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• Miami moves on to NBA Finals

  May 27, 2011 4:03 AM

  CHICAGO (AP) - LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh joined to win a championship. Well, now they have their shot. James scored 28 points, Wade added 21 and the Miami Heat eliminated Derrick Rose and the Chicago Bulls 83-80 in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals on Thursday.... more »

• Mavericks advance to NBA Finals

  May 26, 2011 1:17 AM

  DALLAS (AP) - Dirk Nowitzki, Jason Kidd and the Dallas Mavericks are going back to the NBA finals. Nowitzki swished a go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:14 left and Shawn Marion followed with a three-point play off a steal, the pivotal plays in yet another fourth-quarter comeback, this one sending the Mavericks... more »

• Miami closes in on NBA Finals

  May 24, 2011 11:49 PM

  MIAMI (AP) - LeBron James scored 35 points, Chris Bosh added 22 and the Miami Heat moved within one win of the NBA finals with a wild 101-93 overtime victory over the Chicago Bulls in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference title series on Tuesday night. Dwyane Wade scored six... more »

• Mavs bounce game for road win in OKC

  May 22, 2011 3:23 AM

  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Dirk Nowitzki scored 18 points during an off night for both of the game's superstars and the Dallas Mavericks built a huge lead early before hanging on for a 93-87 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Saturday night in Game 3 of the Western Conference... more »

• OKC ties up series with Dallas

  May 20, 2011 1:22 AM

  DALLAS (AP) - Kevin Durant scored 24 points and James Harden added 23, leading the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 106-100 victory over the Dallas Mavericks, knotting the Western Conference finals at one game each. Harden and fellow reserves Eric Maynor, Nick Collison and Daequan Cook teamed with Durant to... more »

• Durant, OKC beat Griz to reach West finals

  May 15, 2011 7:48 PM

  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Kevin Durant bounced back from his worst playoff performance yet to score 39 points, Russell Westbrook had his first playoff triple-double and the Oklahoma City Thunder advanced to the Western Conference finals with a 105-90 victory over the Memphis Grizzlies in Game 7 on Sunday. Durant,... more »

• Thunder and Heat get playoff wins

  May 10, 2011 2:39 AM

  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Kevin Durant scored six of his 35 points in the third overtime, and the Oklahoma City survived a thriller in holding off the Memphis Grizzlies 133-123 in a game that ended Tuesday morning. With the victory, the Thunder grabbed back home-court advantage and tied this Western... more »

• Mavs eliminate Lakers, sweep Jackson to retirement

  May 8, 2011 8:05 PM

  DALLAS (AP) - Jason Terry tied an NBA playoff record with nine 3-pointers and the Dallas Mavericks matched another postseason mark with 20 3s, powering them to a 122-86 victory over the Lakers on Sunday and a sweep of their second-round series. The victory putsthe Mavs in the Western Conference... more »

• Mavs have Lakers on brink of elimination

  May 7, 2011 1:28 AM

  DALLAS (AP) - Dirk Nowitzki scored 32 points, Jason Terry had 23 and Peja Stojakovic scored 11 of his 15 in the fourth quarter, rallying the Dallas Mavericks to a 98-92 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday night that puts the two-time defending champions on the brink of... more »

• Z-Bo, Gasol power Grizzlies past Thunder, 114-101

  May 1, 2011 11:30 PM

  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Zach Randolph had 34 points and 10 rebounds, Marc Gasol added 20 points and 13 boards, and the Memphis Grizzlies overpowered the Oklahoma City Thunder inside for a 114-101 victory in the opening game of the Western Conference semifinals on Sunday. Just as they did in... more »

• OKC comes back late to eliminate the Nuggets

  April 28, 2011 1:11 AM

  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Kevin Durant matched his best playoff performance with 41 points, including the final nine for Oklahoma City, and the Thunder closed out their first-round series against the Denver Nuggets with a 100-97 victory in Game 5 on Wednesday night. The Thunder overcame a nine-point deficit in... more »

• Thunder ready for game 5 with Nuggets

  April 26, 2011 11:48 PM

  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Russell Westbrook didn't become an All-Star point guard by taking 30 shots per game. Even his coach, Scott Brooks, says that's too many. But while saying Tuesday that Westbrook shouldn't have taken so many jump shots in the Oklahoma City Thunder's first loss in their playoff... more »

• Lawson scores 27 as Nuggets stay alive

  April 26, 2011 1:45 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Ty Lawson scored a career playoff-high 27 points and J.R. Smith and Danilo Gallinari hit clutch shots down the stretch to help Denver beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 104-101 on Monday night as the Nuggets avoided a first-round sweep. The series resumes Wednesday night with Game 5... more »

• Nuggets facing another first-round exit

  April 24, 2011 8:06 PM

  DENVER (AP) - Denver Nuggets coach George Karl said a few weeks ago he wanted to match up with the Dallas Mavericks in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs. On the brink of being swept by Oklahoma City in the first round, his feelings are understandable. Denver's 97-94... more »

• Nuggets lose game 3 and are on the verge of elimination

  April 24, 2011 1:46 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Transforming from a shot-blocker into a shot-maker, Serge Ibaka tied his career high with 22 points and sparked the Oklahoma City Thunder's 97-94 win over the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night that gave them a 3-0 lead in their best-of-7 playoff series. Ibaka, a second-year pro from... more »

