Posted: 9:11 PM May 6, 2012
Reporter: The Associated Press

76ERS TOP BULLS; TAKE 3-1 LEAD

PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Spencer Hawes scored 22 points and Jrue
Holiday had 20 to help the surprising Philadelphia 76ers beat the
Chicago Bulls 89-82 on Sunday and take a 3-1 lead in their Eastern
Conference playoff series.

Andre Iguodala had 14 points and 12 rebounds for the Sixers, who
have won the last three games after losing Game 1.

Holiday stretched the lead with consecutive 3-pointers late in
the game to put the Sixers one win away from joining the list.

Game 5 is Tuesday in Chicago.

The top-seeded Bulls played without Derrick Rose (torn ACL) and
Joakim Noah (sprained ankle). Rose is out for the season and Noah
is day to day for the rest of the series.




NEW YORK PREVENTS SWEEP; HEAT LEAD SERIES 3-1

NEW YORK (AP) - Carmelo Anthony scored 41 points, Amare
Stoudemire had 20 points and 10 rebounds in his return from a cut
hand, and the New York Knicks snapped an NBA-record, 13-game
postseason losing streak by beating the Miami Heat 89-87 Sunday in
Game 4 of their first-round series.

Anthony made a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 54.5 seconds left as
the Knicks overcame another serious injury, this one to Baron
Davis, to win a playoff game for the first time since April 29,
2001.

Davis dislocated his right patella in the third quarter, just as
the Knicks were making the run that got them back into the game
after a dismal first half.

LeBron James scored 27 for the Heat, who will try to close it
out in Game 5 at home on Wednesday.

BOSTON LEADS ATLANTA 3-1

BOSTON (AP) - Paul Pierce scored 24 points in 18 minutes and the
Boston Celtics opened a 37-point third-quarter lead before coasting
to a 101-79 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday night to take
a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.

The Celtics can finish off the Hawks in Atlanta on Tuesday. Game
6 would be in Boston on Thursday, if necessary.

Two nights after his triple-double helped turn back the Hawks in
overtime in Game 3, Rajon Rondo had 20 points and 16 assists as the
Celtics got some much-needed rest for their aging and injured
roster.

Josh Smith returned after missing Friday's game and had 15
points and 13 rebounds for Atlanta. Al Horford, who played for the
first time in almost four months, scored 12 points.

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