Memphis Grizzlies vs Oklahoma City Thunder live streaming nba live online broadcast audio radio ticket video feed May 11, 2011

Memphis Grizzlies vs Oklahoma City Thunder live streaming nba live online broadcast audio radio ticket video feed May 11, 2011. Game Review: Scott Brooks knows what he's up against in trying to keep his young, eager Oklahoma City Thunder team off the basketball court for a whole day.

Even if that day started with the final stretch of a triple-overtime playoff thriller, a round of postgame interviews and a flight that didn't get back to Oklahoma City until around 3:30 a.m.
9:30 PM ET, May 11, 2011
Oklahoma City Arena, Oklahoma City, OK

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"They will come in and do too much, but that's fine. They always do," Brooks said Tuesday. "That's what makes them players and the team that we are. Guys believe in coming in and working. Either they lift weights, get some shots up or work on their bodies on some of the aches and pains that you go through and everybody has."

Depth Chart

Memphis (PPG) v Oklahoma City (PPG)
PG M. Conley 15.9    R. Westbrook 26.1
SG S. Young 8.3    T. Sefolosha 4.8
SF T. Allen 8.9    K. Durant 30.9
PF Z. Randolph 23.3    S. Ibaka 10.7
C  M. Gasol 16.0    K. Perkins 4.6

Less than 14 hours after their marathon 133-123 victory in Game 4 at Memphis, Serge Ibaka and Nate Robinson were out shooting and Kevin Durant and other teammates were in the building while Brooks met with reporters. Two hours later, there were still sneakers squeaking in a closed gym on what was supposed to be mostly an off day for both teams.

Neither was holding a formal practice. The Grizzlies traveled in the afternoon, gathering at the airport and watching film on the plane before Game 5 Wednesday night in Oklahoma City.

"It's not a lot of rest but it's not a lot for each team," Grizzlies coach Lionel Hollins said. "I'm sure they'll have a little more bounce in their step being at home and having won this game versus us having lost it. But we'll be there."

Memphis guard O.J. Mayo said it would "be a tough challenge, but if I pick any group to go on the road with an obstacle and a challenge like that, this is the group I'd like to go in there with."

Instead of taking a commanding 3-1 lead with a chance to close out the series in front of a sold-out FedEx Forum in Game 6, they'll need to win again at the Oklahoma City Arena -- where they won once in the regular season and again in Game 1.

"It feels much better being 2-2 and Game 5 on our home floor. It would have been a tough mountain to climb being down 3-1. Not impossible, but very tough," Brooks said. "We're excited. Guys, there's plenty of energy in their bodies. They're going to have energy."

After four games -- and two wins apiece -- Memphis has outscored Oklahoma City by just 2 points, 440-438. The teams are also about even in steals (36-32 Grizzlies), blocks (32-31 Grizzlies) and 3-point shooting (both around 31 percent). Oklahoma City holds a slight edge in shooting percentage from the field and foul line, which the Grizzlies have counteracted by grabbing 17 more offensive rebounds.

"We're very even as you can see. Every game has really showed that," Brooks said. "Both teams are very good and both teams, it's even. It's even. It's why we're 2-2. It's two very good teams getting after each other."

The Thunder trailed by 18 in the first half of Game 4 before rallying to take a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter, only to have Memphis tie it up on a late 3-pointer by Mike Conley. Oklahoma City had chances to win in the final seconds of regulation, the first overtime and the second overtime before Durant finally took over.

"It was a great win for us," Brooks said. "We're very excited. It was a crazy environment. It was a lot of energy in the building and we came out and won the game, but that has no impact on Game 5. We have to do it all over again.

"We have to play with the same amount of force and toughness that it's going to take to beat this team."

The Grizzlies did their best to make Durant's teammates beat them in Game 4, deploying Shane Battier and Tony Allen to deny him the ball with a good deal of success during a stretch from midway through the fourth quarter through the second overtime.

Russell Westbrook picked up the slack, scoring a postseason career-high 40 points on 33 shots, and Brooks said he was comfortable with the NBA's scoring champion being a bit of an outsider on the offensive end in crunch time until he hit two shots in the final minute to finally put the game away.

"When you put a guy on Kevin, that means that guy's not helping. They're not leaving Kevin. And when they throw an extra defender on Kevin, that means you have a mini fast break on the weak side, and that allows Russell and our guys to create," Brooks said.

"Sometimes your best scorer also has to be a decoy. It's not about getting shots for Kevin. It's about getting opportunities for all the other guys, and Kevin's fine with that."

Once Conley and Mayo fouled out late in the first overtime, the Grizzlies were left to rely on big men Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol, who combined for 60 points and 37 rebounds but eventually wore down.

"(Randolph's) a terrific player. I know he's going to come back with the same amount of force that he plays with," Brooks said.

"We have to do it again for 48 minutes -- hopefully only 48 minutes tomorrow."

