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Knicks' season over, focus on Melo's future
GREENBURGH, N.Y. — Carmelo Anthony said he wants to stay in New York, and said he wants to win.It will be up to Phil Jackson to convince him that he can do both.With the Knicks’ season over and Anthony...
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NBA will consider giving refs more replay rightsNEW YORK — After further review, the play stands as called.Not because it was right, but because referees weren’t allowed to determine it was wrong.NBA...
View ArticleCavaliers hit jackpot, get No. 1 pick in lottery
NEW YORK — The Cleveland Cavaliers continued their remarkable lottery luck Tuesday, winning the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft for the second straight year.It’s the third time in four years the Cavs will...
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NBA FINALS: After thrilling finish, Heat, Spurs start up again
SAN ANTONIO — LeBron James and Dwyane Wade can point to statistics showing just how close the 2013 NBA Finals were.Tim Duncan doesn’t need them.He can’t forget the way his San Antonio Spurs lost,...
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Spurs roll past Heat 110-95
SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs handled the Heat, and the heat, during a sweltering start to the NBA Finals.Tim Duncan had 21 points and 10 rebounds, and the Spurs beat Miami 110-95 on Thursday...
View ArticleSpurs try go to up 2-0 on Heat in finals
SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs are on an unprecedented postseason roll that not even a boatload of turnovers in Game 1 of the NBA Finals could stop.They probably ruined Tim Duncan’s hopes of a...
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James carries Heat past Spurs 98-96
SAN ANTONIO — A couple missed free throws cost the San Antonio Spurs last season’s NBA title.A few more misses — by their two best players — probably cost them a chance for a 2-0 lead in this year’s...
View ArticleHeat feeling the heat after blowout loss to Spurs
MIAMI — LeBron James has learned an important lesson during his journey from 19-year-old rookie to two-time NBA champion: Never talk back to the coach during a film session.“Let him make his point,...
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Spurs too hot for Heat: San Antonio takes 3-1 series lead with 107-86 victory
MIAMI — The San Antonio Spurs have three more chances to grab the championship trophy that slipped away last year.The way they’re dominating the Miami Heat, they might need just one.Kawhi Leonard had...
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DETHRONED: Spurs beat defending champion Heat 104-87 in Game 5 to win NBA title
SAN ANTONIO — From their low moment in the NBA Finals, back to the top of the league.The San Antonio Spurs turned the rematch with the Miami Heat into no match at all.The Spurs finished off a dominant...
View ArticleJames steals spotlight from NBA draft
NEW YORK — Andrew Wiggins and Jabari Parker aren’t NBA players yet and they are already learning their first lesson.This is LeBron James’ league and they will just be playing in it.A night before they...
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Wiggins picked first in NBA draft
NEW YORK — With Andrew Wiggins at No. 1, it was a big night for Canada and Kansas. And it better be the right one for the Cavaliers.Cleveland went north of the border to open the NBA draft for the...
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Jason Kidd to coach Milwaukee Bucks
NEW YORK — Jason Kidd had a seat in the coaching box and a jersey in the rafters.He wanted more. And now his celebrated return to the Nets has turned into yet another ugly exit.Kidd is set to become...
View ArticleGeorge's injury leaves U.S. team, Pacers reeling
Paul George’s broken right leg has left two teams reeling.The U.S. men’s national team, too emotional to finish the exhibition game it was playing when George suffered the gruesome injury Friday night,...
View ArticleU.S. men's basketball chooses roster
Paul George’s broken right leg has already created questions about the future of NBA players in international competitions.The U.S. national team can’t worry about that now. The Americans’ immediate...
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LeBron back home, Spurs back on top as NBA returns
LeBron James returned to Cleveland, Kevin Love joined him and suddenly the Cavaliers had the makings of the latest superteam.The San Antonio Spurs are already one.No big changes were necessary for the...
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Refs union backs female ref against Paul
NEW YORK — The union representing NBA referees defended official Lauren Holtkamp on Friday after “personal and unprofessional comments” by Clippers guard Chris Paul.Paul criticized the rookie referee...
View ArticleAll-Star weekend brings NBA's best to Big Apple
All-Star weekend brings NBA’s best to Big AppleNEW YORK — Think basketball is bad in New York now? Marv Albert remembers when fans would go to Madison Square Garden and wouldn’t even stick around to...
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Silver 'focused on action' in 2nd year as NBA commissioner
NEW YORK — Adam Silver stood at the podium last All-Star weekend and said he wanted to listen.He was two weeks into his rookie year as NBA commissioner, interested in traveling around the league and...
View ArticleNBA All-Star Game returns to frigid New York
NEW YORK — The NBA’s All-Star show has arrived on Brrr-oadway.After years of performing only in warm-weather cities in the South and West, the midseason spectacle has come back to the bitterly cold Big...
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