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'The Shot' by LeBron Has Echoes of Jordan

Harry Kimball — Sat, 23 May 2009 13:45:11 CDT

LeBron James' 3-point bomb at the buzzer last night to beat Orlando is the stuff of legend. In fact, writes Jodie Valade in the Plain Dealer , it invokes another classic shot in Cavaliers' history, this one by Michael Jordan 20 years ago to beat Cleveland. "He was born to do...

West's Late 3-Pointer Hands Cavs 3-1 Series Edge

Mike Buss — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:55:14 CDT

LeBron James had 34 points and 12 rebounds, and dished the ball to Delonte West for a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 5.4 seconds left Sunday, helping the Cavaliers get past the Wizards 100-97 to take a 3-1 lead in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference playoff series. Cleveland led by 15 in...

Late Goals Carry Penguins Past Senators

Mike Buss — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 23:58:31 CDT

Ryan Malone scored Pittsburgh's third power-play goal of the game with only 1:02 remaining and the Penguins squandered a three-goal lead against Ottawa, then rallied for a 5-3 victory Friday over the Senators and a sweep of their first two home games in the Eastern Conference playoff series. Pittsburgh’s...

Ovechkin's Goal Leads Caps to Game 1 Win

Mike Buss — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 22:52:36 CDT

Held without a shot until late in the third period, Alex Ovechkin stole the puck and netted the tiebreaking goal with 4 1/2 minutes remaining, leading the Washington Capitals to a 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Flyers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference first-round series Friday. Ovechkin also set...

Habs Eliminate Sabres

Jamie Buss — Thu, 03 Apr 2008 21:48:21 CDT

Bryan Smolinski scored twice, Carey Price came within 8:30 of posting his second straight shutout, and the Montreal Canadiens beat Buffalo 3-1 on Thursday night, eliminating the Sabres from the playoff race. Chris Higgins also scored for Montreal, which is tied with Pittsburgh atop the Eastern Conference with 102...

Rangers Have Devils' Number

Jamie Buss — Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:00:58 CDT

It looked as though New Jersey was going to skate away with a rare victory against the Rangers tonight, but Christian Backman changed all that with a game-tying goal in the 3rd period. New York went on to win, 3-2, securing their seventh straight win over the Devils this season....

Jamison Casts Spell Over Pistons

Jamie Buss — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 00:38:11 CDT

The Wizards aren’t among the best in the NBA but they sure know how to play among them. They beat the Pistons tonight, 95-83, reports the AP, adding that to the two games each they've won against Boston, Dallas, New Orleans and Cleveland this season – all top performers in...

Rangers Best Isles to Earn Home Split

Jamie Buss — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 22:45:15 CST

The Islanders were unable to complete a home-and-home sweep of the Rangers tonight, losing to their NY rival, 4-1. The Rangers, despite losing in a shootout to the Isles Tuesday night, are 8-0-3 in their last 11 games and now find themselves in sixth place, a mere four points out...

Celtics Top Atlanta, 98-88

Jamie Buss — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 22:19:38 CST

Winners of five straight, the Boston Celtics continued their domination of the Eastern Conference today with a win over the Atlanta Hawks, 98-88. Paul Pierce accounted for 30 of the Celtics points, while Kevin Garnett added 20 points and 16 boards, reports the AP. Sam Cassell, recently waived by the...