Heat & Bulls take commanding 3-0 leads; Blazers trim series 2-1

Dwyane Wade had 32 points & 10 rebounds as the Miami Heat took a 3-0 series lead in the first round against the Philadelphia 76ers with a 100-94 victory.




Derrick Rose scored 23 points, including the go-ahead layup with 17.8 seconds left, to help the Chicago Bulls beat the Indiana Pacers, 88-84 and take a commanding 3-0 lead in their first round Eastern Conference playoff series.




Boosted by his family and dozens of encouraging texts such as TNT's Charles Barkley’s, Brandon Roy came off the bench and scored 16 points to help the Portland Trail Blazers to a 97-92 victory over the Dallas Mavericks, which narrowed Dallas’ lead in the first round series to 2-1.