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Frye, Suns’ reserves force stars to sit

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PHOENIX – Steve Nash (notes) and Amar’e Stoudemire (notes) rose from their seats on the Phoenix Suns ’ bench and walked to the scorer’s table. This was their time: fourth quarter, Game 4 of the Western Conference finals, the Los Angeles Lakers ’ desperately...

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Magic provide only a tease in East finals

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BOSTON – The Orlando Magic praised themselves for resolve and resilience, an million payroll declaring itself too prideful to let the Boston Celtics sweep. Somehow, this passes for perseverance in sports, the loser’s lament of “Hey, we could’ve quit,...

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Stoudemire’s game finally matches his mouth

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PHOENIX – Amar’e Stoudemire (notes) walked out of US Airways Center sporting a pair of black-rim glasses and a large bandage above his nose. The former was a fashion statement, the latter his latest battle scar. Once again, Stoudemire had pushed himself...

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Lakers, Celtics aiming at Finals rematch

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“We want Boston.” The Los Angeles Lakers weren’t even done hanging another double-digit Western Conference finals victory on the Phoenix Suns when the chant started. Lakers fans were simply shouting what everyone around here had been discussing all day:...

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Kobe gets 40, Lakers rout Suns in opener

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LOS ANGELES (AP)— Kobe Bryant (notes) dribbled toward the Lakers’ bench, luring Channing Frye (notes) and Jason Richardson (notes) along with him. Bryant leaned back and launched a feather-soft jumper over Phoenix’s double team, neatly beating the first-quarter...

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Big Three, step aside for Rondo

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BOSTON – Doc Rivers had watched his players march angrily off that charter flight a year ago, the coach’s warnings unheeded of a team meeting gone terribly. The Celtics were leaving a humiliating loss in Cleveland, and Rajon Rondo (notes) had this big...

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NBA Playoffs: Boston Celtics Throw Away Chance To Sweep Miami Heat

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It was a great performance by the Boston Celtics in Sunday's Game Four against the Heat, a game where the Celtics had the opportunity to close out the series and earn the franchise's first four-game sweep since a 4-0 sweep of the Milwaukee Bucks in the...

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