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DPA SPORTS Basketball NBA ROUNDUP: Blazers burn through Spurs, tighten up playoff race in West By Paul Levine, dpa?? = ?? Los Angeles (dpa) - For the past seven seasons the Portland Trail Blazers have been road kill in San Antonio, but on Wednesday night they became road Warriors. ?? Brando...

DPA SPORTS Basketball NBA James, Cavs regain form, spank Spurs By Paul Levine, dpa?? = ?? Los Angeles (dpa) - Embarrassed by rare back-to-back losses, LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers had enough. ?? James scored 38 points, Mo Williams and Delonte West added 22 apiece, and the Cava...

DPA SPORTS Basketball NBA Howard plays big, Magic holds off Celtics to clinch Southeast crown By Paul Levine, dpa?? = ?? Los Angeles (dpa) - Dwight Howard played big at both ends from start to finish. ?? Howard had 24 points, 21 rebounds and blocked Paul Pierce's potential go-ahead layup wi...

DPA SPORTS Basketball NBA Pistons rock Nuggets, spoil Billups' return By Paul Levine, dpa?? = ?? Los Angeles (dpa) - Chauncey Billups received the love, but the Detroit Pistons spoiled his emotional homecoming. ?? Tayshaun Prince scored 23 points, Richard Hamilton had 21 and the Piston...

DPA SPORTS Basketball NBA Marbury makes successful debut, Celtics edge Pacers By Paul Levine, dpa?? = ?? Los Angeles (dpa) - Newly-acquired Stephon Marbury went back to work and it worked out well. ?? Sharpshooting Ray Allen scored 30 points, and Marbury had eight, along with two assists...

DPA SPORTS Basketball NBA King James fires in 55, Cavs bounce Bucks By Paul Levine, dpa?? = ?? Los Angeles (dpa) - LeBron James put on a shooting exhibition that even had his coach in awe. ?? James exploded for 55 points - one off his career-high - leading the Cleveland Cavaliers past the Milwa...

DPA SPORTS Basketball NBA ROUNDUP: James goes off for 47, but Pacers edge Cavaliers By Paul Levine, dpa?? = ?? Los Angeles (dpa) - LeBron James went off for 47 points, but the Cleveland Cavaliers star then committed a controversial game-ending foul which made him and coach Mike Brown fume...

DPA SPORTS Basketball NBA Lakers beat up Spurs in showdown of best in the West By Paul Levine, dpa?? = ?? ???Los Angeles (dpa) - In a marquee showdown between the best in the West, the Los Angeles Lakers beat up their long-time rivals. ?? ???Kobe Bryant scored 22 points before sitting out the f...

DPA SPORTS Basketball NBA Yao hurts knee, Pacers defuse short-handed Rockets By Paul Levine, dpa?? = ?? Los Angeles (dpa) - When China's Yao Ming went down, the Houston Rockets couldn't pick him up. ?? Danny Granger scored 25 points, TJ Ford had 21 and the Indiana Pacers took advantage of a k...

DPA SPORTS Basketball NBA Kobe's Lakers run circles around LeBron's Cavs By Paul Levine, dpa?? = ?? Los Angeles (dpa) - Kobe Bryant shook off a dislocated right ring finger, and the Los Angeles Lakers ran circles around the LeBron James-led Cleveland Cavaliers in a showdown between the l...

DPA SPORTS Basketball NBA Nelson comes up big in fourth quarter, Magic top Lakers By Paul Levine, dpa?? = ?? Los Angeles (dpa) - Jameer Nelson did his best impersonation of Los Angeles Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant down the stretch, and the Orlando Magic came out on top. ?? Nelson poured in 15...

DPA SPORTS Basketball NBA ROUNDUP: Mason's late three-point play lifts Spurs over Lakers By Paul Levine, dpa?? = ?? Los Angeles (dpa) - Roger Mason broke the hearts of the Los Angeles Lakers. ?? Mason converted a game-winning three-point play with 10.5 seconds left as and the San Antonio Sp...

DPA SPORTS Basketball NBA Rockets send slumping Celtics to third straight setback By Paul Levine, dpa?? = ?? Los Angeles (dpa) - The suddenly slumping Boston Celtics have lost their way and some of their swagger. ?? China's Yao Ming scored 26 points, Von Wafer drilled the go-ahead three-p...

DPA SPORTS Basketball NBA REFILE (eca051): Spurs turn up their defense to drop Heat By Paul Levine, dpa Eds: Refiling to add missing word in Graf 8?? = ?? Los Angeles (dpa) - The San Antonio Spurs turned up their trademark defense down the stretch to turn back another opponent. ?? Tim Duncan h...

DPA SPORTS Basketball NBA REFILE (eca029) No bull, Celtics' winning streak snowballs to 17 By Paul Levine, dpa Eds: Changing to a light snowstorm in lead graf?? = ?? Los Angeles (dpa) - While their city was being hit by a light winter snowstorm, the Boston Celtics' winning streak kept snow...

DPA SPORTS Basketball NBA Garnett sparks surging Celtics to 16th consecutive win By Paul Levine, dpa?? = ?? Los Angeles (dpa) - "The Big Ticket" had a big hand as the Boston Celtics turned Sweet 16. ?? Kevin Garnett scored 10 of his 18 points in the final quarter, and the white-hot Celtics cli...