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Pacers’ Hibbert accuses Battier of ‘dirty’ play

Pacers’ Hibbert accuses Battier of ‘dirty’ play

Pacers center Roy Hibbert took to his Twitter account Thursday to accuse Heat forward Shane Battier of dirty play in the Heat’s 103-102 Game 1 overtime victory on Wednesday night

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LeBron unanimous, Kobe on All-NBA first team

LeBron unanimous, Kobe on All-NBA first team

LeBron James was a unanimous pick for the All-NBA team, and Kobe Bryant earned his record-tying 11th first-team selection

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LeBron rescues Heat with OT winner in Game 1

LeBron rescues Heat with OT winner in Game 1

James made a layup as time expired in overtime, capping a 30-point, 10-rebound, 10-assist effort as the Miami Heat found a way to outlast the Indiana Pacers 103-102 in a wildly back-and-forth Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals Wednesday night. There were 18 ties and 17 lead changes, the last two of those coming in the final 2.2 seconds

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Cavs win NBA draft lottery; Magic get 2nd pick

Cavs win NBA draft lottery; Magic get 2nd pick

The Cavaliers won the lottery for the second time in three years Tuesday, giving them the No. 1 pick for the June 27 draft

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Spurs outlast Grizzlies in OT, grab 2-0 lead

Spurs outlast Grizzlies in OT, grab 2-0 lead

Parker had 15 points and a career playoff-high 18 assists, Duncan scored San Antonio’s first six points of overtime and the Spurs bounced back after squandering a 13-point lead in the fourth quarter to beat the Memphis Grizzlies 93-89 on Tuesday night

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The Block Heard ‘Round The World!

The Block Heard ‘Round The World!

Things could have turned out differently. Melo could have come crashing down in thunderous fashion with a dunk over Hibbert and the Knicks would have gone on to win Game 6 and 7. But at one moment in time, the earth stood still as two hands collided in mid-air above the rim with a basketball suspended halfway in between. And the rest is history

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Griz beat Thunder for 1st trip to West finals

Griz beat Thunder for 1st trip to West finals

Zach Randolph had 28 points and 14 rebounds, Mike Conley added 13 points and 11 assists, and the fifth-seeded Grizzlies advanced to the Western Conference finals for the first time in franchise history by beating the Oklahoma City Thunder 88-84 on Wednesday night

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Pacers get 3-1 series lead as Knicks go cold

Pacers get 3-1 series lead as Knicks go cold

George Hill scored 26 points and Paul George had 18 points, 14 rebounds and seven assists, leading the Pacers past the New York Knicks, 93-82 and to within one win of their first conference finals appearance since

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Grizzlies outlast Thunder in OT for 3-1 lead

Grizzlies outlast Thunder in OT for 3-1 lead

The Grizzlies shook off a first half in which they couldn’t hit shots and the Thunder seemingly couldn’t miss in building their largest lead in this series at 17 points

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Heat dismantle Bulls to pull even in series

Heat dismantle Bulls to pull even in series

After nine technical fouls, two ejections and a whole lot of extracurricular pushing and shoving, the end results were as follows: The biggest postseason win in Heat history, the biggest postseason loss in Chicago Bulls history, and tons of fresh venom pulsing through the veins of this now-tied Eastern Conference semifinal series. Miami won 115-78, a stunning outcome for a game that was basically back-and-forth for much of the first half

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