Post Game Notes and other News from around the NBA: May 10, 2012.

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KNICKS/HEAT

  • There will be no more professional basketball in New York City, at least until next season as the Knicks fall to the Miami Heat in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference first round series on Wednesday night in Miami, 106-94.
  • LeBr0n James had 29 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade both scored 19 points.
  • Carmelo Anthony scored 35 points for the Knicks.
  • Anthony has played 54 postseason games, being part of wins only 17 times.
  • Amare Stoudemire scored 14 points, Landry Fields and J.R. Smith both added 12,Mike Bibby had 10 and Tyson Chandler grabbed 11 rebounds for New York.
  • James shot 48 percent from the field in the series; Anthony shot 42 percent. James averaged 6.2 rebounds and 5.6 assists; Anthony averaged 8.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists.
  • Their head-to-head scoring matchup in this series was even, 139 points apiece.
  • The Knicks are 1-8 in playoff games with Anthony and Stoudemire as teammates.

CLIPPERS/GRIZZLIES

  • Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph power the Grizzlies past the Clippers on Wednesday night in Memphis, 92-80, giving them another life by forcing a Game 6.
  • Marc Gasol scored 23 points and Zach Randolph added 19.
  • Mo Williams had 20 points for the Clippers while Chris Paul scored 19 and Blake Griffinhad 15 points and 11 rebounds.
  • The Clippers said Paul strained his right hip flexor, while the guard also jammed a finger.
  • Griffin sprained his left knee.
  • Chris Paul did not play as well as he did in Game 4 when he single-handedly led the Clippers to victory.
  • Last night he had just five points by halftime and scored nothing in the fourth quarter.
  • Meanwhile Gasol scored 12 points in the first quarter and Randolph hit his first six shots in scoring 15 points while grabbing five rebounds as Memphis led 36-22 at the end of the first quarter.
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Post Game Notes and other news from around the NBA: May 9, 2012.

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MAGIC/PACERS

  • Danny Granger scored 25 points to help the Pacers defeat the Orlando Magic 105-87 on Tuesday night and clinch their first-round Eastern Conference playoff series 4-1.
  • Darren Collison scored 15 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter and George Hilladded 15 points for the Pacers.
  • Nelson led Orlando with 27 points and made 5 of 8 3-pointers. Glen Davis, a thorn in Indiana’s side throughout the series, scored 15 but made just 6 of 17 shots.

CELTICS/HAWKS

  • Al Horford scored 19 points, hit Atlanta’s final two baskets and came up with a huge defensive play helping the the Hawks keep their season alive with a 87-86 victory over the Boston Celtics in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference playoffs Tuesday night.
  • Boston had a chance to clinch the series when Rajon Rondo stole Josh Smith‘s inbounds pass with 10 seconds remaining and raced down the court, looking for the winner.
  • Rondo got into a jam along the sideline as Horford  jumped out to protect him which caused Rondo to lose control and chuck a desperation pass, which was tipped by Josh Smith out of bounds as the buzzers sounded.
  • Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett led the Celtics with 16 points apiece. Rondo had 13 points and 12 assists.
  • Smith clearly looked hobbled by a sore knee that kept him out of Game 3 but still managed 13 points and 16 rebounds. Jeff Teague had 16 points, while Johnson and Marvin Williams had 15 apiece.

76ers/Bulls

NUGGETS/LAKERS

  • Andre Miller scored 24 points, including two free throws with 12.8 seconds left, and Denver survived Bryant’s late scoring barrage in a 43-point performance, avoiding playoff elimination with a 102-99 victory over Los Angeles in Game 5.
  • JaVale McGee had 21 points and 14 rebounds for the Nuggets.
  • Denver had a 15-point lead midway through the fourth quarter against the Lakers, but Bryant led a stunning comeback before his final three shots missed.
  • Bryant scored 12 points over the final 4:45, hitting four 3-pointers that trimmed the Nuggets’ lead to 98-96 with 59 seconds left.
  • Arron Afflalo scored a career playoff-high 19 points and Danilo Gallinari added 14 for the Nuggets, while rookie Kenneth Faried had 10 points and nine rebounds.
  • Andrew Bynum had 16 points and 11 rebounds for the Lakers, after he suggested the Nuggets were going to fold to them in this “closeout game.”
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Post Game Notes and other News from around the NBA: May 8, 2012.

