| Daily Dime |
 Kevin Durant's big 3-pointer brought home a 3-1 series lead for OKC. |
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| Heat's Howard confronts Pacers' Stephenson |
 Miami Heat veteran Juwan Howard and Indiana Pacers guard Lance Stephenson had to be separated following an on-court confrontation before the teams played Game 4 of their playoff series Sunday. |
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| Gasol shares blame for Lakers' loss to Thunder |
 Kobe Bryant hoped for more aggressiveness from the Lakers All-Star forward Pau Gasol in the Lakers' loss to the Thunder. |
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| Durant's tiebreaking 3 gives Thunder 3-1 lead |
 Kevin Durant scored 31 points and hit the tiebreaking 3-pointer with 13.7 seconds left and the Oklahoma City Thunder seized control of the second-round series with a 103-100 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 4 on Saturday night. |
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| Spurs rally, use 24-0 run to take 3-0 series lead |
 Tim Duncan scored 19 points, helping engineer a 24-0 run in the third quarter after the Spurs trailed by 24 points earlier, and San Antonio defeated the Clippers 96-86 on Saturday to take a commanding 3-0 lead in their second-round playoff series. |
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| Shoulder continues to plague Celtics' Bradley |
 Celtics coach Doc Rivers said Avery Bradley's shoulder dislocated again Friday, at least the third occurrence of the playoffs, and expressed concern about how long the second-year guard can continue to play through the pain. |
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| Granger vows not to back down from LeBron |
 After two altercations in the past two games, Indiana Pacers forward Danny Granger vowed Saturday he won't back down from LeBron James in heated moments of their intense series against the Miami Heat. |
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| Staples Center bracing for NHL/NBA marathon |
 Game 4 between the Clippers and Spurs, scheduled for Sunday at 7:30 p.m. at Staples Center, would be moved to Monday if the hockey game between the Kings and Coyotes delays the start of the NBA game too much. |
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| Wade: Team has moved on from Game 3 spat |
 Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade and coach Erik Spolestra both attempted to downplay their fiery exchange in the team huddle Thursday night as they attempt to focus on a vital Game 4 against the Indiana Pacers on Sunday. |
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| Guillen on Wade: 'He can guarantee a fight' |
 A day after having vowed to be done with Twitter, Ozzie Guillen wasn't backing off his shoot-from-the-hip style of expression, saying Wade's behavior toward Heat coach Erik Spoelstra during a loss Thursday "can guarantee a fight ." |
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| Sources: Oden had same procedure Kobe had |
 In an effort to revive his NBA career, Greg Oden recently underwent the controversial knee procedure that superstars Kobe Bryant and Alex Rodriguez say took years off their bodies, according to sources. |
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| Drew returning for 3rd season as Hawks' coach |
 The Atlanta Hawks have committed to Larry Drew for one more season. |
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