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AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — The accomplishments keep piling up for the surprising Toronto Raptors. The Raptors clinched the Atlantic Division championship for first time in seven years on Friday. Behind the guard tandem of DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry, they tied the franchise record for victories on Sunday. DeRozan poured in 30 points and Lowry […]
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — Shooting guard DeMar DeRozan poured in 30 points and the Toronto Raptors tied a franchise record for victories with a 116-107 win over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday afternoon at The Palace. Toronto (47-33), which clinched the Atlantic Division championship for first time in seven years on Friday, also won 47 […]
INDIANAPOLIS — Just when the Indiana Pacers were turning into the forgotten team of the NBA playoff field, they stepped up to knock off the Oklahoma City Thunder and back the Miami Heat into an unfamiliar corner. Guard Lance Stephenson hit a key 3-point shot in the final minute, forward David West blocked a 3-point […]
CLEVELAND — Center Kelly Olynyk and guard Avery Bradley each scored 25 points in the Boston Celtics’ 111-99 victory over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday night at Quicken Loans Arena. Olynyk, the No. 13 overall pick in the 2013 draft from Gonzaga, matched his career high. The 7-footer added a career-high 12 rebounds for the […]
ATLANTA — The longest streak of consecutive playoff appearances in the Eastern Conference belongs to the Atlanta Hawks. The Hawks clinched their seventh straight playoff berth and delivered a blow to the Miami Heat’s hopes of earning the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference with an impressive 98-85 win over the defending champions Saturday […]
ATLANTA — The longest streak of consecutive playoff appearances in the Eastern Conference belongs to the Atlanta Hawks. The Hawks clinched their seventh straight playoff berth and delivered a blow to the Miami Heat’s hopes of earning the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference with an impressive 98-85 win over the defending champions Saturday […]
HOUSTON — Guards James Harden and Jeremy Lin converted back-to-back driving layups as Houston erased a 15-point deficit to claim a 111-104 win over the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday night at Toyota Center. Harden supplied the Rockets (53-27) their first lead since the second quarter with 1:04 left, and Lin pushed the lead to […]
WASHINGTON — The Washington Wizards stumbled at home against the cellar-dwelling Milwaukee Bucks earlier this season. For one half in the series finale Saturday, the chance for another setback remained alive. But in the third quarter, with a chance to clinch a rare winning record, the playoff-bound Wizards made clear they had no intention of […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Center Al Jefferson scored 29 points and the Charlotte Bobcats clamped down defensively in the second half of a 111-105 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday night. Jefferson added 12 rebounds and three assists for his sixth consecutive 20-point, 10-rebound effort and his seventh straight double-double, which is the third longest double-double streak […]
HOUSTON — Having staggered through a pair of ugly road losses in Denver and Minnesota, the Houston Rockets gave indication early Saturday night that a return home had little influence on their effort. That was before guards James Harden and Jeremy Lin converted back-to-back driving layups to complete a comeback from a 15-point deficit in […]
