LOS ANGELES — When captain Dustin Brown crunched Alex Pietrangelo with a hit along the boards in the opening minutes, the Los Angeles Kings knew they hadnt lost whatever fire has driven them deep into the playoffs. The eighth-seeded Kings are a team transformed, executing against St. Louis with all the precision, passion and consistency [...]

The Indiana Pacers have managed to put a lackluster opening game effort behind them and will attempt to take complete control of their Eastern Conference quarterfinals series with Orlando when the two teams square off in Game 4. Danny Granger scored 26 points and Roy Hibbert had 18 on Wednesday as the Pacers ran away [...]

Watch enough Heat games and one would think Mario Chalmers is the reason for LeBron James quickly receding hairline. A night on the court doesnt go by that James isnt barking at Chalmers for one perceived mistake or another. Thursday night at Madison Square Garden was no different. Chalmers missed an assignment early in Game [...]

Posted at 12:52 PM ET, 05/05/2012 TheWashingtonPost Nationals-Phillies discussion thread: Game 27 By Adam Kilgore (Stephen Dunn – GETTY IMAGES) Davey Johnson’s wife, Susan, attended last night’s press conference. Afterward, he got up and left without even noticing her. “These games,” he said, “are driving me crazy.” The Nationals are 9-5 in one-run games with [...]

The Utah Jazz hope a change of scenery can help them get back into their Western Conference quarterfinals set with the top-seeded San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs have taken the first two games of the series in the Alamo City by a combined 46 points with Game 3 set for the EnergySolutions Arena in Salt [...]

WASHINGTON — Through the fog of questionable calls and Alex Ovechkin’s hit to defenseman Dan Girardi, a larger truth emerged from the Rangers’ 3-2 loss to the Washington Capitals on Saturday. Multimedia Slide Show Rangers-Capitals Replay: Game 4 Related Putting Injuries in His Past, Defenseman Moves Forward With the Winning Goal (May 6, 2012) If [...]

DENVER — Just one win? It sure didnt feel like just one win. Not the way the capacity crowd of 19,155 started buzzing before tipoff and made Pepsi Center rumble for the next 2 ½ hours. It sure didnt sound like just one win. Not the way George Karl, who has had a few playoff [...]

The scene shifts to Southern California on Saturday when the Memphis Grizzlies square off with the Los Angeles Clippers in the pivotal Game 3 of their Western Conference quarterfinals set. The Clippers, who were a solid 24-9 as the host at Staples Center during the regular season, will be playing their first postseason game in [...]

NEWARK, NJ — The New Jersey Devils were back on the ice at AmeriHealth Pavilion on Saturday in preparation for Game 4 of their Eastern Conference Semifinal against the Philadelphia Flyers, scheduled for Sunday at Prudential Center.

The Dallas Mavericks won the first NBA championship in franchise history last season. To win another, they will have to accomplish another first. No team in NBA history has ever come back from a 3-0 deficit to win a playoff series and thats the hole that the Mavs find themselves in as they get ready [...]