May 22, 2013

NBA Playoff Roundup: Heat rally past Bulls to win Game 5 and advance, 94-91

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — MIAMI – Knowing his team needed him at his best, Dwyane Wade retreated to the Miami Heat locker room after the third quarter for some quick treatment on his aching right knee. When he came back, he was good as new. And now he can rest until the Eastern Conference finals. [...]

NBA Playoff Roundup: Heat slides by Bulls 104-94 / Spurs beat Warriors 102-92

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — CHICAGO – So much for South Beach style. The Miami Heat showed again they can get down and dirty. LeBron James came on strong down the stretch to finish with 25 points, Chris Bosh added 20 points and 19 rebounds, and the Heat followed up the most lopsided playoff win in [...]

NBA Playoffs Roundup: Joakim Noah helps Bulls beat Nets 99-93 in Game 7 for spot against Miami

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — NEW YORK, N.Y. – Joakim Noah climbed over the baseline seats, his foot that hurt so much two weeks ago that he feared he couldn’t play looking pain-free as he embraced his mother. The first Game 7 in Brooklyn belonged not to the Nets, but to the guy who played here [...]

NBA Roundup: Bosh’s late 3 lifts short-handed Heat past Spurs

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Miami Heat’s Chris Bosh (1) yells after scoring the winning basket during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the San Antonio Spurs, Sunday, March 31, 2013, in San Antonio. Miami won 88-86. (AP Photo/Darren Abate) (PhatzRadio / AP) — SAN ANTONIO — Chris Bosh scored 23 points, including the winning 3-pointer with [...]

NBA Roundup: Kobe Bryant leads Lakers past Kings, 103-98

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(Photo: AP / Los Angeles Lakers guard Kobe Bryant, right, shoots over Sacramento Kings forward John Salmons during the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Sacramento, Calif., Saturday, March 30, 2013.) (PhatzRadio / AP) — SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Kobe Bryant scored 19 points and tied a season high with 14 assists despite a [...]

NBA Roundup: Heat’s winning streak snapped at 27 in Chicago

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CHICAGO (AP) — The Miami Heat’s 27-game winning streak was snapped Wednesday night by the Chicago Bulls, 101-97, when a furious comeback by LeBron James and his teammates fell short. The Heat finished six games short of the record held by the 1971-72 Los Angeles Lakers. Luol Deng scored 28 points, Carlos Boozer added 21 [...]

NBA Roundup: Nuggets win 15th straight, 101-95 over Kings

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Denver Nuggets forward JaVale McGee, left, pulls in a rebound in front of Sacramento Kings center DeMarcus Cousins in the first quarter of an NBA basketball game in Denver on Saturday, March 23, 2013. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) DENVER — Danilo Gallinari scored 19 points to lead a balanced attack and the Denver Nuggets extended their [...]

NBA Roundup: Noah, Boozer come up big as Bulls roll over Sixers

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Joakim Noah #13 of the Chicago Bulls is grabbed by Evan Turner #12 of the Phildelphia 76ers as he goes up to shoot at the United Center on February 28, 2013 in Chicago, Illinois. The Bulls defeated the 76ers 93-82. (February 27, 2013 – Source: Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images North America) CHICAGO (AP) — Joakim Noah [...]

NBA Roundup: Nets come back to bump off Bucks in OT

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Joe Johnson #7 of the Brooklyn Nets hits a basket with 1.2 seconds remaining in overtime to defeat the Milwaukee Bucks 113-111 at the Barclays Center on February 19, 2013 in New York City. The Nets defeated the Bucks 113-111 in overtime. (February 18, 2013 – Source: Bruce Bennett/Getty Images North America) NEW YORK (AP) [...]

NBA Roundup: Lakers handed their 6 straight loss by Thunder 116-101

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Kevin Durant #35 of the Oklahoma City Thunder looks at Kobe Bryant #24 of the Los Angeles Lakers December 7, 2012 at Chesapeake Energy Arena in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. (December 6, 2012 – Source: Brett Deering/Getty Images North America) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 42 points, Russell Westbrook had 27 points and 10 [...]