All Posts Tagged With: "final"
Spurs beat Clippers 96-86 to take 3-0 series lead (Yahoo! Sports)
LOS ANGELES (AP) Nothing was going to rattle the calm, cool and collected Spurs . Not even a 24-point deficit. Tim Duncan scored 19 points, helping engineer a defining 24-0 run in the third quarter, and San Antonio defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 96-86 on Saturday to take a commanding 3-0 lead in their second-round playoff series.
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Spurs beat Clippers 96-86 to take 3-0 series lead
By BETH HARRIS | Associated Press – LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nothing was going to rattle the calm, cool and collected Spurs . Not even a 24-point deficit. Tim Duncan scored 19 points, helping engineer a defining 24-0 run in the third quarter, and San Antonio defeated the Los Angeles Clippers 96-86 on Saturday to take a commanding 3-0 lead in their second-round playoff series.
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76ers fight back to tie series with Celtics
By Gene Cherry in Raleigh North Carolina | Reuters – (Reuters) – The Philadelphia 76ers roared back from an early 14-point deficit to defeat the Boston Celtics 92-83 and tie their Eastern Conference semi-final series at 2-2 on Friday. Andre Iguodala scored five consecutive points to break a 83-83 tie and Jodie Meeks finished off the visiting Celtics with four free throws in succession as Boston failed to score in the final 98 seconds
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Pacers pound Heat 94-75 in Game 3 (Yahoo! Sports)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Roy Hibbert had 19 points and 18 rebounds, George Hill scored 20 and Danny Granger 17 as the Indiana Pacers, showing more balance, toughness and togetherness than Miami, throttled the Heat 94-75 on Thursday night in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
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Pacers pound Heat 94-75 in Game 3
By TOM WITHERS | Associated Press – INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Roy Hibbert had 19 points and 18 rebounds, George Hill scored 20 and Danny Granger 17 as the Indiana Pacers , showing more balance, toughness and togetherness than Miami , throttled the Heat 94-75 on Thursday night in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Overlooked during the regular season and given little chance to upset the reigning East champions, the Pacers took a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. Game 4 is Sunday at raucous Bankers Life Fieldhouse
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Sybase champion Pettersen loses in 1st round
By TOM CANAVAN | Associated Press – GLADSTONE, N.J.
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Thunder rally to edge Lakers 77-75 in Game 2
By JEFF LATZKE | Associated Press – OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Down in desperation time, Oklahoma City Thunder coach Scott Brooks called on Kevin Durant to show that he’s more than just a three-time scoring champion. And that meant guarding one of the NBA ‘s all-time best. Durant was up to the challenge, keeping Kobe Bryant from excelling as usual in his closer’s role while sparking the Thunder’s rally for a 77-75 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals Wednesday night.
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Thunder rally to edge Lakers 77-75 in Game 2 (Yahoo! Sports)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Even down late, the Oklahoma City Thunder are showing that they are never out. Kevin Durant scored 22 points and rattled in the go-ahead basket on a baseline runner with 18 seconds left, and the Thunder scored the final nine points to rally for a 77-75 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 2 of the Western Conference semifinals Wednesday night
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NHL: Los Angeles Kings beat Phoenix Coyotes in Game 1 of Western finals
Los Angeles Kings’ Dwight King (74) celebrates his goal against the Phoenix Coyotes with teammate Mike Richards (10) during the second period of Game 1 of the NHL hockey Stanley Cup Western Conference finals, Sunday, May 13, 2012, in Glendale, Ariz.(AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin) NHL » In Game 1 of Western finals, Kings again travel well. Glendale, Ariz
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Kuchar comes up clutch at Sawgrass
By DOUG FERGUSON | Associated Press – PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Matt Kuchar looked beyond the edge of the 16th green at a scene packed with enough stress it could wipe away even his smile
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