lin, with nowitzki in his face, knicks up nine. three to play. knicks are up two.s are going crazy. the knicks are going crazy. lin is going to pull up, hits a three again. with a minute remaining, the mavs down five. jason terry drives. misses. he misses the bucket but tyson chandler is called for basket interference. the mavs down three. one final chance for jason terry, missing the three. lin with the rebound, finding -- j.r. smith? who scored 15 for the knicks. jeremy had 28. the knicks go on to win. >>> kevin durant and the thunder taking on the nuggets at home. fourth quarter action. seven seconds left. durant blows by everybody. finishing with the dunk. high in the game. we go into overtime. thunder up three. durant playing a little defense with the steal, coast to coast with the finger roll. a career-high, 51 points for kevin durant. the nuggets with a chance, down four. they're in a drive but the block. 24.60 rebounds. 11 blocks for ibaka and the thunder win. >> i'm cris carter, inclues rest of your day. there's plenty to be excited for the new york knicks

nowitzki, the three. mavs by four. time for lin sanity. jeremy, the steal, finishes with a dunk.cks within three. in the fourth lin, the three, over dirk. he can also play defense. strips nowitzki. forces it out to chandler for the snail the coffin. lin, 28 points, 14 assists. knicks knock off the defending champs 104-97. >> this is a big win because they're a great team, defending champions, and we also wanted to come out here and be aggressive and be like where we measured up with them. we're glad we won. >> mike: a great story. giants pitchers and catchers hit the field with buster posey set to catch in the first bull pen engine. will his ankle hold up? as a catcher, it's a big question, and buster has been adamant about remaining hip the plate and not moving to first place. brian wilson is coming back from an elbow injury, threw all the mound and all eyes were on buster. >> a good feeling to have. that's what you're always looking for, the passion to be out there. it was special for me because i put in a lot of work to get back to this point, and this is just another step. th

. >> even with dirk nowitzki, the finals mvp putting up a season- high 34 points, the most unlikely stars came from the knicks. jeremy lin. linsanity may be unstoppable. and j.r. smith with 15 points. lin and landry fields, doing a pre-game ritual. smith to lin in the corner. nails the three. lin is hot again. shoots the three over dirk's head. and the crowd as fired up. three minutes to go. lin all day every day. the knicks win 104-97. he was asked if he kept in contact with his grandmother in taiwan. >> i have been talking to my uncles -- and every time she calls my dad, i make certain i am there to say hello. >> you have to keep -- keep in touch with your family. this is why the sunshine state loves dwyane wade. the heat never looked back. they win 90-78. how do you beat a conference rival has not lost to endan acc team in a year? they out-rebounded the blue devils. it is no good. hawkins is there for the rebound. 64-59 terps. duke ties it at 61. her lay-up is no good. hawkins is there for the put- back. the closing seconds duke with the ball. they pass it around the perimeter. thomas.

the 2011 court will perform their opening number from the queens program, choreographed by mickey nowitzki and music by shina ringo entitled ringo uotota. please welcome the 2011 northern california cherry blossom court. [applause] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [applause] >> thank you once again. the 2011 cherry blossom court. a beautiful performance. and now the special moment we've all been waiting for. the asian pacific american heritage awards honoring individuals and organizations who have made a distinct impact in their contributions to the city's a.p.a. community. this year the awards are being presented in three categories. for individuals, awards for emerging leadership and lifetime achievement. and for organizations, we have the community impact award. more than 30 nominations were received in the top finalists in each category were submitted to a panel of three distinguished judges to make the final selection. now, the three judges are dafney quack, chair of the president's advisory commission on pacific americans and pacific islanders and those with disabilities of california, the president and c.

nowitzki with the three and plus one. mavs by four. time for linsanity. the steel and ends with a dunk. knicks within three. they step it up in the fourth. lin and a three over dirk. gnaw wit ski with one of five skills and push itself off to chandler to seal the deal. 28 points and a career high 14 assists. they knock off the defending champs 104-97. >> we are thankful for any win we can get. it is a great team and the defending champions. we wanted to come out here and be aggressive and see where we measured up with them. we are glad we won. >> the harbaugh family is on hand for stanford and oregon. stanford on the move and bright to young. that's a jam and 20 points for owens. cardinals by five. 10 straight points and there is 8 and 12 with a 68-64 loss. we will take a brief timeout. baseball teams flex their muscles this week. and in tennis, we have a two-time defending champion. interesting thoughts about the bay area. we will share them with you as we will share them with you as we continue. denny's new sizzlin' skillets are here for a limited time.

