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Nuggets try to stay alive vs. Golden State
by Sam Amick, USA TODAY Sports The Denver Nuggets will be home again on Tuesday night, out of that deafening house of horrors known as Oracle Arena in Oakland where they were spooked into... »Read More
Brook Lopez keeping the Nets afloat
by Sean Highkin, USA TODAY Sports Deron Williams’ consistency has come and gone for the Brooklyn Nets in the postseason. So has Joe Johnson’s. Gerald Wallace continues to look mostly washed up. The one... »Read More
Fan gets left hanging by Parsons
by Sean Highkin, USA TODAY Sports … »Read More
Rockets avoid Thunder sweep
by Yannis Koutroupis, USA TODAY Sports HOUSTON — With his Houston Rockets facing elimination, Chandler Parsons flirted with a triple-double to stun Kevin Durant and the Oklahoma City Thunder. Durant scored 38 overall, but... »Read More
Hawks guard’s bowtie game is on point
by Sean Highkin, USA TODAY Sports … »Read More
Nets bounce back, beat Bulls at home
by Sean Highkin, USA TODAY Sports This time, Nate Robinson wasn’t enough to get it done. Two days after a 23-point fourth quarter from Robinson propelled the Chicago Bulls to a triple-overtime victory, they... »Read More
Smith helps Hawks even up with Pacers
by Lang Greene, USA TODAY Sports ATLANTA — The Indiana Pacers were seemingly in control of their first round matchup versus the Atlanta Hawks after protecting their home court with two blowout victories to... »Read More
Thunder honor Westbrook with shirt choices
by Sean Highkin, USA TODAY Sports … »Read More
Amazing artist speed-paints Deron Williams
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Clippers can make up for Lakers’ failings
by David Leon Moore, USA TODAY Sports LOS ANGELES — Pro basketball isn’t dead in Los Angeles. But if there isn’t a significant shift in momentum Tuesday night in predictably the most competitive first-round... »Read More
NBA relocation committee: Kings should stay
by Sam Amick, USA TODAY Sports After a Sacramento Kings saga that lasted nearly three years, It appears the team will stay put. The NBA relocation committee recommended Monday that Seattle’s bid to buy... »Read More
Lopresti: Lakers are a mess in progress
by Mike Lopresti, USA TODAY Sports Yo, Hollywood. The NBA team down the freeway needs a fast rewrite. This was supposed to be That Championship Season for the Los Angeles Lakers. Instead, they got... »Read More
Jason Collins’ NBA future
by Shaun Powell, Sports on Earth … »Read More
Brennan: Just call Jason Collins a team player
by Christine Brennan, USA TODAY Sports History was made this morning when the first active male athlete in a major U.S. team sport announced that he is gay. He’s Washington Wizards center Jason Collins.... »Read More
Free agent power forwards in the NBA playoffs
by Steve Kyler, HoopsWorld.com … »Read More
Who is Jason Collins?
by Adi Joseph, USA TODAY Sports “I’m a 34-year-old NBA center. I’m black. And I’m gay,” Jason Collins wrote in a Monday column for Sports Illustrated. That’s pretty distinct in itself, enough to be... »Read More
Hinrich to miss Game 5 vs. Nets with injury
by Erick Smith, USA TODAY Sports The Chicago Bulls will attempt to close out the Nets in Game 5 of their NBA playoff series Monday in Brooklyn without starting guard Kirk Hinrich. The veteran... »Read More
Magic Johnson rips Dwight Howard
by Chris Strauss, USA TODAY Sports … »Read More
5 Things The Lakers Should Do (But Won’t)
by Dan Shanoff, USA TODAY Sports … »Read More
The resurrection of Andrew Bogut
by Sean Highkin, USA TODAY Sports When the Golden State Warriors traded for Andrew Bogut at the 2012 trade deadline, they thought they were getting a dominant, paint-protecting defensive presence. Unfortunately, back and foot... »Read More
Faried takes his anger out on wall
by Sean Highkin, USA TODAY Sports … »Read More
How much Warriors fans love Stephen Curry
by Simon Samano, USA TODAY … »Read More
Warriors beat Nuggets for 3-1 edge
by Sam Amick, USA TODAY Sports OAKLAND — In a sea full of yellow, Stephen Curry was simply golden. Again. The Golden State Warriors guard put on yet another virtuoso performance on Sunday night... »Read More
Howard calls Lakers’ finish ‘nightmare’
by David Leon Moore, USA TODAY Sports LOS ANGELES — If it was Dwight Howard’s last performance as a Los Angeles Laker, it was ugly. He was arguably his team’s best player, and he... »Read More
