Nets Lose Game 4 Heartbreaker To Bulls In Triple OT, Bulls Take 3-1 Series Lead
Joe Johnson's inspiration wasn't enough as the Brooklyn Nets lost Game 4 in triple OT. The Bulls take a 3-1 series lead.
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Joe Johnson's inspiration wasn't enough as the Brooklyn Nets lost Game 4 in triple OT. The Bulls take a 3-1 series lead.
The Knicks could be without sixth man J.R. Smith against the Celtics in Game 4 if the league decides to suspend him.
Carmelo Anthony scored 26 points and the New York Knicks moved to the brink of their first playoff series victory in 13 years.
Oklahoma City Thunder point guard Russell Westbrook will have surgery to repair a torn meniscus in his right knee and be out indefinitely.
Every play near the basket looked like a traffic accident. There were long scoreless stretches. Shooting from outside was a dicey proposition. It was ugly for everyone but the Chicago Bulls. This was their type of game.
Give me $330 million to spend on contracts and I can piece together a pretty good team, too. And why knight King before the Bulls are slain?
The Celtics return to the TD Garden on Friday night for their first game since the Boston Marathon bombings.
Brook Lopez led the Nets with 22 points, but it wasn't enough as the Nets lost 79-76 to the Bulls in Game 3. The Bulls are now up 2-1 in the series.
Brooklyn Nets guard Joe Johnson is in the starting lineup for Thursday night's playoff game against the Chicago Bulls despite a nagging left foot injury.
The Celtics are hoping the home crowd can turn the tide in their series against the Knicks.
King's deal was set to expire at the end of the 2012-13 NBA season. The Nets have greatly improved under King's watch and were able to lock down the number four seed after a 49-33 regular season.
Hall of Famer Earl Monroe was one of the key players on the legendary 1973 Knicks team. His new book, "Earl The Pearl: My Story," tells his incredible journey from the streets of Philadelphia to NBA immortality.
Joakim Noah feels like he's running on needles and Joe Johnson can probably sympathize.
"He's good. He's good to go," Celtics coach Doc Rivers said of Garnett during a conference call with reporters. "He'll practice tomorrow, and he'll play on Friday."
Reports that Knicks forward Amar'e Stoudemire could make his return to action soon are establishing expectations he may not be able to fulfill.
"It's sore, but there's no excuse," the Nets guard said Wednesday. "I have to find a way to get through it."
It's been awhile since we've seen this sort of thing, so I'll explain...
Pockets of empty seats at the Barclays Center. A healthy contingent of fans clad in the opponent's colors. Was there supposed to be a playoff game in Brooklyn last night?
The response from the Knicks is basically: Go ahead. "They're going to come back but we've got to worry about ourselves," Carmelo Anthony said.
"Now they probably feel like they've got their back against the wall and that's how we've got to play," Deron Williams said.
Williams scored 22 points, Lopez had 21 and the Nets ripped apart the Bulls' vaunted defense with a spectacular second quarter, when they made 16 of 20 shots.
The Knicks took the first step to knocking the Celtics out of the playoffs by holding Boston to three baskets and eight points in the final period.
The Knicks will begin their most important playoff run in more than a decade on Saturday against the team that has been the class of the Eastern Conference since 2007.
Brett Yormark says the doors at Barclays Center will open early for ticket-holders Saturday as security around the city remains tight in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings.
Carmelo Anthony won the scoring title without playing, and the Atlanta Hawks lost their chance to move up in the East standings.
