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Lakers outlast Nuggets 96-87 in thrilling Game 7

Steve Blake

Pau Gasol was consumed by determination, holding off Kenneth Faried with one arm and relentlessly tipping the ball at the hoop with the other in the fourth quarter of Game 7. One, two, three, four - five! - offensive rebounds later, the ball finally surrendered and dropped through the hoop....

 

NBA questions: Can the Heat go all the way?

The NBA playoffs are in full swing and already there have been some surprises. Who would have thought the Bulls could lose a first-round series, or that the Knicks would win a game against the Miami Heat?

 

Nuggets rout Lakers 113-96 to force Game 7

Kobe Bryant

Ty Lawson scored 32 points, fellow spark plug Corey Brewer added 18 and the Denver Nuggets forced a Game 7 in their first-round playoff series with a dominating 113-96 win over the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night....

 

Celtics beat Hawks 83-80 to advance in East

Kevin Garnett had 28 points and 14 rebounds, hitting a jumper to give Boston the lead with 31 seconds left, and the Celtics beat the Atlanta Hawks 83-80 in Game 6 on Thursday night to win their first-round playoff series and advance to the Eastern Conference semifinals for the fifth straight year.

 

76ers beat Bulls 79-78 and advance to 2nd round

Andre Iguodala and Evan Turner hopped on the scorer's table and played to the crowd as the catchy 76ers theme song blared in the arena.

 

PBT: Knicks revert to Melo ball, get KO'd by Heat

Carmelo Anthony

PBT: It's no surprise the Heat beat the Knicks to advance to the second round, but what's left in Miami's wake are a lot of offseason questions to be answered in New York.

 

Horford, Hawks stay alive, beat Celtics 87-86

Al Horford missed most of the season. Now that he's back, the Atlanta Hawks center wants to keep it going as long as he can.

Senh: It was a great game, with lots of runs. They were just a Rajon Rondo turnover from being eliminated.

 

Lakers can't close out Nuggets, stumble 102-99

Andre Miller scored 24 points, including two free throws with 12.8 seconds left, and the Denver Nuggets survived Kobe Bryant's late scoring barrage in a 43-point performance, avoiding playoff elimination with a 102-99 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 5 on Tuesday night.

 

Short-handed Bulls stave off elimination

Luol Deng scored 24 points, Carlos Boozer added 19 points and 13 rebounds, and the Chicago Bulls beat the Philadelphia 76ers 77-69 on Tuesday night to avoid a first-round playoff exit.

 

Zach Lowe: Four more NBA series can end tonight

The Spurs and Thunder have reached the second round. Four more teams can join them tonight. As elimination looms, Zach Lowe examines one critical factor that could decide each game.

 

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