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MIAMI (AP) — None of the New York Knicks were expected on South Beach for Dwyane Wade‘s 26th birthday party Saturday night.They pretty much ruined the mood beforehand, adding to a season of Heat misery.Jamal Crawford scored 22 points and Nate Robinson added 19, including a banked jumper with 2:20 left that put New York ahead to stay, and the Knicks beat Miami 88-84 — sending the Heat to their 13th straight loss, the longest in the league and the worst skein of coach Pat Riley’s career.
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ANDREW Bogut continued his sparkling run of NBA form leading the Milwaukee Bucks to an 87-80 victory over Atlanta yesterday.Bogut, the former No. 1 draft pick now in his third season, is finally turning into the presence the Bucks desperately need, scoring 21 points with 10 rebounds and four blocked shots against the Hawks. The Australian’s recent surge in production came after several meetings with coach Larry Krystkowiak, which led to more plays for Bogut in the offence. “They said they were going to get the ball into me a bit more. It’s definitely good to hear a coach…

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National Basketball AssociationStandingsPortland 98 vs. Miami 91New York 98 vs. Washington 111Atlanta 78 vs. Toronto 89Philadelphia 89 vs. Boston 116Charlotte 84 vs. New Orleans 112Sacramento 100 vs. Detroit 93Seattle 100 vs. Memphis 124Minnesota 95 vs. Phoenix 115L.A. Clippers 88 vs. Utah 106Golden State 119 vs. Chicago 111…

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Chicago 100 vs. Philadelphia 97Washington 102 vs. Atlanta 98Charlotte 106 vs. Cleveland 113Boston 86 vs. New Jersey 77Toronto 99 vs. New York 90Miami 88 vs. New Orleans 114Minnesota 82 vs. Houston 113Orlando 103 vs. Denver 113Memphis 104 vs. Golden State 116Milwaukee 105 vs. L.A. Lakers 110Dallas 90 vs. Seattle 70…

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CLEVELAND (AP) — Once again, LeBron James came through for the Cavaliers.James scored eight of his 31 points in the second overtime, and pulled down a career-high 19 rebounds to lead Cleveland to a 113-106 victory over the Charlotte Bobcats on Friday night.“My team needs me to make big plays down the stretch and that’s what I did,” said James, who played 49 minutes. “It wasn’t just me, though. Everybody made plays.”But the biggest were made by James, whose 30-footer gave Cleveland a 103-102 lead early in the second overtime. He followed with a free throw and a jumper

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