Joe Johnson, Flip Murray lead Hawks to 106-91 win over Heat; Atanta leads series 3-2ATLANTA — Dwyane Wade banged his head on the court. Al Horford hobbled to the locker room. Jamaal Magloire doled out a shove, and Josh Smith pushed back. On a night of hard fouls, plenty of banging and staredowns galore, the Atlanta Hawks moved closer to reaching the second round of the NBA playoffs for the first time in a decade, beating Miami 106-91 Wednesday to take a 3-2 lead in the series. Joe Johnson, Flip Murray lead Hawks to 106-91 win over Heat; Atanta leads series 3-2ATLANTA — Dwyane Wade banged his head on the court. Al Horford hobbled to the locker room. Jamaal Magloire doled out a shove, and Josh Smith pushed back. Johnson, Murray lead Hawks to 106-91 win in physical game to reclaim series lead over HeatATLANTA — Dwyane Wade banged his head on the court. Al Horford hobbled to the locker room. Jamaal Magloire doled out a shove, and Josh Smith pushed back. Johnson, Murray lead Hawks to 106-91 win in physical game to reclaim series lead over HeatATLANTA — Dwyane Wade banged his head on the court. Al Horford hobbled to the locker room. Jamaal Magloire doled out a shove, and Josh Smith pushed back. Spurs won’t move past first round for 1st time since 2000 after 106-93 loss to Mavs in Game 5SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs are done, and April isn’t even over yet. Aldridge and Roy score 25 and the Blazers avois elimination with an 88-77 Game 5 winPORTLAND, Ore. — Brandon Roy and LaMarcus Aldridge each scored 25 points, and the Portland Trail Blazers staved off elimination in the playoffs with an 88-77 victory over the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night. Nowitzki scores 31, Mavericks eliminate Spurs with 106-93 road victorySAN ANTONIO — Dirk Nowitzki and the Dallas Mavericks calmly walked off the floor with little more than some high-fives, as if they’ve done this before in the playoffs. Pierce comes through late, Rondo and Perkins help Celtics beat Bulls 106-104 in Game 5BOSTON — Paul Pierce made three straight jumpers in the final 77 seconds of overtime and the Boston Celtics held on to beat the Chicago Bulls 106-104 on Tuesday night to take a 3-2 lead in their best-of-seven playoff series. Ailing Heat star Dwyane Wade: ‘I’ll be ready’ for Hawks Wednesday nightMIAMI — Dwyane Wade is ailing again in the playoffs, an odd-year coincidence that he and the Miami Heat would love to escape from. Pierce comes through late, Rondo and Perkins help Celtics beat Bulls 106-104 in Game 5BOSTON — Paul Pierce made three straight jumpers in the final 77 seconds of overtime and the Boston Celtics held on to beat the Chicago Bulls 106-104 on Tuesday night to take a 3-2 lead in their best-of-seven playoff series. Monday’s NBA Playoff BoxesEvans 4-6 1-1 10, Smith 4-14 5-7 13, Horford 1-5 2-2 4, Johnson 5-12 4-6 14, Bibby 5-10 2-2 15, Pachulia 5-8 2-4 12, West 1-1 0-0 2, Murray 3-10 4-4 11, S.Jones 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 28-66 20-26 81. Carmelo’s 26 points lead Nuggets to franchise’s most lopsided playoff win, 121-63 over HornetsNEW ORLEANS — Carmelo Anthony and the Denver Nuggets looked like the only ones having fun in this party town. Anthony’s 26 points lead Nuggets to franchise’s most lopsided playoff win, 121-63 over HornetsNEW ORLEANS — Carmelo Anthony and the Denver Nuggets looked like the only ones having fun in this party town. Road woes no more: Hawks stifle D-Wade, knot series against Heat with 81-71 winMIAMI — That notion suggesting the Atlanta Hawks cannot win on the road at playoff time? Road woes no more: Hawks stifle Wade, knot series against Heat with 81-71 winMIAMI — That notion suggesting the Atlanta Hawks cannot win on the road at playoff time? |