Showing posts with label 2014 NBA Playoffs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 2014 NBA Playoffs. Show all posts

Saturday, May 31, 2014

NBA Playoffs: Spurs Outlast Thunder In OT, Win West Title, Get Rematch With Heat For All The Marbles

At Oklahoma City:

Boris Diaw scored 26 points while Tim Duncan added 19 to go with his 15 rebounds on Saturday night as the San Antonio Spurs outlasted the home-standing Oklahoma City Thunder 112-107 in overtime to win game six of the NBA Western Conference finals and clinched their second straight conference title four games to two, setting up a rematch with the defending two-time league champions Miami Heat with the NBA Finals set to start on Thursday night in San Antonio.  Russell Westbrook scored 34 points while Kevin Durant added 31 (to go with his 14 rebounds) to pace the Thunder.

Friday, May 30, 2014

NBA Playoffs: Heat Scorch Pacers, Win 4th Straight Eastern Conference Crown; Return To NBA Finals

At Miami:

LeBron James and Chris Bosh each scored 25 points as the Miami Heat dominated the visiting Indiana Pacers 117-92 on Friday night in game six of the NBA's Eastern Conference finals and locked up their fourth straight conference title (and NBA Finals appearance) four games to two. Paul George topped the Pacers with 29 points.  The Heat will open the NBA Finals on Wednesday night at either San Antonio or Oklahoma City, depending on who wins the Eastern Conference title (the Spurs lead the series three games to two).

Before Miami, only the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers advanced to four straight NBA Finals.

Thursday, May 29, 2014

NBA Playoffs: Spurs Smother Thunder; One Win Away From Finals

At San Antonio:

Tim Duncan scored 22 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as the San Antonio Spurs blasted the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder 117-89 on Thursday in game five of the NBA's Western Conference Finals, despite 25 points from the Thunder's Kevin Durant and 21 from Russell Westbrook.  The Spurs, who lead the series three games to two, can close out the series and lock up a second straight Western Conference title with a game-six win at Oklahoma City on Saturday.

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

NBA Playoffs: Paul George Keeps Pacers Alive, Force Game Six In Miami

At Indianapolis:

Paul George scored 21 of his 37 points on Wednesday as the Indiana Pacers held off the visiting Miami Heat 93-90 in game five of the NBA's Eastern Conference finals.  Chris Bosh scored 20 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Heat, who still lead the series three games to two and who can still lock up their fourth straight NBA Finals appearance with a game-six home win in Miami on Friday.

Tuesday, May 27, 2014

NBA Playoffs: Russell Westbrook Scores 40 Points As Thunder Square Series With Spurs At 2-2

At Oklahoma City:

Russell Westbrook scored 40 points and dished out 10 assists while Kevin Durant added 31 as the Oklahoma City Thunder squared the NBA's Western Conference finals at two games apiece following their 105-92 game-four home win over the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday.

Monday, May 26, 2014

NBA Playoffs: Heat One Win Away From Another Finals Appearance

At Miami:

LeBron James scored 32 points and grabbed ten rebounds while Chris Bosh added 25 as the Miami Heat took care of the visiting Indiana Pacers 102-90 in Monday's fourth game of the NBA's Eastern Conference finals.  The Heat, who lead the series three games to one, can lock up their fourth straight conference title (and NBA Finals appearance) with a game-five win at Indianapolis on Wednesday.  Paul George scored 23 points and David West added 20 (to go with his 12 rebounds) to lead the Pacers.

Sunday, May 25, 2014

NBA Playoffs: Serge Ibaka's Return Sparks OKC As Thunder Cut Spurs Series Lead To 2-1

At Oklahoma City:

Serge Ibaka returned from what had been thought to have been a season-ending left calf sprain to score 15 points on Sunday as the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the visiting San Antonio Spurs 106-97 in game five of the NBA's Western Conference finals, which the Spurs, with Manu Ginobili scoring 23 points, still lead two games to one. Russell Westbrook scored 26 points and Kevin Durant added 25 (to go with his ten rebounds) to pace the Thunder.

Saturday, May 24, 2014

NBA Playoffs: Heat Overcome Slow Start, Overtake Pacers To Take Two-Games-To-One East Finals Series Lead

At Miami:

LeBron James scored 26 points while Dwyane Wade added 23 as the Miami Heat overcame a 15-point deficit and outlasted the visiting Indiana Pacers 99-87 in game three of their NBA Eastern Conference finals series on Saturday for a two-games-to-one series lead.

