Basketball

• MVP Bryant heads all-NBA first team
• Celtics shut down "King James" to take the opener 76-72
• Celtics crush Hawks in game seven; Kobe and Lakers tune out Jazz
• West stars, Duncan slumps as Hornets rally past Spurs
• Hamilton, Pistons spank Sixers, advance to Eastern Conference semis
• Seattle's Durant named NBA Rookie of the Year
• Butler's heroics keep Wizards' season alive, Celtics go up 3-2
• Suns scorch Spurs to stay alive, Hornets, Cavs, Pistons win
• Hawks soar past Celtics for first play-off win in nine years
• Parker pours in career-high 41; Spurs spank Suns, go up 3-0
• Bryant rocks Nuggets for 49 points, Lakers grab 2-0 lead
• Spurs shade Suns, grab 2-0 advantage; Hornets, Magic win
• Lakers' Gasol goes off for 36 points in first career playoff win
• Ginobili lifts Spurs over Suns in postseason classic
• Nowitzki return inspires Mavericks in blowout over Warriors
• Nowitzki return inspires Mavericks in blowout over Warriors
• Stojakovic helps Hornets slip past Magic, stay atop the West
• Stoudemire, Nash shine in second half, Suns rock Nuggets
• Finley finds his stroke as Spurs rip Rockets
• Martin leads Nuggets past Warriors into eighth place in West
• Nowitzki injured as Spurs sprint past Mavs
• West rallies hot Hornets to win over Celtics
• Sixers spoil Iverson's dream return to Philly
• Celtics snap Rockets' 22-game winning streak
• Celtics find some Irish luck, slip past Spurs 93-91