Mama's boy Kevin Durant pilots OKC 'closer to dreams'
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OKLAHOMA CITY — When Lil Wayne turned down Kevin Durant's invitation to watch the Oklahoma City Thunder in Game 4 of the Western Conference finals, he missed quite a show by the three-time scoring champion. Durant scored 18 of his 36 points in a By Robert Klemko, USA TODAY Eric Gay, AP Oklahoma City forward [...]
Read MoreMama's boy Kevin Durant pilots OKC 'closer to dreams'
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Kevin Durant and the Thunder moved on to the NBA Finals Wednesday night, dominating the Spurs in the second half of Game 6, and continuing one of the most impressive playoff runs we've seen in years. Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Derek Fisher (37) and small forward Kevin Durant (35) and power forward Serge Ibaka [...]
Read MoreMama's boy Kevin Durant pilots OKC 'closer to dreams'
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Down 2-0, Rajon Rondo, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Co. are slowly melting away the Miami Heat's once formidable lead and are up 3-2 and could finish off the Heat tonight in Game 6 in Boston. The Miami Heat have been questionable, but it's hard to OKLAHOMA CITY — For all the points, rebounds and [...]
Read MoreMama's boy Kevin Durant pilots OKC 'closer to dreams'
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SB Nation is a collection of over 300 individual communities, each offering high quality year-round coverage and conversation led by fans who are passionate about their favorite teams, leagues or sports. By empowering fans Down 2-0, Rajon Rondo, Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Co. are slowly melting away the Miami Heat's once formidable lead and [...]
Read MoreOKC Thunder's Derek Fisher: 'It's happening before our eyes'
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The Oklahoma City Thunder is headed to its first NBA Finals since the franchise, formerly the Seattle Supersonics, were renamed and moved to the Midwest in 2008. The team is led in 2012 by 23-year-old Kevin Durant, who By Matt Montgomery A Harrah teacher and former Oklahoma City Thunder PA announcer has been charged with [...]
Read MoreMiami Heat fan cheers team for “good job, good effort” after Game 5 loss to …
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Whose fault was it that the Heat didn't pull out a win against the Celtics on Sunday? Just about everyone's. That, Spurs-Thunder, Tiger's "back" (again) and more in this week's Monday Morning Jones. The Miami Heat's 94-90 loss to the Boston Celtics in Tuesday night's Eastern Conference finals marked the eighth pivotal Game 5 of [...]
Read MoreMiami Heat's Chris Bosh comes back to big ovation
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Miami Heat coach Erik Spoelstra maintained for weeks that forward Chris Bosh was out indefinitely with a lower abdominal strain. But Bosh had a timetable. When doctors told him May 14, the day after he sustained the injury against the Indiana Pacers in Wade' leadership can be questioned once again based on his performance in [...]
Read MoreBoston takes 3-2 lead as Miami Heat falls to Celtics
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Mike Ehrmann/Getty Image Bob Ryan tells Golic and Adnan Virk about Celtics-Heat, Paul Pierce, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade. • The Boston Globe's Bob Ryan weighs in on Celtics-Heat, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Doc Rivers, the pressure that Miami has to Against Philadelphia, the Sixers effectively took away a lot of offensive options from the [...]
Read MorePaul Pierce stepped up at the end for Celtics
Boston Globe
The Celtics, who shot 42.5 percent for the game, weren't getting the points they needed from their captain Paul Pierce and then suddenly, he was sitting on the bench with no more chances. Though Pierce started the game with a jump shot and a pair of By Frank Dell'Apa Paul Pierce trotted back to the [...]
Read MoreHeat's Bosh returns for Game 5 against Celtics
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So, with Game 5 of the series set for Tuesday in South Florida, it's all hands on deck for the struggling Heat and that means Chris Bosh may be dusted off and play for the first time since straining a lower abdominal muscle in the opener of the East MIAMI — Chris Bosh has been [...]
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