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Cavs Crush Celtics, Retake Series Lead

LeBron James scored 21 of his 38 points in the first quarter to help the Cleveland Cavaliers beat Boston 124-95 on Friday night, handing the Celtics their worst home playoff loss ever and taking a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinals.

Showing no ill-effects of an elbow problem that was the talk of Cleveland during the long layoff, James finished with eight rebounds and seven assists. The 21 points in a quarter was a franchise postseason record.

Magic beat Hawks 112-98, take 2-0 series lead

Maybe all the Orlando Magic needed after a slow start was a slap in the face. Dwight Howard came back from a bloody nose to finish with 29 points and 17 rebounds, and the Magic beat the Atlanta Hawks 112-98 on Thursday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinal series.

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Stoudemire leads 'Los Suns' over Spurs, 110-102

Los Suns ganaron. That means the Suns won. Amare Stoudemire had 23 points and 11 rebounds, Channing Frye made 5 of 6 3-pointers, and Phoenix, wearing its orange "Los Suns" jerseys in part to protest Arizona's new anti-immigration law, pulled away for a 110-102 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night, taking a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinals....

Lakers grind out win over Jazz, lead series 2-0

Carlos Boozer drove the lane, and his shot was disdainfully blocked by Lamar Odom. The Utah forward grabbed the ball to try another - and Pau Gasol took a turn swatting it....

Rondo has 19 assists, Celtics tie series with Cavs

LeBron James better make sure his new MVP trophy isn't missing. The Boston Celtics stole everything else....

Senh: Sure, it was a team effort from Boston, but the difference maker was Rasheed Wallace, who finally showed a glimpse of his former all-star self. He was hitting 3's and posting up. This win's impressive. Lebron looks like his elbow's bothering him. He was tentative, and not very aggressive until it was too late. Let's see how the Cavs respond in Game 3. The commentators said that the two teams split the season series, each winning on the road, so home court advantage doesn't make a difference in this series. I'm rooting for Boston since I'm a Kevin Garnett fan.

James, Cavs shake off deficit to take Game 1

LeBron James scored 35 points and Mo Williams added 20 as the Cleveland Cavaliers stormed back in the second half to beat the Boston Celtics 101-93 on Saturday night

Senh: What a game. The Celtics had it, but Mo Williams got it going, and completely turned the game around. Shaq was also clutch at the end. KG seems a tad slower because of recent injuries. I thought it was funny how Lebron said his elbow loosened up after two quarters. Like Charles said on TNT, he probably had an injection to numb the pain during halftime. It's only one game, but with home court advantage, maybe this will be Lebron's year, and we'll finally get a Kobe vs. Lebron series.

Andrei Kirilenko hopes to return to Utah Jazz by Game 3

Utah forward Andrei Kirilenko says he hopes to return to the Jazz by Game 3 of their second-round series against the Los Angeles Lakers.

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Jazz beat Nuggets 112-104 to clinch series

The Utah Jazz are almost as familiar with their next opponent as their most recent....

Lakers knock out Thunder on Gasol's tip-in

A series that was all about Kobe Bryant and Kevin Durant ended up being decided by the superstar who got lost in the shuffle....

Senh: NBA teams need to watch out for Gasol's tip-in's. He did the same exact thing in one of the games against the Sacramento King's this season. Exact same thing. Kobe shot it, missed, tip in by Gasol, game won. I know that if it's a one possession game, and they have the ball at the end, they're gonna win. I'm not sure what Phil Jackson feeds his players, but each year, they always make the play to win these type of games.

Hawks beat Bucks 83-69, force Game 7

Jamal Crawford saw the end to his series-long shooting slump coming, making a promise after the pregame shootaround: It'll be back tonight. Crawford then went out and finally played like the NBA's sixth man of the year in the playoffs, scoring 24 points to help the Atlanta Hawks beat the Milwaukee Bucks 83-69 on Friday night to force a seventh game in the first-round series.

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