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As the final seconds ticked down, Dwight Howard was back in his familiar spot on the bench and coach Stan Van Gundy was steamed at his superstar for fouling out again....

John Salmons scored 22 points on 9-of-11 shooting and the Milwaukee Bucks never let up after a hot start in a 107-89 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night.

With their superstar center stuck on the bench again, the Orlando Magic showed the depth, grit and experience of a championship contender....

The Boston Celtics thrived despite the absence of Kevin Garnett and took command of their first-round playoff series with an emphatic 106-77 victory over the Miami Heat on Tuesday.

The Cleveland Cavaliers made sure Joakim Noah went home without having any fun. LeBron James scored 40 points and took over in the fourth quarter as the Cleveland Cavaliers, fueled by a rabid home crowd that booed every move by Noah, maintained home-court advantage by beating the Chicago Bulls 112-102 on Monday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

The Atlanta Hawks are off to a good start in the playoffs, even though they barely showed up for the second half.

United for only one goal, LeBron James and Shaquille O’Neal took their first step together toward an NBA title.