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Nets-101
Heat-108
Knicks-99
NBA Sunday ABC/ESPN - Lakers at Cavaliers, Mavericks at Nets & Heat at Knicks
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GAME 1 on ABC
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The last time the Cleveland Cavaliers made the playoffs, LeBron James was not even in high school. Kobe Bryant wasn't in grade school when the Los Angeles Lakers last missed the postseason in back-to-back years.
James has his Cavaliers in much better position for a playoff berth than Bryant's Lakers heading into this matchup between two of the league's top-three scorers.
While Bryant leads the NBA with 34.6 points per game and James is third at 30.8, it's the Lakers who face a tougher road to the postseason than the Cavaliers.
GAME 2 on ABC
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Jason Kidd has struggled to find his range recently, but the poor shooting hasn't affected him on the defensive end.
Kidd looks to help the New Jersey Nets halt a lengthy losing streak to his former team as the Dallas Mavericks visit Continental Airlines Arena.
The win over Lakers improved New Jersey to 17-3 in its last 20 games at home, but the Nets have dropped five straight to the Mavs at Continental Airlines Arena and 11 in a row overall in the series. Kidd has been a Net for all but two of those defeats.
Dallas has won three in a row and six of its last seven games, and is battling San Antonio for the top spot in the Western Conference.
GAME 3 on ESPN
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The NBA's hottest team continues a tough stretch of road games when the Miami Heat visit the resurgent New York Knicks.
Miami, which has won four in a row and 14 of its last 15, is playing four road games in five days. The Knicks, meanwhile, have won two straight after the public feud between coach Larry Brown and point guard Stephon Marbury.
Brown and Marbury have claimed their verbal sparring is over. Marbury said he wanted more freedom offensively while Brown said he had already given him more freedom than any point guard he's ever coached.
Miami has beaten New York six straight times.
Coverage begins 12:30 pm EST on ABC and then switches to ESPN at 7:30 pm EST
