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May 2, Final Scores/Leaders:

Pacers - 95 Hawks - 88
George: 24 Pts. West: 6 Asts. West: 11 Rebs./Teague: 29 Pts. Millsap: 5 Asts. Millsap: 18 Rebs.

Thunder - 104 Grizzlies - 84
Durant: 36 Pts. Westbrook: 5 Asts. Durant: 10 Rebs./Gasol: 17 Pts. Conley: 6 Asts. Randolph: 8 Rebs.

Clippers - 99 Warriors - 100
Crawford: 19 Pts. Paul: 8 Asts. Jordan: 19 Rebs./Curry: 24 Pts. Curry: 9 Asts. Green: 14 Rebs.

BOX SCORES:
Pacers:
West - 24 Pts. 11 Rebs. 6 Asts. 2 Stls.
George - 24 Pts. 8 Rebs. 3 Asts. 1 Stl.
Hibbert - 2 Rebs. 1 Blk.
Hill - 14 Pts. 4 Rebs. 4 Asts.
Stephenson - 21 Pts. 9 Rebs. 1 Ast.
Scola - 1 Ast.
Copeland - 5 Pts. 3 Rebs. 1 Stl.
Mahinmi - 6 Rebs. 1 Stl. 2 Blks.
Watson - 7 Pts. 3 Rebs. 2 Stls.
Butler - 1 Reb.

Hawks:
Millsap - 16 Pts. 18 Rebs. 5 Asts. 3 Stls. 2 Blks.
Carroll - 7 Pts. 4 Rebs. 2 Asts. 1 Stl.
Antic - 5 Pts. 6 Rebs. 1 Ast. 1 Stl. 2 Blks.
Teague - 29 Pts. 3 Rebs. 2 Asts. 1 Stl. 1 Blk.
Korver - 9 Pts. 4 Rebs. 2 Asts.
Brand - 3 Rebs. 1 Ast.
Scott - 4 Pts. 3 Rebs.
Mack - 2 Pts. 2 Rebs. 1 Ast.
Williams - 16 Pts. 1 Reb. 1 Stl.

Thunder:
Ibaka - 8 Pts. 7 Rebs. 1 Ast. 4 Blks.
Durant - 36 Pts. 10 Rebs. 2 Asts. 1 Stl. 1 Blk.
Butler - 7 Pts. 4 Rebs. 3 Asts. 1 Stl.
Perkins - 6 Pts. 7 Rebs. 1 Stl.
Westbrook - 25 Pts. 9 Rebs. 5 Asts. 3 Stls.
Collison - 2 PTs.
Jones - 1 Reb.
Adams - 2 Pts. 3 Rebs. 5 Blks.
Fisher - 2 Pts. 1 Reb. 1 Ast. 1 Stl.
Jackson - 16 Pts. 5 Rebs. 2 Asts. 1 Blk.
Lamb - 1 Ast.

Grizzlies:
Randolph: 16 Pts. 8 Rebs. 1 Ast. 1 Stl.
Prince - 1 Reb. 1 Ast.
Gasol - 17 Pts. 5 Rebs. 4 Asts. 1 Stl.
Conley - 5 PTs. 4 Rebs. 6 Asts. 1 Stl.
Lee - 4 Pts. 1 Reb. 1 Blk.
Johnson - 15 Pts. 5 Rebs. 1 Stl.
Davis - 2 Pts. 2 Rebs.
Leuer - 1 Ast.
Miller - 7 Pts. 3 Rebs. 1 Ast.
Koufos - 2 Pts. 2 Rebs. 2 Asts.
Udrih - 2 Pts. 3 Asts.
Franklin - 1 PTs.
Allen - 13 PTs. 5 Rebs. 1 Stl.

Clippers:
Griffin - 17 Pts. 9 Rebs. 5 Asts. 1 Blk.
Barnes - 18 Pts. 11 Rebs. 2 Asts. 1 Stl.
Jordan - 9 Pts. 19 Rebs. 1 Stl. 4 Blks.
Paul - 9 Pts. 5 Rebs. 8 Asts.
Redick - 15 Pts. 3 Rebs. 2 Asts.
Davis - 1 Reb.
Dudley - 1 Reb.
Granger - 1 Reb. 1 Stl.
Collison - 12 Pts. 1 Reb. 2 Asts.
Crawford - 19 Pts. 2 Rebs. 3 Asts.
Green - 1 Reb.

Warriors:
Lee - 8 Pts. 9 Rebs. 3 Asts. 1 Stl.
Iguodala - 15 Pts. 3 Rebs. 2 Asts.
Green - 14 Pts. 14 Rebs. 4 Asts. 5 Stls.
Curry - 24 Pts. 4 Rebs. 9 Asts.
Thompson - 9 Pts. 1 Reb. 1 Ast. 1 Blk.
Speights - 12 Pts. 6 Rebs. 1 Blk.
Barnes - 8 Pts. 7 Rebs. 1 Blk.
O'Neal - 2 Pts. 3 Rebs.
Crawford - 8 Pts. 3 Rebs. 2 Asts. 1 Stl.




PLAYOFF TREE:
West:
1. Spurs - 3
8. Mavericks - 2

4. Rockets - 2
5. Blazers - 3

2. Thunder - 3
7. Grizzlies - 3

3. Clippers - 3
6. Warriors - 3

East:
1. Pacers - 3
8. Hawks - 3

4. Bulls - 1
5. WIZARDS - 4

2. HEAT - 4
7. Bobcats - 0

3. Raptors - 3
6. Nets - 2

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Saturday, May 3 Schedule: 3 games

Game 6 - Toronto at Brooklyn - 7 pm ET, 4 pm PT on ESPN2

Game 6 - San Antonio at Dallas - 8 pm ET, 5 pm PT on ESPN

Game 6 - Houston at Portland - 10:30 pm ET, 7:30 pm PT on ESPN

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BOX SCORES:

Raptors - 83 Nets - 97

Raptors:
Johnson - 4 Pts. 5 Rebs. 2 Asts. 1 Stl.
Ross - 6 Pts. 3 Rebs. 1 Ast. 1 Stl. 1 Blk.
Valanciunas - 9 Pts. 9 Rebs.
Lowry - 11 Pts. 4 Rebs. 4 Asts. 3 Stls.
DeRozan - 28 Pts. 6 Rebs. 4 Asts. 2 Stls.
Hansbrough - 2 Pts. 3 Rebs.
Patterson - 8 Pts. 3 Rebs. 1 Asts. 2 Blks.
Salmons - 6 Pts. 2 REbs. 1 Ast. 1 Stl.
Novak - 4 Rebs. 1 Ast.
Vasquez - 9 Pts. 3 Rebs. 2 ASts. 1 Stl.

Nets:
Pierce - 12 Pts. 6 Rebs. 3 Asts. 3 Stls. 1 Blk.
Anderson - 9 Pts. 9 Rebs. 3 Asts. 1 Stl.
Garnett - 13 Pts. 5 Rebs. 2 Blks.
Williams - 23 Pts. 5 Rebs. 4 Asts. 1 Stl.
Johnson - 17 Pts. 3 Asts.
Plumlee- 1 Reb.
Teletovic - 2 Pts. 4 Rebs. 1 Stls.
Kirilenko - 2 Pts. 4 Rebs. 2 Asts. 2 Stls.
Blatche - 8 Pts. 7 Rebs. 1 Ast. 1 Stl. 2 Blks.
Livingston - 6 Pts. 3 Rebs.
Thornton - 5 Pts. 1 Reb. 1 Ast. 1 Stl.

