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Early This Morning Delonte West Tweeted A Picture Of His Vomit-Soiled Clothes From The Bathroom

Sean Newell, deadspin.com

Delonte West was sick last night, but still managed to play 27 minutes and score five points on two of five shooting. Then he presumably went home a puked all over the place, took a picture and exclaimed "I think that's the last of it....I feel lik…

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SAN ANTONIO (AP) This was not another early playoff letdown by the San Antonio Spurs . For the first time in four years, they won a series opener.

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SAN ANTONIO (AP) This was not another early playoff letdown by the San Antonio Spurs . For the first time in four years, they won a series opener.

Jeff Caplan, ESPN.com

Oklahoma CIty Thunder coach Scott Brooks wasn't buying counterpart Rick Carlisle's claims after Saturday's Game 1 of their first-round series that Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki was being held and grabbed without consequence.

Dan Devine, yahoo.com

After missing Game 1 of the San Antonio Spurs' opening (and, as it turned out, only) playoff series in 2011 due to injury, reserve guard Manu Ginobili entered the 2012 postseason healthy, ready and eager to make a splash. Judging by the results of this …

Kevin Arnovitz, ESPN.com

Zach Randolph will start at power forward for the Memphis Grizzlies in their first-round Game 1 matchup against the Clippers on Sunday night.

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The Spurs are the West's No. 1 seed and a heavy favorite, but the Jazz sizzled down the stretch. Can Utah keep it going today in their Round 1 opener at San Antonio? Follow it all right here.

Kevin Arnovitz, ESPN.com

Zach Randolph will start at power forward for the Memphis Grizzlies in their first-round Game 1 matchup against the Clippers on Sunday night.

Sean Newell, deadspin.com

According to the information provided by the YouTube uploader, this interview occurred prior to Utah's decisive Game 5 win over the Houston Rockets in the 1985 NBA Playoffs. It's times like this when it's fun to reflect back to quiet dignity with which …

Timothy Burke, deadspin.com

The past 20 hours have been outstanding for fans of set pieces, as two beautiful free kick goals found the net and proved decisive in their respective games. Spurs back Kyle Walker secured victory for his squad in their match this morning against Blackb…

Dime Magazine, dimemag.com

No. No no noooooooo. Seriously, we had no other reaction to the news about Derrick Rose than that. It really makes us sick to our stomachs. We aren’t Bulls fans. We’re NBA fans, and with the reigning MVP now out for the reason with a torn ACL, everyth…

Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com

Oklahoma City Thunder 99, Dallas Mavericks 98 (Oklahoma City leads series, 1-0) On the day of a playoff opener that gave us cruel season-ending injuries and some pretty bad basketball at times, the Oklahoma City Thunder and Dallas Mavericks came through…

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It was an off night for Kevin Durant, until it mattered. Oklahoma City's star drained a last-second shot to cap a furious finish and the Thunder's 98-99 victory over the Mavs in Game 1.

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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Kevin Durant was determined to not let the Oklahoma City Thunder lose another playoff game at home to Dallas.

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Kevin Durant scored 25 points and hit the game-winning jumper from the foul line with 1.5 seconds left to lift the Thunder to a 99-98 victory over the Mavericks on Saturday night in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series..