Tag: Nba

Rose leads Bulls charge in win over Hawks

NBA Most Valuable Player Derrick Rose scored 33 points to lead Chicago to a 95-83 victory Tuesday that put the Bulls one win away...

Hot-shooting Mavs complete sweep to end Lakers’ season

The Dallas Mavericks completed a 4-0 second round sweep of the Los Angeles Lakers with a 122-86 rout of the two-time defending champions on...

Mavs stun Lakers again as Bulls get even with Hawks

Dallas left the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers on the ropes with a 93-81 road victory that gave the Mavericks a 2-0 second...

NBA Playoffs – Wade powers Miami over Celtics; Grizzlies silence Thunder

Dwyane Wade had 38 points and LeBron James finished with 22 points, six rebounds and five assists to lead Miami to a 99-90 win...

NBA Playoffs – Thunder, Heat advance as Spurs survive upset

Top seeds San Antonio narrowly avoided a shock exit while NBA scoring champion Kevin Durant bagged 41 points to take Oklahoma City into the...

NBA Playoffs – Celtics beat Knicks; Mavs, Magic also win

BOSTON - The Boston Celtics overcame an inspired performance from Carmelo Anthony to beat the New York Knicks and take a 2-0 lead in their NBA playoff series on Tuesday, while Orlando and Dallas also grabbed victories.
Orlando's Dwight Howard, who scored 46 points in a Game One loss to the Hawks, poured in 33 points and grabbed 19 rebounds as the Magic beat Atlanta 88-82 to even their series at 1-1.
In Dallas, the Mavericks got 21 points off the bench from Peja Stojakovic

NBA Playoffs – Top seeds Heat, Bulls grab 2-0 leads

MIAMI - The Miami Heat and Chicago Bulls, the top two seeds in the Eastern Conference, posted victories on Monday to seize 2-0 leads in their first-round NBA playoff series.
The No. 1 seeded Bulls held on to beat eighth seeded Indiana 96-90 while the second seeded Heat routed Philadelphia 94-73 in their best-of-seven series.
LeBron James scored 29 points and Chris Bosh had his second straight double-double with 21 points and 11 rebounds as Miami easily beat Philadelphia.

NBA Playoffs Preview – Heat out to silence critics as playoffs...

TORONTO - After a sluggish start to the season, the Miami Heat's All-Star trio of LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh have silenced their critics and head into the playoffs among the favourites to win an NBA title.
One of the most talented fields in recent memory will open the playoffs this weekend when 16 teams start a gruelling push toward the NBA Finals where the eventual champion will have made it through four best-of-seven-games series.
The Los Angeles Lakers are