COMPLETE COVERAGE: 2006 NBA PLAYOFFS

Dallas pounds Miami, 99-85, for 2-0 Finals lead and is halfway to its first NBA title. O’Neal scores five points in his worst playoff performance.

Former Lakers center and his new team move closer to an NBA Finals berth with 89-78 victory over sputtering Pistons for a 3-1 lead in East.

Suns end the Clippers’ greatest season and complete a sweep of L.A. teams with Game 7 rout, the same thing they did to Lakers in first round.

PHOENIX — Containing power forward Elton Brand is the No. 1 priority of Phoenix Suns Coach Mike D’Antoni.

Team leaders Brand and Cassell combine for 58 points and nearly get triple-doubles, and point guard’s clutch shot helps L.A. even the series, 2-2.

Center Chris Kaman sat out Sunday’s 114-107 victory over the Phoenix Suns in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals and is scheduled to undergo an MRI exam today on his injured right shoulder.

Radmanovic gives Clippers hope, then Marion and Nash give Suns edge

It all goes according to (game) plan for Clippers, who even the series

The Clippers use size advantage and are able to work for close-range shots, leading to 58 points in the lane.

PHOENIX — Swingman Cuttino Mobley and center Chris Kaman had room for improvement after their performances in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals.

Stopping Nash and his frequent penetrations is a priority after he and Phoenix shred them for 130 points in Game 1.

PHOENIX — Even Elton Brand needs a break.

Two days after finishing off Lakers, Phoenix outruns and outscores Clippers in Game 1 of West semifinals.

PHOENIX — The phone calls started filling up Mike D’Antoni’s voice mail before the Lakers and Phoenix Suns even began their series.

PHOENIX — Point guard Shaun Livingston is in the spotlight in the Western Conference semifinals, and the Clippers say that’s where he belongs.

Phoenix can score in bunches but lacks height and muscle inside, a fact not lost on opponents such as the Clippers, who are counting on a productive series from Brand and Kaman

Suns take control from the start in Game 7 and will face Clippers in next round

They take a day off and face a longer wait to see if NBA’s first intra-city series will take place.

L.A. players, buoyed by a franchise-high 20 road wins this season, arrive in Denver with confidence.

Few of them excel as individuals, but together they have put the clamps on Nuggets, Anthony.

PHOENIX — On the other hand, the Phoenix Suns aren’t sure what to expect either.