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Kevin Durant came hard off the screen, took the pass and launched a jumper that banked off the glass and through the net.

A skydiver has died after colliding with another jumper in mid-air over a Southern California airport, just two weeks after another pair of jumpers was killed there in a similar crash.

Brandon Knight knocked down a jumper with 5 seconds remaining to lift Kentucky to a 62-60 win over No. 1 Ohio State.

The Wildcats will face UNC for the right to go to the Final Four.

Kemba Walker did it again. The UConn star buried a stepback jumper at the buzzer to topple No. 3 Pittsburgh 76-74 in yet another classic Big East tourney moment, says Stewart Mandel.

A last-second jumper by Paul Pierce gave the Celtics a dramatic 118-116 victory at MSG. Even in defeat, says Chris Mannix, Amar'e Stoudemire and the Knicks proved they are for real.

Paul Pierce drained a jumper with 0.4 seconds left, and a potential game-winning three by Amar'e Stoudemire was waived off as the Celts prevailed 118-116 in a brilliant battle at MSG.

Jason Terry scored 26 points, including the go-ahead jumper in the final minute, and the Dallas Mavericks handed the New Orleans Hornets their first loss of the season, 98-95 on Monday night.

As a nation of critics dissected his rare poor playoff game, questioning his effort, digging for deeper clues about his future and wondering if he has what it takes to win an NBA championship, LeBron James worked on his jumper.

As panic spread through the region, swallowing his nearby hometown of Akron and causing further damage to Cleveland's badly damaged sports psyche, James exuded calm.

Andre Miller scored a career-high 52 points, including 25 in the fourth quarter and overtime, and Juwan Howard hit a jumper with 44.8 seconds left to lift the Portland Trail Blazers past the Dallas Mavericks 114-112 on Saturday night.