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Thunder eliminate Rockets thanks to big bench efforts

The Thunder defeated the Rockets 103-94 in Game 6 on Friday, advancing to face the Grizzlies in a Western Conference semifinals series that will begin Sunday. • Kevin Durant finally got some meaningful help. Oklahoma City’s Game 6 victory was easily its...

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Pacers send Hawks packing, advance to Round 2

George Hill and David West each scored 21 points and the Pacers withstood a furious Atlanta comeback in the fourth quarter, beating the Hawks 81-73 on Friday night to close out the opening-round playoff series four games to two. After snapping a 13-game...

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Thunder’s Kevin Durant dismisses Rockets’ Royce White after Twitter trash talk

Kevin Durant has responded to Royce White’s Twitter trash talk. (Layne Murdoch/Getty Images) In advance of Friday’s Game 6 between the Thunder and Rockets, Kevin Durant dismissed Twitter trash talk from Royce White, who has yet to make his NBA debut after...

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Heat’s LeBron James donates $1M to fund LeBron James Arena at alma mater

LeBron James has donated $1 million to St. Vincent-St. Mary High School. (Nathaniel S. Butler/Getty Images) Three-time NBA MVP LeBron James has reportedly donated $1 million to St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in Akron, Oh., so that his alma mater can...

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Nelson, Pianigiani headline Final Four coaching clinic

Euroleague Basketball is proud to announce the clinicians for the 2013 Euroleague Final Four Coaching Clinic, taking place on Saturday, May 10 at The London Soccerdome, between 4 and 6:30 pm, local time. Thanks to the on-going collaboration with the NBA,...

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Heat’s LeBron James to be named Most Valuable Player

The NBA will announce Sunday that Heat forward LeBron James has been named the 2013 Most Valuable Player, according to multiple reports. ESPN.com and the Sun-Sentinel both reported Friday that James will receive the fourth MVP award of his career this...

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2012-13 All-Euroleague nominees

After counting the votes of fans and media members from far and wide, Euroleague Basketball is pleased to release the names of the 10 nominees for the All-Euroleague teams. Tens of thousands of fans from around the globe were able to cast votes for their...

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Final Four - Georgios Bartzokas: "Maybe CSKA was the best all season, and even maybe in the final"

Georgios Bartzokas, Olympiacos Piraeus by: Frank Lawlor, Euroleague.net If, as they say, it is more difficult to defend a title than to win it the first time, one of the toughest coaching challenges in sports has to be doing the same thing as a team's...

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Final Four - Xavier Pascual: "We are top sports rivals in an important game to win a very important title"

Xavi Pascual, FC Barcelona Regal by: Javier Gancedo, Euroleague.net Xavi Pascual has FC Barcelona Regal in its fourth Final Four in his five years as full-season head coach. Pascual brought Barcelona close to perfection for many months, winning 23 of...

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Final Four - Pablo Laso: "CSKA has a great physical level and is probably the big favorite"

Pablo Laso, Real Madrid by: Javier Gancedo, Euroleague.net Real Madrid and FC Barcelona Regal face each other in a Turkish Airlines Euroleague semifinal for the first time since 1996. All players in that game have obviously retired 17 years later, but...

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Final Four - Ettore Messina: "I'm really excited"

Ettore Messina, CSKA Moscow by: Frank Lawlor, Euroleague.net To properly understand his importance to basketball history, consider this: if CSKA Moscow wins its semifinal in London, the legendary Ettore Messina will reach his 10th title game, more than...

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Here are the Top 5 of the best action of the 2012-13 season at Real, CSKA, Olympiakos and Barcelona

Best of Real Madrid: Top 5 plays of the season! One week out from the Final Four in London, check out the most spectacular plays of the season – so far – for Real Madrid, including a Sergio Rodriguez to Rudy Fernandez alley-oop that fans will surely remember!...

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Steph Curry, Andrew Bogut and Golden State Warriors clinch playoff series against Denver Nuggets

ANDREW Bogut played what he described as his best game in a Golden State uniform to lead the Warriors into the second round of the NBA playoffs. Bogut finished with 14 points and 21 rebounds in game six against Denver as the Warriors held on to win 92-88...

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LeBron James could win the MVP in an unanimous vote

At this point, there’s no reason why the Miami Heat shouldn’t be considered the favorites to win the 2013 NBA Finals as they’re coming off a 4-0 series sweep against the Milwaukee Bucks and managed to finish the regular season with a 66-16 record. Obviously,...

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Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Celtics Finding Teamwork Can Win Out As Knicks Give Them Opening

What the Celtics have needed all season is to come together as a team, to move the ball and make the most of their talent, to not fall into ruts where other teams can feast on their weaknesses. For many stretches this year, the Celtics could not do that....

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Best Defender Trophy winner: Stephane Lasme

Stephane Lasme has always been known as disruptive defensive force. Now he is also a Euroleague Best Defender Trophy winner! The Panathinaikos Athens forward returned to the Turkish Airlines Euroleague this season and anchored his team's frontline as...

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Basketball Capitals @ Final Four

ESPN AND TURKISH AIRLINES ANNOUNCE SCHEDULE AND SYNDICATION DETAILS FOR NEW DOCUMENTARY SERIES Basketball Capitals premiers May 14th; Series to appear on ESPN channels and local networks around the world With just under 10 days until the Euroleague Final...

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Names of the Referees Final Four are known

The list of eight referees that will officiate at the 2013 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four in London includes some of the best referees in the sport. Euroleague Basketball is pleased that the selection boasts experienced referees from seven different...

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