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Greatest NBA playoffs comebacks
Golden State became just the 10th team to rally from a 3-1 deficit and win a post-season series.

Rising star helping lift Kelston higher
Like the Kelston Boys' High School premier basketball team, Linus Jakszt has come a long way in just three years.

Steven Adams' coach his biggest fan
She has followed Steven Adams since he turned up at her house in Wellington as a rough and ready schoolboy.

The real reason Steven Adams' team lost
There's a sinister story behind OKC's failure to reach the finals; a rapper's curse on Kevin Durant.

Green v Adams: A history of violence
The back-and-forth on court battle between Steven Adams and Draymond Green has come to a close for the season.

Barkley: Adams is going to be an NBA star
NBA Hall-of-Famer Charles Barkley has huge praise for Steven Adams.

Adams: From Rotorua to $60m man
Kiwi basketball star Steven Adams is on the verge of the biggest game in his career, one that could see his earnings skyrocket. Not bad for a boy from Rotorua

Adams: 10 things you need to know
It's crunch time for Kiwi basketball giant Steven Adams. Here's what you need to know about him.

Recap: Adams, Thunder eliminated
Steven Adams and the Thunder's run to the NBA finals has come up short, as the Golden State Warriors have come from a 3-1 series deficit to win 4-3 and advance.

'He could never find shoes that fitted him'
As towering Kiwi Steven Adams takes to the court today for the biggest game of his life, back home his former school teacher is bursting with pride.

Lydia Ko will be hoping Adams loses
She may be a Kiwi but Lydia Ko is supporting the Golden State Warriors in today's big NBA showdown against Steve Adams and the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Adams should expect 'world of trouble'
Kiwi Steven Adams says the Oklahoma City Thunder spirits are still high but experts are predicting heartbreak for the team.

Who won the sporting weekend?
Who were the winners and who were the losers from the sporting weekend? Wynne Gray and Chris Rattue make their picks.

Adams 'fine' and ready for a thriller
Steven Adams' dreams of reaching his first NBA Finals will come down to a winner-takes-all thriller tomorrow afternoon (NZT).

Warriors break Thunder hearts
The Golden State Warriors recorded a stunning game-six victory to give the Western Conference finals a fitting finale.

Basketball: Records tumble in NBL regular season finale
An extremely even National Basketball League regular season has been capped off by one of the most crushing defeats in league history.

Steven Adams' Thunder, Warriors going to game seven
Incredible performances from MVP Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson have driven the Golden State Warriors to a big win over Steven Adams and the Thunder.