Month: May 2015

Blake Griffin recorded a triple-double and received plenty of support in the absence of Chris Paul as the Los Angeles Clippers claimed a 117-101 road victory over the Houston Rockets in Game One of their Western Conference semi-final on Monday.

Blake Griffin had 26 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists for his second straight triple-double to lift the Chris Paul-less Los Angeles Clippers to a 117-101 victory over the Houston Rockets on Monday night in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals.

Rose scored 25 points as Chicago beat short-handed Cleveland. In Houston, Blake Griffin’s triple-double lifted the Clippers over the Rockets.

Derrick Rose scored 25 points and Pau Gasol added 21, leading the Chicago Bulls to a 99-92 victory over the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Monday night.

Derrick Rose scored 25 points and Pau Gasol added 21 points and 10 rebounds as the Chicago Bulls beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 99-92 in Game One of the Eastern Conference semi-finals on Monday.

A banged-up Paul and his teammates had only 48 hours to recover before facing Houston in the Western Conference semifinals.

Craig Ehlo is remembered for failing to stop Michael Jordan’s winning shot in the final seconds of the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs in 1989. But he has triumphed in other ways.

After resting up for the past week, Washington remained unbeaten in the postseason by defeating top-seeded Atlanta in the opener of their Eastern Conference semifinal series.

A person familiar with the decision says Golden State Warriors point guard Stephen Curry has won the NBA’s Most Valuable Player award.

Kentucky center Karl-Anthony Towns won't admit if he is rooting for a specific ping-pong ball to come up for his childhood team, the Knicks, in the May 19 NBA Draft…

The Los Angeles Clippers have less than two days to enjoy their wildly entertaining first-round series victory over the defending NBA champion San Antonio Spurs.

Paul returned from a hamstring injury and broke a tie with one second remaining in Game 7, sending Los Angeles to the second round of the playoffs.

Chris Paul banked in a shot over Tim Duncan with a second left to lift the Los Angeles Clippers to a 111-109 victory over the defending NBA champion San Antonio Spurs in Game 7 on Saturday night for a wild finish to an entertaining first-round series.

Paul Millsap collected 25 points, nine rebounds and six assists as the Atlanta Hawks closed out their first round playoff series against the Brooklyn Nets with a 111-87 road victory in Game Six on Friday.

The N.B.A. suspended Milwaukee forward Giannis Antetokounmpo for one game without pay for running into Chicago Bulls forward Mike Dunleavy..

The Atlanta Hawks may never duplicate the way they played in January, during the best month in NBA history.

Paul Millsap collected 25 points, nine rebounds and six assists as the Atlanta Hawks closed out their first round playoff series against the Brooklyn Nets with a 111-87 road victory in Game Six on Friday.

Atlanta cruised through the fourth quarter to post a 111-87 win over the Nets, capturing their first-round series against in six games and in the process returning some order to the N.B.A. universe.

Paul Millsap had 25 points, nine rebounds and six assists and the Atlanta Hawks finally finished off the Brooklyn Nets in six games, advancing to the Eastern Conference semifinals with a 111-87 victory Friday night.

When playing at their best, the Chicago Bulls are a team that can go far in the NBA playoffs. They just aren’t making things easy for themselves along the way.

Blake Griffin had 26 points and 12 rebounds and Chris Paul had 19 points and 15 assists as the Los Angeles Clippers held on for a 102-96 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Thursday night, forcing a Game 7 in their first-round series.

They were separated by 22 victories in the regular season and a mere nine points so far in the playoffs.

Facing elimination, the Clippers fought back every San Antonio rally and won Game 6 behind Blake Griffin and Chris Paul.

Mike Dunleavy scored 20 points and the Chicago Bulls came close to an NBA playoff record, finally putting away the Milwaukee Bucks with a 120-66 victory in Game 6 to clinch their first-round series Thursday night.