nowitzki held to eight points as durant and russell westbook 56 between them. ball rolls over to rick carlisle. he bumps it into the crowd. >>> lebron james scored 40 against the bucs. unfortunately, he didn't have much help. brandon jennings simply went off in the fourth hitting a trio of three-pointers down the stretch. bucks beat the heat for the second time this season 105-97. >>> dancing all over the rockets in san antonio, rally from 19 points down in the second half, tim duncan finishing with 25. the red rocket ices it in the final minute. matt bonner from downtown earns texas bragging rights. the sixers the surprise team of the season doing everything right against the bulls. philly knocks off the best team in the east. the pacers another team that is on the rise. danny granger was a man among boys in minnesota scoring 29 of his 36 in the second half and gets into it with kevin love, a little pushing and shoving but nothing more than that. indy win their third straight 109-99. or on the other end of the spectrum you got the magic playing some of the wor

strips nowitzki. pushes it up to chandler. for the nail in the coffin. lin had 28 points, career-high 14 assists, and the nix knock off the defending world champs. >> we're thankful for any win we can get, and obviously this one is a big one just because they're a greet team, defending champions, and we wanted to come out here and be aggressive and see where we measured up. we're glad we won. >> mike: great story. giants pitchers and catchers hit the field with buster posey set to catch for his teammates for the first time since last year. will his ankle hold up as a catcher? that's the big question, and buster is adamant about remaining behind the plate and not moving to first base. brian wilson is coming back from elbow surgery and threw off the mount, but all eyes were on buster. >> a good feeling to have, as player, you want to have that passion to be out there. >> it was special for me because i've put in a lot of work to get back to this point, and this is just another step. there's still some work to do. but i was very happy with today. >> mike: d

you know dirk nowitzki will get his, but when lamar oden chips in 14rks you've got a good thing going. mavs win. that's sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> which former presidential candidate won't be do the cha-cha on "dancing with the stars"? your early-morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, america's top dog receives the star treatment at a legendary new york restaurant. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." east coast today, you need the umbrella. everybody else in the middle of the country will be just fine. let me fast forward to this weekend. our computers are hinting at a storm system for the east coast. the problem is, there's not really a lot of cold air available. looks like a rain event for a lot of people. the storm should be coming up through the gulf coast saturday. a big soaking for the eastern seaboard in the southeast on sunday. higher elevations still have a chance of getting some snow, so don't give up on it completely yet. areas in southern new england and also there in the appalachians. >>> well, if you

nowitzki held to eight points as kevin durant and russell westbrooke scored a combined 56 between themthis sums it up for the mavs. westbrook with the easy dunk. and keep an eye on the ball that rolls over to rick carlyle. he boots it into the crowd. he was ejected. the thunder win 95-86. the reigning east conference champs didn't fare much better. lebron james did his part scoring 40 points. unfortunately, he didn't have much help. brandon jennings simply went off in the fourth hitting a trio of three-pointers down the stretch. bucks beat the heat for the second time this season 105-97. >>> grab your partner for a texas two-step. first dancing over the rockets in san antonio, rallying from 19 points down in the second half, tim duncan finishing with 25. the red rocket ices it in the final minute. matt bonner from downtown earns texas bragging rights. the sixers the surprise team of the season doing everything right against the bulls. philly knocks off the best team in the east, 98-82. the pacers are another team that are on the rise. danny granger was a man among boys in minnesota sco

you know dirk nowitzki will get his, but when lamar odom chips in 14, you have a good thing going.avs win 96-94. that's sports on "early today." i'm fred roggin. >>> which former presidential candidate won't be do the cha-cha on "dancing with the stars"? your early-morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, america's top dog receives the star treatment at a legendary new york restaurant. you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back onthis thursday morning. we are watching clearing conditions in much of california today. dry weather is on tap. there could be a stray shower around phoenix, but that storm system is weakening pretty rapidly now. up in the northwest we have light rain moving in. the highest elevations, snow. only the highest elevation. after the storm system comes through we'll have instability showers continuing into friday as the front kind of lingers right along the coast. so it looks like the northwest is returning to kind of a dreary and damp weather pattern. if you're watching us on teen 5 news in seattle, washington, it seems weird, definite

