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NBC's Red Wings-Penguins broadcast on Friday night represented a huge leap for hockey on TV in the U.S. -- and even a big gain on the N.B.A. on ABC.

The NBA on Friday quickly completed its review of Mickael Pietrus' two-handed shove into Pau Gasol's back in the final seconds of Game 4 and ruled that no further action will be taken against the Orlando Magic swingman

Rihanna, Chris Brown picked opposite courtside seats for NBA finals game.

The Los Angeles Lakers comeback win over the Orlando Magic easily drew the most viewers Thursday night as evidenced by Friday morning's fast affiliates, and those numbers will increase dramatically once the true national ratings come in later this afternoon.

With clutch 3-pointers late in the game and in overtime, Derek Fisher helped give Los Angeles a commanding 3-1 lead over Orlando in the N.B.A. finals.

After four taut quarters and one edgy overtime period, the Lakers finally put away a suddenly feisty Magic team and took a 2-0 lead in the N.B.A. finals.

Orlando Magic guard Rafer Alston(notes) had the answer for his poor shooting effort in Game 1 of the NBA Finals: It was coach Stan Van Gundy's fault, according to the New York Daily News.

Kobe Bryant and the Los Angeles Lakers produced a dazzling display at both ends of the floor to crush the Orlando Magic 100-75 in the opening game of the NBA Finals on Thursday.

There will be no Kobe-LeBron showdown in the NBA finals -- and that could make things tougher for the Lakers.

Kobe Bryant had 35 points and 10 assists to lead the Los Angeles Lakers back to the NBA Finals with a 119-92 victory over the Denver Nuggets in Game 6 of the Western Conference finals on Friday night.