May 25, 2013

NBA Roundup: Mavs rally comes up short; Thunder wins 117-114

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Kevin Durant #35 of the Oklahoma City Thunder puts up a shot in front of Kevin Seraphin #13 and Jan Vesely #24 of the Washington Wizards during the first half at Verizon Center on January 7, 2013 in Washington, DC. (January 6, 2013 – Source: Rob Carr/Getty Images North America) DALLAS (AP) — Kevin Durant [...]

NBA Roundup: Wizards upset Heat 105-101 with RG III at courtside

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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Wizards can’t beat many teams, but they beat the best: LeBron James and the Miami Heat. Perhaps inspired by the courtside presence of Redskins rookie quarterback Robert Griffin III, the Wizards doubled their victory total this season with a 105-101 win over the Heat on Tuesday night, despite James’ triple-double [...]

NBA Roundup: Celtics romps over Heat 115-107

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Kevin Garnett #5 of the Boston Celtics drives on Mario Chalmers #15 of the Miami Heat during a game at American Airlines Arena on April 10, 2012 in Miami, Florida. (April 9, 2012 – Photo by Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images North America) MIAMI (AP) — Paul Pierce scored 27 points, Kevin Garnett added 24 points and [...]

NBA Roundup: Knicks win against confused Magic 96-80

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Carmelo Anthony scored 19 points, Tyson Chandler had 12 points and 12 rebounds and the New York Knicks defeated the Orlando Magic 96-80 on Thursday night. J.R. Smith and Toney Douglas each added 15 points for the Knicks, who won for just the third time in their last 13 visits to [...]

NBA Roundup: Wizards stuns Lakers with comeback 106-101

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Roger Mason led a spirited fourth-quarter comeback with nine points in the period, Kobe Bryant lost his shooting touch down the stretch, and the Washington Wizards rallied from a 21-point, third-quarter deficit Wednesday night to stun the Los Angeles Lakers 106-101. Mason hit three 3-pointers in the fourth quarter, turning what had [...]

Spain repeats as Eurobasket champs

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Kévin Seraphin of France reacts next to the Spanish team as Spain wins the gold medal in the Eurobasket 2011 in Kaunas, Lithuania on Sunday. (Janek Skarzynski/AFP/Getty Images) (PhatzRadio / CBC Sports) — Juan Navarro led Spain to its second straight European basketball championship Sunday, scoring 27 points in a 98-85 victory over France in [...]