Heat & Knicks go up 2-0; Warriors even series with Nuggets

Dwyane Wade finished the night with 21 points as the Miami Heat used a frantic start to the 4th quarter to pull away and defeat the Milwaukee Bucks, 98-86, in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinal series. Chris Bosh, Shane Battier, and Chris Andersen each scored 10 points for the Heat. The series continues this Thursday night for Game 3 in Milwaukee.




Carmelo Anthony scored 34 points and Sixth Man of the Year J.R. Smith added 19 as the New York Knicks opened a 2-0 lead over the Boston Celtics with another dominant second half in an 87-71 victory. Raymond Felton added 16 points for the Knicks, who used a 27-4 run spanning halftime to blow it open and move halfway to their first series victory since the 2000 Eastern Conference semifinals. This is their first 2-0 lead since sweeping Toronto in the first round that year. Trailing in the series, the Celtics return home since the Boston bombings last week for Game 3 this Friday night.




Stephen Curry had 30 points and 13 assists as the Golden State Warriors handed the Denver Nuggets their first loss at home in more than three months in a 131-117 rout that evened their quarterfinal series at a game each. Rallying around injured David Lee, who cheered on the bench in street clothes, the Warriors got 26 points from starter Jarrett Jack, a career-high 24 from rookie Harrison Barnes in his debut at power forward, and 21 from Klay Thompson. The Warriors, who became the second road team to win in the postseason following Chicago's victory at Brooklyn on Monday, wrested homecourt advantage from the NBA's best home team as the series now shifts to Oakland, California for Game 3 this Friday night.