Indiana Pacers’ Myles Turner (33) is congratulated by Ian Mahinmi (28) after Turner blocked a shot during the first half of Game 4 of an NBA first-round playoff basketball series against the Toronto Raptors, Saturday, April 23, 2016, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings) INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Pacers changed lineups, moved the ball and forced turnovers. By doing all…
Charlotte Hornets’ Jeremy Lin (7) shoots over Miami Heat’s Tyler Johnson (8) during the first half of an NBA first round playoff basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Saturday, April 23, 2016. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton) CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Jeremy Lin scored 18 points, Kemba Walker had 17 and the Charlotte Hornets beat the Miami Heat 96-80 on Saturday night to…
San Antonio Spurs guard Patty Mills (8) congratulates teammates Danny Green, left, and Manu Ginobili (20) after a score against the Memphis Grizzlies in the first half of Game 3 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series Friday, April 22, 2016, in Memphis, Tenn. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey) MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Kawhi Leonard scored 32 points, and the San Antonio…
BOSTON (AP) — Isaiah Thomas scored a career-high 42 points, and the Boston Celtics held on to beat the Atlanta Hawks 111-103 on Friday night in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference first-round series. Evan Turner, inserted into the starting lineup, had 17 points and seven assists. Amir Johnson added 15 points and seven rebounds as the Celtics closed to…
CHARLOTTE, NC (Hornets PR) — The NBA has announced that Game 4 of the Hornets-Heat series on Monday, April 25, at Time Warner Cable Arena will tip off at 7:00 p.m. The game will be televised nationally on NBA TV and locally on FOX Sports Southeast, and will air on radio at WFNZ-AM (610). Start times and broadcast outlets for…
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Kawhi Leonard had 20 points and the San Antonio Spurs beat Memphis 106-74 on Sunday night in Game 1 of their Western Conference first-round series, handing the Grizzlies their worst postseason loss. LaMarcus Aldridge added 17 points, and Tony Parker had 15 points and six assists for San Antonio. The Spurs sat their starters in the…
CLEVELAND (AP) — Kyrie Irving scored 31 points in his first playoff game since being injured in last year’s NBA Finals and Kevin Love added 28, leading the Cleveland Cavaliers to a 106-101 win over the young and confident Detroit Pistons in the opener of their first-round playoff series Sunday. LeBron James added 22 points and 11 assists for the…
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Russell Westbrook had 24 points and 11 assists, Kevin Durant added 23 points, and the Thunder overwhelmed the Dallas Mavericks 108-70 on Saturday night, opening the Western Conference series with their most dominant postseason performance since moving to Oklahoma City. Serge Ibaka had 17 points and nine rebounds, and Enes Kanter added 16 points and 13…
ATLANTA (AP) — When the Atlanta Hawks were staggered by another impressive Boston comeback, they put the ball in Jeff Teague’s hands. Good move. Teague scored 23 points and doled out 12 assists, making sure Atlanta maintained the home-court edge with a 102-101 victory in Game 1 Saturday night after the gritty Celtics rallied from a 19-point deficit. “Jeff was…
TORONTO (AP) — Paul George scored 33 points, Monta Ellis had 15 and the Indiana Pacers beat the Toronto Raptors 100-90 in Game 1 of their first round playoff series on Saturday. Jonas Valanciunas fouled out after scoring 12 points and setting a Raptors’ playoff record with 19 rebounds. All-Star guards Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan both struggled for the…
