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THE Detroit Pistons have taken a 2-0 lead over the Orlando Magic in the second round of the NBA playoffs.The Pistons won 100-93 in the Eastern Conference game Detroit today, with Chauncey Billups scoring a game-high 28 points. The Magic came back from a 14-point deficit to trail 95-93 with 13 seconds left to play but were unable to prevent Billups finishing them off. Dwight Howard and Jameer Nelson each scored 22 points for Orlando. Game 3 of the best-of-seven-series will be played in Orlando on Thursday morning, Melbourne time.Meanwhile, LA Lakers guard Kobe Bryant is widely expected to…

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KOBE Bryant added another honour today to go with his MVP award, becoming the only unanimous selection to the All-NBA team.The Lakers star was voted to the first team for the third straight season and sixth time in his career.He led Los Angeles to the best record in the Western Conference and was presented with the MVP trophy Wednesday before helping the Lakers to a 120-110 victory over Utah in Game 2 of the conference semifinals. Joining Bryant on the first team were New Orleans guard Chris Paul, who was three votes shy of being a unanimous pick, along

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CLEVELAND — The NBA superstar, the one who recently became the first African-American male to appear on the cover of Vogue, looking imposing with one of those wafer-like supermodels, jauntily sauntered out of the arena Saturday.LeBron James…, feelin’ good after playing like a bad man, wore wraparound sunglasses, fat diamond earrings and a smile as wide as the mouth of the Cuyahoga River.Even if his fashion sense was questionable — the Cleveland Cavalier wore a dark, pinstriped suit jacket over a pair of fancy jeans — there was nothing lacking in his basketball shrewdness. Or his boldness.

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SundayDetroit 91, Toronto 84L.A. Lakers 106, San Antonio 85Cleveland 84, Miami 76Orlando 104, Chicago 84
SaturdayBoston 99, Atlanta 89Charlotte 107, Indiana 103Washington 109, Philadelphia 93Minnesota 114, Memphis 105New Jersey 111, Milwaukee 98Utah 124, Denver 97Portland 108, Dallas 105Sacramento 94, Hornets 91Golden State 122, L.A. Clippers 116 STANDINGS…

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LOS ANGELES — Two NBA Western Conference powers met Sunday with a lot on the line.One — the Los Angeles Lakers — emerged as the front-runner in the crazy Western battle to finish with a No. 1 seed in the playoffs and left the Staples Center pleased with their defensive intensity and offensive unselfishness.The other — the San Antonio Spurs — took a step back into a dogfight among a handful of other Western teams looking for favorable playoff positioning and left Los Angeles with worries about their health and their offensive firepower.The Lakers won going away 106-85, holding

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