Spurs - 111 Mavericks - 113

Spurs:
Duncan - 16 Pts. 9 Rebs. 4 Asts. 2 Blks.
Leonard - 12 Pts. 6 Rebs. 1 Ast. 3 Stls.
Splitter -19 Pts. 8 Rebs. 2 Asts. 2 Stls.
Parker - 22 Pts. 3 Rebs. 6 Asts.
Green - 17 Pts. 5 Rebs. 2 Blks.
Diaw - 9 Pts. 2 Rebs. 2 Stls.
Mills - 10 Pts. 2 Rebs. 2 Asts. 1 Stl.
Ginobili - 6 Pts. 3 Rebs. 5 Asts. 1 Stl.
Belinelli - 1 Reb. 1 Ast.

Mavericks:
Nowitzki - 22 Pts. 5 Rebs. 3 Asts.
Marion - 7 Pts. 4 Rebs. 2 Asts.
Dalembert - 6 Pts. 4 Rebs. 1 Stl. 1 Blk.
Calderon - 12 Pts. 5 Rebs. 6 Asts. 1 Stl.
Ellis - 29 Pts. 2 Rebs. 2 Asts. 1 Stl.
Crowder - 3 Pts.
Blair - 10 Pts. 14 Rebs. 1 Ast. 4 Stls.
Harris - 11 Pts. 2 Asts. 1 Blk.
Carter - 13 Pts. 6 Rebs. 2 Asts. 1 Stl.

Rockets - 98 Blazers - 99

Rockets:
Parsons - 16 Pts. 12 Rebs. 3 Asts.
Howard - 26 Pts. 11 Rebs. 3 Asts. 1 Stl. 2 Blks.
Asik - 4 Pts. 7 Rebs. 1 Ast. 2 Stls. 1 Blk.
Beverley - 2 Pts. 4 Rebs. 3 Asts.
Harden - 34 Pts. 4 Rebs. 6 Asts. 4 Stls.
Jones - 5 Pts. 5 Rebs. 1 Stl.
Lin - 11 Pts. 1 Reb. 3 Asts.

Blazers:
Aldridge - 30 Pts. 13 Rebs. 2 Asts.
Batum - 9 Pts. 2 Rebs. 7 Asts. 2 Stls. 1 Blk.
Lopez - 12 Pts. 7 Rebs. 2 Stls. 4 Blks.
Lillard - 25 Pts. 6 Rebs. 3 Asts. 3 Stls. 1 Blk.
Matthews - 12 Pts. 3 Rebs. 1 Stl.
Robinson - 8 Pts. 3 Rebs. 1 Ast. 1 Stl.
Williams - 3 Pts. 1 Ast.




PLAYOFF TREE:
West:
1. Spurs - 3
8. Mavericks - 3

4. Rockets - 2
5. BLAZERS - 4

2. Thunder - 3
7. Grizzlies - 3

3. Clippers - 3
6. Warriors - 3

East:
1. Pacers - 3
8. Hawks - 3

4. Bulls - 1
5. WIZARDS - 4

2. HEAT - 4
7. Bobcats - 0

3. Raptors - 3
6. Nets - 3





Sunday, May 5 Schedule: 3 games

Game 7 - Atlanta at Indiana - 5:30 pm ET, 2:30 pm PT on TNT

Game 7 - Memphis at Oklahoma City - 8 pm ET, 5 pm PT on TNT

Game 7 - Golden State at L.A. Clippers - 10:30 pm ET, 7:30 pm PT on TNT
Post Merge: May 04, 2014, 03:10:49 PMMay 4, Final Scores/Box Scores:

Hawks - 80 Pacers - 92

Hawks:
Millsap - 15 Pts. 17 Rebs. 4 Asts. 4 Stls. 1 Blk.
Carroll - 2 Pts. 5 Rebs. 1 Stl. 2 Blks.
Antic - 4 Rebs. 1 Ast. 2 Stls.
Teague - 16 Pts. 3 Rebs. 3 Asts. 2 Stls. 1 Blk.
Korver - 19 Pts. 3 Rebs.
Scott - 15 Pts. 3 Rebs.
Mack - 13 Pts. 1 Reb. 7 Asts.
Williams - 2 Rebs. 1 Ast.

Pacers:
West - 4 Pts. 13 Rebs. 4 Asts. 2 Stls. 6 Blks.
George - 30 Pts. 11 Rebs. 3 Asts. 2 Stls.
Hibbert - 13 Pts. 7 Rebs. 5 Blks.
Hill - 15 Pts. 5 Rebs. 4 Asts. 2 Stls.
Stephenson - 19 Pts. 14 Rebs. 5 Asts.
Copeland - 3 Pts.
Mahinmi - 1 Pt. 2 Rebs. 1 Ast. 2 Blks.
Watson - 7 Pts. 3 Rebs.

Grizzlies - 109 Thunder - 120

Grizzlies:
Miller - 3 Pts. 2 Rebs. 2 Asts. 1 Stl.
Gasol - 24 Pts. 2 Rebs. 6 Asts. 4 Stls. 1 Blk.
Conley - 15 Pts. 5 Rebs. 9 Asts. 4 Stls.
Allen - 15 Pts. 4 Rebs.
Lee - 16 Pts. 3 Asts. 1 Stl.
Davis - 1 Reb.
Leuer - 9 Pts. 7 Rebs. 1 Ast. 1 Stl.
Prince - 6 Pts. 3 Rebs. 1 Ast.
Koufos - 4 Pts. 4 Rebs. 1 Stl.
Udrih - 12 Pts. 1 Stl.
Franklin - 1 Reb.

Thunder:
Ibaka - 12 Pts. 4 Rebs. 2 Stls.
Durant - 33 Pts. 8 Rebs. 2 Asts. 1 Blk.
Butler - 15 Pts. 4 Rebs. 1 Ast. 2 Stls.
Perkins - 4 Pts. 1 Ast.
Westbrook - 27 Pts. 10 Rebs. 16 Asts. 2 Stls. 1 Blk.
Adams - 8 PTs. 1 Reb.
Fisher - 5 Pts. 2 Rebs. 1 Ast. 1 Stl.
Jackson - 16 Pts. 3 Rebs. 1 Ast.
Lamb - 1 Reb.

Warriors - 121 Clippers - 126

Warriors:
Lee - 13 Pts. 13 Rebs. 3 Asts.
Iguodala - 14 Pts. 7 Rebs. 3 Asts. 2 Stls.
Green - 24 Pts. 7 Rebs. 3 Asts. 2 Stls. 2 Blks.
Curry - 33 Pts. 5 Rebs. 9 Asts. 3 Stls.
Thompson - 15 Pts. 7 Asts. 1 Stl. 1 Blk.
Speights - 10 Pts. 2 Rebs. 1 Stl.
Barnes - 2 Rebs. 1 Blk.
O'Neal - 1 Blk.
Crawford - 12 Pts. 1 Reb.

Clippers:
Griffin - 24 Pts. 5 Rebs. 6 Asts. 3 Stls. 3 Blks.
Barnes - 13 Pts. 3 Rebs. 1 Ast. 1 Stl.
Jordan - 15 Pts. 18 Rebs. 2 Asts. 3 Blks.
Paul - 22 Pts. 2 Rebs. 14 Asts. 4 Stls.
Redick - 20 Pts. 3 Rebs. 1 Ast. 2 Stls.
Davis - 2 Pts. 2 Rebs.
Granger - 1 Reb. 1 Ast. 1 Stl.
Collison - 8 Pts. 2 Rebs. 1 Ast. 1 Stl.
Crawford - 22 Pts. 2 Rebs. 2 Stls.



