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NBA playoffs

Another chapter for old adversaries

BOSTON - Julius Erving strolled through the 76ers locker room as Philadelphia celebrated beating the Celtics to set up another Game 7 in Boston. "It brings back all the memories,"… 0

May 25, 2012
NBA playoffs

Wade torches 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… 0

May 25, 2012
Game 6 – Philadelphia 82, Boston 75

No finishing touch

PHILADELPHIA - Jrue Holiday scored 20 points, and Elton Brand had 13 points and 10 rebounds to lead the tough-and-determined Philadelphia 76ers past the Celtics, 82-75, last night to… 0

May 24, 2012
NBA

League: Haslem sits in Game 6

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 tonight. Haslem was suspended for Game 6 of the Miami-Indiana… 0

May 24, 2012
Nba

Heat's James leads all-defensive team

NEW YORK - NBA Most Valuable Player LeBron James was the leading vote-getter for the league's all-defensive squad yesterday, while Defensive Player of the Year Tyson Chandler didn't even crack the first team. Confused? So were plenty of… 0

May 24, 2012
NBA playoffs

Sixers prep by visiting past

PHILADELPHIA - Before Coach Doug Collins had his Philadelphia 76ers look ahead to Game 6, he had them rewind the tape to a dusty Game 7. He slipped in a highlight video of Sixers vs.… 0

May 23, 2012
NBA Playoffs

Heat grabs series control

MIAMI - Miami took a big step forward. Indiana lost two forwards. Suddenly, the road back to the Eastern Conference finals no longer looks daunting for the Heat. LeBron James scored 30 points, Dwyane Wade added 28, and the Heat moved… 0

May 23, 2012
Nba

AP source: Knicks, Woodson completing deal

NEW YORK - The New York Knicks and Coach Mike Woodson are completing a multiyear deal that could be announced this week, a person with knowledge of the situation said yesterday. Woodson led the Knicks to an 18-6 record and a first-round… 0

May 23, 2012
Nba

Police: Fight not related to Thunder/Lakers game

OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma City police said a fight that escalated into gunfire and left eight people injured - one critically - was not related to the Thunder-Lakers NBA playoff game. Police Capt. Dexter Nelson said no arrests have been… 0

May 23, 2012
Boston 101, Philadelphia 85

Hometown heroes

BOSTON - Brandon Bass scored 18 of his postseason career-high 27 points in the third quarter last night as the Boston Celtics pulled away from the Philadelphia 76ers to win, 101-85,… 0

May 22, 2012
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