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James leads Cavs to 94-82 win over Hawks, 2-0 series lead

ATLANTA – LeBron James scored 30 points and the Cleveland Cavaliers took total command of the Eastern Conference final even without injured star Kyrie Irving, routing the Atlanta Hawks 94-82...

Warriors hold off Harden, Rockets 99-98 to take 2-0 lead

OAKLAND, Calif. – Stephen Curry scored 33 points to turn back another spectacular performance by James Harden, and the Golden State Warriors held off the Houston Rockets 99-98 on Thursday ni...

King’s eyes on the prize

James, Smith lead Cavaliers to victory

Curry leads Warriors past Rockets in Game 1

OAKLAND, Calif. – Stephen Curry hit two free throws in the final seconds to finish with 34 points, and the Golden State Warriors rallied from 16 points down in the second quarter to beat the...

Nuggets snag No. 7 pick in NBA’s draft lottery

NEW YORK – The Minnesota Timberwolves won the NBA draft lottery Tuesday night, the first time since 2004 the team with the worst record won the No. 1 pick. After years of bad luck...

Hype, hope, headlines

For 30 years, NBA lottery has been a crapshoot

Rockets back in conference finals for first 1st time since ‘97

HOUSTON – James Harden scored 31 points, Dwight Howard had 16 points and 15 rebounds and the Houston Rockets never trailed in a 113-100 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday, sendi...

Pierce’s shot too late; Hawks top Wizards to advance

WASHINGTON – Avoiding overtime in Game 6 when Paul Pierce’s potential tying 3-pointer was released after the clock expired, the Atlanta Hawks made it to the Eastern Conference finals for the...

NCAA committee calls for switch to 30-second shot clock AP Photo NY152

The NCAA made a series of changes to men’s college basketball two seasons ago in an attempt to boost scoring and reduce physical play under the basket. Those changes barely moved ...

Warriors advance to Western final

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Stephen Curry scored 32 points, including a 62-footer to end the third quarter, and the Golden State Warriors advanced to their first Western Conference finals since 1976 by...

Teague leads Hawks past Wizards to tie series

WASHINGTON – Finally looking a bit more like a No. 1 seed than the team that’s been so-so in the playoffs, the Atlanta Hawks beat the Washington Wizards 106-101 on Monday night behind Jeff T...

Golden State ties series at 2, blasts Grizzlies

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – MVP Stephen Curry scored 21 of his 33 points by halftime, and the Golden State Warriors snapped their two-game skid Monday night by routing the Memphis Grizzlies 101-84 to t...