PLAYOFF TREE:
West:
1. Spurs - 3
8. Mavericks - 3

4. Rockets - 2
5. BLAZERS - 4

2. THUNDER - 4
7. Grizzlies - 3

3. CLIPPERS - 4
6. Warriors - 3

East:
1. PACERS - 4
8. Hawks - 3

4. Bulls - 1
5. WIZARDS - 4

2. HEAT - 4
7. Bobcats - 0

3. Raptors - 3
6. Nets - 3

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Monday, May 5 Schedule: 2 games

Game 7 - Brooklyn at Toronto - 1 pm ET, 10 am PT on ABC

Game 7 - Dallas at San Antonio - 3:30 pm ET, 12:30 pm PT on ABC

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May 4, Final Scores/Box Scores: (Western Time)

Nets - 104 Raptors - 103

Nets:
Pierce - 10 Pts. 4 Rebs. 1 Ast. 2 Stls. 1 Blk.
Anderson - 5 Pts. 2 Rebs. 1 Ast.
Garnett - 12 Pts. 11 Rebs. 2 Asts. 1 Blk.
Williams - 13 Pts. 2 Rebs. 4 Asts. 2 Stls.
Johnson - 26 Pts. 4 Rebs. 4 Asts. 1 Stl.
Plumlee - 2 Pts.
Teletovic - 4 Rebs. 1 Ast. 1 Blk.
Blatche - 9 Pts. 7 Rebs.
Livingston - 10 Pts. 2 Rebs. 3 Asts.
Thornton - 17 Pts. 6 Rebs.

Raptors:
Johnson - 20 Pts. 10 Rebs. 1 Ast. 1 Blk.
Ross - 11 Pts. 2 Rebs. 2 Stls. 1 Blk.
Valanciunas - 3 Pts. 5 Rebs. 1 Blk.
Lowry - 28 Pts. 7 Rebs. 3 Asts.
DeRozan - 18 Pts. 2 Rebs. 6 Asts. 1 Stl.
Patterson - 16 Pts. 8 Rebs. 1 Ast.
Hayes - 2 Pts. 2 Rebs. 1 Ast. 1 Stl.
Salmons - 3 Pts.
Vasquez - 2 Pts. 2 Rebs. 1 Ast.

Mavericks - 96 Spurs - 119

Mavericks:
Nowitzki - 22 Pts. 9 Rebs. 2 Stls. 1 Blk.
Marion - 5 Pts. 3 Rebs. 1 Ast. 1 Stl.
Dalembert - 2 Pts. 6 Rebs.
Calderon - 4 Pts. 2 Rebs. 4 Asts.
Ellis - 12 Pts. 2 Rebs. 2 Asts. 1 Blk.
Wright - 6 Pts. 1 Ast.
Crowder - 2 Pts. 3 Rebs. 2 Asts.
Blair - 8 Pts. 5 Rebs. 2 Stls.
James - 1 Stl.
Harris - 17 Pts. 2 Rebs. 3 Asts.
Larkin - 1 Reb. 2 Asts.
Carter - 10 Pts. 4 Rebs. 4 Asts.
Ellington - 8 Pts. 2 Rebs. 2 Asts.

Spurs:
Duncan - 15 Pts. 8 Rebs. 1 Ast. 2 Blks.
Leonard - 15 Pts. 6 Rebs. 1 Ast.
Splitter - 1 Pt. 2 Rebs. 1 Stl. 1 Blk.
Parker - 32 Pts. 4 Rebs. 4 Asts.
Green - 16 Pts. 3 Rebs. 1 Ast. 1 Stl. 1 Blk.
Ayres - 2 Rebs.
Bonner - 1 Ast.
Diaw - 8 Pts. 7 Rebs. 5 Asts. 1 Stl.
Mills - 7 Pts. 3 Rebs. 2 Asts. 1 Stl.
Ginobili - 20 Pts. 3 Rebs. 5 Asts. 6 Stls.
Joseph - 2 Rebs. 1 Ast.
Belinelli - 5 Pts.




PLAYOFF TREE:
West:
1. SPURS - 4
8. Mavericks - 3

4. Rockets - 2
5. BLAZERS - 4

2. THUNDER - 4
7. Grizzlies - 3

3. CLIPPERS - 4
6. Warriors - 3

East:
1. PACERS - 4
8. Hawks - 3

4. Bulls - 1
5. WIZARDS - 4

2. HEAT - 4
7. Bobcats - 0

3. Raptors - 3
6. NETS - 4




SEMI-FINALS SCHEDULE:

1. Spurs vs. 5. Blazers
Game 1: POR at SAS | Tue., May 6, 9:30 PM ET | TNT
Game 2: POR at SAS | Thu., May 8, 9:30 PM ET | ESPN 2
Game 3: SAS at POR | Sat., May 10, 10:30 PM ET | ESPN
Game 4: SAS at POR | Mon., May 12, 10:30 PM ET | TNT
Game 5: POR at SAS | Wed., May 14 | TNT | If Needed
Game 6: SAS at POR | Fri., May 16 | ESPN | If Needed
Game 7: POR at SAS | Mon., May 19 | TNT | If Needed

2. Thunder vs. 3. Clippers
Game 1: LAC at OKC | Mon., May 5, 9:30 PM ET | TNT
Game 2: LAC at OKC | Wed., May 7, 9:30 PM ET | TNT
Game 3: OKC at LAC | Fri., May 9, 10:30 PM ET | ESPN
Game 4: OKC at LAC | Sun., May 11, 3:30 PM ET | ABC
Game 5: LAC at OKC | Tue., May 13 | TNT | If Needed
Game 6: OKC at LAC | Thu., May 15 | ESPN | If Needed
Game 7: LAC at OKC | Sun., May 18 | TNT | If Needed

1. Pacers vs. 5. Wizards
Game 1: WAS at IND | Mon., May 5, 7:00 PM ET | TNT
Game 2: WAS at IND | Wed., May 7, 7:00 PM ET | TNT
Game 3: IND at WAS | Fri., May 9, 8:00 PM ET | ESPN
Game 4: IND at WAS | Sun., May 11, 8:00 PM ET | TNT
Game 5: WAS at IND | Tue., May 13 | TNT | If Needed
Game 6: IND at WAS | Thu., May 15 | ESPN | If Needed
Game 7: WAS at IND | Sun., May 18 | If Needed

2. Heat vs. 6. Nets
Game 1: BKN at MIA | Tue., May 6, 7:00 PM ET | TNT
Game 2: BKN at MIA | Thu., May 8, 7:00 PM ET | ESPN 2
Game 3: MIA at BKN | Sat., May 10, 8:00 PM ET | ABC
Game 4: MIA at BKN | Mon., May 12, 8:00 PM ET | TNT
Game 5: BKN at MIA | Wed., May 14 | TNT | If Needed
Game 6: MIA at BKN | Fri., May 16 | ESPN | If Needed
Game 7: BKN at MIA | Sun., May 18 | ABC | If Needed
Post Merge: May 06, 2014, 10:25:04 PMMay 6, Final Scores/Box Scores:

Wizards - 102 Pacers - 96
Beal: 25 Pts. Wall: 9 Asts. Gortat: 15 Rebs./George: 18 Pts. George: 5 Asts. West: 12 Rebs.

Wizards:
Nene - 15 Pts. 6 Rebs. 2 Asts. 2 Blks.
Ariza - 22 Pts. 6 Rebs. 2 Asts. 1 Stl.
Gortat - 12 Pts. 15 REbs. 2 Asts. 3 Blks.
Wall - 13 Pts. 5 Rebs. 9 Asts. 1 Stl. 2 Blks.
Beal - 25 Pts. 7 Rebs. 7 Asts. 5 Stls. 1 Blk.
Booker - 1 Ast.
Gooden - 12 Pts. 13 Rebs.
Webster - 1 Reb.
Miller - 3 Pts.

