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Denver, CO (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Ty Lawson scored 25 points on Friday and the Nuggets rode a strong start to a 99-84 win over the Lakers in Game 3 of a Western Conference quarterfinal matchup. Denver had never led in the series ente

Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Rajon Rondo made up for missing Game 2 in a big way, recording his seventh-career playoff triple-double to lift the Celtics to a 90-84 overtime victory over the Hawks in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference quarter

Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Spencer Hawes scored 21 points and the Philadelphia 76ers finished on a big run Friday night to beat the Chicago Bulls, 79-74, in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series. The Sixers ended on

Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Chicago Bulls center Joakim Noah rolled his left ankle in the third quarter Friday against the 76ers and eventually left the game. Noah was driving down the lane in transition when he stepped on the

Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Dr. J is back with the Philadelphia 76ers. The Sixers said Friday that Julius Erving was hired as a part-time strategic advisor. Erving, who won the 1983 championship with the team, will serve in th

Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Atlanta Hawks forward Josh Smith will miss Friday's Game 3 of his team's Eastern Conference quarterfinal matchup against the Boston Celtics with a sore left knee. Smith suffered the injury late in the f

Boston, MA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Boston Celtics guard Ray Allen is slated to return for the team's Game 3 Eastern Conference quarterfinal matchup against the Atlanta Hawks on Friday. Allen hasn't played since an April 10th matchup with

New York, NY (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Orlando Magic swingman Ryan Anderson has been named the NBA's Most Improved Player for the 2011-12 season. Anderson received 260 of a possible 605 points to earn the honor, including 33 of 121 first-pl

(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Atlanta Hawks had a golden opportunity to seize control of their Eastern Conference quarterfinals set against a Boston team without its star point guard Rajon Rondo. Instead, the Celtics persevered behind Paul Pierce a

(Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Denver Nuggets hope a change of scenery can help them get back into their Western Conference quarterfinals set with the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers have taken the first two games of the series in LA with Game 3 set