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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, …

The Miami Heat have moved on to the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs in the NBA after disposing of the New York Knicks 106-94 Wednesday night in Miami.   The Heat win the series 4-1 and will next play the Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of that series on …

The Indiana Pacers move on to the second round of the NBA Playoffs in the Eastern Conference after beating the Orlando Magic 105-87 Tuesday night.   Indiana wins the playoff series four games to one. In other NBA playoff action Tuesday, Chicago staves off elimination by beating Philadelphia  but the Sixers …

The NBA playoffs continued last night with three games. The San Antonio Spurs, the West’s top seed, easily defeated the Utah Jazz 114-83 to take a 2-0 series lead. This was the second worse playoff loss in Jazz history; second only to their 42 point loss to Michael Jordan’s Bulls in the …

The NBA Playoffs continue tonight, with the Atlanta Hawks hosting the Boston Celtics and the Chicago Bulls hosting the Philadelphia 76ers. Atlanta leads Boston 1-0 after an 83-74 win over the Celtics on Sunday.  Tonight’s court will have a different dynamic as both teams are missing some key players.  Rajon Rondo, …

The Miami Heat and the Orlando Magic have now played two games each in the NBA playoffs after action last night. The Heat beat the New York Knicks 104-94, taking a 2-0 lead as the series shifts back to New York for Game 3.  Dwayne Wade scored 25 for the Heat, and …

After missing just seven games in his first seven years in the NBA, All-Star center Dwight Howard has already missed eight games this season.  Missing games will continue to be the theme for Howard, as he told ESPN yesterday that he will miss the remainder of the season due to …