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The Indiana Pacers were able to finish the job against the Miami Heat this time, knotting their Eastern Conference finals series at a game apiece. It was a contest that appeared to be headed toward an ending similar to that of Game 1. But this tim...

Steve Mitchell/USA TODAY SportsLeBron James made a buzzer-beater with no time remaining to defeat the Pacers in Game 1.What can't LeBron James do? Score 30 points? Check. Triple-double? No problem. Game winner at the buzzer? Sure. LeBron ...

Issac Baldizon/NBAE/Getty Images LeBron James (left) was a different player with Paul George on the court this season. Experience advantage rests with the Heat Players on the Miami Heat roster have combined for 194 games of Conference Finals exper...

Here's a snapshot look at three statistical storylines for Tuesday night's NBA Draft Lottery, the results of which will be shown on ESPN beginning at 7:30 pm ET. No. 1 usually doesn't go to worst record The Orlando Magic have a 25 percent chance ...

AP Photo/Marcio Jose SanchezTony Parker led the Spurs past the Warriors in the Western Conference semifinalsThe San Antonio Spurs knocked off the Golden State Warriors to reach the Western Conference Finals for the second straight season and the eigh...

Joe Murphy/NBAE/Getty ImagesTayshaun Prince was the primary defender on Kevin Durant the last two games.The Memphis Grizzlies took out the Oklahoma City Thunder in five games to advance to their first Western Conference Finals in franchise history. ...

Game 5 was not about Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, the duo dubbed by Warriors head coach Mark Jackson as "the greatest shooting backcourt" in NBA history. Instead, it was about one of the best trios in NBA history. Tim Duncan, Tony Parker and M...

Along the lines of pictures being valued at a thousand words, the shot chart above makes up most of what you need to know from a statistical perspective about the Miami Heat's win over the Chicago Bulls on Monday night. The Bulls shot 25.7 percent...

Jarrett Jack succeeded in key moments in Game 4.The San Antonio Spurs and Golden State Warriors are even at two games apiece after a riveting Warriors comeback to take Game 4. Home teams are 4-0 in overtime games this postseason, with two of those...

The Thunder had one of their worst shooting days on Saturday.Just as it was in 2011, the Memphis Grizzlies won Game 3 of their matchup with the Oklahoma City Thunder to take a 2-1 series lead. That one ended with a Thunder triumph in seven games. ...

Norris Cole has shot lights-out in this series.The Miami Heat regained control of the Eastern Conference semifinals with a rugged Game 3 win over the Chicago Bulls on Friday night. The Heat are now 43-3 in their past 46 games, 21-1 in their past 2...

AP Photo/Lynne SladkyThe Heat outscored the Bulls 56-18 in the paint in Game 2.The Miami Heat certainly bounced back from their Game 1 loss to the Chicago Bulls. Saying they "bounced back" is quite the understatement. Bulls Worst Playoff Losse...

The streak continues, thanks to one of the most improbable comebacks in NBA playoff history. The San Antonio Spurs won their 30th straight home game against the Golden State Warriors, rallying from 16 down in the final four minutes and getting a r...

Garrett W. Ellwood/NBAE/Getty ImagesStephen Curry set the NBA record with 272 3-pointers this season, and has kept it up in the playoffs.The only California team left in the NBA playoffs is the Golden State Warriors, who take on the San Antonio Spurs...

Kevin Durant excelled in the second half for the Thunder.Let's run through all the accolades for the star of stars in the Oklahoma City Thunder Game 1 win over the Memphis Grizzlies. Kevin Durant became the third player in the past five postseason...

AP Photo/Julio CortezJoakim Noah came up huge for the Bulls as they eliminate the Nets in Game 7For the first time since Michael Jordan's shot over Craig Ehlo in Game 5 of the 1989 Eastern Conference First Round, the Chicago Bulls won a "winner-take-...