Paul Pierce

ATLANTA (Sporting Alert) — Al Horford scored on a putback with 1.9 seconds left to lift the Atlanta Hawks to a close 82-81 win over the Washington Wizard in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference semi-final series on Wednesday night.

TORONTO (Sporting Alert) — The Washington Wizards beat the Toronto Raptors 93-86 in overtime in Game 1 of an Eastern Conference first round matchup at Air Canada Centre on Saturday.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Sporting Alert) — Gerald Henderson scored 27 points in a leading role to guide the Charlotte Hornets to a 94-87 victory over the Washington Wizards on Thursday night.

BOSTON (Sporting Alert) — Former Boston stars Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett both start for the Brooklyn Nets against the Celtics on Sunday night at TD Garden.

NEW YORK (Sporting Alert) — The following are the starting lineups for tonight’s NBA game between the Brooklyn Nets and Los Angeles Clippers at Barclays Center.

Brooklyn, NY (Sporting Alert) — Dwyane Wade will return to the Miami Heat starting lineup for tonight’s game against the Brooklyn Nets after missing the defeat at the Philadelphia 76ers Wednesday…

BOSTON (Sporting Alert) — The Boston Celtics will look to pull a game back when they take on the New York Knicks in their Eastern Conference NBA playoff first round…

LOS ANGELES (Sporting Alert) — One of NBA’s oldest rivalries, the Los Angeles Lakers v Boston Celtics is set to highlight the fixtures on Wednesday night at Staples Center. Event:…

BOSTON, MA (Sporting Alert) — Carmelo Anthony recovered from a poor first half shooting to lead the New York Knicks to a narrow 89-86 victory over the Boston Celtics at…

Boston, MA (Sporting Alert) — Carmelo Anthony has knocked down 13 points in the first half and the New York Knicks take a 50-48 lead over the Boston Celtics at…