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The Boston Celtics took a giant step toward winning the NBA’s Eastern Conference Finals after beating the Miami Heat in Miami 94-90 Tuesday night. Kevin Garnett scores 26 points and 11 rebounds and Paul Pierce added 19 and a huge 3 pointer near the end of the game to help …

The 20 game winning streak by the San Antonio Spurs came to a screeching halt Thursday night as the Oklahoma City Thunder down the Spurs 102-82 in Game 3 of the NBA Western Conference Finals. Kevin Durant led a balanced Thunder attack with 22 points as OKC took advantage of …

The Miami Heat withstood a 44 point barrage from Boston Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo and beat the Celtics in overtime 115-111 Wednesday in Miami to go up 2-0 in their best of seven NBA Eastern Conference Final series. LeBron James scored 34 points and grabbed 10 boards for the …

The San Antonio Spurs go up 2-0 in their NBA Western Conference Finals series with the Oklahoma City Thunder with a 120-111 win last night in San Antonio. The Spurs led by over 20 points in the contest and watched the Thunder cut the lead to six points in the …

The Miami Heat wins Game 1 of the NBA’s Eastern Conference Finals at home with a 93-79 win on Sunday. LeBron James was terrific, scoring 32 points and grabbing 13 boards and guard Dwayne Wade chipped in with 22 against a Boston team that was coming off a tough seven …

The Miami Heat move on to the NBA’s Eastern Conference Finals after disposing of the Indiana Pacers 105-93 Thursday in Indianapolis. Dwayne Wade was the star for the Heat, throwing down 41 points as Miami moves on to face either the Boston Celtics or the Philadelphia 76ers; those teams meet …

The Philadelphia 76ers force a deciding seventh game in their Eastern Conference NBA playoff series after beating the Celtics at home 82-75.   Game 7 is in Boston Saturday. Meanwhile the Miami Heat will try to eliminate the Indiana Pacers tonight in Game 6 in Indianapolis but they will have to …

The Miami Heat are now one win away from the NBA’s Eastern Conference Finals after ripping the Indiana Pacers 115-83 in Miami on Tuesday.   The Heat lead the series 3-2 and can wrap it up with a win at Indiana tomorrow. With LeBron James scoring 30 points and guard Dwayne …

Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrooks combined to score 53 points to lead the Oklahoma City Thunder to a 106-90 win over the Los Angeles Lakers.   The win moves the Thunder to the Western Conference Finals against San Antonio; that series starts on Sunday.   OKC beats the Lakers four games to …

The Miami Heat used big games by Dwayne Wade and LeBron James to beat the Indiana Pacers 101-93 Sunday in Indianapolis to tie their Eastern Conference semifinal series at two games each. James scores 40 and Wade aded 30 to help the Heat get the win. In the Western Conference, …