Rockets vs. Trail Blazers results, NBA playoffs 2014: Damian Lillard nails … – SB Nation

SB NationLaMarcus Aldridge continued his dominance through the playoffs, scoring 30 points while grabbing 13 rebounds. His mix of shooting, ability to handle the ball and post-move proficiency again proved to be too much for the Rockets’ frontcourt to handle.NBA playoffs: Lillard’s 3 at buzzer leads Blazers past RocketsSportingNews.comThree-Pointers: Lillard’s buzzer-beater to sink Rockets marks … Read more

Short Corner: 12 things you might have missed from the first round of the NBA … – SI.com

SI.comAmong the more curious developments in these playoffs: Damian Lillard’s fairly dramatic improvement as a finisher. During the season the area immediately around the basket proved uncomfortable for Lillard; while athletic enough to get to the rim …NBA playoffs roundupWest Hawaii Today2014 NBA Playoffs: Spurs and Raptors take 3-2 leads, Rockets survive after …Sportskeeda (blog) … Read more

NBA playoffs: Historic Saturday of three Game 7s on tap – SportingNews.com

SportingNews.comIn what’s been perhaps the craziest and most unpredictable first round of the NBA playoffs ever, it’s only fitting that history be made: On Saturday, there will be three Game 7s on the same day for the first time in NBA history. This historic Saturday …Game Seven Saturday: Previewing NBA Playoffs Deciding GamesCBSSports.comForget Donald Sterling … Read more

Roundtable: Most disappointing player from the 2014 NBA playoffs? – SI.com

Roundtable: Most disappointing player from the 2014 NBA playoffs?SI.comOutside of Roy Hibbert, which player has been the biggest disappointment in the first round of the NBA playoffs? Lee Jenkins: James Harden. I’m sure there will be Kevin Durant votes, but Tony Allen has always presented a difficult matchup for him, and … …read more Source: … Read more

NBA Playoffs Round 1 Game 6 Clippers-Warriors preview: A close out game – Clips Nation

Clips NationMatt Barnes really solidified himself as a viable NBA player on the We Believe Warriors of the 2007 playoffs. Steve Blake will spend the trade deadline to the end of the season with the Warriors this year, just as he did with the Clippers in 2010 …NBA playoff scores, results and highlights from Tuesday’s … Read more

Thunder vs. Grizzlies final score, NBA playoffs 2014: Durant, Westbrook … – SB Nation

SB NationOklahoma City performed marvelously in their elimination game on the road with the first blowout win of the series. Instead of overtime, fans in Memphis received a blowout. With Kevin Durant exploding on Thursday night, the Thunder staved off …WATCH Thunder vs. Grizzlies LIVE STREAM online, NBA Playoffs 2014 Game 6 …MstarzNBA Playoffs 2014, … Read more

Threes, fours and more: Best moments from thrilling first round of NBA playoffs – SI.com

Threes, fours and more: Best moments from thrilling first round of NBA playoffsSI.com( (Ron Jenkins/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/MCT via Getty Images)). The NBA couldn’t have asked for much more on-court excitement during the first round of the playoffs. Six of the eight series will go six or more games, with each providing compelling theater. …read more … Read more

Magic Johnson “Couldn’t Be Happier” Mike D’Antoni Resigned From The Lakers?

Did Magic Johnson Really Dis Mike D’Antoni On Twitter? Mike D’Antoni is now the former head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers, after electing to step down and after two most ineffective years. Now, it’s clear to many that the Lakers problems go beyond the coach, and even the legendary Phil Jackson was unable to … Read more

Trail Blazers vs. Rockets results, NBA playoffs 2014: Houston extends series … – SB Nation

SB NationThe Houston Rockets are still alive in the playoffs after knocking off the Portland Trail Blazers in Houston, 108-98, thanks to a breakout game from Jeremy Lin in Game 5. With starting point guard Patrick Beverley suffering from a serious fever, Lin …NBA Playoffs 2014, Trail Blazers at Rockets Game 5: live stream, start … Read more

Mavericks vs. Spurs final score, NBA playoffs 2014: San Antonio goes up, 3-2 … – SB Nation

SB NationTiago Splitter scored a playoff career-high 17 points and pulled down 12 rebounds, doing most of his damage in the fourth quarter as Dirk Nowitzki was going off for his best game of the playoffs so far. Tony Parker also broke out of his slump, hitting …NBA Playoffs 2014: Latest 1st-Round Results and Odds … Read more

Four OT games later, Durant at a loss – ESPN

ESPNOKLAHOMA CITY — Serge Ibaka’s Oklahoma City Thunder teammates piled on top of him in front of a petrified Memphis Grizzlies bench as the announcer roared his name and the crowd exploded in joyous embraces, the collective bouncing shaking the …NBA playoffs: Grizzlies put Thunder on ropes with Game 5 winSportingNews.comNBA Playoffs 2014: Updated Bracket … Read more

2014 NBA playoffs: Wizards dismantle Bulls, advance to Eastern Conference … – Washington Post

Washington PostCHICAGO — The game and the series wrapped up, and with the ball in his hands, John Wall wasn’t quite sure what to do as the final seconds of the Washington Wizards’ 75-69 victory over the Chicago Bulls ticked off. Wall dribbled forward, backed up, …Wizards vs. Bulls: Game 5 Score and Twitter Reaction … Read more

ADAM SILVER: DONALD STERLING BANNED FROM NBA FOR LIFE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY

ADAM SILVER: DONALD STERLING BANNED FROM NBA FOR LIFE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY Donald Sterling has just been effectively banned for life from the NBA by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver. In the wake of the LA Clippers Owner’s racist remarks as recorded and then posted at TMZ.com last Saturday, and faced with the virtual collapse of the … Read more

