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Curry steps up his game as Warriors beat Mavs

Stephen Curry scored 20 of his 31 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, and his assist on David Lee’s go-ahead layup with 32.8 seconds left helped the Golden State Warriors beat the Dallas Mavericks 105-101 Monday night. Curry had six points and three assists in the extra period. The fourth-year guard fed Lee on his basket that put Golden State up 101-99. Read More

LeBron, Heat crowned NBA champions

Now LeBron James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh can have a championship celebration with an actual championship trophy. Pushing to an early 17-point lead and then holding on from there, the Miami Heat defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 121-106 Thursday night at AmericanAirlines Arena, to close out the best-of-seven NBA Finals in Game 5 of the series, sweeping the three consecutive games on their homecourt. Read More

LeBron's failures overshadow Mavs' accomplishment

LeBron James
“Not one. Not two. Not three, not four, not five, not six ... not seven. And when I say that, I really believe it.” — LeBron James, July 9, 2010 He could have stopped counting at “not one.” Unless, of course, he was counting missed shots or turnovers in the fourth quarter during the NBA finals. Read More

As great as Nowitzki is, he’ll never be Larry Bird

I love Dirk Nowitzki. This you must understand before you read another word. Read More

Can’t help rooting for the Bay Area’s Jason Kidd

Jason Kidd
The NBA playoffs have become personal. Jason Kidd has another chance to win an NBA championship. He’s 38 years old, has worn three professional jerseys (Dallas, New Jersey and Phoenix), played 1,267 NBA games (not including playoffs), and it feels like a million years since he was the biggest name in Bay Area basketball, first at St. Joseph’s Notre Dame High School in Alameda, then at Cal. Read More
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