Harden's playoff-career-high 42 leads Rockets past Mavs, to 3-0 lead The Dallas Mavericks emptied both barrels on Friday night, throwing every ounce of offensive firepower they had at the Houston Rockets in an attempt to overwhelm Kevin McHale's favored crew and fight their way back into their opening-round series. Unfortunately for Rick Carlisle and company, in this matchup, Houston's got … [Read more...]

Paul Pierce buries Raptors again, Wizards hold on for 3-0 lead The Toronto Raptors entered Friday's Game 3 of their first-round series with the Washington Wizards down 2-0 and in clear desperation mode. For much of the game, they looked like the team that wanted it more. But that's often not enough when the opponent has nearly every playmaker on the floor. [Follow Dunks Don't Lie on … [Read more...]