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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...

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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...

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...

Clippers rout Rockets 128-95 to take 3-1 series lead

LOS ANGELES – DeAndre Jordan scored 26 points, surviving Houston’s intentional-foul fest in the first half, and the Los Angeles Clippers won 128-95 on Sunday night to take a 3-1 lead and put...

James hits jumper at buzzer, lifts Cavaliers over Bulls

CHICAGO – LeBron James hit a jumper from the corner at the buzzer to give the Cleveland Cavaliers an 86-84 victory over the Chicago Bulls on Sunday, tying the Eastern Conference semifinal se...

Grizzlies take 2-1 series lead over Warriors

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Zach Randolph scored 22 points and Marc Gasol added 21 points and 15 rebounds as the Memphis Grizzlies beat the Golden State Warriors 99-89 on Saturday night to take a 2-1 l...

Pierce’s buzzer-beater lifts Wiz past Hawks

WASHINGTON – It was a play added to the Washington Wizards’ offense a day earlier, and it was drawn up for a guy, Paul Pierce, who’s been doing this sort of thing for the better part of two ...