Celtics collapse in Game 4 after succumbing to Sixers’ tricks; series tied 2-2 (Yahoo! Sports)

The desperate Sixers baited the Celtics into losing their composure and an 18-point lead.
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Greg Oden underwent the same knee procedure that served Kobe Bryant and Alex Rodriguez so well (Ball Don’t Lie)

It’s become apparent that former number one overall pick Greg Oden is going all-out, in his attempts to recover from the litany of knee injuries that limited him to just 82 total games in five seasons with the Portland Trail Blazers. The free agent center, according to ESPN’s Chris Broussard , underwent the same knee [...]

Fan’s Take – Why the Lakers Were Right to Choose Kobe Bryant Over Shaquille O’Neal (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

It’s been years now since the Los Angeles Lakers made a choice to keep Kobe Bryant and let Shaquille O’Neal go to Miami. The Hollywood drama has seeped out of the Lakers locker room since that trade. O’Neal and Bryant seem to have come to an understanding. Yet, with a Lakers team on the verge [...]

Pacers want more than home-court advantage (The SportsXchange)

The Pacers are headed back to Indianapolis with home court in their series against Miami after they beat the Heat 78-75 on Tuesday.
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Oklahoma City Thunder humble Lakers in NBA game one (AFP)

Russell Westbrook scored a game-high 27 points and Kevin Durant had 25 points as Oklahoma City embarrassed the Los Angeles Lakers 119-90 in their NBA Western Conference second-round playoff series opener.
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David Stern says he wants to stop flopping (Ball Don’t Lie)

Flopping has been a hot topic of conversation during the NBA playoffs, in large part because of growing annoyance over the Los Angeles Clippers’ tactics and Frank Vogel’s fine-worthy comments on the Miami Heat. Although this sort of outcry happens … Continue reading →
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Behind the Box Score, where the Clippers survived the first round (Ball Don’t Lie)

Los Angeles Clippers 82, Memphis Grizzles 72 (Los Angeles wins series, 4-3) Fatigue was obvious from the outset in this game. Fans are correct to eagerly look forward to Game 7s, because the possibility of a winner take all 48-minute … Continue reading →
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Bosh out of Heat-Pacers Game 1 with ab injury (The Associated Press)

MIAMI (AP) Heat center Chris Bosh was ruled out of the second half of the opening game of Miami’s Eastern Conference semifinal series against the Indiana Pacers on Sunday because of what the team called a lower abdominal injury.
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