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NBA: Knicks rout Pacers, OKC falls to Memphis
The NBA Conference semifinals moved to Game 2 with both games going to the club that had lost Game 1, tying up both best-of-seven series at 1 game each. In New York, the Knicks went on an unprecedented scoring run late in the contest to pick up not only the game, but also grabbed some…
Read MoreNBA: Bulls shock Heat, Spurs beat GS in 2OT
The second half of the opening round of the NBA Conference semifinals was one they’ll be talking about for a while as the Bulls pulled off a classic upset in Miami and the Spurs came from down 16 with four minutes to play to send their game with the Golden State Warriors into not one,…
Read MoreLiga Endesa: Week 32 – Top seven clubs win
Spain’s Liga Endesa completed Week 32 of 34 on Sunday, with seven of the top eight clubs coming out with victories. The near clean sweep of the current playoff-qualified clubs means that there was very little movement in the standings, but there are still spots on the bubble up for grabs… No. 1 Real Madrid:…
Read MoreNBA: Bulls take Game 7 over Nets, Heat next
Round 2 of the NBA Playoffs start on Sunday, but before those games can start, they needed to establish which club, Chicago or Brooklyn, would square off against the Miami Heat in the next round. The Bulls traveled to Brooklyn to do just that and despite being a totally different team than Chicago is capable…
Read MoreNBA: Four advance, only Bulls – Nets remain
On Friday, the NBA Playoffs featured four contests that were at Game 6, with four teams facing elimination and, obviously, four teams one game from advancing to the Conference semifinals. Two teams, the Houston Rockets and the Boston Celtics, were also looking to become the first team in decades to come back from being down…
Read MoreNBA: Warriors move on, Bulls – Nets to G7
It’s been five days since the last NBA Playoff series completed. On Sunday, both the Miami Heat and the San Antonio Spurs completed their best-of-seven series with the Milwaukee Bucks (Heat) and the Los Angeles Lakers (Spurs). Both ended in 4-0 sweeps and at the time it looked like a few more were going to…
Read MoreNBA: Celtics spoil “funeral”, Houston forces 6th
They planned for a ‘funeral’ in New York, but the Celtics informed everyone that reports of their death had been greatly exaggerated… A group of Knicks’ players made the decision to wear black to the arena Wednesday night because it was going to be the Celtics’ funeral, but Boston had different plans and forced a…
Read MoreFrance LNB: Playoff match-ups are determined
To wrap up their regular season, the France LNB clubs played two games in four days getting in Weeks 29 and 30, establishing the final regular season standings and the playoff matchups. Gravelines-Dunkerque had wrapped up the top spot a few weeks ago, but until the final buzzer sounded on the Week 30 match-ups some…
Read MoreNBA: Hawks even, Rockets & Nets stay alive
The NBA Playoffs will continue on a bit longer thanks to big wins on Monday night. In Houston, the Rockets held off being swept in four by the Thunder; In Atlanta they knotted up the series at 2-2; in Brooklyn the Nets pulled to within a game, while also fighting off elimination… Houston Rockets –…
Read MoreNBA: Heat & Spurs sweep, Celtics stay alive
With Sunday’s NBA Playoff games, the first two teams that will move on to the second round have been determined as the Miami Heat took care of the Milwaukee Bucks and the San Antonio Spurs swept the Lakers. In the other two games played, the Boston Celtics took the New York Knicks into overtime and…
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