SAN ANTONIO (AP) – Tim Duncan scored 17 points and had nine rebounds as San Antonio beat Memphis 93-89 in overtime to take a 2-0 lead in the NBA’s Western Conference finals. Duncan scored the Spurs’ first six points of overtime after they allowed the Grizzlies to close regulation on a 13-2 run. Tony Parker [...]

DETROIT (AP) – Jimmy Howard stopped 38 shots and the Detroit Red Wings grabbed a 2-1 lead in the NHL’s Western Conference semifinals by beating the visiting Chicago Blackhawks 3-1. Howard was perfect until Patrick Kane scored with 15:25 left to get the Hawks within 2-1. The game was scoreless until Gustav Nyquist and Drew [...]

SAN ANTONIO (AP) – Tony Parker had 20 points and nine assists as the San Antonio Spurs whipped the Memphis Grizzlies 105-83 in Game 1 of the NBA’s Western Conference finals. Kawhi (kah-WY’) Leonard added 18 points for the Spurs, who shot 53 percent from the field and set a team playoff record by draining [...]

UNDATED (AP) – Tim Duncan scored 19 points and the San Antonio Spurs advanced to the NBA’s Western Conference finals against Memphis by downing the Warriors 94-82 at Golden State. And the New York Knicks have forced a Game 6 in the Eastern Conference finals as Carmelo Anthony Scored 28 points in an 85-75 win [...]

MIAMI (AP) – The Miami Heat are in the Eastern Conference finals for the second straight year against either the New York Knicks or Indiana Pacers. LeBron James scored 23 points, Dwyane (dwayn) Wade added 18 and the Heat rallied from an 11-point second-half deficit to beat the Chicago Bulls 94-91 to win that second [...]

SAN ANTONIO (AP) – The San Antonio Spurs got 25 points and 10 assists from point guard Tony Parker and eased past Golden State 109-91 for a 3-2 series lead over the Warriors. Game 6 of this series is Thursday night in Oakland. INDIANPOLIS (AP)- The Indiana Pacers are one victory away from reaching the [...]

UNDATED (AP) – The Miami Heat own a three-games-to-one lead in the NBA’s Eastern Conference semifinals after LeBron James had 27 points, eight assists and seven rebounds in an 88-65 stifling of the Bulls in Chicago. Mike Conley scored 24 points and the Memphis Grizzlies trailed by as many as 17 before defeating Oklahoma City [...]

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) – Harrison Barnes finished with 26 points and 10 rebounds as the Golden State Warriors rallied for a 97-87 win against San Antonio, tying the Western Conference semifinal series at two games apiece. Jarrett Jack came off the bench to added 24 points and Stephen Curry had 22 for the Warriors, who [...]

UNDATED (AP) – The New York Knicks and Memphis Grizzlies won last night’s NBA playoff games. Carmelo Anthony scored half of his 32 points while the Knicks were reeling off a 30-2 run in the second half of a 105-79 rout of Indiana, knotting that series at a game apiece. Mike Conley’s 26 points, 10 [...]

UNDATED (AP) – The Chicago Bulls and San Antonio Spurs have opened their conference semifinal series with victories. Nate Robinson had a game-high 27 points and the Bulls closed on a 10-0 run to beat the Heat 93-86 in Miami. The Spurs erased a 16-point deficit in the last four minutes of regulation before Manu [...]