Tim Duncan had 26 points and 10 rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs, recharged after a weeklong layoff, wore down the busy Los Angeles Clippers to win Game 1 of their Western Conference semifinals series, 108-92 on Tuesday night.

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David West scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, George Hill added 15 and the Indiana Pacers took home-court advantage away from Miami by beating the Heat 78-75 in Game 2 of the teams’ Eastern Conference semifinal series Tuesday night.

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Lakers star Kobe Bryant says he doesn’t draw charges, and he’s got a clearly thought-out explanation for it.

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When LeBron James and Dwyane Wade were busy recruiting Ronny Turiaf, they viewed it as an insurance policy of sorts for the Miami Heat.

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Chicago Bulls general manager Gar Forman said Tuesday that the option on coach Tom Thibodeau’s contract for next season will be picked up, and he hopes both sides will discuss a long-term extension in the offseason.

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Kendrick Perkins did not practice Tuesday and his availability for Game 2 of the team’s second-round series against the Lakers is uncertain after Perkins re-aggravated a hip injury in the series opener Monday night.

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Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert wants to bring the NBA All-Star game back to Cleveland.

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Rick Carlisle has signed a new contract with the Mavericks that will keep him in charge for a fifth season and beyond.

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Rick Carlisle has agreed to a new contract with the Mavericks that will keep him in charge for a fifth season and beyond.

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Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving is the NBA’s Rookie of the Year, winning the award with the same ease as he dribbled past defenders this season.

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In reflecting for a Yahoo! Sports article on the obstacles he overcame in leading the Clippers to the second round of the playoffs for just the second time since the franchise moved to Los Angeles, coach Vinny Del Negro took a shot at the Chicago Bulls.

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Russell Westbrook had 27 points and nine assists, Kevin Durant added 25 points and the Oklahoma City Thunder blasted the weary Los Angeles Lakers 119-90 on Monday night in the opening game of the Western Conference semifinals.

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City leaders in San Francisco are courting the Golden State Warriors, trying to woo the NBA team back to the City by the Bay within five years

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Evan Turner made the go-ahead layup with 40.4 seconds left and Philadelphia held off Boston the rest of the way with six straight free throws as the 76ers evened the second-round Eastern Conference series with an 82-81 victory Monday night.

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Phoenix All-Star Steve Nash and Boston coach Doc Rivers have won awards from the Professional Basketball Writers Association for excellence in their field combined with cooperation with media and fans.

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Celtics swingman Mickael Pietrus said Monday he will need offseason knee surgery, but is OK to play through the playoffs.

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Blake Griffin woke up Monday with his sprained left knee not feeling worse, but not really much better. Rest is the only remedy, a luxury the Los Angeles Clippers don’t have, and doctors guess he might miss two weeks if this were the regular season.

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Coach Mike Krzyzewski said Monday that not having the injured Derrick Rose will be a “big loss” for Team USA in its defense of gold medal at the London Games this summer.

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Mike Krzyzewski says he thinks the London Olympics will be his last coaching the United States.

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Heat big man Chris Bosh is out indefinitely with a lower abdominal strain.

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