Boston Celtics vs Miami Heat live streaming online broadcast audio radio video feed high quality May 11, 2011

Boston Celtics vs Miami Heat live streaming online broadcast audio radio video feed high quality May 11, 2011. Game Review: Their charter flight home from Boston landed around 3 a.m. Tuesday, and the Miami Heat were back at work less than 12 hours later.

Typically, such a late arrival would merit a day off.

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7:00 PM ET, May 11, 2011
AmericanAirlines Arena, Miami, FL
Not now -- not when on the cusp of knocking off the team that has pained Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and the Heat for so long.

Up 3-1 in their best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinal series, the Heat will go for the clincher at home against the Celtics on Wednesday night. Miami grabbed control with a 98-90 overtime win in Boston on Monday night, and now stands one victory away from reaching the East finals for the first time since the 2006 championship run.

Depth Chart

Boston (PPG) v Miami (PPG)
PG  R. Rondo 15.0    M. Bibby 3.4
SG  R. Allen 19.0    D. Wade 25.3
SF  P. Pierce 21.9    L. James 25.3
PF  K. Garnett 14.9    C. Bosh 16.6
C   J. O'Neal 6.1    J. Anthony 4.6

"This is not a team that you let your guard down against," Wade said.

"No way," instantly chimed in James, nodding as he stood on Wade's left.

It was not a long workout for the Heat on Tuesday, mostly film work and some light shooting. The Celtics took the day off, opting instead to gather around midday for their flight to South Florida, though it was certain that ailing players like Rajon Rondo -- who remains hampered mightily by the aftereffects of dislocating his elbow in Game 3 -- would be getting some treatment.

"I'll be fine," Rondo said. "I'm playing."

Celtics coach Doc Rivers was not available for comment Tuesday. The team had to cancel a planned early evening teleconference because of technical problems.

The Heat do not plan any changes to the starting lineup, coach Erik Spoelstra said, meaning Joel Anthony will remain at center to open the game and Zydrunas Ilgauskas will come off the bench, as will point guard Mario Chalmers behind first-stringer Mike Bibby.

Minutes after Game 4 ended, Spoelstra began telling his team that ending Boston's season would be its toughest challenge yet. He did not back down from that on Tuesday.

"We can expect their best," Spoelstra said. "We know we're getting their best effort and I'm sure they'll play well. We'll have to play better."

Wade and James, who combined for 63 points in Game 4, concurred. They became teammates, in part, to beat Boston after the Celtics thwarted James's plan to bring a title to Cleveland and dominated the Heat since 2007, including a five-game ousting of Miami in the opening round of last season's playoffs.

"This is like an Eastern Conference finals type-of-buildup series," Wade said. "And it's been played out that way."

Maligned much of the season for their collective struggles late in close games, the Heat got contributions across the board to pull it out in Game 4. James made a 3-pointer -- "A backbreaker," Celtics guard Ray Allen said later -- inches away from the Boston bench to tie it at 84 with 2 minutes left in regulation. Wade's long jumper with 2:01 left in overtime was for a 92-86 lead and rendered Boston's crowd silent. And Chris Bosh sealed the win with 24 seconds left, tipping in James' miss to put Miami up by five.

"We executed well down the stretch defensively and offensively," said Heat forward James Jones, who made another key play by fouling Allen and taking away a potential Boston fast break with the game tied at 86 with 19 seconds left in regulation. "I think it was just our presence of mind, our determination. We had mistakes. We made some mistakes."

So did Boston.

The Celtics' miscues were far more noticeable down the stretch.

Rondo missed a layup with 1:11 left in regulation, misfiring on an easy chance to give Boston what would have been a two-point lead. Paul Pierce had to take a wild shot at the fourth-quarter buzzer after Allen and Kevin Garnett collided on a play that could have won the game for the Celtics and instead left them all shaking their heads.

In overtime, Boston had as many turnovers -- four -- as points.

"When our back is against the wall, that's when we show great resilience," Garnett said. "We'll see what we're made of."

If the Celtics lose, some sweeping changes may be on the way.

The core of the team likely will remain the same for at least one more season. But Rivers -- whose contract is expiring at season's end -- has often said the lure of spending more time with family is difficult to ignore.

And a loss may spell the end of the Shaquille O'Neal era.

He eclipsed the 50,000-minute mark for his career last month and time has clearly taken its toll on his body, so there will surely be widespread speculation that whenever Boston's season ends, the final buzzer for O'Neal's career may beckon as well.

But in the Boston locker room late Monday, all that mattered was winning Game 5 and extending the series.

"We've got to get one win right now," Pierce said. "That's the focus. ... It's all on the line."

Atlanta Hawks vs Chicago Bulls live streaming nba audio video feed online broadcast hdtv TBS May 10, 2011

Atlanta Hawks vs Chicago Bulls live streaming nba audio video feed online broadcast hdtv TBS May 10, 2011. Game Preview: Derrick Rose saw one team playing harder, chasing down loose balls and scoring easy baskets, and that would have been fine with him if not for one small problem.

His team wasn't putting forth the superior effort.

