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• Anthony blocked in 4th as Knicks knocked out

  May 19, 2013

  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Carmelo Anthony was nearly unstoppable for three quarters.He faltered in the fourth, and now New York's season is over.Roy Hibbert's block of Anthony's dunk attempt midway through the fourth quarter spurred an 11-2 run that rallied the Indiana Pacers to a 106-99 victory over the Knicks in Game 6 of their second-round series, sending them into their first Eastern Conference final since 2004.

• Capsule preview of the NBA's conference finals

  May 18, 2013

  A capsule look at the NBA's conference finals:EASTERN CONFERENCENo. 1 MIAMI HEAT (66-16, 8-1) vs. No. 3 INDIANA PACERS (49-32, 8-4)Season series: Indiana, 2-1. The home team won all three games, and every game was decided by double figures. The Pacers shot only 36 percent and still beat the Heat 87-77 on Jan. 8, then topped them again 102-89 on Feb. 1 - the game that immediately preceded the start of Miami's 27-game winning streak. The Heat ran out to a 23-point lead before coasting to a 105-91 win in Miami on March 10.

• Pacers' Hill cleared to play Game 6 vs. Knicks

  May 18, 2013

  INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana Pacers guard George Hill has been cleared to play Saturday night against the New York Knicks in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinal series.Hill missed Game 5 on Thursday night in New York because of a concussion.The Pacers released a statement about 1 1/2 hours before the scheduled tipoff saying Hill passed the NBA's return protocol as part of the league's concussion policy.

• Grizzlies try to extend best playoff run vs Spurs

  May 18, 2013

  MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - On the best playoff run in their short history, the Memphis Grizzlies refuse to be satisfied with just reaching their first Western Conference final.The San Antonio Spurs? Well, they know time is running out for a team that has done so very much in the NBA playoffs yet last celebrated a championship in 2007.