SAN ANTONIO, May 9 (UPI) -- A 3-point shooting exhibition by Klay Thompson Wednesday sent Golden State to a 100-91 win over San Antonio that evened their playoff series.
MIAMI, May 8 (UPI) -- Ray Allen led Miami with 21 points in 19 minutes Wednesday and the Heat rolled to an ill-tempered, 115-78 rout of Chicago that tied their playoff series.
NEW YORK, May 8 (UPI) -- Denver Nuggets head Coach George Karl was named NBA Coach of the Year Wednesday, nabbing his first such award after 25 years in the league.
LOUISVILLE, Ky., May 8 (UPI) -- Louisville, Ky., would be unlikely to support an NBA franchise, a study commissioned by the city's chamber of commerce determined.
NEW YORK, May 8 (UPI) -- George Karl, who has been an NBA coach for 25 seasons, has been voted the NBA Coach of the Year after leading the Denver Nuggets to a team-record 57 wins.
OKLAHOMA CITY, May 8 (UPI) -- Mike Conley scored 26 points Tuesday, including a go-ahead 3-pointer in the home stretch of the Memphis Grizzlies' 99-93 win over Oklahoma City.
NEW YORK, May 7 (UPI) -- Carmelo Anthony scored 32 points and New York pulled away with a big second-half run Tuesday, downing Indiana 105-79 to even its second-round playoff series.
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., May 7 (UPI) -- Phoenix Suns forward Michael Beasley is the subject of a police investigation of an alleged sexual assault, authorities confirmed Tuesday.
PHOENIX, May 7 (UPI) -- Former Boston Celtics executive Ryan McDonough has been tapped as the new general manager of the Phoenix Suns, the club announced Tuesday.
SAN ANTONIO, May 7 (UPI) -- Manu Ginobili drained a go-ahead 3-pointer late in the second overtime Monday, lifting San Antonio over Golden State 129-127 in a playoff series opener.
MIAMI, May 6 (UPI) -- Nate Robinson scored seven of his 27 points in the final 2 minutes Monday and Chicago upended Miami 93-86 in Game 1 of their second-round playoff series.
NEW YORK, May 5 (UPI) -- David West put in 20 points Sunday and the Indiana Pacers used a bruising defense to down New York 102-95, taking Game 1 of their second-round series.
OKLAHOMA CITY, May 5 (UPI) -- Kevin Durant drained a go-ahead basket with 11.1 seconds remaining Sunday and the Oklahoma City Thunder got past Memphis 93-91 in their playoff series opener.
NEW YORK, May 5 (UPI) -- Miami Heat forward LeBron James garnered his fourth career NBA Most Valuable Player award Sunday in a near-unanimous vote.
NEW YORK, May 5 (UPI) -- Brooklyn Nets interim head Coach P.J. Carlesimo won't be invited back, General Manager Billy King announced Sunday.
NEW YORK, May 4 (UPI) -- Joakim Noah's double-double of 24 points and 14 rebounds Saturday lifted Chicago to a 99-93 win over Brooklyn in Game 7 of their Eastern Conference series.
CHICAGO, May 4 (UPI) -- The Chicago Bulls said star forward Luol Deng remained hospitalized due to flu-like symptoms and would miss Saturday's decisive playoff game at Brooklyn.
LOS ANGELES, May 4 (UPI) -- Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant is trying to stop his mother from selling memorabilia but her lawyer says Bryant told her "he had no interest" in the items.