Heat layoff as Bulls-Nets series goes on
by Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY Sports MILWAUKEE – The Miami Heat may not have a preference who they play in the second round. Chicago Bulls or Brooklyn Nets, it doesn’t matter to the Heat.... »Read More
Kobe Bryant’s timing is a little too perfect
by Sean Highkin, USA TODAY Sports … »Read More
Howard ejected, Spurs sweep Lakers
by David Leon Moore, USA TODAY Sports LOS ANGELES — Well, we don’t have the Los Angeles Lakers to kick around anymore. Wait. Actually we do. The Lakers’ off-season could be as intriguing and... »Read More
Payne returns to Michigan State
by Joe Rexrode, USA TODAY Sports EAST LANSING — For Michigan State, the wait was worth it, and the Payne may be worth a national championship. Adreian Payne, the supremely gifted 6-foot-10 forward who... »Read More
LeBron James, Heat sweep Bucks
by Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY Sports MILWAUKEE — The Miami Heat may not have a preference who they play in the second round. Chicago Bulls or Brooklyn Nets, it doesn’t matter to the Heat.... »Read More
Terry goes off in OT as Celtics survive
by Adi Joseph, USA TODAY Sports The Boston Celtics’ season goes on by the skin of their teeth. First, the Celtics blew a 20-point third-quarter lead. Then they missed a shot to win it... »Read More
Wade not in Heat lineup for Game 4
by By Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY Sports MILWAUKEE — Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade did not feel good enough after pregame warmups and will not test his sore right knee in Sunday’s Game 4... »Read More
Why Dwight Howard will choose Houston
by Bill Ingram, HoopsWorld.com … »Read More
The longest active playoff streaks in sports
by Nick Schwartz, USA TODAY Sports … »Read More
Playoff Putbacks: Bulls’ breakout star
by Sean Highkin, USA TODAY Sports The Chicago Bulls took a commanding 3-1 series lead over the Brooklyn Nets with Saturday’s 142-134 triple-overtime thriller, but they aren’t expected to go far in the postseason... »Read More
Thunder push Rockets to the brink
by Sean Highkin, USA TODAY Sports Kevin Durant was up to the challenge of winning without his right-hand man, but it almost didn’t happen. The Oklahoma City Thunder beat the Houston Rockets 104-101 in... »Read More
Hawks fight back, get Game 3 in Atlanta
by Lang Greene, USA TODAY Sports ATLANTA – The Atlanta Hawks proved on Saturday night they’re not willing to give up on their season without putting up a fight. The Hawks entered game three... »Read More
Robinson proves he can have big game
by Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY Sports CHICAGO – Chicago Bulls guard Nate Robinson doesn’t seem like Tom Thibodeau’s kind of player, and Thibodeau doesn’t seem like Robinson’s kind of coach. Defying reason, the pairing... »Read More
NBA suspends J.R. Smith for elbow
by Sean Highkin, USA TODAY Sports The NBA has suspended New York Knicks guard J.R. Smith without pay for Sunday’s game against the Celtics for his Flagrant 2 foul on Boston guard Jason Terry... »Read More
Grizzlies big men lead rout of Clippers
by USA TODAY Sports, USA TODAY MEMPHIS — There could be three games left in this Memphis Grizzlies vs. Los Angeles Clippers series. Three more opportunities to hear how much the Grizzlies miss or... »Read More
Michael Jordan’s predictably big wedding
by Sean Highkin, USA TODAY Sports … »Read More
Bulls beat Nets in 3OT thriller
by Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY Sports CHICAGO – The Brooklyn Nets unearthed their offense. Then, leading by 14 points with less than four minutes to play, the Nets imploded, and Bulls guard Nate Robinson... »Read More
Robinson almost broke Jordan’s record
by Sean Highkin, USA TODAY Sports … »Read More
Bulls, Nets trade last-second shots
by Nick Schwartz, USA TODAY Sports … »Read More
What Westbrook’s injury costs the Thunder
by Sean Highkin, USA TODAY Sports The last time the Oklahoma City Thunder played a game without Russell Westbrook, they were known as the Seattle SuperSonics. Not only did Westbrook appear in all 82... »Read More
Splitter to miss Game 4 vs. Lakers