NBA Playoff Betting: A futures update and series betting odds recap – SB Nation

SB NationIn an NBA playoffs format normally dominated by higher seeds, might we finally see some serious upsets and plentiful payouts on some NBA playoff futures betting? Here’s a quick update of where things stand, both in the various series and on the NBA …The Biggest Surprises of the 2014 NBA Playoffs so FarBleacher ReportAmid … Read more

NBA Playoffs 2014: Updated Bracket and TV Schedule for Tuesday’s Action – Bleacher Report

Bleacher ReportThere is a trio of critical Game 5s on tap Tuesday in the NBA playoffs, as two Western Conference home teams try to take control with a 3-2 series lead and an Eastern Conference upstart tries to close out one of the league’s most storied franchises …NBA Playoffs 2014, Grizzlies at Thunder Game 5: … Read more

NBA Playoffs 2014: Updated Odds and Predictions for Tuesday’s 1st-Round … – Bleacher Report

Bleacher ReportIf you spent the months of late October through early April bemoaning the tanking, the drove of superstar injuries and the incessant talk about the sorry state of the New York Knicks, the first week-plus of the 2014 NBA playoffs has been a much-needed …Wizards vs. Bulls, NBA Playoffs 2014 Game 4 result: House … Read more

Reality sinking in for Bulls – ESPN (blog)

ESPN (blog)WASHINGTON — There comes a point in most every playoff series when both teams know who’s better. Bulls-Wizards pretty much reached that point four minutes into Game 4, when Washington’s Trevor Ariza hit a 3-pointer to give the Wizards a …2014 NBA playoffs: Sense of urgency helps Wizards take 3-1 series leadWashington Post2014 NBA … Read more

NBA Playoffs: Heat sweep Bobcats, Hawks go up 3-2 on top-seeded Pacers … – New York Daily News

New York Daily NewsNBA Playoffs: Heat sweep Bobcats, Hawks go up 3-2 on top-seeded Pacers while Spurs even series with Mavericks. Meanwhile, the Spurs regained the home-court advantage by getting a split of two games in Dallas, matching what the eighth-seeded …Playoff roundtable: Which No. 1 seed is at more risk of upset: Pacers or … Read more

NBA playoffs: Pacers one loss away from embarrassing first-round elimination – SportingNews.com

SportingNews.comAtlanta tied an NBA record with 9 3-pointers, most recently done in 2008, and also broke the franchise playoff record for 3s in a game with 15. The previous mark was 12. “I didn’t even know,” Kyle Korver said after making two 3s in the second quarter …NBA Playoffs: Heat sweep Bobcats, Hawks go up … Read more

NBA Playoffs 2014: Weary Blazers seize upper hand on Rockets in draining … – SB Nation

SB NationBoth emotionally and physically, this has been the most draining series in the first round of the 2014 NBA Playoffs. Margins of victory and the room for error have been razor thin, with the final play of the game often standing as the deciding factor …D12 warily facing an early playoff exitESPNThree-Pointers: Blazers win … Read more

NBA Playoff Schedule 2014: Updated Bracket, TV Info for Final 1st-Round … – Bleacher Report

Bleacher ReportThe first round of the 2014 NBA playoffs has collectively been one of the most exciting opening rounds in the history of the league. There has been no shortage of action, intrigue, overtimes and unlikely heroes emerging during the past week, and it … and more …read more Source: NBA Playoffs News From Google … Read more

NBA Playoffs 2014: Odds and Predicted Results for Monday’s Round 1 Games – Bleacher Report

Bleacher ReportThe 2014 NBA playoffs have fostered a lot of unpredictability thus far, and with three of the four reigning conference finalists taking the court in Monday’s opening-round action, odds are that the results will be tough to gauge again. Check out what …NBA Playoffs: Fantastic Basketball Everywhere You Look.Canis HoopusNBA playoffs continue to thrill … Read more

2014 NBA playoffs: Sense of urgency helps Wizards take 3-1 series lead – Washington Post

Washington PostYou get the greatest postseason game of Trevor Ariza’s role-playing career — six devastating three-pointers — and every intangible imaginable to seize a commanding three games to one lead in an NBA playoff series for the first time in franchise …Wizards vs. Bulls, NBA Playoffs 2014 Game 4 result: House of Guards leads Wiz … Read more

D12 warily facing an early playoff exit – ESPN

ESPNAfter two nightmarish seasons in Orlando and Los Angeles that left his reputation in tatters and cast him further away from a title than ever, he’d come to understand that the only salvation, the only deodorant for all that had gone wrong for him since …Rockets vs. Trail Blazers final score, NBA playoffs 2014: Portland … Read more

Raptors vs. Nets final score, NBA playoffs 2014: Toronto evens up series with … – SB Nation

SB NationNets final score, NBA playoffs 2014: Toronto evens up series with 87-79 Game 4 victory. By Jason Patt  @Bulls_Jay on Apr 27 2014, 9:53p 1. Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports. The Raptors locked up the Nets down the stretch to secure the franchise’s first …Nets Hold Off Furious Rally From RaptorsESPNNBA Playoffs 2014: Jason … Read more

Clippers vs. Warriors final score, NBA playoffs 2014: Dubs Drub LA, 118-97 … – SB Nation

SB NationBy then, we may know what the NBA’s penalty, if any, for Sterling will be or if the fans boycott out of protest. Clippers players must find a way to not worry about it before this team with championship aspirations gets bounced in the first round again.NBA Playoffs Round 1 Game 4 Clippers-Warriors preview … Read more