Playoffs roundup: Cavaliers take 2-0 lead

Cavaliers hold off Pistons: (Pistons 82 at Cavaliers 94) For three quarters, the Cleveland Cavaliers were at their basketball best. “It was beautiful,” Mo Williams said. It didn’t end that way. Cleveland blew most of a 29-point lead in the final period against Detroit’s reserves and the Cavaliers had to reinsert LeBron James to restore […]

Playoffs round 1 roundup: 76ers shock Magic

Iguodala Sinks Magic (76ers 100 at Magic 98) Andre Iguodala made a 22-foot jumper with 2.2 seconds left, and the Philadelphia 76ers rallied from an 18-point deficit to stun the Orlando Magic 100-98 in Game 1 of their opening-round playoff series Sunday. Iguodala had 20 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, and Louis Williams scored […]

Playoffs roundup: Bulls upset Celtics in OT

Cavaliers roll past Pistons in Game 1: (Pistons 84 at Cavaliers 102) LeBron James crossed midcourt and launched the ball toward the basket more than 40 feet away as the horn sounded. As Cleveland’s star, the Detroit Pistons, 20,000 fans and a TV audience watched the shot’s arching flight, James never stopped running. “I was […]

Cavaliers roll over Pistons (102-84)

A lengthy standing ovation and chorous of M-V-P chants filled the arena after Lebron James banked in a buzzer-beating 3-pointer from half court to end the first half. “It brings the house down … the crowd is going crazy,” LeBron said of the momentum the Cavs got from it afterward. As usual Lebron James filled […]