NBA: Suns awarded first pick
By Rafael Bandayrel The Phoenix Suns have officially secured the top pick in the NBA draft. The Sacramento Kings jumped up the board to get the number-two overall pick, while the Atlanta Hawks nabbed...
View ArticleNBA: Harden, Davis, James finalists for MVP award
Houston’s James Harden, Cleveland’s LeBron James and Anthony Davis of New Orleans are the finalists announced Wednesday for NBA Most Valuable Player honors. Harden, the league’s leading scorer in the...
View ArticleNBA: Rockets soar over Warriors
The Houston Rockets bounced back with a vengeance on Wednesday, powering past the NBA champion Golden State Warriors 127-105 to level their Western Conference finals series at one game apiece....
View ArticleCavs to live and die with LeBron, as always
LeBron James recovered quickly from his neck strain. There's still too much stress on his back. He's carrying the Cavaliers. It's a springtime tradition.
View ArticleNBA: Cavs school Celtics for first win
LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers thrashed the Boston Celtics 116-86 on Saturday, powering their way back into the NBA Eastern Conference finals.
View ArticleNBA:Russell out of hospital after health scare
NBA legend Bill Russell, the former Boston Celtics center who won a record 11 league titles, said Saturday he is out of hospital after being treated for dehydration.
View ArticleNBA: Warriors thrash Rockets in game 3
OAKLAND, Calif. — Stephen Curry got his groove back to score 35 points with five 3-pointers, shooting over James Harden and driving past the Houston star as the Golden State Warriors made a second-half...
View ArticleNBA: LeBron’s 44 helps Cavs even series with Celtics
James bullied his way to 44 points, surpassed Kareem Abdul-Jabbar atop a postseason list and helped the Cleveland Cavaliers even the Eastern Conference finals at 2-2 on Monday night with a 111-102...
View ArticleNBA: Rockets vs GSW: A roller-coaster of blowouts
One thing is clear through three games of the power-packed Western Conference finals between a Golden State team that has won two of the past three championships and a Houston team that had a...
View ArticleNBA: Rockets strike back to even series
OAKLAND, Calif. — James Harden scored 30 points, Chris Paul had 27 and the Houston Rockets sustained the latest second-half flurry by Stephen Curry, evening the Western Conference finals at two games...
View ArticleNBA: Celtics push Cavs to the brink
BOSTON — Rookie Jayson Tatum scored 24 points and Al Horford had 15 points and 12 rebounds to help the Boston Celtics beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 96-83 on Wednesday night and take a 3-2 lead in the...
View ArticleNBA: Rockets stun Warriors to take 3-2 lead
HOUSTON — Eric Gordon came off the bench to score 24 points and his steal on Golden State’s last possession secured a 98-94 victory Thursday night that gave the Houston Rockets a 3-2 lead in the...
View ArticleNBA: CP3 exits game 5 with injury
By Rafael Bandayrel After taking a 3-2 lead over defending champion Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets fans came out of game five of the Western Conference Finals anxiously, after superstar point...
View ArticleNBA: Cavaliers force Game 7
LeBron James produced another epic playoff performance Friday as the Cleveland Cavaliers stayed alive in the NBA playoffs with a 109-99 victory over the Boston Celtics.
View ArticleNBA: Warriors force Game 7
The Golden State Warriors showed their championship mettle Saturday, roaring back to rout the Houston Rockets 115-86 to force a decisive game seven in the NBA Western Conference finals.
View ArticleNBA: Sorry, no Love for Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers will be without forward Kevin Love for game seven of the NBA Eastern Conference finals against Boston on Sunday after the forward was placed in the league’s concussion protocol.
View ArticleLeBron, Cavs head back to NBA Finals
BOSTON — LeBron James scored 35 points with 15 rebounds and nine assists on Sunday night to earn an eighth straight trip to the NBA Finals, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to an 87-79 victory over the...
View ArticleNBA: Amazing Warriors
Stephen Curry inspired a second-half fightback as the reigning champion Golden State Warriors booked their fourth consecutive NBA finals appearance with a 101-92 victory over the Houston Rockets on...
View ArticleNBA: LeBron leads longshot Cavs vs Warriors
LeBron James will attempt the most amazing achievement of his historic career by leading the twice-rebuilt Cleveland Cavaliers against heavily fancied defending champion Golden State in the 72nd NBA...
View ArticleSixers probing Colangelo over fake Twitter accounts
The Philadelphia 76ers confirmed Wednesday the team was investigating president of basketball operations Bryan Colangelo over a report he had used multiple fake Twitter accounts to praise his own work...
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