Heat Revive Themselves in Game 4 Just like 76ers: A Fan’s Outlook (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

The Philadelphia 76ers fell behind 2-1 to the Boston Celtics and looked finished for good for much of Game 4 on May 18. However, Sixers fans like myself are heading into Game 5 on May 21 with hope, after the team revived itself with a stunning Game 4 comeback. Now the Miami Heat, of all [...]

Metta World Peace’s Mouth Giving Oklahoma City Thunder Ammunition to Win: A Fan’s Take (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Metta World Peace is doing more to provide the Oklahoma City Thunder with bulletin board material than possibly any athlete has ever done during postseason play. Of course, it all started when World Peace nailed James Harden with a hard elbow, giving the Thunder guard a concussion, but he just made it worse since the [...]

Russell Westbrook, Kevin Durant have Thunder looking like champion contenders (Yahoo! Sports)

The whispers a year ago that the young stars couldn’t coexist are fading following another shutdown of the Lakers in Game 4 of the Western semifinals.
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Kevin Durant’s game-winner beats the Lakers in Game 4 (VIDEO) (Ball Don’t Lie)

The Okahoma City Thunder are a young team, and many fans and observers believe they still need to prove their mettle in close, tense playoff games. Saturday night’s Game 4 against the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center was one of those games, with the Lakers jumping out to a quick double-digit lead and holding [...]

Do the Los Angeles Lakers have a chance in Friday’s Game 3? (Ball Don’t Lie)

The Oklahoma City Thunder had the best record in the tough Western Conference for most of the season, and they’ve yet to lose in six postseason games. The Los Angeles Lakers, meanwhile, struggled through an up and down regular season, and the team has lost nine of its last 13 playoff games, dating back the [...]

NBA appoints new Competition Committee (The Associated Press)

NEW YORK (AP) Coaches Doc Rivers of Boston, Rick Carlisle of Dallas and Lionel Hollins of Memphis have been named to the NBA’s Competition Committee.
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David West hustles Pacers off court after Game 2 win, but not quick enough for Dwyane Wade (VIDEO) (Ball Don’t Lie)

After Chris Bosh’s Game 1 abdominal strain changed the landscape of the Eastern Conference semifinals, the Indiana Pacers took advantage of their opportunity in Game 2, scratching out a 78-75 win over the Heat on Tuesday night. It wasn’t pretty — the two teams combined to miss 97 field goals in 48 minutes of basketball, [...]

Lakers’ Ebanks Ejected in Game 1 Vs. Thunder, Forgets He’s Devin Ebanks (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

COMMENTARY | The fact that Los Angeles Lakers forward Devin Ebanks was tossed from Monday night’s Game 1 against the Oklahoma City Thunder late in the fourth quarter after his team had clearly lost the game normally wouldn’t be very newsworthy.
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NBA roundup: Bulls’ Rose may miss 2 months of next season (The SportsXchange)

Chicago Bulls guard Derrick Rose could miss the two months of next season while recovering from knee surgery.
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Pacers win in Miami to tie series (The SportsXchange)

MIAMI — The Miami Heat got some of the best of LeBron James and Dwyane Wade, but a two-man game for a team built around the premise of a Big Three wasn’t enough Tuesday night.
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