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The Phoenix Suns clinched the No. 6 seed in the NBA's Western Conference playoffs with a 125–106 win over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday. With the victory, the Suns avoid the play-in tournament and a matchup versus the Los Angeles Lakers.
Bradley Beal led Phoenix with 36 points, shooting 6-for-6 from 3-point range, with six rebounds and five assists. He also got in a brief skirmish with T-Wolves star Anthony Edwards in the second quarter when Minnesota head coach Chris Finch complained to officials about the foul discrepancy between the two teams. Beal and Edwards each received a technical foul.
Devin Booker added 23 points with seven assists. Grayson Allen contributed 20 points, going 3-for-3 on 3-pointers.
The Lakers helped Phoenix secure the No. 6 seed by defeating the New Orleans Pelicans, 124–108. LeBron James was outstanding, notching a triple-double with 28 points, 17 assists and 11 rebounds while adding five steals. Anthony Davis led the Lakers with 30 points, with Austin Reaves adding 20 and D'Angelo Russell scoring 19.
With the win, the Lakers clinched the West's No. 8 seed and get a rematch with the No. 7 Pelicans on Tuesday in New Orleans for the play-in tournament.
The Timberwolves came into Sunday's game with a chance to earn the West's No. 1 seed had they defeated the Suns and either the Denver Nuggets or Oklahoma City Thunder lost. But with a loss and the Thunder (No. 1) and Nuggets (No. 2) both winning, Minnesota will be the No. 3 seed and match up against the Suns again in the first round.
Minnesota's 56 wins are the second-highest total in franchise history behind the 2003-04 squad, featuring Kevin Garnett, Sam Cassell and Latrell Sprewell. That team advanced to the Western Conference finals, where it lost in six games to the Lakers.
Rudy Gobert led the T-Wolves with 21 points and seven rebounds. Mike Conley added 17 points, while Edwards scored 13. Minnesota committed 24 turnovers, matching their highest total of the season.
Daniel Weinman was crowned winner of the 2023 World Series of Poker (WSOP) Main Event on Monday, taking home a record breaking $12.1 million in winnings. Weinman had to outlast the other 10,043 entrants to take home the prize and get his hands on his share of live poker’s largest ever prize pool – a staggering $93,399,900. As well as taking home the prize money, 35-year-old Weinman also got his hands on the WSOP Main Event bracelet. The huge bracelet contains 500 grams of 10-karat yellow gold, as well as 2,352 various precious gemstones.
Daniel Weinman won the World Series of Poker's main event world championship on Monday in Las Vegas, earning $12.1 million along the way. Playing in the tournament for a 16th year, Weinman was tops in a deep pool of 10,043 players vying for $93.39 million. His victory came after just 164 hands at the final table. "I was honestly on the fence about even coming back and playing this tournament," the 35-year-old Atlanta native told reporters afterward. Weinman's final table featured Jan-Peter Jachtmann, who landed in fourth place and took home $3 million, as well as Toby Lewis, who finished seventh and secured $1.42 million. According to the Las Vegas Review-Journal, the main event's entry pool far outpaced the previous record of 8,773 set in 2006. "I've always kind of felt that poker was kind of going in a dying direction, but to see the numbers at the World Series this year has been incredible," Weinman said. "And to win this main event, it doesn't feel real. I mean, [there's] so much luck in a poker tournament. I thought I played very well." Steven Jones finished second, securing $6.5 million. And Adam Walton settled for third and a $4 million prize.
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