May 23, 2013

NBA Playoffs Roundup: Durant and Westbrook lead dominant Thunder in Game 1, routing Harden’s Rockets 120-91

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(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: Lakers beat Rockets in overtime to clinch seventh seed

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LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Steve Blake scored 24 points, Pau Gasol added his seventh career triple-double, and the Los Angeles Lakers secured the seventh playoff seed in the Western Conference with a 99-95 overtime victory over the Houston Rockets on Wednesday night. Dwight Howard had 16 points and 18 rebounds, and the All-Star centre blocked [...]

NBA Roundup: Boston Celtics cruised to a 120-88 victory over the Orlando Magic

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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — Courtney Lee scored 20 points and Jeff Green added 17 as the Boston Celtics cruised to a 120-88 victory over the Orlando Magic on Saturday night. The win locked up the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference for Boston, which never trailed in winning its eighth straight over Orlando. All five [...]

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: Heat beats Hawks 101-92

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LeBron James #6 of the Miami Heat and Al Horford #15 of the Atlanta Hawks dive for a ball during a game at American Airlines Arena on December 10, 2012 in Miami, Florida. (December 9, 2012 – Source: Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images North America) MIAMI (AP) — LeBron James scored 27 points, Dwyane Wade had 26 [...]

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: Thunder beats Jazz 106-94

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Kevin Durant #35 of the Oklahoma City Thunder is fouled while driving to the basket by Paul Pierce #34 of the Boston Celtics during the game on November 23, 2012 at TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts. (November 22, 2012 – Source: Jared Wickerham/Getty Images North America) OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kevin Durant scored 25 points, [...]

Olympic Basketball: U.S. routs Australia in quarterfinals

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Kobe Bryant #10 of United States reacts while taking on Australia during the Men’s Basketball quaterfinal game on Day 12 of the London 2012 Olympic Games at North Greenwich Arena on August 8, 2012 in London, England. (August 7, 2012 – Source: Ronald Martinez/Getty Images Europe) LONDON (AP) — As the shot fell through the [...]

The NBA Finals 2012: Heat top Thunder 104-98 in Game 4

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LeBron James #6 of the Miami Heat drives for a shot attempt in the first quarter against Thabo Sefolosha #2 of the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game Four of the 2012 NBA Finals on June 19, 2012 at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida. (June 18, 2012 – Source: Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images North America) MIAMI [...]

March Madness 2012: Kentucky wins National Championship 67–59

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(Chris Graythen, Getty Images) NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Before his confetti-flecked suit gets back from the cleaners, John Calipari will be on the road. Such is life for a coach who recruits all that NBA-ready talent – especially when those players get in the habit of bringing championships back to their ol’ Kentucky home. Cal’s [...]