’s all for today. Have a great week!

-The Daily Breakroom