Pacers:
West - 15 Pts. 12 Rebs. 2 Asts. 1 Blk.
George - 18 Pts. 6 Rebs. 5 Asts. 1 Stl.
Hibbert - 1 Ast. 2 Blks.
Hill - 18 Pts. 4 Rebs. 1 Ast.
Stephenson - 12 Pts. 6 Rebs. 2 Asts. 2 Stls.
Scola - 12 Pts. 5 Rebs. 1 stl. 2 Blks.
Turner - 7 Pts. 2 Rebs. 2 Asts. 1 Stl.
Copeland - 3 Pts. 1 Ast.
Mahinmi - 2 Pts.
Watson - 9 Pts. 1 Reb. 2 Asts. 1 Stl.

Clippers - 122 Thunder - 105

Clippers:
Griffin - 23 Pts. 5 Rebs. 5 Asts.
Barnes - 10 Pts. 2 Rebs. 1 Ast. 1 Stl.
Jordan - 7 Pts. 5 Rebs. 4 Stls.
Paul - 32 Pts. 2 Rebs. 10 Asts.
Redick - 12 Pts. 3 Rebs. 3 Asts. 1 Stl.
Davis - 6 Pts. 2 Rebs. 1 Blk.
Dudley - 3 Pts. 3 Rebs. 1 Ast.
Granger - 5 Pts. 5 Rebs. 1 Stl.
Hollins - 1 Reb.
Collison - 5 Pts. 1 Reb. 4 Asts.
Bullock - 2 Pts. 1 Ast.
Crawford - 17 Pts. 1 Reb. 1 Ast.
Green - 1 Reb. 1 Stl.

Thunder:
Ibaka - 12 Pts. 6 Rebs. 1 Stl. 2 Blks.
Durant - 25 Pts. 4 Rebs. 4 Asts. 1 Stl. 1 Blk.
Perkins - 3 Pts. 3 Rebs. 1 Ast.
Westbrook - 29 Pts. 4 Rebs. 4 Asts.
Sefolosha - 5 Pts. 2 Rebs. 1 Stl.
Collison - 4 Pts. 3 Rebs.
Jones - 8 Pts. 3 Rebs.
Butler - 3 Pts. 6 Rebs. 1 Ast.
Adams - 4 Rebs.
Jackson - 4 Pts. 2 Rebs. 5 Asts.
Fisher - 4 Pts. 4 Rebs. 1 Stl.
Lamb - 8 Pts. 6 Rebs. 2 Asts. 1 Stl. 1 Blk.




PLAYOFF TREE:

West:
1. Spurs - 0
5. Blazers - 0

2. Thunder - 0
3. Clippers - 1

East:
1. Pacers - 0
5. Wizards - 1

2. Heat - 0
6. Nets - 0

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Wednesday, May 7 Schedule: 2 games

Game 1 - Brooklyn at Miami - 7 pm ET, 4 pm PT on TNT

Game 1 - Portland at San Antonio - 9:30 pm ET, 6:30 pm PT on TNT

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Thunder star Kevin Durant wins first MVP award

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) -- Kevin Durant has plenty of scoring titles. Now, he finally has an MVP trophy to go with them.
The Oklahoma City Thunder star won the NBA's top individual honor Tuesday, receiving 119 first-place votes. Miami's LeBron James, who had won the last two MVP awards and four of the previous five, finished second with six first-place votes, and Blake Griffin of the Los Angeles Clippers was third.

''Everything in my life, I had to take it,'' Durant said at a ceremony in Edmond. ''They're not going to give it to you out of sympathy. I wouldn't want it any other way. This was another case, if I wanted to win the MVP, I had to go take it. I felt that this was the year I did that.''

Durant won his fourth scoring crown in five years by averaging 32 points. The 6-foot-9 forward helped the Thunder go 59-23, second-best in the league, despite playing much of the season without three-time All-Star Russell Westbrook by his side because of a nagging knee injury.

''He's basically put himself in front of everybody else in the league and shown that he's the best player in the world,'' Westbrook said at the end of the regular season.

James agreed, saying Monday: ''Much respect to him and he deserves it. He had a big-time MVP season.''

Durant's run of 41 consecutive games this season with at least 25 points was the third-longest streak in NBA history.

''It was a two-man race, and then toward the end, it was kind of a no-brainer,'' Griffin said.

James averaged 27.1 points, 6.9 rebounds and 6.3 assists while shooting nearly 57 percent from the field.

Griffin averaged 24.1 points and 10.1 rebounds.

''It's an honor, really,'' he said of finishing third. ''It's hard to believe. I'm honored and humbled by that.''

Durant scored at least 40 points 14 times. He also averaged 7.4 rebounds and a career-high 5.5 assists while shooting 50 percent from the field.

While Westbrook was out after his most recent knee surgery, Durant averaged 35 points and 6.3 assists as the Thunder went 20-7 and remained among the league's elite.

Westbrook's injury gave Durant an opportunity to use his improving skills as a playmaker.

''I've always been a player that was excited for my teammates' success,'' Durant said.

Teammates and opponents say Durant became a more complete player this season. They praised him for improving his court vision, consistently making the extra pass and moving more efficiently without the ball.

''I think we take it for granted,'' teammate Nick Collison said. ''To be able to stay on for long periods of time - have to cut hard, catch the ball in the right spot and defend on the other end - is tough to do. To be able to show that shows that he has an edge to him. He doesn't take a night off.''

Durant's slight build could be considered one of his few weaknesses, but he has improved in dealing with opponents who try to push him around.

''I don't really think that matters with him,'' Westbrook said. ''He just takes on the challenge. When people try to be physical, he takes on the challenge and becomes more aggressive.''

Though Durant's consistency stood out this season, he had several exceptional games. He scored 48 points on Jan. 4 at Minnesota, then scored 48 again two games later at Utah. He scored a career-high 54 points in a home win against Golden State on Jan. 17 and two games later scored 46 at home in a victory against Portland.

Two games after that, he had a triple-double - 32 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists - in a win at Philadelphia, and he followed that with 41 points in a victory over Atlanta. He scored 51 points at Toronto on March 21 in a staggering 53 minutes and hit the game-winning 3-pointer with 1.7 seconds left in double overtime.

He capped it off in the season finale by scoring 21 of his 42 points in the fourth quarter against Detroit and winning the game with a dunk with 16.5 seconds left. The Thunder overcame a 10-point deficit in the quarter to clinch the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference playoffs.

''I put in so much work and so many people helped me,'' he said. ''I feel like we all won it. Our equipment guy gave me a hug today and said, 'This is my first MVP,' and I thought about that. And I said, 'Yeah, this is our first MVP.' I couldn't have done it without the teammates, without the trainer. Everybody. We all just did this together.''

From Y! Sports
Post Merge: May 07, 2014, 11:46:45 AMWarriors fire coach Mark Jackson

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) -- Mark Jackson came to the Golden State Warriors talking big and brash. He promised playoff appearances and championships, and he delivered plenty of wins along the way.

Away from the court, though, Jackson never backed down from doing things how he wanted. His inability to mesh with management - and management's inability to mesh with Jackson - increasingly overshadowed his success - and ultimately cost him his job.

The Warriors fired Jackson after three seasons Tuesday, ending the franchise's most successful coaching tenure in the past two decades but also one filled with drama and distractions.

''Obviously it was not made exclusively on wins and losses,'' Warriors owner Joe Lacob said.

Lacob and general manager Bob Myers both thanked Jackson, saying he helped make the Warriors a more attractive franchise. But Myers said the decision to dismiss Jackson was ''unanimous'' among the team's executives - though still not easy - in part because the Warriors want a coach who can ''develop a synergy'' with everybody in basketball operations.

Jackson's time with the Warriors will be remembered for the way he helped turn a perennially losing franchise into a consistent winner and the bold and bombastic way in which he did it.

