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Garnett had 24 points and 11 rebounds, Paul Pierce scored 23 points and Rajon Rondo had 21 points with 10 assists to help the Celtics avoid falling into a 3-0 hole in the series after losing the first two games in Miami.

Boring? Hell, the Spurs are winners -- and winning can be more
thrilling than porn.

Miami took a big step forward. Indiana lost two forwards. Suddenly, the road back to the Eastern Conference finals no longer looks daunting for the Heat.

Dwyane Wade lashed out in frustration during the worst playoff game of his career. His target wasn't wearing an Indiana uniform. Wade confronted his coach as the Miami Heat melted. The star had an animated exchange with Erik Spoelstra on the sideline in the third quarter, a disturbing low point on a night when nothing went Miami's way, and the Heat were throttled 94-75 by the Pacers in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

Heat forward LeBron James is the NBA's MVP for a third time, putting him alongside some of the game's all-time greats... James is winning the award for the third time in four seasons. Only seven other players - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Jordan, Bill Russell, Wilt Chamberlain, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson and Moses Malone - have at least three MVP trophies.

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?

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.

Linsanity turned the season around for the Knicks once, and they are even more desperate for help now. The interim coach said Monday he wasn't counting on Jeremy Lin to play Wednesday when his short-handed Knicks visit Miami for Game 5...