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Mills helps Spurs close out Rockets

Patty Mills talks with guard Danny Green as Spurs ousted the Rockets from the NBA conference semi-finals.

Australian Patty Mills has stepped up big again as the short-handed San Antonio Spurs clinched their NBA Western Conference semi-finals series with a commanding 114-75 win over Houston.

Ingles, Exum to face Golden State in NBA semis

Utah Jazz guard Dante Exum (left) shoots as Los Angeles Clippers guard Chris Paul defends.

​Australians Joe Ingles and Dante Exum will face title favourites Golden State in the NBA western conference semi-finals after their Utah Jazz claimed a 4-3 playoffs series win over the Los Angeles Clippers.

WNBL sign three-year broadcast deal

Women's basketball will return to television.

Fox Sports and the WNBL announced on Tuesday they would form a three-year partnership where the network would show one game a week and all finals.

Grizzlies level NBA series with Spurs

The Grizzlies pulled off an overtime win.

Mike Conley showed why he landed the richest contract in NBA history as he sparked the Memphis Grizzlies to a thrilling playoff series-levelling win over Patty Mills' San Antonio Spurs.

Joe Ingles' Jazz fall to Clippers in NBA

Joe Ingles, left, shoots over Marreese Speights.

Australia's Joe Ingles has hit a three-pointer, a lay-up and pulled off some big defensive plays in the final minutes, but the Utah Jazz have lost to the Los Angeles Clippers in game two of their NBA playoff series.

LeBron feels Cavs are close to 'turning the switch'

"We have a chance to do something we all have been wanting to do all season, and that's to put together a four-quarter ...

The reigning NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers have developed a habit of giving away late-game leads but LeBron James is not losing sleep over that trend and feels his team are on the cusp of their top form.