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Chris Paul ran circles around the Los Angeles Lakers in a scintillating performance to lead his New Orleans Hornets to a 109-100 upset victory over the defending champions in their NBA playoff series opener Sunday.

Kevin Durant scored 41 points, Russell Westbrook added 31 and the Oklahoma City Thunder pulled out a 107-103 win against the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series....

The Atlanta Hawks' dominance over the Orlando Magic this year is not just a regular-season phenomenon....

Dirk Nowitzki scored 18 of his game-high 28 points in the fourth quarter and the Dallas Mavericks defeated Portland 89-81 Saturday night in Game 1 of their Western Conference quarterfinal series.

Miami uses a large disparity in free throw attempts to climb out of an early hole against Philadelphia in Game 1.

The NBA has granted the owners of the Sacramento Kings an extension until May 2 to file paperwork requesting a relocation to Anaheim.

Marcin Gortat had 21 points and 13 rebounds, and the Phoenix Suns denied San Antonio a chance for home-court advantage throughout the playoffs with a 106-103 victory over the Spurs in their regular-season finale on Wednesday night.

It's takes 16 playoff wins — and eight weeks of self-induced pain — in order to lift the legendary silver chalice. The Super Bowl? One day, a few hours work, and it's all done. The World Series? A little longer to get to the promised land, but the games aren't that arduous, and you spend about half of each one sitting in the dugout. The NBA finals? OK, now we're getting closer, but still, there is no cigar to be handed out.

The NBA playoffs start Saturday, and the East matchups are set — the West, however, is a big mess.

Monta Ellis' season is over. The Golden State Warriors guard was diagnosed with a concussion Monday, a day after a hard fall on his head in a 104-103 loss to the Sacramento Kings. Ellis will not play Monday night at Denver or in Wednesday's season finale at home against Portland.