He guaranteed Golden State would make the playoffs in his first season, then finished 23-36 after the NBA labor lockout. The Warriors went 47-35 last season and had a memorable run to the second round of the playoffs, and they were 51-31 this season before losing in seven games to the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round.

The Warriors, who have surrounded star Stephen Curry with a talented nucleus since Lacob's group bought the franchise in 2010, had not made the playoffs in consecutive years since 1991-92. They had made the postseason once in 17 years before Jackson arrived.

Lacob compared the decision to replace Jackson to his work as a venture capitalist in Silicon Valley.

''There's a different CEO that may be required to achieve success at different stages of an organization's development,'' Lacob said. ''When you're a startup company it's one thing, when you're a small-growth company it's one thing and when you're a mature company that's trying to reach a billion in sales - or in this case win an NBA championship - perhaps that's a different person. And we just felt overall we needed a different person.''

Lacob and Myers declined to discuss the coaching search, other than to say it would begin immediately. Former NBA player and TNT broadcaster Steve Kerr, former Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy, Iowa State's Fred Hoiberg and Connecticut's Kevin Ollie have been among the most talked-about candidates this offseason.

The Warriors know a new coach comes with the risk of disrupting team chemistry, especially considering nearly every player publicly called for Jackson to return, especially Curry, whom Lacob said was informed of the decision ahead of time. Myers also spoke to several players after he and Lacob informed Jackson of their decision in a meeting Tuesday morning.

''The hope and belief after talking to them is that they trust us and they believe that we make decisions to win as well,'' Myers said.

Jackson took to Twitter to thank the organization, players and fans. Several of his present and past players also applauded the job he had done.

Jackson, a former NBA point guard who had his best seasons with the New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers, had never been a head coach at any level when Lacob hired him away from the ESPN/ABC broadcast table in June 2011. A minister who runs a church with his wife near their Southern California home, Jackson often spoke of his Christian beliefs while surprisingly turning the Warriors into one of the NBA's best defensive teams.

But Jackson's boisterous personality at times did not play well with Warriors management, his staff and - to a much lesser extent - his players. And his attitude, which bordered on confidence and cockiness, also came off as increasingly insecure when the team struggled.

The Warriors still stuck by Jackson even when he created news off the court, including when reports surfaced in June 2012 that he and his family were the targets of an extortion attempt related to an extramarital affair he had six years prior, which led to questions about his credibility and morals.

The pressure on Jackson really heated up when the Warriors decided to pick up his contract option for the 2014-15 season last summer instead of negotiating a long-term deal as he had wanted. Management also encouraged Jackson to hire a strong tactician after top assistant Michael Malone - who had several disagreements with Jackson - left to become the coach of the Sacramento Kings.

Instead, Jackson promoted Pete Myers and other assistants and hired Lindsey Hunter and Brian Scalabrine. And while reports of rifts within the team surfaced on occasion, dismissing two assistants - Scalabrine and Darren Erman - in a 12-day span before the playoffs perpetuated the idea that Jackson had fostered an environment of dysfunction - which Jackson repeatedly refuted.

Several home losses to lesser teams frustrated Lacob more than anything and cost the Warriors a chance to earn anything more than the sixth playoff seed, which they also had a year ago when they upset Denver in the first round before falling to San Antonio. The Warriors still showed a lot of fight - and an ability to make adjustments - with center Andrew Bogut out with a fractured right rib in the playoffs, pushing the third-seeded Clippers to seven games.

''George Karl was Coach of the Year last year and got fired,'' Clippers coach Doc Rivers said. ''Mark Jackson gets a team to multiple playoffs for the first time in a thousand years, and then gets fired. It's our job. It's a tough job, and I think everybody knows it now more than ever.''

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May 8, Final Scores/Leaders:

Wizards - 82 Pacers - 86

Wizards:
Nene - 14 Pts. 5 Rebs. 2 Asts. 1 Blk.
Ariza - 6 Pts. 8 Rebs. 2 Stls.
Gortat - 21 Pts. 11 Rebs. 1 Ast.
Wall - 6 Pts. 1 Reb. 8 Asts. 1 Stl. 1 Blk.
Beal - 17 Pts. 5 Rebs. 7 Asts. 2 Stls.
Booker - 2 Pts. 3 Rebs. 1 Blk.
Gooden - 5 Pts. 4 Rebs. 1 Ast.
Webster - 5 Pts. 4 Rebs. 1 Ast.
Miller - 6 Pts. 2 Rebs.

Pacers:
West - 9 Pts. 6 Rebs. 2 Asts.
George - 11 Pts. 6 Rebs. 4 Asts. 2 Stls.
Hibbert - 28 Pts. 9 Rebs. 1 Ast. 2 Blks.
Hill - 14 Pts. 4 Rebs. 3 Asts. 1 Stl. 1 Blk.
Stephenson - 12 Pts. 7 Rebs. 5 Asts. 1 Stl.
Scola - 1 Pt. 1 Reb.
Turner - 2 Rebs. 2 Asts. 1 Stl.
Mahinmi - 6 Pts. 2 Rebs. 1 Stl.
Watson - 5 Pts. 1 Reb. 2 Stls.

Clippers - 101 Thunder - 112

Clippers:
Griffin - 15 Pts. 6 Rebs. 2 Asts. 1 Stl. 1 Blk.
Barnes - 11 Pts. 4 Rebs. 1 Stl.
Jordan - 7 Pts. 8 Rebs. 1 Ast. 1 Stl.
Paul - 17 Pts. 5 Rebs. 11 Asts. 3 Stls.
Redick - 18 Pts. 1 Stl.
Davis - 10 Pts. 6 Rebs. 1 Blk.
Dudley - 2 Rebs. 1 Ast.
Granger - 1 Reb. 1 Stl.
Collison - 13 Pts. 2 Rebs. 3 Asts.
Crawford - 7 Pts. 1 Reb. 3 Asts. 2 Stls.
Green - 3 Pts. 2 Rebs. 1 Ast. 1 Stl.

Thunder:
Ibaka - 14 Pts. 7 Rebs. 1 Ast. 1 Blk.
Durant - 32 Pts. 12 Rebs. 9 Asts. 2 Stls.
Perkins - 8 Pts. 9 Rebs.
Westbrook - 31 Pts. 10 Rebs. 10 Asts. 3 Stls.
Sefolosha - 14 Pts. 1 Ast. 3 Stls.
Collison - 1 Reb.
Butler - 3 Pts. 4 Rebs. 1 Ast.
Adams - 6 Pts. 5 Rebs. 1 Blk.
Jackson - 4 Pts. 3 Rebs. 1 Ast.
Fisher - 1 Reb.




PLAYOFF TREE:

West:
1. Spurs - 1
5. Blazers - 0

2. Thunder - 1
3. Clippers - 1

East:
1. Pacers - 1
5. Wizards - 1

2. Heat - 1
6. Nets - 0

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Jamal Crawford of Clippers wins NBA Sixth Man

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Just as he has to wait to come into games, Jamal Crawford had to be patient about receiving the NBA Sixth Man Award.

The 34-year-old guard was honored on Thursday, a week later than usual. The delay was caused by the controversy involving team owner Donald Sterling, who was banned for life by the NBA after a recording surfaced in which he made racist comments.

''We've known it for a while, but obviously with all the stuff going on we decided to try to let it die down before we gave him the award or he would never be able to talk about the award,'' Clippers coach Doc Rivers said. ''I'm glad we're finally able to do this.''

Crawford became the oldest recipient and the first to win with different teams. He also was honored as the league's best player off the bench while with the Atlanta Hawks in 2009-10.

''It's pretty cool,'' he said during a presentation at the team's practice facility, with teammates including Chris Paul and Blake Griffin cheering him and poking fun of his suit and tie.

