Durant's tiebreaking 3 gives Thunder 3-1 lead Kevin Durant scored 31 points and hit the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 13.7 seconds left and the Oklahoma City Thunder seized control of the second-round series with a 103-100 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 4 on Saturday night.
Pacers guard apologizes for choke gesture Pacers reserve guard Lance Stephenson has apologized to his coach for making a choking gesture toward LeBron James during Indiana's Game 3 win over Miami.
Staples Center bracing for NHL/NBA marathon Game 4 between the Clippers and Spurs, scheduled for Sunday at 7:30 p.m. at Staples Center, would be moved to Monday if the hockey game between the Kings and Coyotes delays the start of the NBA game too much.
Spurs rally, use 24-0 run to take 3-0 series lead Tim Duncan scored 19 points, helping engineer a 24-0 run in the third quarter after the Spurs trailed by 24 points earlier, and San Antonio defeated the Clippers 96-86 on Saturday to take a commanding 3-0 lead in their second-round playoff series.
Rangers go up 2-1 as Lundqvist stymies Devils Henrik Lundqvist stopped all 36 shots, and Dan Girardi, Chris Kreider and Ryan Callahan scored third-period goals to lead the New York Rangers to a 3-0 win over the New Jersey Devils in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Saturday.
Osi falls short of Twitter target to buy LT's ring New York Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora offered to buy and return Lawrence Taylor's Super Bowl XXV ring to the Pro Football Hall of Famer, but only if Umenyiora attained 500,000 Twitter followers by 10 p.m. Saturday.
Wade: Team has moved on from Game 3 spat Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade and coach Erik Spolestra both attempted to downplay their fiery exchange in the team huddle Thursday night as they attempt to focus on a vital Game 4 against the Indiana Pacers on Sunday.
Pats' Welker backs off 'gotten worse' remarks Two days after telling the Boston Herald that his contract negotiations had "gotten worse," New England Patriots wide receiver Wes Welker backtracked on his comments on Saturday.
