Griffin to decide Fri. if he\'ll play in crucial Game 6

Deron Williams, Brook Lopez and Joe Johnson each scored 17 points, and the Brooklyn Nets again avoided elimination, beating the short-handed Chicago Bulls 95-92 on Thursday to tie their first-round series at 3.

James Harden scored 31 points and sank seven 3-pointers while fighting through flu-like symptoms, and the Houston Rockets beat the Oklahoma City Thunder 107-100 Wednesday night to pull within 3-2 in their first-round playoff series.

Bobcats plan to interview Tibbetts, K. Sampson

Vegas Summer League to feature tourney format

Clippers face elimination with injured Paul, Griffin

Karl disputes Jackson\'s \'hit men\' claims on Curry

Bucks fire Boylan after getting swept by Heat

Blazers\' Lillard unanimously wins Rookie of Year

Kobe\'s stitches removed 17 days after surgery

David West scored 24 points and Paul George had 21 points and 10 rebounds to lead Indiana past Atlanta 106-83 on Wednesday night, taking a 3-2 playoff series lead.

Jeff Green scored 18 points and the Boston Celtics stayed alive in the NBA playoffs, cutting the New York Knicks\' lead to 3-2 with a 92-86 victory Wednesday night.

Zach Randolph scored 10 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter and the Memphis Grizzlies capitalized on Blake Griffin\'s ankle injury to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 103-93 on Tuesday night, taking a 3-2 lead in their first-round playoff series.

Phil Jackson to hear Raptors\' pitch, maybe others

NBA committee: Kings should stay in Sacramento

Lakers temp Jamison set to undergo wrist surgery

LJ: Would\'ve been \'uncomfortable\' with gay player

Amaechi: Other players talking about coming out

Jackson accuses Nuggets of dirty play in Game 5

Kenneth Faried brought the energy and the Denver Nuggets rediscovered their toughness in time to stave off elimination Tuesday night with a 107-100 win over the Golden State Warriors.