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San Antonio/Utah
  • The top-seeded Spurs advanced to the conference semifinals against the winner of the Memphis-Los Angeles Clippers series that could go until Sunday.
  • Parker had 11 points on 4-of-14 shooting, Tim Duncan added 11 points on 4-of-10 shooting, and starters Kawhi Leonard, Boris Diawand Danny Green combined for a total of eight points.
  • The Spurs’ bench picked up the slack, outscoring Utah’s reserves 57-10 and finishing with 27 more points than their own starters.
  • Facing elimination, the Jazz started their Big 3 lineup, with Derrick Favors at power forward, Al Jeffersonat center and Paul Millsap moving to small forward.
  • Gordon Hayward, who in the last 13 games of the regular season shot 50 percent overall and 49 percent from 3-point range, went 0 for 7 Monday. For the series, he shot just 18 percent (6 of 33).
  • Manu Ginobli hit consecutive 3-pointers after the Utah Jazz had pulled within 61-58 late in the third quarter in Game 4 of the first-round Western Conference series.
  • And after the Jazz rallied from 21 points down to get within four in the final minute, Ginobili turned a steal by Tony Parker into a layup that sealed an 87-81 victory and series sweep.

Clippers/Grizzlies

  • Paul scored eight of his 27 points in overtime, and the Clippers moved to the verge of their second playoff series victory in 36 years with a 101-97 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night, taking a 3-1 series lead.
  • Blake Griffin had 30 points and seven assists before fouling out with 2:26 left in overtime for the Clippers.
  •  The Clippers blew an 84-74 lead over the final 4½ minutes of regulation before Paul took charge in the overtime.
  • Paul hit consecutive jumpers to put the Clippers ahead 99-93 with 44 seconds left, Mike Conley‘s layup with 8.1 seconds which brought the Grizzlies within two points.
  •  Mo Williams hit two free throws with 7.2 seconds left and the Rudy Gay missed a meaningless 3-pointer sealing the victory for Los Angeles.
  • Conley scored a career playoff-high 25 points, and Gay had 23 on 8-of-25 shooting for the Grizzlies.
  • Caron Butler, playing with a broken bone in his left hand, scored 14 points for the Clippers
  • The Clippers have seven technical fouls in the series to the Grizzlies’ six.
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News, Notes, and Rumors from around the NBA: May 3, 2012.

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Postseason Stats & Stuff:

  • Dallas’ Jason Kidd is one of only five players in NBA postseason history with at least 1,000 rebounds and 1,000 assists: Larry Bird, Scottie Pippen, Magic Johnson, and Michael Jordan.
  • According to NBA.com/Stats, Denver ranked second in scoring during the regular season, averaging 102.8 points while shooting .476 from the field. Over their last 10 games of the regular season, the Nuggets averaged 109.3 while shooting .514 from the field. Then, they ran in to the L.A. Lakers. In winning the first two games of their series, the Lakers have held the Nuggets to 94.0 ppg and limited them to a .398 field goal percentage.
  • At 19-14, Indiana finished the 2011-12 regular season with the league’s fourth-best road record. According to NBA.com/Stats, when on the road, the Pacers held opponents to 94.9 ppg and a .432 field goal percentage. In their Game 3 win at Orlando, the Pacers limited the Magic to 74 points and a .423 field goal percentage.
  • According to NBA.com/Stats, Miami’s LeBron James paced the league in PIE (which measures a player’s overall statistical contribution against the total statistics in games he plays in) at 22.0 percent. In two postseason games thus far, James’ PIE is 23.9 percent.
  • San Antonio’s Tony Parker appeared in 60 games during the regular season, averaging 18.3 points and 7.7 assists, while shooting .480 from the field; his Plus-Minus Score Differential, according to NBA.com/Stats was +7.0. In the Spurs’ two playoff games, Parker is averaging 23.0 points and 8.5 assists, while shooting .552 from the field; his Score-Differential thus far in the postseason is +23.5.
  • Since 2003, Parker, Tim Duncan, and Manu Ginobili have played together in 123 playoff games, the most postseason games played together of any active trio in the NBA.

Today’s Quote
FRANK VOGEL, following the Pacers’ Game 3 win at Orlando:
“It’s something we established early this year. We understood the importance of winning on the road and being a great basketball team. To go on a deep playoff run this season, we knew we had to establish that road toughness and build on the small success we had early. It’s helped us build that confidence and swagger that we can come into any building and beat any team.”
Indianapolis Star May 3, 2012

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News, Notes, and Rumors from around the NBA: May 1, 2012.

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NEWS

  • A league source said Tuesday afternoon that New York Knicks forward Amar’e Stoudemire is expected to miss the remainder of the Knicks’ first-round series with the Miami Heat after badly cutting his hand hitting a fire extinguisher case in a hallway of American Airlines Arena after Miami’s 104-94 Game 2 victory.
  • The Denver Nuggets say forward Wilson Chandler is expected to be ready by the start of training camp next season after undergoing surgery to repair a labral tear in his left hip.
  • San Antonio’s Gregg Popovich is the recipient of the Red Auerbach Trophy as the 2011-12 NBA Coach of the Year, the NBA announced today.

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