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Celtics top 76ers in Game 7 behind Rajon Rondo’s triple-double
BOSTON — Rajon Rondo had 18 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds and the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 85-75 in Game 7 on Saturday night to advance to the Eastern Conference finals. The Celtics will open the third round of the NBA playoffs …
Celtics lose Avery Bradley for rest of playoffs
WALTHAM, Mass. — Boston Celtics guard Avery Bradley is done for the season. Celtics coach Doc Rivers says Bradley was scheduled for surgery on his left shoulder Friday and won’t return for the rest of the playoffs. That moves Ray Allen back into the starting …
Knicks’ J.R. Smith arrested in Miami
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Miami Beach police say a New York Knicks player has been arrested on a bench warrant for not having a valid driver’s license. Sgt. Bobby Hernandez says 26-year-old J.R. Smith was stopped Thursday night on Washington Avenue in South Beach. A …
Dwyane Wade scores 41 as Heat eliminates Pacers
INDIANAPOLIS — There was nothing soft about Dwyane Wade and the Miami Heat. Wade scored 41 points, LeBron James chipped in 28 and the Heat finished off the Indiana Pacers, locking up a return trip to the Eastern Conference finals with a 105-93 victory in …
No Bulls on all-NBA teams
The Miami Heat’s LeBron James, the 2011-12 NBA Most Valuable Player and winner of three of the previous four MVP awards, highlights the 2011-12 All-NBA First Team. James received 118 of a possible 120 first team votes. Joining James on the First Team are Kobe …
Heat’s Udonis Haslem suspended for Game 6 vs. Pacers
MIAMI — Udonis Haslem insists he meant no harm. The NBA deemed otherwise, and the Miami Heat will be without one of their co-captains when they try to close out the Indiana Pacers on Thursday night. Haslem was suspended for Game 6 of the Miami-Indiana …
Larry Bird calls his Pacers ‘soft’
MIAMI — Larry Bird called the Indiana Pacers soft. Players agreed with their team president. Bird told The Indianapolis Star early Wednesday that he “can’t believe my team went soft,” making the comments not long after the Pacers were beaten 115-83 in Game 5 of …
Dexter Pittman, Udonis Haslem fouls overshadow Heat victory
MIAMI — Dwyane Wade was bleeding after taking a smack in the head from Tyler Hansbrough, who became the target of a retaliatory shot from Udonis Haslem a few moments later. When that was over, the Miami Heat kept hitting the Indiana Pacers where it …
Heat rough up Pacers, take 3-2 lead
MIAMI—Perhaps underplayed in the Miami Heat’s consecutive losses to the Indiana Pacers earlier in their Eastern Conference semifinal series was how long it would take the Heat to figure out how to play without injured forward Chris Bosh. Miami has zeroed in on an impressive …
Streaking Spurs shooting for NBA history
Eighteen wins in a row, and eight more victories to go. That says it all about how the San Antonio Spurs are steamrolling through these playoffs at a pace that is flirting with NBA history, even if they are saying as little about it as possible.
Thunder-Lakers aftermath leaves 8 injured
OKLAHOMA CITY — A late-night fight in Oklahoma City that escalated into gunfire and left eight people injured — one critically — was not related to the Thunder-Lakers NBA playoff game that had just ended a few blocks away, police said Tuesday. Police Capt. Dexter …
Thunder surges past Lakers to win West semis; Spurs next
OKLAHOMA CITY — Russell Westbrook scored 28 points, Kevin Durant added 25 points and 10 rebounds, and the Oklahoma City Thunder surged ahead in the second half to beat Los Angeles 106-90 in Game 5 on Monday night and eliminate the Lakers from the playoffs. …
Spurs bounce Clippers to stay unbeaten in playoffs
LOS ANGELES — The San Antonio Spurs are on to the Western Conference finals, along with their 18-game winning streak and 8-0 mark in the playoffs. They rallied in the closing minutes behind Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili to beat the Los Angeles …
Reigning champion Lynx looks like team to beat
The Minnesota Lynx rolled through the regular season a year ago, then kept on cruising through the playoffs to win its first WNBA championship. The bad news for the rest of the league is the Lynx has nearly everyone back and opens the new season …
Lakers’ Steve Blake, wife get Twitter death threats
NEW YORK — Lakers guard Steve Blake and his wife have been attacked online since he missed a possible game-winning 3-pointer against the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 2 of their Western Conference semifinal. The Twitter accounts of Blake and his wife, Kristen, were deluged …
