Up by 21, Bulls barely hold off Cavs

By LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers can forget about sweeping the Bulls out of the playoffs.. Derrick Rose scored 31 points, Kirk Hinrich added 27 and host Chicago hung to beat the top-seeded Cavaliers, 108-106, last night in Game 3 of their best-of-seven first-round series after watching a 21-point lead dwindle to one.. Game 4 is Sunday in Chicago.. James scored 13 of his 39 points in the fourth quarter and nailed a three-pointer with 3.8 seconds left that made it 107-106.. The Cavaliers immediately fouled Chicago's Luol Deng (20 points), who hit the first free throw but missed the second.. Cleveland's Anthony Parker got the rebound and raced up the right side but missed a three-pointer at the buzzer, and the Bulls escaped with the win.April 22, 2010

Thunder 101, Lakers 96Kevin Durant had 29 points and 19 rebounds to help lift the Thunder in the first playoff game played in Oklahoma City. Durant and Russell Westbrook scored 22 of the final 23 for the Thunder, including every point during a 10-2 surge that put Oklahoma City ahead to stay. Oklahoma pulled within 2-1 in the series.

Kobe Bryant had 24 points and broke Jerry West's Lakers record for playoff scoring. Bryant surpassed West's mark of 4,457 postseason points with a fadeaway 16-foot jumper just over three minutes into the second half.

. Stan Van Gundy fined

The NBA fined Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy and forward Matt Barnes $35,000 each for publicly criticizing officials. Boston Celtics forward Rasheed Wallace also was fined $35,000 by the league for publicly criticizing game officials. - AP

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