All Posts Tagged With: "nba"
Thunder rally past Lakers, take 3-1 series lead (Yahoo! Sports)
LOS ANGELES (AP) Kevin Durant stood above the 3-point line and watched the shot clock dwindle in the final seconds of Game 4. When Metta World Peace backed up slightly on defense, Durant hesitated only an instant before launching a 26-footer
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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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Wade, Heat move on after Game 3 spat (Yahoo! Sports)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Refreshed in body and spirit, the Miami Heat returned to practice reunited and refocused.
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Kobe leads Lakers past Thunder in 99-96 thriller (Yahoo! Sports)
LOS ANGELES (AP) With their Game 2 collapse still fresh in their minds, the Los Angeles Lakers avoided a sequel with the only game plan they’re confident will work against the younger, faster Oklahoma City Thunder. They got slow. They got into the paint.
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Heat regroup, relax after shocking loss to Pacers (Yahoo! Sports)
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) As panic ensued along South Beach and the national scrutiny intensified, the Miami Heat decided to chill out. After the storm, there was silence. One day after they lost by 19 points and Dwyane Wade lost his cool in Game 3 against a balanced Indiana team growing in confidence and not getting nearly enough credit, the Heat canceled Friday’s practice and media availability.
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Clippers try to dig out of 2-0 hole against Spurs
By BETH HARRIS | Associated Press – LOS ANGELES (AP) — Down 2-0 against the San Antonio Spurs , the Los Angeles Clippers face the tough task of needing two victories at home to keep pace with the NBA ‘s hottest team. Making things worse are injuries to Chris Paul and Blake Griffin that have robbed the superstars of their effectiveness
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Lakers’ Gasol wins award as NBA’s top citizen (Yahoo! Sports)
EL SEGUNDO, Calif. (AP) Pau Gasol probably would have been a doctor if he hadn’t grown up to be 7 feet tall and awfully good at basketball. The Lakers forward sees his charity work with UNICEF and children’s hospitals as a different way to fulfill the dreams instilled in him by his medically minded Spanish family
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LA Kings beat Phoenix, move to brink of Cup final
By GREG BEACHAM | Associated Press – LOS ANGELES (AP) — For a team that hadn’t trailed in a game since last month, the Los Angeles Kings were awfully good at playing from behind. For a club that barely made the playoffs this spring, the Kings are on a near-unprecedented rampage through the Western Conference’s top seeds. And for a franchise that has never raised the Stanley Cup, these Kings appear quite ready to play for that singular privilege.
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Sweet 16: Streaking Spurs go up 2-0 on Clippers (Yahoo! Sports)
SAN ANTONIO (AP) On his 30th birthday, Tony Parker first kept the San Antonio Spurs on pace for what might be another lopsided playoff sweep.
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Sweet 16: Streaking Spurs go up 2-0 on Clippers
By PAUL J. WEBER | Associated Press – SAN ANTONIO (AP) — On his 30th birthday, Tony Parker first kept the San Antonio Spurs on pace for what might be another lopsided playoff sweep. Then the All-Star who’s always quick to needle Tim Duncan about his age finally acknowledged his own
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