by Sean Highkin, USA TODAY Sports San Antonio Spurs center Tiago Splitter is out indefinitely with a sprained left ankle, head coach Gregg Popovich said at Saturday’s morning shootaround. Splitter was injured during the... »Read More
Fight breaks out during Bulls-Nets game
by Sean Highkin, USA TODAY Sports … »Read More
Tyson is live-tweeting a playoff game
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Westbrook has surgery, out for playoffs
by Sean Highkin, USA TODAY Sports Russell Westbrook will miss the remainder of the playoffs after undergoing surgery to repair a torn lateral meniscus, the Oklahoma City Thunder announced in a press release. Westbrook... »Read More
Angry Lakers fans want Phil Jackson back
by Nick Schwartz, USA TODAY Sports … »Read More
Injury can’t stop Curry’s legendary play
by Sam Amick, USA TODAY Sports OAKLAND – Seth Curry hadn’t come all this way to see his older brother sit in street clothes. No, the former Duke Star who flew in to the... »Read More
The game of the year at Oracle
by Sean Highkin, USA TODAY Sports There will likely not be a more memorable game in the first round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs, and maybe even in the second round, than the Golden... »Read More
Spurs rout depleted Lakers, on verge of sweep
by David Leon Moore, USA TODAY Sports LOS ANGELES — So it had come to this. The NBA team that started the season with more expectations attached to it than maybe any team in... »Read More
Curry outduels Lawson as Warriors win
by Adi Joseph, USA TODAY Sports Ty Lawson dominated until the final 90 seconds, the 90 seconds his Denver Nuggets needed him most. Lawson missed two shots, then had a turnover on a key... »Read More
Will LeBron sign with Jay-Z? Not likely
by Sam Amick, USA TODAY Sports Slow news day in the NBA today, huh? Goodness gracious. And as if there wasn’t enough rock-solid and relevant info coming out — from the Russell Westbrook injury... »Read More
J.R. Smith ejected for elbowing Jason Terry
by Adi Joseph, USA TODAY Sports … »Read More
Brooklyn Nets extend Billy King’s contract
by Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY Sports CHICAGO – Brooklyn Nets general manager Billy King had trouble enjoying Friday when it should have been a day of celebration. Beautiful spring day in Chicago, and King’s... »Read More
Raptors boss has ties to Phil Jackson
by Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY Sports The latest NBA team linked to Phil Jackson’s potential comeback is north of the border. When the Maple Leaf Sports and Entertainment made a bold hire by veteran... »Read More
Knicks win Game 3, put Celtics on brink
by Adi Joseph, USA TODAY Sports The Boston Celtics have controlled the pace during this first-round series vs. the New York Knicks. Hasn’t helped. They controlled the boards Friday in their playoff home opener.... »Read More
Westbrook’s injury isn’t Beverley’s fault
by Sean Highkin, USA TODAY Sports … »Read More
Frustration setting in for the Brooklyn Nets
by Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY Sports CHICAGO – Frustration has taken over the Brooklyn Nets. Can’t make shots. Can’t solve the Chicago Bulls’ defense. Can’t win. And Nets small forward Gerald Wallace is unclear... »Read More
Beverley didn’t try to injure Westbrook
by Kevin Spain, USA TODAY Sports Houston Rockets guard Patrick Beverley said Friday he had no intention of hurting Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook. Westbrook is having surgery to repair a lateral... »Read More
What Westbrook’s injury means to the playoffs
by Sam Amick, USA TODAY Sports Thursday night, while watching the matchup between the Memphis Grizzlies and Los Angeles Clippers that epitomized the best the NBA playoffs has to offer when two quality teams... »Read More
Philadelphia 76ers buying a D-League team
by Jeff Zillgitt, USA TODAY Sports The Philadelphia 76ers have purchased a D-League franchise, and the team will begin play next season in nearby Delaware, a person familiar with move told USA TODAY Sports.... »Read More
The most insane Westbrook stat
by Rubie Edmondson, USA TODAY Sports … »Read More
Stephen Curry a gametime decision
by Sam Amick, USA TODAY Sports OAKLAND – Golden State guard Stephen Curry, whose dazzling performance in Denver in Game 2 on Tuesday helped the Warriors tie their series with the Nuggets 1-1, is... »Read More
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