''I didn't know what a family was on the court until I got with these guys,'' an emotional Crawford said. ''I've been on a lot of teams and usually guys, they go their own way. But with us, everybody is included, everybody is a part. They make everybody feel like family.''

Crawford led the league's reserve players in scoring this season, averaging 18.6 points. He came off the bench in 45 of 69 games he played in, helping the Clippers to a 57-25 record, their best regular-season mark in franchise history.

Crawford went so far as to say he hopes to spend the rest of his career with the Clippers, an organization roiled by Sterling telling his friend V. Stiviano that he didn't want her to bring black people to Clippers games.

''As long as I'm with this group of guys and with Doc leading us, everything else will work itself out,'' Crawford said.

The Clippers had a 31-14 record when Crawford came off the bench this season.

Crawford set the single-season franchise record for 3-pointers made with 161. That surpassed his record from last season, his first in Los Angeles, when he was runner-up for the Sixth Man award.

''He can score in his sleep,'' Rivers said. ''I've never seen a guy that can sit for 15 minutes and literally be on the floor for a half-second and they swing him the ball and he's ready to shoot and make some shots.''

Rivers even made an exception to his policy of not running a play for someone when they first enter the game.

''He's a lethal scorer, but he adds more value when he does other things,'' the coach said.

Rivers was among those in the NBA who knew Crawford by reputation, a player who only wanted to score and not defend. But Crawford put that to rest this season, especially when Paul was injured.

''This year he's ran the point guard position, he's been my best passer at times when C.P. was out,'' Rivers said. ''He's been our defender, he's in the right spots. He's been a complete team guy, so I'm really happy for him.''

Crawford received 57 first-place votes and 421 total points from a panel of 125 sports writers and broadcasters throughout the U.S. and Canada. He joined Kevin McHale, Ricky Pierce and Detlef Schrempf as two-time winners.

Taj Gibson of Chicago finished second with 395 points and San Antonio's Manu Ginobili was third with 138.

Crawford had his best month in January, scoring in double figures in 15 of 16 games and helping the Clippers go 12-4 that month.

On Jan. 25, he had 37 points and 11 assists in a win over Toronto - the most points he scored off the bench in his career and his most with the Clippers. It was the second time this season he had that many points and assists; he totaled those numbers against Sacramento on Nov. 29.

Crawford missed 13 games in March and April because of a sore Achilles tendon, but rallied to return in time for the playoffs. The Clippers and Thunder are tied 1-1 in their Western Conference semifinals series.

The award sponsor Kia will donate a 2015 vehicle to a charity of Crawford's choice.

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May 9, Final Scores/Leaders:

Nets - 82 Heat - 94

Nets:
Pierce - 13 Pts. 4 Rebs. 2 Asts.
Garnett - 4 Pts. 12 Rebs. 3 Asts. 3 Stls.
Williams - 7 Rebs. 6 Asts.
Livingston - 15 Pts. 5 Rebs. 3 Asts. 1 Blk.
Johnson - 13 Pts. 4 Rebs. 3 Asts. 1 Stl. 1 Blk.
Teletovic - 20 Pts. 2 Rebs.
Plumlee - 2 Pts. 2 Rebs. 1 Ast. 1 Blk.
Anderson - 5 Pts. 4 Rebs. 1 Ast. 1 Stl.
Thornton - 10 Pts. 3 Rebs.

Heat:
Battier - 3 Pts. 1 Reb. 1 Stl.
James - 22 Pts. 4 Rebs. 3 Asts. 2 Stls. 1 Blk.
Bosh - 18 Pts. 6 Rebs. 3 Blks.
Chalmers - 11 Pts. 1 Reb. 5 Asts. 1 Stl. 1 Blk.
Wade - 14 Pts. 7 Rebs. 7 Asts. 2 Stls. 1 Blk.
Andersen - 2 Pts. 3 Rebs. 1 Stl.
Lewis - 6 Pts. 3 Rebs. 1 Stl.
Cole - 5 Pts. 3 Rebs. 1 Stl.
Allen - 13 Pts. 8 Rebs. 2 Asts. 1 Stl. 1 Blk.

Blazers - 97 Spurs - 114

Blazers:
Aldridge - 16 Pts. 10 Rebs. 3 Asts. 1 Stl. 1 Blk.
Batum - 21 Pts. 9 Rebs. 2 Asts. 1 Stl.
Lopez - 8 Pts. 9 Rebs. 2 Blks.
Lillard - 19 Pts. 5 Rebs. 5 Asts. 1 Stl.
Matthews - 14 PTs. 7 Rebs. 4 Asts.
Robinson - 2 Pts. 2 Rebs. 1 Ast.
Watson - 1 Reb.
Williams - 4 Pts.
Barton - 13 PTs. 1 Reb.

Spurs:
Duncan - 10 Pts. 6 Rebs. 3 Asts. 3 Blks.
Leonard - 20 Pts. 5 Rebs. 2 Stls. 2 Blks.
Splitter - 10 Pts. 10 Rebs. 2 Asts. 1 Stl. 1 Blk.
Parker - 16 Pts. 5 Rebs. 10 Asts. 1 Stl.
Green - 8 Pts. 3 Rebs. 3 Asts. 2 Blks.
Diaw - 12 Pts. 4 Rebs. 2 Asts.
Ayres - 2 Pts. 1 Reb.
Mills - 7 Pts. 1 Reb. 2 Asts.
Ginobili - 16 Pts. 5 Rebs. 4 Asts. 3 Stls.
Belinelli - 13 Pts. 1 Reb. 1 Ast.




PLAYOFF TREE:

West:
1. Spurs - 2
5. Blazers - 0

2. Thunder - 1
3. Clippers - 1

East:
1. Pacers - 1
5. Wizards - 1

2. Heat - 2
6. Nets - 0


Saturday, May 10 Schedule: 2 games

Game 3 - Indiana at Washington - 8 pm ET, 5 pm PT on ESPN

Game 3 - Oklahoma City at L.A. Clippers - 10:30 pm ET, 7:30 pm PT on ESPN

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May 11, Final Scores/Box Scores:

Heat - 90 Nets - 104

Spurs - 118 Blazers - 103

Heat:
Battier - 2 Pts. 1 Reb. 1 Stl.
James - 28 Pts. 8 Rebs. 5 Asts. 1 Stl. 1 Blk.
Bosh - 12 Pts. 5 Rebs. 1 Stl. 3 Blks.
Chalmers - 3 Pts. 1 Reb. 2 Asts. 1 Stl.
Wade - 20 Pts. 2 Rebs. 3 Asts. 3 Stls.
Haslem - 1 Reb.
Andersen - 2 Pts. 4 Rebs. 2 Blks.
Lewis - 2 Pts. 2 Rebs. 1 Stl.
Jones - 9 Pts. 1 Reb.
Cole - 3 Pts. 2 Asts.
Allen - 9 Pts. 2 Rebs. 1 Ast.

Nets:
Pierce - 14 Pts. 4 Rebs. 1 Ast. 2 Stls.
Garnett - 10 Pts. 7 Rebs. 1 Ast.
Williams - 9 Pts. 3 Rebs. 11 Asts. 1 Stl.
Livingston - 12 Pts. 4 Rebs. 5 Asts. 1 Stl.
Johnson - 19 Pts. 3 Rebs. 6 Asts.
Teletovic - 12 Pts. 6 Rebs. 1 Stl.
Plumlee - 1 Reb.
Anderson - 8 Pts. 1 Reb. 1 Ast.
Kirilenko - 3 Pts. 3 Rebs. 1 Ast. 1 Stl.
Blatche - 15 Pts. 10 REbs.
Thornton - 2 Pts. 1 Reb.