moving to the 4th quarter knicks on top now by six when lin nails the three over dirk nowitzki, a team high 28 points for lin with a career high 14 assisted ofs and turned it over seven times, spike lee favoring another new york win in the harvard jersey. >>> sharks in detroit where the red wings looked to extend their record home winning streak to 23 in a week. henrik zetterberg with the puck, 1-0 detroit. the sharks down 2-0 in the 2nd, power play opportunity. they keep the pressure on the backup goalie joey mcdonald. there's credit for the goal. sometimes it's better to be lucky than good. the puck takes a funny bounce off the top of the net into the goal. 2-1. we get no closer, however, because in the 3rd period wings on a rush. san jose lost six of 8 and to lose 3-2. >>> one year ago milos raonic won his first title at the open and is makes his second home there at san jose, the 21-year- old back in the final taking on dennis istomin and raonic unloads. can he bring it up to 155 miles an hour and takes the set 7-6, second set, match point, istomin unforced error into the net. raon

then with just 40 seconds on the clock, nowitzki hits the jumper to put them up by three, jarron butlertown for the rim. they rolled past l.a., 96-92. >> and america's top canine show is under way here in new york. it was day one. get this, over 2,000 dogs are competing this year from 187 different breeds and varieties. so far, a wire-haired dachshund and a german shepherd. >>> we'll return with more of the top stories. drugs, life saving cancer drug and patients caught in the middle. ce? it feels a bit tight. [ female announcer ] soap leaves behind soap residue that can cause a tight draggy feeling. with 1/4 moisturizing cream, dove cleansers rinse cleaner than soap. so we made ocean spray cranberry juice cocktail with a splash of lime. it's so refreshing, your taste buds will thank you. mm... oh, you're welcome. what? my taste buds -- they're thanking me. uh-huh. have i got a surprise for you! yeah, [ bait's beneful healthy fiesta. gotta love the protein for muscles-- whoo-hoo! and omega-rich nutrition for that shiny coat. ever think healthy could taste so good? [ woman announcing ] b

i nowitzki are happy for the money. >> reporter: every time a student gets paid another five dollars is put into a saving account for them. they can only redeem the money after they graduate. >> in health news, chances are you or a child has had a sinus infection. if you went to the doctor you may have gotten medication. doctors have been looking at if those medications work. after comparing two groups, one treated the medication and the other without, doctors found the drugs didn't even make a difference. >> we expected that the use of medications would get patients feeling better quicker. that's just not what we found. >> the study suggests -- oil to treat symptoms of a infection work better. >> very a a study showing the population, pollution is hurt hurting us. researchers looked at levels in the homes of nearly 20,000 women and then they tested the women's memory and thinking skills and found that more pollution, a woman was exposed to the faster the skills declined. last year they ranked dc baltimore as the 16th dirtiest in the land. >> your favorite color of lip stick could ha

the thunder hold dirk nowitzki to 8 points. durant and westbrook scored 56 between them.ok with the easy dunk. rolls over to rick carlyle and he boots it into the crowd. a frustrating night for the champs. thunder win. lebron james did his part, scoring 40 against the bucks. unfortunately he didn't have much help. brandon jennings simply went off in the fourth hitting a trio of three-pointers down the stretch. bucks beat the heat for the second time this season, 104-97. spurs dance over the rockets in san antonio. tim duncan finished with 25. the rocket ices it in the final minutes. matt bonner from downtown, spurs own texas bragging rights, 99-91. the sixers have been the surprise team of the season doing everything right against the bulls. philly is for real. they knock off the best team in the east, 98-82. the pacers are another team on the rise. danny granger scored 29 of his 36 in the second half. even gets into it with kevin love, a little pushing and shoving but nothing more than that. indy wins their third straight, 109-99. on the other end of the spectrum, you ha

dirk nowitzki had -- milwaukee beaten miami twice this week. but the buck stops here.jail, a man among boys. 114-96. >>> college hoops, syracuse escaped louisville with a win. just over 2:00 to play. amazingly, neither team scored the rest of the way. syracuse beat louisville, 52-51. >>> hockey, you know you're having a bad when this happens. dan boyle ripped a shot from the headlines. tipped it into the blue line and they didn't have a chance. like a shortstop trying to fend off a wild hop. he was handcuffed. the jets scored a similar goal last week. oddly enough, that goal was also against the capitals. swimming team members know about the olympic rings. now they share another type of ring. he was taking diamonds. after winning the 100 meter back stroke, his girlfriend and fellow swimmer congratulated him on the podium. that's when matt dove headfirst into the deep end. got down on one knee and popped the question. look at her face. she could not believe it. it took her a few seconds but she said yes. matt and andy, the new power couple of american swimming. >>> that