• OKC cruises past Nuggets in game 2

  April 20, 2011 11:14 PM

  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Kevin Durant scored 23 points, Russell Westbrook added 21 and the Oklahoma City Thunder built a huge first-half lead on their way to a 106-89 victory over the Denver Nuggets in Game 2 on Wednesday night. The first-round playoff series shifts to Denver on Saturday night... more »

• Karl remains confident heading into game 2

  April 20, 2011 1:22 AM

  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - George Karl doesn't know if there's much more his Denver Nuggets can do to slow down the NBA's scoring champion and his All-Star sidekick. Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook combined for 72 points in Oklahoma City's Game 1 victory over Denver. Karl doesn't believe his Nuggets... more »

• NBA admits bad call in Sunday's Nuggets - Thunder playoff game

  April 18, 2011 5:46 PM

  OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - The NBA says Kendrick Perkins' basket with 1:05 left that put the Oklahoma City Thunder ahead to stay in a 107-103 playoff win against the Denver Nuggets should have been waved off as basket interference. In a statement issued Monday, the NBA says Perkins touched the... more »

• Beat up Nuggets ready for NBA's second season

  April 15, 2011 1:09 AM

  DENVER (AP) - The Denver Nuggets cast aside conventional wisdom and actually played better without All-Star Carmelo Anthony after trading him to the New York Knicks in February. They were 32-25 with the best player in their history, 18-7 without him. They improved in just about every offensive and defensive... more »

• Lakers edge Suns on Artest buzzer beater

  May 28, 2010 12:15 AM

  LOS ANGELES (AP) - The L.A. Lakers acquired Ron Artest for his rebounding and hard-nosed defense. Last-second offensive heroics were hardly his strong suit. Until Game 5 of the Western Conference finals Thursday night. Artest beat the buzzer with a wild bank shot after rebounding Kobe Bryant's air ball to... more »

• Magic stay alive against Celtics

  May 27, 2010 12:57 AM

  ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Not ready to go home just yet, the only place the Orlando Magic are headed is back to Boston. Halfway to history. Taking another step toward overcoming an improbable 3-0 series deficit, Dwight Howard had 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Magic to a... more »

• Bryant scores 35 as Lakers beat Jazz 111-110

  May 9, 2010 12:01 AM

  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Kobe Bryant and Derek Fisher hit back-to-back 3-pointers during an 8-2 run in the final minute and the Lakers held on for a 111-110 victory over the Utah Jazz that put Los Angeles on the verge of clinching the Western Conference playoff series. The Jazz... more »

• Nuggets stay alive in series with Utah

  April 29, 2010 3:41 AM

  DENVER (AP) - Carmelo Anthony got the help he was begging for, J.R. Smith found his long-range touch and the Denver Nuggets avoided elimination with a 116-102 victory over the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night. The Nuggets, trying to become the first team in four years to overcome a 3-1... more »

• Nuggets make defensive move prior to game 5

  April 28, 2010 9:46 PM

  DENVER (AP) - The Denver Nuggets will have Chauncey Billups guard Deron Williams from the start of Game 5 against the Utah Jazz on Wednesday night. Williams said after shootaround that he considers himself the best point guard in the NBA right now, and he won't get any argument from... more »

• Frustrated Nuggets start pointing fingers

  April 27, 2010 12:06 AM

  DENVER (AP) - The flustered Denver Nuggets are tweeting and teetering. After losing at Utah to fall behind 3-1 to the Jazz in a playoff series they were heavily favored to win, All-Star Carmelo Anthony expressed frustration that he wasn't getting more help in trying to stop the Nuggets' slide... more »

• Utah puts Nuggets on brink of elimination

  April 26, 2010 12:48 AM

  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Carlos Boozer had 31 points and 13 rebounds, Deron Williams added 24 points and 13 assists, and the Utah Jazz held off a late charge to beat the Denver Nuggets 117-106 on Sunday night for a 3-1 lead in the Western Conference playoff series. Carmelo... more »

• Naggets face critical game 4 in Salt Lake

  April 24, 2010 11:36 PM

  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - The Denver Nuggets know time is running out to correct problems they say should be easy to fix. The Nuggets trail the Jazz 2-1 in the opening round of the Western Conference playoffs. Game 4 is Sunday night in Utah and both teams know the... more »

• Jazz take series lead over Nuggets

  April 24, 2010 2:32 AM

  SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Paul Millsap had career-highs of 22 points and 19 rebounds, rallying the Utah Jazz from a disastrous start in a 105-93 win over the Denver Nuggets in Game 3 of their Western Conference playoff series Friday night. The Jazz lead Denver 2-1 in the series... more »

• Utah evens series with Nuggets

  April 20, 2010 2:04 AM

  DENVER (AP) - With Utah running out of big bodies, Deron Williams carried an even bigger load in leading the Jazz to a 114-111 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Monday night in Game 2 of their Western Conference playoffs. Williams had 33 points and 14 assists and Carlos Boozer... more »

• Kmart remains question mark for Nuggets

  April 16, 2010 10:00 PM

  DENVER (AP) - The Denver Nuggets won't have coach George Karl back for the opening round of the playoffs. They will have the services of another key member of their team who also missed 19 games down the stretch: defensive stalwart Kenyon Martin. The question is: how much will Martin... more »

• Nuggets get fourth seed in upcoming NBA playoffs

  April 15, 2010 2:53 AM

  The Denver Nuggets got a little playoff help on Wednesday night. The Phoenix Suns beat the Utah Jazz in the final regular season game of the year. Utah finished the season tied for fourth with the Nuggets. However, the Nuggets win the tie-breaker and get the fourth seed in the... more »