Spurs:
Duncan - 19 Pts. 7 Rebs. 4 Asts. 1 Stl.
Leonard - 16 Pts. 10 Rebs. 1 Stl.
Splitter - 9 Pts. 7 Rebs. 3 Asts.
Parker - 29 Pts. 2 Rebs. 6 Asts. 1 Stl.
Green - 5 Pts. 3 Rebs. 2 Stls.
Bonner - 1 Reb.
Diaw - 9 Pts. 5 Rebs. 2 Asts. 1 Stl.
Ayres - 2 Pts. 1 Reb.
Mills - 10 Pts. 1 Reb. 1 Ast. 1 Stl.
Joseph - 1 Ast.
Ginobili - 14 Pts. 4 REbs. 5 Asts. 2 Stls.
Belinelli - 5 Pts. 1 Ast. 1 Stl.

Blazers:
Aldridge - 21 Pts. 12 Rebs. 1 Ast.
Batum - 20 Pts. 9 Rebs. 7 Asts. 2 Stls.
Lopez - 13 Pts. 7 Rebs. 3 Asts.
Lillard - 21 Pts. 3 Rebs. 9 Asts. 1 Stl.
Matthews - 22 Pts. 4 Rebs. 1 Ast. 2 Stls.
Robinson - 2 Asts.
Claver - 4 Rebs.
Wright - 2 Pts.
Leonard - 1 Reb.
McCollum - 4 Pts.
Barton - 1 Reb.





PLAYOFF TREE: SEMI-FINALS:

West:
1. Spurs - 3
5. Blazers - 0

2. Thunder - 2
3. Clippers - 1

East:
1. Pacers - 2
5. Wizards - 1

2. Heat - 2
6. Nets - 1





Monday, May 12 Schedule: 2 games

Game 4 - Oklahoma City at L.A. Clippers - 3:30 pm ET, 12:30 pm PT on ABC

Game 4 - Indiana at Washington - 8 pm ET, 5 pm PT on TNT
Post Merge: May 12, 2014, 10:27:32 PMMay 12, Final Scores/Box Scores:

Thunder - 99 Clippers - 101

Pacers - 95 Wizards - 92

Thunder:
Ibaka - 8 Pts. 5 Rebs. 1 Ast. 4 Blks.
Durant - 40 Pts. 7 Rebs. 3 Asts. 2 Stls. 2 Blks.
Perkins - 1 Pt. 6 Rebs.
Westbrook - 27 Pts. 6 Rebs. 8 Asts. 3 Stls.
Sefolosha - 4 Pts. 4 Rebs. 1 Ast.
Collison - 2 Pts. 2 Rebs. 1 Stl.
Butler - 6 Pts. 6 Res. 2 Asts. 1 Blk.
Adams - 1 Pt. 4 Rebs. 1 Blk.
Jackson - 10 Pts. 3 Rebs. 2 Asts.

Clippers:
Griffin - 25 Pts. 9 Rebs. 2 Asts. 1 Stl.
Barnes - 2 Rebs. 3 Asts. 1 Stl.
Jordan - 7 Pts. 14 Rebs. 1 Ast. 2 Stl. 2 Blks.
Paul - 23 Pts. 5 Rebs. 10 Asts. 4 Stls.
Redick - 6 Pts. 1 Stl.
Davis - 4 Pts. 2 Rebs. 3 Asts.
Granger - 1 Reb.
Collison - 18 Pts. 7 Rebs. 1 Ast.
Crawford - 18 Pts. 5 Rebs. 3 Asts. 2 Stls. 2 Blks.

Pacers:
West - 14 Pts. 3 Rebs. 8 Asts.
George - 39 Pts. 12 Rebs. 2 Stls.
Hibbert - 17 Pts. 9 Rebs. 1 Stl. 2 Blks.
Hill - 15 Pts. 2 Rebs. 4 Asts. 2 Stls.
Stephenson - 8 Pts. 9 Rebs. 6 Asts. 1 Stl.
Scola - 3 Rebs. 1 Ast.
Mahinmi - 1 Reb.
Watson - 2 Pts. 1 Reb. 1 Ast.

Wizards:
Nene - 10 Pts. 3 Rebs. 3 Asts. 2 Blks.
Ariza - 16 Pts. 9 Rebs. 3 Stls.
Gortat - 2 Pts. 3 Rebs. 1 Ast. 1 Stl. 1 Blk.
Wall - 12 Pts. 1 Reb. 7 Asts. 1 Stl. 1 Blk.
Beal - 20 Pts. 5 Rebs. 5 Asts. 3 Stls.
Harrington - 11 Pts. 6 Res. 3 Stls.
Gooden - 10 Pts. 4 Rebs. 2 Asts. 3 Blks.
Webster - 4 PTs. 2 Rebs. 1 Blk.
Miller - 7 Pts. 3 Res. 4 Asts.




PLAYOFF TREE: SEMI-FINALS:

West:
1. Spurs - 3
5. Blazers - 0

2. Thunder - 2
3. Clippers - 2

East:
1. Pacers - 3
5. Wizards - 1

2. Heat - 2
6. Nets - 1

[Zurca]

AP sources: Wolves open to idea of trading Love

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- Throughout most of last season, Minnesota Timberwolves president of basketball operations Flip Saunders and owner Glen Taylor remained steadfast in their stance that they would not consider trading Kevin Love.

They were determined instead to convince the All-Star forward that he should sign an extension to remain after next season.

With the NBA draft lottery coming up this week and an increasing concern that Love will leave for another team after next year, that stance has softened, two people with knowledge of the situation told The Associated Press.

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May 20, Final Score/Box Scores:

Thunder - 105 Spurs - 122

Thunder:
Collison - 3 Rebs. 1 Ast. 2 Stls. 1 Blk.
Durant - 28 Pts. 9 Rebs. 5 Asts. 1 Blk.
Perkins - 5 Pts. 9 Rebs.
Westbrook - 25 Pts. 5 Rebs. 7 Asts.
Sefolosha - 1 Reb.
Jones - 3 Pts.
Butler - 9 Pts. 4 Rebs. 1 Ast.
Adams - 4 Pts. 2 Rebs. 1 Ast. 1 Blk.
Jackson - 13 Pts. 2 Rebs. 2 Asts.
Fisher - 16 Pts. 2 REbs. 1 Ast. 2 Stls.
Lamb - 2 Pts. 1 Ast.

Spurs:
Duncan - 27 Pts. 7 Rebs. 3 Asts.
Leonard - 16 Pts. 6 Rebs. 2 Asts. 3 Stls. 1 Blk.
Splitter - 6 Pts. 8 Rebs. 1 Blk.
Parker - 14 Pts. 3 Rebs. 12 Asts. 1 Stl.
Green - 16 Pts. 4 Rebs. 1 Ast. 2 Stls.
Baynes - 2 Pts. 1 Reb.
Diaw - 9 Pts. 3 Rebs. 3 Asts. 1 Stl.
Ayres - 2 Rebs.
Mills - 5 Pts. 1 Reb. 2 Asts.
Joseph - 4 Pts.
Ginobili - 18 Pts. 2 Rebs. 3 Asts. 1 Stl.
Belinelli - 5 Pts. 3 Rebs. 2 Asts.




PLAYOFF TREE: CONFERENCE FINALS:

West:
1. Spurs - 1
2. Thunder - 0

East:
1. Pacers - 1
2. Heat - 0
Post Merge: May 20, 2014, 06:03:44 PMTuesday, May 20 Schedule: 1 game

Game 2 - Miami at Indiana - 8:30 pm ET, 5:30 pm PT on ESPN

*NBA Draft Lottery - 8 pm ET, 5 pm PT on ESPN
Post Merge: May 21, 2014, 11:09:14 AMCavs win overall No.1 pick for the secong straight year

NEW YORK -- The Cleveland Cavaliers' lottery luck just keeps going.
 The Cavaliers continued their remarkable run Tuesday, winning the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft for the second straight year and third time in the last four. They moved up from the ninth spot, when they had just a 1.7 percent chance of winning the top selection.