dirk nowitzki gives lin a little too much room and he nails the three-pointer. finishes with 28 points and 14 assists. spike lee, loving it. look at that jersey right there. you like that? that is awesome. knicks win 104-97. so, from lin to clinton. former president bill clinton. the magic and heat game. nelson throws it away. lebron back to d. wade for the dunk. heat led by 12 at the half. to the fourth. miami, up by 16. udonis missions the shot. look at all the white jerseys. dwayne wade makes them pay. he had 27. heat win their sixth straight, 90-78 is the final. >>> maryland athletic director kevin anderson said he has had enough. according to our friends at the "washington post" anderson has tried to schedule regular seasons with georgetown, but georgetown unwilling to make it work. so anderson won't schedule any games in any sport with georgetown, no golf, no soccer, no nothing, until the basketball beef is settled. anderson and maryland think it's a win-win for everyone. >>> big east, best team in action this afternoon. second-ranked syracuse taking a tri

dirk nowitzki giving him too much room. he clearly isn't a believer in linsanity just yet.in makes him pay. he finishes with 28 points and 14 assists. jeremy lin continues to thrive as the knicks win it 104-97. >>> in college park the seventh-ranked maryland women hosting number 5 duke. one of those guys is our intern. crazy. crazy in college park. 27 seconds to go. tied at $61. thomas races to the bucket. she miss ppz but hawkins gives maryland the two-point lead. last chance for duke. hailey peters, three-pointer. get that stuff out of here. blocked by thomas. maryland wins a thriller. 63-61. it's the terps' first win over a top five team since january of 2009. >>> and coming up on "sports final," we catch up with clinton portis. he's talking comeback. are you serious? and we march toward the madness. american coach jones and mike lonergan join us in studio. plus, can a high school hoopster really stop crime in charm city? this is a true story. that's all coming up in just a few minutes on "sports final." >> i love you that showed the jeremy lin merchandising. that didn't

jason kidd to nowitzki for three. them back. not sure the knicks come back from that deficit against the world champs a couple of weeks ago. lin, a big steal and jam. how about the throw down from jeremy lin? knicks up three into the fourth, the fans at the garden going berserk, spike lee loves it the throw back harvard jeremy lin jersey on the knicks roll, jeremy lin finds steve novack. how about steve novack lightning it up yesterday from the land of plenty, wes moore. scored all 14 of his points in the fourth quarter, hitting four threes for novack. knicks up six and then lin brought down the house. >> novack's drifting in the corner. lin over dirk. oh! timeout, dallas. how good is this? >> lin rains a three-pointer over-the-stretched arm of seven-footer dirk nowitzki. the knicks up nine at that point and did not look back, win 104-97, jeremy lin, 28 points, career high 14 assists. look at these numbers. you cannot doubt this man anymore. over his first eight games as an nba starter, he scored 200 points, that's mo

last year dirk nowitzki did it and way back when a guy you might have heard of, michael jordan he made three consecutive covers. >> lay it on tire. >> 5:51. coming up even the footh fairy getting hit in the economy. >> how a bay area police officer bumps it up with a gift card scam. so you can breathe. a fast, non-drowsy antihistamine plus a powerful decongestant. allegra-d. d-fense against allergy congestion. that's been wrapped in a flaky crust stuffed with a gooey center toasted up all golden brown then given a delicious design? a toaster strudel. pillsbury toaster strudel. so delicious...so fun. here's a better idea... pillsbury grands! flaky layers biscuits. in just 15 minutes, the light delicate layers add a layer of warmth to your next dinner. pillsbury grands! dinner ideas made easy. >> welcome back everyone. it is 5:54 now. a gift card scam operation has been busted on the peninsula. belmont police caught suspects stealing cards from a belmont safeway. they were taking the activation tabs, put them on other cards and put the altered packages on the rack. when clerk swipes the

in the fourth, dirk nowitzki maybe not believing the hype. look at the room he gives him here.emy makes him pay. shoots it right over the seven footer. lin finishes with 28 points and 14 assists. that 14 assists a career high. knicks win it, 104-97. spike lee with the throwback. hard for jeremy lin jersey as a throwback. only about 2 years old. knicks back action tonight against the nets. >>> maryland and georgetown. haven't scheduled a regular season basketball game for a while. it is ridiculous that these two schools don't play every single season. maryland athletic director kevin anderson is so fed up with the stalemate that he won't schedule athletic events of any kind with georgetown until the men's basketball teams are playing again. here's what maryland head coach marge turgeon had to say about the issue today. >> jt and i will handle that differently than it is handled right now. but i hope there is a game between us in the future when we get a little bit better. and i think it would be great for everybody but john thompson and i got to be on the same page for that to h