Gasol’s Tip-in Gets Lakers By Thunder (ap)
Pau Gasol tipped in a missed jumper by Kobe Bryant with a half-second left and the Los Angeles Lakers survived a late comeback effort by Oklahoma City and eliminated the Thunder 95-94 in Game 6 of the first-round playoff series on Friday night. Gasol crashed to the rim at the right block and tipped in [...]
Penguins Score 4 On Pp, Defeat Canadiens (ap)
Less than 15 minutes into the game, the Montreal Canadiens realized they weren’t playing the Washington Capitals anymore. Oh, not even close. Everything that worked so perfectly against the Capitals was failing miserably against the Pittsburgh Penguins, who might exploit a weakness better than any team in hockey. Read more
Hawks Stifle Bucks On Road, Force Game 7 (ap)
Jamal Crawford saw the end to his series-long shooting slump coming, making a promise after the pregame shootaround: It’ll be back tonight. Crawford then went out and finally played like the NBA’s sixth man of the year in the playoffs, scoring 24 points to help the Atlanta Hawks beat the Milwaukee Bucks 83-69 on Friday [...]