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NBA: Refs missed David Blatt's timeout toward end of Game 4
NBA says that referees missed Cavaliers coach David Blatt's timeout after Derrick Rose's game-tying layup
Sizing up the Warriors' small-ball tilt against giant Grizzlies frontline
Golden State's small lineup crowded the Memphis bigs and should be useful going forward.
Cavaliers, Bulls clash intensifies after Chicago squanders prime opportunity
The last two games have been decided by MVPs hitting buzzer beaters. What does Game 5 have in store?
James Harden on Hack-A-Shaq strategy: 'I don't like it'
Houston Rockets guard James Harden on Hack-A-Shaq strategy: "I don't like it"
Summer of DeAndre? Center proves his worth in Clippers' Game 4 rout
DeAndre Jordan may not know it, and he’d certainly never admit it, but Sunday night's Game 4 Clippers win marked one of the best games in his career.
Rockets' Dwight Howard ejected after picking up second technical foul
Houston Rockets center Dwight Howard was ejected in the fourth quarter of Sunday's playoff loss to the Los Angeles Clippers after picking up his second technical foul.
Clippers rout Rockets 128-95 to take 3-1 series lead
LOS ANGELES (AP) Houston's strategy of intentionally fouling poor free-throw shooter DeAndre Jordan backfired in a big way. Jordan scored 26 points, making 14
LeBron James overruled David Blatt's play call before hitting buzzer beater
Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James says head coach David Blatt wanted him to inbound the ball on the final play of Sunday's Game 4 but he overruled the coach.
After LeBron's buzzer beater, there's no denying who controls the Cavs
LeBron James overruled coach David Blatt before hitting a game-winning buzzer beater to lift the Cavaliers to an 86–84 win over the Bulls in Game 4.
Cavaliers coach David Blatt attempts to call timeout with none remaining
Cleveland Cavaliers coach David Blatt attempted to call a timeout in the closing seconds of Sunday's playoff game against Chicago Bulls despite the fact he had none remaining.
LeBron changes play, hits jumper at horn to beat Bulls
CHICAGO (AP) LeBron James watched his coach draw up the final play - and then drew one up of his own. ''Give me the ball and get out of the way,'' he said.
LeBron James hits game-winning shot to beat Bulls at buzzer
Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James hit a jumpshot from the corner as time expired to lift the Cavs over the Chicago Bulls in Game 4 of their playoff series.
Top seeds in both East, West in trouble trailing semis 2-1
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) First-year coach Steve Kerr knows a crucial moment in the playoffs, so he understands exactly the test his Golden State Warriors face
Warriors forward Marreese Speights out with strained calf
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) Warriors reserve forward Marreese Speights has a strained right calf that could keep him out for the rest of Golden State's series with the
Bulls' Gasol out for Game 4 against Cavaliers
CHICAGO (AP) Chicago Bulls forward Pau Gasol will miss Game 4 of the Eastern Conference semifinals because of a strained left hamstring. Coach Tom Thibodeau
Bulls start Taj Gibson in place of Pau Gasol (hamstring) for Game 4
Bulls forward/center Pau Gasol will miss Game 4 against the Cavaliers with a hamstring injury and will be replaced in the starting lineup by Taj Gibson.
Grizzlies grind down MVP Stephen Curry, Warriors' offense in Game 3 win
The Memphis Grizzlies' defense hounded MVP Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors in a 99–89 win to take a 2-1 series lead.
Pierce's buzzer-beater lifts Wiz past Hawks 103-101
WASHINGTON (AP) Paul Pierce's banked-in 21-foot jumper at the buzzer gave Washington a 103-101 victory over Atlanta on Saturday night, even with an injured