Nuggets close strong, take Game 1 vs. Mavs
Dallas' Dirk Nowitzki, left,A defends againstA Denver's Kenyon Martin. Martin and the Nuggets won Game 1 of their playoff series on Sunday, 109-95. Getty Images Celtics survive May 3: After being forced into a Game 7 against Chicago in what Paul Pierce calls a great series, Boston finally advanced.