| Daily Dime |
The Thunder had a Big 2 that was more than Kobe Bryant alone could handle |
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| Westbrook, Durant lead OKC in ousting Lakers |
Russell Westbrook scored 28 points, Kevin Durant added 25 points and 10 rebounds and the Oklahoma City Thunder surged ahead in the second half to beat Los Angeles 106-90 in Game 5 on Monday night and eliminate the Lakers from the playoffs. |
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| Cops: Gunshots fired near OKC arena; 8 hurt |
Police say at least three victims were wounded in downtown Oklahoma City following the Thunder's 106-90 win over the Lakers. |
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| Bass steps up as Celts take 3-2 lead vs. 76ers |
Brandon Bass scored 18 of his postseason career-high 27 points in the third quarter on Monday night as the Boston Celtics pulled away from the Philadelphia 76ers to win 101-85 and take a 3-2 lead in their Eastern Conference semifinal series. |
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| Magic part ways with Van Gundy and GM Smith |
For months the Orlando Magic have been trudging through the aftermath of a preseason trade request by Dwight Howard that sapped the life out of the franchise as internal team issues quickly affected the product on the floor. |
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| Garnett praises Celtics fans, fires shot at Philly |
Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett saw a simple question about an offensive foul call that seemed to stir the TD Garden crowd as an opportunity to shower Boston fans with appreciation, then took a shot at Philadelphia fans for good measure. |
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| Paul, Griffin lend hope they'll return to Clippers |
Both Chris Paul and Blake Griffin stopped short of committing to the Los Angeles Clippers long term, but noticeably offered some encouraging words about their intentions. |
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| Bynum unsure of long-term future with Lakers |
Andrew Bynum says he is unsure of what his future with the Lakers holds following the team's elimination Monday from the Western Conference semifinals against the Oklahoma City Thunder. |
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| Clippers won't discuss Del Negro's job status |
On the day after their landmark season came to an end with a four-game sweep at the hands of the San Antonio Spurs, the Clippers were in no mood to talk about the future of coach Vinny Del Negro. |
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| Agent: No slam dunk Lin returns to Knicks |
Jeremy Lin's agent says it's no slam dunk that he returns to the Knicks. |
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| Sources: Wade's knee drained prior to Game 3 |
After having fluid drained from his troublesome left knee last week, Heat guard Dwyane Wade had one of the worst playoff games of his career as Miami stumbled into a 2-1 series hole against the Indiana Pacers. |
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| Lin, Irving chosen to scrimmage vs. U.S. team |
Rookie of the Year Kyrie Irving of Cleveland and Knicks star Jeremy Lin are among 13 NBA players chosen to scrimmage against the U.S. men's Olympic basketball team in July. |
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