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Best Comebacks In NBA Playoffs History

AP | The Associated Press | Posted 04.30.2012

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With the 2012 NBA Playoffs just barely out of the gate for Round 1, the postseason already seems to be shaping up to be chock-full of bedlam and comeb...

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WATCH: Nuggets Sweep Slowing Rockets In Back-To-Back Gamess

AP | CHRIS DUNCAN | Posted 04.17.2012

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HOUSTON -- Arron Afflalo scored 26 points, Ty Lawson had 25 and the Denver Nuggets continued their playoff push with a 105-102 victory over the fading...

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WATCH: Nuggets Dominate In Game 1 Of Home Set

AP | ARNIE STAPLETON | Posted 04.16.2012

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DENVER -- Arron Afflalo scored 20 of his 22 points in the second half, leading the Denver Nuggets to a 101-86 win over the Houston Rockets on Sunday n...

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Andrew Bynum Ejected Again

AP | Posted 04.08.2012

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Houston Rockets have discovered a winning formula for beating the Los Angeles Lakers: Stay close long enough until Andrew Byn...

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Lakers Overcome By Rockets' Rally

AP | CHRIS DUNCAN | Posted 03.21.2012

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HOUSTON -- Kobe Bryant gave Goran Dragic a quick hug after Houston's pesky point guard led the Rockets past the Lakers on Wednesday night. Dragic hit...

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Derek Fisher On The Move Again

AP | GREG BEACHAM | Posted 05.18.2012

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Derek Fisher confirmed Sunday night he has reached a buyout agreement with the Houston Rockets. The 37-year-old po...

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Lakers Trade Longtime Point Guard

AP | CHRIS DUNCAN | Posted 03.16.2012

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HOUSTON -- A person familiar with the deal says the Houston Rockets have acquired center Marcus Camby from Portland and Derek Fisher and a 2012 first-...

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KG Makes History As Celtics Win In OT

AP | By JIMMY GOLEN | Posted 03.07.2012

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BOSTON -- Kevin Garnett grabbed 13 rebounds to pass Shaquille O'Neal and move into 12th on the NBA's career list, and Paul Pierce scored seven of his ...

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CP3 Leads Clippers Past Rockets In OT Thriller

AP | CHRIS DUNCAN | Posted 05.04.2012

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HOUSTON — Chris Paul had 28 points and 10 assists, Blake Griffin added 14 points and 11 rebounds and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Houston R...

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Injured Nuggets Rally For Big Win

AP | By CHRIS DUNCAN | Posted 03.03.2012

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HOUSTON -- Ty Lawson had 22 points and a career-high 15 assists, Arron Afflalo scored 16 of his 17 points in the second half and the Denver Nuggets ra...

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Yao Weighs In On Lin

Posted 02.16.2012

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He knows the thrill of excitement to walk out onto the court every night with the eyes of the basketball world upon you and he knows the burden of inc...

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Slam Dunk Contest Dunkers Revealed

Posted 02.23.2012

Blake Griffin will apparently not be defending his Slam Dunk Contest title. According to ESPN's Marc Stein and Tim MacMahon, the four contestants at t...

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Harvard Overcome With 'Lin-Sanity'

HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 02.14.2012

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Jeremy Lin isn't just an overnight sensation, an international star, and an NBA phenom. He's even helped do the unthinkable at Harvard: gotten Harvard...

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WATCH: NBA's Highlights Of The Night

Posted 02.10.2012

Thanks to Russell Westbrook, we can add yet another epic moment to the catalog of fantastic play-by-play calls by Kevin Harlan. On Thursday night, the...

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NBA Plays Of The Night

Posted 02.09.2012

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The Jeremy Lin show continued on Wednesday night as the 23-year-old lifted the Knicks over the Wizards with 23 points and a career-high 10 assists, ma...

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Injury-Riddled Nuggets Lose Third Straight

AP | By ARNIE STAPLETON | Posted 02.07.2012

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DENVER -- Luis Scola scored 25 points and the Houston Rockets handed the injury-riddled Denver Nuggets their third straight loss, 99-90 on Monday nigh...

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Timberwolves Star Suspended For Stomping On Opponent

AP | JON KRAWCZYNSKI | Posted 04.07.2012

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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Kevin Love's frustration with physical play and officiating have been apparent early and often this season. Emotio...

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Did Kevin Love Intentionally Stomp On Opponent's Face?

The Huffington Post | Michael Klopman | Posted 02.05.2012

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Here's something we haven't seen from Kevin Love -- a possible dirty play. In the middle of Minnesota's 100-91 win over Houston on Saturday night -- i...

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Yao Ming Enter Politics

AP | Posted 03.16.2012

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SHANGHAI (AP) -- Retired NBA star Yao Ming has added another line to his post-basketball resume -- politician -- becoming a member of an advisory body...

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NBA Guard Faces Battery Charge After Allegedly Assaulting Female Ref

AP | Posted 03.07.2012

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LAS VEGAS — Houston Rockets guard Kyle Lowry is facing a misdemeanor battery charge amid accusations that he threw a basketball at a referee and...

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LOB CITY! Clippers Rout Rockets With Flurry Of Alley-Oops

Posted 01.05.2012

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Despite having played in the same building against the Lakers just a night earlier, the Houston Rockets could have been forgiven last night for losing...

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Clippers Rout Rockets Behind CP3, Blake Griffin

AP | Posted 01.05.2012

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LOS ANGELES -- Blake Griffin had 22 points and nine rebounds before sitting out most of the fourth quarter, Chris Paul added 20 points and 10 assists,...

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Los Angeles Lakers And Kobe Bryant Win Again, But Trouble Lurks Around The Corner

Jordan Schultz | Posted 03.05.2012

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Sooner or later, the Los Angeles Lakers are going to reach a breaking point. In an early season matchup with middling Houston Tuesday night, we saw Kobe Bryant completely take control of a non-functional offense and revert to Black Mamba, circa 2006.

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Kobe Lights It Up

AP | By GREG BEACHAM | Posted 01.04.2012

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LOS ANGELES -- Kobe Bryant scored 37 points, Andrew Bynum had 21 points and 22 rebounds in the first 20-20 game of his career, and the Los Angeles Lak...

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NBA Rejects Blockbuster Trade Involving Chris Paul

Posted 12.09.2011

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By Brett Martel, The Associated Press NEW ORLEANS — The NBA, owners of the New Orleans Hornets, refused Thursday to approve a three-team trade th...

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