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Pacers hold off Knicks to reach NBA finals
Lance Stephenson scored a career playoff-high 25 points on Saturday to lead the Indiana Pacers to a 106-99 victory over the New York Knicks and into the NBA Eastern Conference finals.
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Young Gunner looks to follow Shaq's footsteps
Lee Gaskin When sifting through numerous offers from American colleges, Darcy Malone couldn't go past one name - Shaq.
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Bogut spearheads Warriors NBA victory
Andrew Bogut earned a rave review from coach Mark Jackson after helping Golden State Warriors to a 97-87 overtime victory to level their NBA playoff series against San Antonio.
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Knicks end their NBA post-season futility
The New York Knicks turned back a furious late charge by the Boston Celtics on Friday, holding on for an 88-80 victory to reach the second round of the NBA playoffs.
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'Collins a sinner': ESPN reporter speaks out over gay NBA star
ESPN says that it regrets the "distraction" caused by one of its reporters who described Jason Collins as a sinner after the NBA centre publicly revealed that he was gay.
NBA play-offs preview: Bogut's Warriors face a tough task
The NBA's Australian contingent have avoided a first-round showdown but San Antonio duo Patty Mills and Aron Baynes, and Golden State centre Andrew Bogut may meet in the Western Conference...
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Bogut's Warriors lose Lee for NBA playoffs
Denver Boomers centre Andrew Bogut and his Golden State Warriors' task of advancing in the NBA playoffs got a whole lot tougher on Sunday, with confirmation star forward David Lee will miss the rest of the...
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Miami leads NBA playoffs series
LeBron James and the reigning NBA champion Miami Heat opened their playoff campaign in regal style on Sunday with a wire-to-wire 110-87 victory over the Milwaukee Bucks.
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Bobcats end NBA losing run against Bulls
Chicago Illinois The Charlotte Bobcats ended their 18-game NBA losing streak with a 91-81 New Year's Eve triumph over the Chicago Bulls.
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Baynes close to realising NBA dream with Spurs
Roy Ward Australia could have a third player in the NBA in the coming days after reports Boomers centre Aron Baynes is close to signing with the San Antonio Spurs.
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Spurs fined by NBA for resting stars
New York NBA commissioner David Stern slapped the San Antonio Spurs with a $US250,000 ($A240,000) fine after the club rested a number of their top players in a game against the Miami Heat on Thursday.
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Bogut to miss at least three more NBA games
Australian star Andrew Bogut is set to miss at least three more games for his new NBA club Golden State Warriors as he continues to strengthen his surgically-repaired left ankle.
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NBA player given 20-game ban for steroid use
The National Basketball Association slapped Orlando Magic forward Hedo Turkoglu with a 20-game ban on Wednesday after he tested positive for steroids.
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Gaze urges NBL to recruit NBA star power
Chris Dutton BASKETBALL great Andrew Gaze has urged the NBL to make an audacious bid to recruit some of the biggest names in the sport to increase popularity and avoid another collapse.
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New guard from NBA for Tigers
Roy Ward Former NBA point guard Jonny Flynn the 'highest-profile import to play in the NBL'.
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Tigers pounce on NBA top pick
Melissa Woods The Melbourne Tigers have lured former top-10 NBA draft pick, Jonny Flynn, to Australia in one of the biggest signings in NBL history.
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Lakers appoint D'Antoni as new NBA coach
The Los Angeles Lakers have appointed Mike D'Antoni as their new coach on a multi-year contract, the NBA team's spokesman John Black announced.
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Olympics spurs on Mills in NBA mission
Chris Dutton He missed out on Olympic Games bling but Patrick Mills and the San Antonio Spurs are on a mission to ''achieve greatness'' and believe they have the firepower to win an NBA championship ring.
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Celtics hold off Heat to level NBA finals series
Rajon Rondo had 15 points and 15 assists and scored the final three points of the Boston Celtics' 93-91 overtime victory over the Miami Heat to even the NBA eastern conference final series at two...
Thunder edge Spurs to reach NBA finals
Kevin Durant had 34 points and 14 rebounds as the Oklahoma City Thunder claimed a spot in the NBA finals by beating the San Antonio Spurs 107-99 on Wednesday night.
