LeBron James (left) and Kevin Durant headlined the 2013 All-NBA First Team. (Issac Baldizon/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / AP) — The 2013 All-NBA teams were revealed Thursday, and the league’s MVP headlined the First Team as you would expect. Heat forward LeBron James was unanimously named to his seventh All-NBA First Team after being named to [...]
NBA: Heat’s LeBron James, Thunder’s Kevin Durant headline All-NBA First Team
May 24, 2013 By Leave a Comment
NBA Playoff Roundup: Grizzlies shake off ugly first half, beating Thunder 103-97 in OT for 3-1 lead in West semis
May 14, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / AP) — MEMPHIS, Tenn. – The Grizzlies pulled off a huge rally to move within a victory of the franchise’s first Western Conference final. Tony Allen scored on a driving layup to open overtime and the Grizzlies held off the Oklahoma City Thunder 103-97 Monday night to push the defending Western Conference champions [...]
NBA Playoff Roundup: Carmelo Anthony, Knicks tie series with Pacers
May 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Carmelo Anthony scored 32 points, 16 during a 30-2 New York onslaught in the second half, the Knicks beat the Indiana Pacers 105-79 on Tuesday night to even the Eastern Conference semifinals at one game. Iman Shumpert added 15 points, including a sensational follow dunk in the first half, and Raymond [...]
NBA Playoff Roundup: Thunder edge Grizzlies 93-91 in Game 1 of West semifinals
May 6, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / AP) — OKLAHOMA CITY – Derek Fisher turned a tough situation for the Oklahoma City Thunder into the worst-case scenario for the Grizzlies. With the Thunder down by one in the final minute, Fisher poked the ball away from Memphis’ Mike Conley, springing three-time NBA scoring champion Kevin Durant into the open court [...]
NBA Playoffs Roundup: Josh Smith scores 29 to lead Hawks past Pacers 102-91, series tied 2-2 heading back to Indy
April 30, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / AP) — ATLANTA – Josh Smith scored 29 points as the Atlanta Hawks built a 17-point lead at halftime, then withstood an Indiana comeback over the final two quarters to even the series with a 102-91 victory in Game 4 on Monday night. After struggling much of the second half, Smith made every [...]
NBA Playoff Roundup: Chicago digs deep and wins against Nets after 3 overtimes 142-134
April 28, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / AP) — CHICAGO – Nate Robinson scored 34 points, and the Chicago Bulls wiped out a 14-point deficit late in regulation and beat the Brooklyn Nets 142-134 in triple overtime Saturday to take a 3-1 lead in the first-round playoff series. The Bulls were trailing 109-95 with less than 4 minutes to go [...]
NBA Playoffs Roundup: Durant and Westbrook lead dominant Thunder in Game 1, routing Harden’s Rockets 120-91
April 22, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / AP) — OKLAHOMA CITY – Kevin Durant scored 24 points, Russell Westbrook made a run at a triple-double in three quarters and the Oklahoma City Thunder routed ex-teammate James Harden and the Houston Rockets 120-91 on Sunday night in Game 1 of their playoff series. After letting Houston wipe away an 11-point deficit [...]
NBA Roundup: LeBron sits as Heat down Cavs 96-95
April 16, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / AP) — CLEVELAND — LeBron James watched from the bench in street clothes as Norris Cole stripped Kyrie Irving of the ball with 2.2 seconds left to give the Miami Heat, resting most of their top players for the playoffs, a 96-95 win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday night. Cole finished with [...]
NBA Roundup: Nate Robinson’s 35 points help Bulls snap Knicks’ 12-game winning streak
April 12, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(PhatzRadio / AP) — CHICAGO — Nate Robinson scored a season-high 35 points and the Chicago Bulls stopped another lengthy winning streak, rallying to beat New York 118-111 in overtime Thursday night and end the Knicks’ 13-game run. Robinson came up big down the stretch, scoring eight points in the extra period. Jimmy Butler added [...]
NBA Roundup: Carmelo Anthony leads Knicks to Atlantic Division title in win
April 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
(Jason Szenes for The New York Times / Carmelo Anthony, with 36 points, tied a Knicks record with his fifth straight game of 35 or more.) (PhatzRadio / AP) — NEW YORK — The New York Knicks romped to their first Atlantic Division title since 1994, getting 36 points from Carmelo Anthony and beating the [...]
