Topic: Chicago

Wade finds a spark to lead Heat's fourth-quarter charge

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Ice cold for three quarters of Thursday's Game Five, Dwyane Wade caught fire in the fourth and led Miami to an 83-80 win over Chicago that put the Heat in the NBA Finals.Wade, hampered by a shoulder injury, turned ...

Bird won't be flying Pacers nest

Larry Bird will remain as the Indiana Pacers president of basketball operations with David Morway staying on as general manager of the NBA club, team owner Herb Simon announced on Tuesday.The Pacers went 37-45 this past season and were ousted by NBA ...

Heat push Celtics to brink of elimination

LeBron James scored 35 points and grabbed 14 rebounds to lead Miami to a 98-90 overtime victory that put the Boston Celtics on the edge of elimination in the NBA playoffs.Dwyane Wade scored 28 with nine rebounds and Chris Bosh had 20 ...

Durant sparks Thunder past cold-shooting Heat

NBA scoring leader Kevin Durant poured in 29 points and Russell Westbrook added 18 to spark Oklahoma City past the Miami Heat 96-85 for their fifth victory in a row.Durant, who on Wednesday had seven rebounds and six assists, had never played ...

Indiana's Dunleavy out with broken thumb

Indiana Pacers swingman Mike Dunleavy will be sidelined indefinitely after suffering a broken left thumb, the NBA club announced Wednesday.Dunleavy is averaging 11.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 54 games, 44 as a starter, for the Pacers this season. He ...

League-best Spurs cut down Nets on road trip

NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - The San Antonio Spurs cruised to a 102-85 victory over the New Jersey Nets on Monday to continue their successful trip away from home.Manu Ginobili top scored with 22 points while Tim Duncan added 15 points and ...

NBA Standings

All Times EST EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division WLPctGB Boston 257 .781_ New York19 14 .576 6 1/2 Philadelphia 13 20 .39412 1/2 Toronto 11 22 .33314 1/2 New Jersey 9 25 .26517 Southeast Division WLPctGB Miami269 .743_ Orlando 21 12 .636 4 ...

AP News in Brief

AP News in BriefReady for duty: Gays, lesbians who left military due to 'don't ask, don't tell' hope to returnNEW YORK (AP) — Joseph Rocha reported being cruelly hazed by Navy colleagues. Katherine Miller resigned from West Point halfway through, weary of ...

Nuggets hold off Suns in NBA scoring festival

Denver overcame the absence of ailing Carmelo Anthony and held off Phoenix 138-133 to triumph in the highest-scoring game of the young NBA season.J.R. Smith scored a season-high 30 points for the Nuggets on Sunday, who also had 25 points with eight ...

Injured Yi remains sidelined for Wizards

Injured Chinese forward Yi Jianlian was benched by the Washington Wizards for Tuesday's home game against Toronto because of a bruised right knee suffered against Chicago in a road loss.In a posting on the NBA team's website, the Wizards said that 7-footer ...
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