May 22, 2013

NBA Playoff Roundup: Carmelo Anthony scores 34 as New York beats Boston

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(PhatzRadio / AP) — NEW YORK, N.Y. – Carmelo Anthony scored 34 points, Sixth Man of the Year J.R. Smith added 19, and New York opened a 2-0 lead over Boston with an 87-71 victory Tuesday night. Raymond Felton added 16 points for the Knicks, who used a 27-4 run spanning halftime to blow it [...]

NBA Roundup: LeBron sits as Heat down Cavs 96-95

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(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: Carmelo Anthony scores 50 as Knicks beat Heat, 102-90

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(New York Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony (7) takes a shot against Miami Heat forward Shane Battier during the second half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, April 2, 2013 in Miami. Anthony tied his career high with 50 points in the Knicks’ 102-90 win. AP / Boston Herald) (PhatzRadio / AP) — MIAMI — Carmelo [...]

NBA Roundup: Celts wilt in the Heat 105-103

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(JIM DAVIS/GLOBE STAFF / The late heroics of LeBron James offset a career-high 43 points by Jeff Green as the Heat beat the Celtics, 105-103.) (PhatzRadio / AP) — Miami’s last trip to Boston on Jan. 2 resulted in a double-overtime loss that triggered a Celtics renaissance. But tonight the Heat came in with something [...]

NBA Roundup: James, Wade star as streaking Miami beats Sixers

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Forward LeBron James #6 of the Miami Heat is defended by Forward Evan Turner #12 of the Philadelphia 76ers at American Airlines Arena on March 8, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (March 7, 2013 – Source: Marc Serota/Getty Images North America) MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James scored 25 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, Dwyane Wade added [...]

NBA Roundup: Red-hot Heat gets past Grizzlies for 13th straight win

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Tony Allen #9 of the Memphis Grizzlies lays the ball up past Chris Bosh #1 of the Miami Heat and Dwyane Wade #3 of the Miami Heat at American Airlines Arena on March 1, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (February 28, 2013 – Source: Chris Trotman/Getty Images North America) MIAMI (AP) — Dwyane Wade scored 22 [...]

NBA Roundup: Lakers’ Kobe Bryant slams Mavericks with 38 points, ‘amnesty’ tweet

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HEAT 109, CAVALIERS 105 MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James scored 28 points, Dwyane Wade scored 11 of his 24 in the final five minutes, and the Miami Heat extended the NBA’s longest current winning streak to 11 games, beating the Cleveland Cavaliers 109-105 in a back-and-forth matchup Sunday night. Mario Chalmers scored 16 points, Shane [...]

NBA Roundup: James, Wade dominate as Heat pulls away from Clippers

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LeBron James #6 of the Miami Heat looks on during a game against the Los Angeles Clippers at American Airlines Arena on February 8, 2013 in Miami, Florida. (February 7, 2013 – Source: Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images North America) MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James scored 30 points in another efficient performance, Dwyane Wade added 20 and [...]

NBA Roundup: LeBron James, Dwyane Wade combine for 63 as Miami Heat downs Houston

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MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James scored 32 points, Dwyane Wade added 31 points and eight assists, and the Miami Heat held off the Houston Rockets 114-108 on Wednesday night. Shane Battier scored 12, Norris Cole added 10 and Udonis Haslem grabbed 13 rebounds for Miami, which moved to 20-3 at home. James Harden finished with [...]

NBA Roundup: Heat beat Bobcats 105-92

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Forward LeBron James #6 of the Miami Heat reacts in the closing moments against the Oklahoma City Thunder at AmericanAirlines Arena on December 25, 2012 in Miami, Florida. the Heat defeated the Thunder 103-97. (December 24, 2012 – Source: Marc Serota/Getty Images North America) CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — LeBron James had 27 points, 12 rebounds [...]