Wednesday, May 21, 2014

NBA Playoffs: Thunder No Match For Spurs As San Antonio Takes 2-0 West Finals Series Lead

At San Antonio:

In the lone Wednesday NBA Playoff contest, Tony Parker scored 22 points (and grabbed 12 rebounds) while Danny Green added 21---all from seven three-pointers---as the San Antonio Spurs stretched their advantage in the Western Conference finals to two games to none following their 112-77 game-two home demolition of the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Tuesday, May 20, 2014

NBA Playoffs: LeBron Sparks Fourth-Quarter Rally As Heat Square Series With Pacers At One Game Apiece

At Indianapolis:

LeBron James scored 12 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter, scoring six consecutive points to sparks the decisive 12-2 run, as the Miami Heat squared their NBA Eastern Conference finals series with the Indiana Pacers at one game apiece following their 87-83 game-two road win on Tuesday.  Dwyane Wade scored 23 points to pace the Heat while Lance Stephenson topped the Pacers with 25 points.

Monday, May 19, 2014

NBA Playoffs: Spurs Top Thunder In West Finals Opener

At San Antonio:

Tim Duncan scored 27 points as the San Antonio Spurs overcame 28 and 25-point performances from Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook respectively and defeated the visiting Oklahoma City Thunder 122-105 in the opening contest of the Western Conference Finals on Monday night.

Sunday, May 18, 2014

NBA Playoffs: Pacers Lead Wire-To-Wire Against Heat In East Final Opener

At Indianapolis:

Paul George scored 24 points while Roy Hibbert and David West each added 19 as the Indiana Pacers led wire-to-wire on Sunday, en route to a 107-96 victory over the visiting Miami Heat in the opening game of the Eastern Conference finals as the third round of the NBA Playoffs commenced. Dwyane Wade scored 27 points while LeBron James added 25 (to go with his 10 rebounds) to pace the Heat.

Thursday, May 15, 2014

NBA Playoffs: Pacers, Thunder Reach Conference Finals

The second round of the NBA Playoffs concluded with two games on Thursday.

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

At Washington:

David West scored 29 points as the Indiana Pacers finished off the Washington Wizards with a 93-80 game-six road victory.  The Pacers, who won their conference semifinal series four games to two, will host the two-time defending NBA champions Miami Heat in the opening game of the Eastern Conference finals on Sunday at Indianapolis.  This will be a rematch of last year's conference finals, which the Heat won in seven games en route to their second straight (and third overall) NBA title.



WESTERN CONFERENCE:

At Los Angeles:

Kevin Durant scored 39 points and grabbed 16 rebounds while Russell Westbrook added 16 points to go with his 12 assists as the Oklahoma City Thunder came back from a 16-point deficit and overtook the Los Angeles Clippers 104-98 in game six on the road and won their conference semifinal series four games to two, despite 25 points and 11 assists from Chris Paul and 22 points from Blake Griffin.  In the 44 seasons of their three-city existence (Buffalo, San Diego, and Los Angeles), the Clippers have never reached a conference final.  The Thunder will open the Western Conference finals on the road against the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night.

Wednesday, May 14, 2014

NBA Playoffs: Heat, Spurs Close Out Respective Series

Two games were played on Wednesday as the NBA Playoffs continued.

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

At Miami:

LeBron James scored 29 points while Dwyane Wade added 28 as the Miami Heat came from behind to upend the visiting Brooklyn Nets 96-94 in game five of their conference semifinal series despite 34 points from the Nets' Joe Johnson.  The Heat won the series four games to one and will face the Indiana-Washington series winner in the Eastern Conference Final.



WESTERN CONFERENCE:

At San Antonio:

Danny Green and Kawhi Leonard each scored 22 points as the San Antonio Spurs overcame Tony Parker's hamstring injury and dominated the visiting Portland Trail Blazers 104-82 in game five of their conference semifinal series, which they won four games to one, despite 21 points and 10 rebounds from the Blazers' LaMarcus Aldridge.  The Spurs will have home-court advantage in the Western Conference Final against the Los Angeles Clippers or Oklahoma City Thunder.

Tuesday, May 13, 2014

NBA Playoffs: Wizards Pop Pacers In Indy, Force Game Six Back Home; Late Run Carries Thunder Past Clippers

The NBA Playoffs continued on Tuesday with two games.

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

At Indianapolis:

Marcin Gortat scored 31 points and grabbed 16 rebounds as the Washington Wizards staved off elimination by dominating the Indiana Pacers 102-79 in game five of their conference semifinal series.  John Wall added 27 points to the Wizards' coffers.  The Pacers, who still lead the series three games to two, can still finish off Washington with a game-six road victory on Thursday night in the nation's capital.



WESTERN CONFERENCE:

At Oklahoma City:

Russell Westbrook scored 38 points---the last three on three successful free throws with 6.4 seconds remaining after having been fouled on a three-point shot attempt---as the Oklahoma City Thunder went on a 17-3 game-closing run, battling back from a seven-point deficit with 50 seconds remaining, to knock off the visiting Los Angeles Clippers 105-104 in game five of their conference semifinal series.  Kevin Durant scored 27 points and grabbed ten rebounds for the Thunder.  Blake Griffin paced the Clippers with 24 points and 17 rebounds.

The Thunder, who lead the series three games to two, can finish off the Clippers with a game-six win on Thursday back in Los Angeles.


