Hawks Even Series With Win On The Road In Washington, D.C.

Atlanta Hawks center Al Horford (15), from the Dominican Republic, dunks the ball in front of Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal (3) and center Marcin Gortat, from Poland, right. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Atlanta Hawks center Al Horford (15) dunks the ball for two of his 18 points in front of Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal (3) and center Marcin Gortat, from Poland, right. The Hawks won Game 4 106-101 to tie the best of seven Eastern Conference semifinal series at two games apiece.
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With their Game 4 win last night, the Atlanta Hawks went from looking like a No. 4 or 5 seed for these playoffs, to looking more like the No. 1 seed they earned during the regular season.

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Brittney Griner Marries Glory Johnson in Phoenix, Less Than A Month After Domestic Violence Incident

Photo via @missvol25  Glory Johnson and Brittney Griner got married last Friday at the Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort in Phoenix, Arizona, just one month after their domestic violence incident and subsequent arrests.
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Glory Johnson and Brittney Griner got married last Friday at the Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort in Phoenix, Arizona, just one month after their domestic violence incident and subsequent arrests.

I guess Brittney Griner and Glory Johnson have taken a page out of Ray and Janay Rice’s handbook. A little less than a month after they both were arrested on domestic violence-related charges at their home in Phoenix, the two get married in a ceremony at the Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort.

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Memphis Grizzlies Up 2-1 On Golden State ; Should Warriors Hit Panic Button?

Copyright 2015 NBAE (Photo by Noah Graham/NBAE via Getty Images) The NBA MVP Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors find themselves down 2-1 with Game 4 in Memphis tomorrow night. It might be a do or die game for the Warrirors.
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The NBA MVP Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors find themselves down 2-1 with Game 4 in Memphis tomorrow night. It might be a do or die game for the Warriors.

Yes, I know the Golden State Warriors are the number one team in the league based off their record, and they are only down two games to one. But, if I’m a Golden State fan, I would be worried.

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Pierce Banks In Game Winner At Buzzer To Give Wizards 2-1 Edge In Series Against Hawks

Sports Illustrated Paul Pierce goes up for his game winning shot against three Atlanta Hawks defenders . Pierce drains the shot for the Wizards'  103-101 victory and a 2-1 lead over the number 1 seeded Hawks.
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Paul Pierce goes up for his game winning shot against three Atlanta Hawks defenders . Pierce drained the shot for the Wizards’ 103-101 victory, and a 2-1 lead over the number one-seeded Hawks.

I’m sure you’ve heard by now the cliché, “The truth shall set you free.” Well, The Truth (see Paul Pierce’s) did free the Washington Wizards from a near collapse against the Atlanta Hawks early Saturday evening at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C.

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Rockets Bounce Back Behind Harden’s Big 4th Quarter; Beat Clippers 115-109 To Tie Series

NBA.com/Rockets James Harden gets fired up in the second half of the Rockets' 114-109. Chef Harden was cookin' with 16 fourth quarter points en route to 32 for the night.
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James Harden gets fired up in the second half of the Rockets’ 115-109. Chef Harden was cookin’ with 16 fourth quarter points en route to 32 for the night.

This one had déjà vu written all over it. Houston jumped out to an early double-digit lead in the first two quarters, and then they would get sloppy, careless, and relinquish their lead to the Clippers. Then, LA would open up a double-digit lead and not look back in winning not one, but two games on the road, and basically all but dashing the hopes of the Houston Rockets of further advancing to the Western Conference Finals. Only this time, the Rockets wrote a different ending to the story.

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Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron James, and His Headband Even Series With 106-91 Win

NBA.com/Cavaliers LeBron James brought back his headband and his aggressiveness to lead Cleveland to a 106-91 win over the Chicago Bulls to even the Eastern Conference Semifinal Series at one game apiece.
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LeBron James brought back his headband and his aggressiveness to lead Cleveland to a 106-91 win over the Chicago Bulls to even the Eastern Conference Semifinal Series at one game apiece.

LeBron James’ headband has made an appearance in the Cavs’ 2015 playoff run. After the much talked about absence of James’ headband throughout the playoffs, he decided to make a game-time decision, and sport his signature headband. It was a change that brought upon an even more aggressive LeBron in leading the Cavs to a 106-91 Game 2 win to even the series with the Chicago Bulls at one game apiece.

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