8:00 PM ET, May 10, 2011
United Center, Chicago, IL

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The Atlanta Hawks were. Now, the top-seeded Chicago Bulls are trying to pick themselves up after a 100-88 loss Sunday that left the Eastern Conference semifinals tied 2-2.

Tonights Matchup
Atlanta v Chicago
W-L    44-38    62-20
Avg Points    95.0    98.6
Avg Points Allowed    95.8    91.3
Home Record    24-17    36-5
Road Record    20-21    26-15
Current Streak    L6    W9
Last 10    6-4    6-3

"They just played harder, getting to loose balls, second effort, chasing balls down," Rose said after a light practice and video session Monday.

Depth Chart
 Atlanta (PPG) vs Chicago (PPG)
PG J. Teague 11.5    D. Rose 29.4
SG J. Johnson 19.2    K. Bogans 5.0
SF M. Williams 5.5    L. Deng 16.4
PF J. Smith 14.7    C. Boozer 10.7
C  A. Horford 11.7    J. Noah 10.9

Game 5 is Tuesday at the United Center, and another effort like that could put the Bulls on the brink of elimination. That's not what they envisioned after breezing to a league-leading 62 wins and securing home-court advantage. But this hasn't been an easy postseason for favorites in general.

Team Stat Leaders
Atlanta vs Chicago
Points    J. Johnson 19.2    D. Rose 29.4
Rebounds    A. Horford 10.1    J. Noah 11.3
Assists    A. Horford 3.8    D. Rose 7.6
Steals    J. Johnson 1.2    D. Rose 1.9
Blocks    J. Smith 2.0    J. Noah 2.3

The Los Angeles Lakers just got knocked out, swept by Dallas. San Antonio was gone after the first round. Boston or Miami will be, too, with the Celtics and Heat slugging it out in the other Eastern semifinal.

The Hawks see all that happening and figure everything's wide open.

"We do feel like that," Jamal Crawford said. "Sure other teams feel like that as well. Right now, it's just a three-game series. Who thought we'd be here at this point? ... I like our chances. But I'm sure every other team like theirs as well."

It was hard to envision the Hawks advancing this far, considering they dropped their final six games and finished the regular season with just 44 wins. Yet, they knocked off Orlando and are threatening an upset against Chicago.

For the Bulls, this is new territory.

They came into the postseason with soaring expectations after matching their best record since the 1997-98 championship season, only to get pushed hard by Indiana in the opening round.

Atlanta isn't backing down, either, and losing this series would be a letdown for a team that underwent a big overhaul after back-to-back first-round exits.

Dropping Game 5 would really put Chicago on shaky ground. Even so, Rose insisted there's no pressure on the Bulls; they just want to play better.

"If anything, I think that all of us are mad with the effort that we put in the last game," he said. "It wasn't good enough. Tomorrow, we're playing back in our building. The atmosphere is going to be unbelievable, and we're just going to have to play."

The Hawks looked like they might be on their way out after getting shredded 99-82 in Game 3, but they dug in instead, outscoring Chicago 16-4 over the final four minutes to pull even in the series.

Josh Smith decided to go to the basket rather than settle for jumpers and wound up with 23 points, 16 rebounds and eight assists.

Al Horford scored 20 on 9-of-11 shooting in his best game of the season. Joe Johnson chipped in with 24 and the Hawks shot just under 50 percent against one of the league's stingiest defenses.

"I just went out there played my game, played with a ton of confidence," said Smith, who'd been getting booed. "Just rolled with the tidal wave with the crowd. And we got it done last night."

Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau said they need to do a better job keeping him off the boards and "gang rebound." That means the guards being active on the glass.

It would help, too, if they kept Jeff Teague out of the paint and if Rose played like an MVP.

He scored 34 points Sunday but was nowhere near as effective as in Game 3, when he poured in a career-best 44 while leading Chicago to an easy win.

He attempted 32 shots Sunday, sparking a debate whether he took too many. Just for the record, the only number that Rose thought was too high was the misses.

"I was just missing shots," he said. "Looking at film, I missed a ton of layups -- layups I normally don't miss. It wasn't like I was taking a whole bunch of crazy shots or a whole bunch of jump shots. Those were shots that I normally make. My confidence is still high. My teammates, they trust me. I have confidence when I'm taking shots, and I'm going to continue to."

The fact that Rose was aggressive was encouraging. He also wound up with 10 assists even though the Bulls shot 41 percent, and the Bulls can also take comfort in Carlos Boozer showing some spark.

Limited by a turf toe injury on his right foot, he hit 7 of 10 shots while scoring 18 points and heard "Booz" instead of "boos" from the Chicago fans in Atlanta. Still, the Bulls struggled from the outside, hitting just 3 of 16 3-pointers. Kyle Korver (0 for 5) and Luol Deng (1 for 6) in particular were off-target.

That needs to change. So does this.

"When you see the film, you can see that their players played with a lot more of an edge," Chicago's Taj Gibson said. "Seeing as their backs were against the wall, they played a lot harder."