Monday, May 12, 2014

NBA Playoffs: LeBron Goes Wild As Heat Stop Nets To Put Brooklyn On Brink Of Elimination; Blazers Stop Spurs To Stay Alive In Series

The NBA Playoffs continued on Monday with two contests.

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

At Brooklyn:

LeBron James scored a playoff career-high-equaling 49 points as the Miami Heat defeated the Brooklyn Nets 102-96 on the road to take a three-games-to-one conference-semifinal-series lead.  The Heat can finish off the Nets back home in Miami with a game-five win on Wednesday.



WESTERN CONFERENCE:

At Portland, Oregon:

Damian Lillard scored 25 points as the Portland Trail Blazers averted elimination with a 103-92 game-four home victory over the San Antonio Spurs.  The Spurs, who still lead their conference semifinal series three games to one, can finish off the Blazers back home in San Antonio with a game-five victory on Wednesday.

Sunday, May 11, 2014

NBA Playoffs: Clippers Square Series With Thunder At 2-2; Pacers Overcome Wizards On Road, Take 3-1 Series Lead

The NBA Playoffs continued on Sunday with two games.

WESTERN CONFERENCE:

At Los Angeles:

Blake Griffin scored 25 points while Chris Paul added 23 (to go with his 10 assists) as the Los Angeles Clippers leveled their conference semifinal series with the Oklahoma City Thunder at two games apiece following their 101-99 home victory in game four.  Darren Collison scored eight of his 18 points in the final 2:58 of the contest as the Clippers came from behind.  Kevin Durant scored 40 points and Russell Westbrook added 27 for the Thunder.  However, the latter's three-point attempt at the buzzer failed and Serge Ibaka's tip-in attempt came too late.



EASTERN CONFERENCE:

At Washington:

Paul George scored a playoff career-high 39 points and grabbed 12 rebounds as the Indiana Pacers came back from a 19-point third-period deficit and overcame the Washington Wizards 95-92 on the road in game four of their conference semifinal series.  Bradley Beal scored 20 points to pace the Wizards.  The Pacers, who now lead the series three games to one, can wrap up the series and a berth in the conference final (in which they would get home-court advantage) with a home win in game five on Tuesday back home at Indianapolis.

Saturday, May 10, 2014

NBA Playoffs: Nets Grab First Win Against Heat, Cut Miami Series Lead To 2-1; Spurs One Win Away From Ousting Blazers

The NBA Playoffs continued on Saturday with two games.

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

At Brooklyn:

Joe Johnson scored 19 points as the Brooklyn Nets converted a franchise NBA-era single-game playoff-record 15 three-point shots en route to a 104-90 game-three home win over the Miami Heat.  LeBron James scored 28 points and Dwyane Wade added 20 for the Heat, who still lead their conference semifinal series two games to one.



WESTERN CONFERENCE:

At Portland, Oregon:

Tony Parker scored 29 points as the San Antonio Spurs ran past the Portland Trail Blazers 118-103 in game three of their conference semifinal series to take a three-games-to-none series lead.  Wesley Matthews scored 22 points and Nicolas Banum added 20 to lead the Blazers, who have led but twice in the series to date.  No team in NBA Playoff history has come back from a three-games-to-none deficit to win a best-of-seven series.  The Spurs will try and finish off the Blazers in Portland in game four on Monday night.

Friday, May 09, 2014

NBA Playoffs: Pacers, Thunder Win On Road To Grab 2-1 Series Leads

The NBA Playoffs continued on Friday with two games.

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

At Washington:

Paul George scored 23 points and grabbed eight rebounds as the Indiana Pacers took a two-games-to-one conference semifinal series lead over Washington by holding the host Wizards to a franchise-record low for points scored in a playoff game, 85-63 in game three.



WESTERN CONFERENCE:

At Los Angeles:

Kevin Durant scored 36 points and Russell Westbrook added 23 (while dishing out 13 assists) and Serge Ibaka 20 as the Oklahoma City Thunder outlasted the Los Angeles Clippers 118-112 on the road in game three to take a two-games-to-one conference semifinal series lead and reclaim home-court advantage.  Blake Griffin scored 34 points while Chris Paul added 21 and Jesse Crawford 20 for the Clippers.

Thursday, May 08, 2014

NBA Playoffs: Heat, Spurs Open Up 2-0 Series Leads

The NBA Playoffs continued on Thursday with two games.

EASTERN CONFERENCE:

At Miami:

LeBron James scored 22 points and Chris Bosh added 18 as the Miami Heat stretched their conference semifinal-series lead over the Brooklyn Nets to two games to none following their 94-82 game-two home victory.  Mirza Teletovic scored 20 points to pace the Nets.



WESTERN CONFERENCE:

At San Antonio:

Kawhi Leonard scored 20 points while Tony Parker added 16 (to go with his ten assists) as the San Antonio Spurs downed the visiting Portland Trail Blazers 114-97 in game two to stretch their conference semifinal-series advantage to two games to none. Nicolas Batum paced the Blazers with 21 points.