"It seems surreal," Cavs vice chairman Jeff Cohen said. "This is three out of four years and we had a 1.7 percent chance of coming up with the first pick and we pulled it off again."
 They drafted Kyrie Irving first in 2011 and will hope to do better with this win than last year, when they took Anthony Bennett, who had a forgettable rookie season.
 Nick Gilbert, the son of Cleveland owner Dan Gilbert, was on the podium for the previous two wins, but general manager David Griffin was there this time.
 Griffin had a pin on his lapel from his late grandmother and was carrying one of Nick Gilbert's bowties, which was as lucky in his breast pocket as it was with Nick wearing it.
 Irving took to Twitter to comment on his team's good fortune.
 Luck of the Ping pong balls...Very exciting!!!
 - Kyrie Irving (@KyrieIrving) May 21, 2014
The Cavs can now choose among the likes of Andrew Wiggins and Joel Embiid of Kansas, Duke's Jabari Parker, or another player from what's considered a deep draft.
 "This means everything," Cohen said. "This is the deepest draft arguably since LeBron (James) and Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh and Carmelo Anthony came out."
 The Cavs won that one, too, in 2003, when they picked James. But they have been lottery regulars since he bolted for Miami in 2010, and they want that to stop.
 "Rebuilding is a process and we lost a player a number of years back that it was going (to take) some time. Quite frankly it's taken a little bit longer then we'd like, but we've been patient," Cohen said.
 "I think now is the time we're going to reap the rewards of our patience."

The Milwaukee Bucks fell one spot to second and the Philadelphia 76ers will draft third. The Bucks had a 25 percent chance of winning after a league-worst 15-67 record, but the team with the best odds hasn't won since 2004.
 The expected strength of the class led to speculation that teams were tanking in hopes of getting a high pick. But the Cavs had playoff expectations, hoping a strong season could make them attractive to James if he was interested in returning home as a free agent.
 Nick Gilbert said last year he expected the Cavs to be done with the lottery, but they were right back in Times Square after a disappointing season that resulted in them firing Mike Brown after just one year and a 33-49 record in his second stint with the team. Another top selection surely will make Cleveland more attractive to prospective coaches.
 The city of Cleveland may be on a 50-year championship drought, but sure does have this lottery thing figured out.
 The 2011 win was also a stunner, when the Cavs moved up from the No. 8 spot with a pick they had acquired from the Los Angeles Clippers.
 And by moving up this year, they hurt the Detroit Pistons, who started eighth but by falling back, had to trade the pick to Charlotte as part of a deal for Ben Gordon.
 Orlando dropped a spot to fourth and also will have the No. 12 pick from Denver. Utah is No. 5 and the Lakers and Boston Celtics couldn't make the most of rare lottery appearances, with Los Angeles at No. 7 and Boston at No. 6.

The 76ers couldn't move up even with Hall of Famer Julius Erving representing them, but they will have two top-10 picks: their own and New Orleans' at No. 10 from last year's trade that sent Jrue Holiday to the Pelicans.
 "If we had No. 3 alone, I would be a little disappointed and so would our group. But the fact that we also have the 10th pick, we may have done better than anyone else," Erving said. "We can get two players out of this draft or leverage those two picks."
 Still, the big winners -- again -- were the Cavs.
 Nick Gilbert was the hit of the 2011 lottery, his big glasses and bowtie charming viewers. This time it was Mallory Edens, the 18-year-old daughter of incoming Bucks co-owner Wes Edens. She gained thousands of Twitter followers after her brief on-camera interview.
 But her Bucks pin wasn't lucky enough to end the run of back luck for the worst teams.
 "I was really nervous, but I'm really happy we got the second pick," Mallory Edens said.
 Things kept rolling for the Cavs, who duplicated the feat of Orlando, which went back-to-back at No. 1 in 1992-93. The latter win, after the Magic had gone 41-41 in Shaquille O'Neal's rookie season, caused the league to change the lottery to a weighted format that gave the worst teams the most chances.
 The tanking talk has led to discussions to change it again, something commissioner Adam Silver has said will be discussed this summer. But he has also said that if there was an ideal solution, the league would have implemented it by now.
 The Cavs like it just as it is.
 The 2014 draft will take place Thursday, June 26, and be aired on ESPN.
 Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.


From ESPN.com

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Cavs continue lottery luck, get No. 1 pick again

NEW YORK (AP) -- The Cleveland Cavaliers' lottery luck just keeps going.

The Cavaliers continued their remarkable run Tuesday, winning the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft for the second straight year and third time in the last four. They moved up from the ninth spot, when they had just a 1.7 percent chance of winning the top selection.

''It seems surreal,'' Cavs vice chairman Jeff Cohen said. ''This is three out of four years and we had a 1.7 percent chance of coming up with the first pick and we pulled it off again.''

They drafted Kyrie Irving first in 2011 and will hope to do better with this win than last year, when they took Anthony Bennett, who had a forgettable rookie season.

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May 22, Final Score/Box Scores:

Thunder - 77 Spurs - 112

Thunder:
Collison - 2 Pts. 2 Rebs.
Durant - 15 Pts. 3 Rebs. 2 Asts. 1 Stl.
Perkins - 2 Pts. 4 Rebs. 1 Blk.
Westbrook - 15 Pts. 5 Rebs. 5 Asts. 2 Stls.
Sefolosha - 1 Reb. 1 Stl.
Jones - 2 Pts. 4 Rebs. 1 Blk.
Butler - 9 Pts. 4 Rebs. 1 Ast.
Adams - 9 Pts. 8 Rebs. 1 Ast. 1 Blk.
Jackson - 8 Pts. 3 Rebs. 4 Asts.
Fisher - 2 Pts. 1 Reb. 4 Asts.
Lamb - 13 Pts. 1 Reb. 1 Ast. 2 Stls.
Roberson - 2 Rebs.

Spurs:
Duncan - 14 Pts. 12 Rebs. 1 Ast. 2 Blks.
Leonard - 4 Pts. 1 Reb. 4 Asts. 1 Stl. 1 Blk.
Splitter - 9 Pts. 10 Rebs. 4 Asts. 3 Blks.
Parker - 22 Pts. 2 Rebs. 5 Asts. 2 Stls.
Green - 21 Pts. 3 Rebs. 1 Ast. 3 Stls.
Baynes - 4 Pts. 2 Rebs. 1 Stl.
Bonner - 3 Rebs. 2 Asts. 1 Blk.
Diaw - 11 Pts. 3 Rebs. 1 Ast.
Ayres - 2 Pts. 2 Rebs.
Mills - 5 Rebs. 3 Asts.
Joseph - 6 Pts.
Ginobili - 11 Pts. 3 Rebs. 4 Asts. 1 Stl.
Belinelli - 8 Pts. 7 Rebs. 2 Asts.





PLAYOFF TREE: CONFERENCE FINALS:

West:
1. Spurs - 2
2. Thunder - 0

East:
1. Pacers - 1
2. Heat - 1
Post Merge: May 22, 2014, 06:26:52 PMTim Duncan (12p, 11r) has his 153rd career postseason double-double. Only Magic Johnson (157) has more.




Danny Green has seven 3s, one shy of the Spurs' single-game playoff record held by Michael Finley.





Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili have now won more playoff games than any other trio in NBA history.







Post Merge: May 22, 2014, 06:35:57 PMTim Duncan (12p, 11r) has his 153rd career postseason double-double. Only Magic Johnson (157) has more.




Danny Green has seven 3s, one shy of the Spurs' single-game playoff record held by Michael Finley.





Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and Manu Ginobili have now won more playoff games than any other trio in NBA history.