HIGHLIGHTS: Miami Heat beat the Chicago Bulls 101-93 to take a 3-1 lead

Miami Heat vs Chicago Bulls - May 24 2011 GameGame 4 ECF Playoffs.

LeBron James drives towards the basket against Ronnie Brewer of the Bulls.

Miami Heat beat the Chicago Bulls 101-93 to take a 3-1 lead in the Eastern Conference finals Tuesday night at American Airlines Arena.

The best-of-seven series moves to Chicago for Game Five on Thursday and that promises to be another bruising but entertaining encounter in what has been a thrilling series.

Horace Spencer: 6'8" Teen Basketballer From Philadelphia in the Media Limelight For His Size and Athleticism

PHILADELPHIA – An Indian teenage, Satnam Singh Bhamra, was spotted few months back that caught the media attention for his incredible height, actually 7-feet tall, and amazing basketball guts. Now another teenager Horace Spencer is getting the media limelight and hype due to his size and athleticism.

That would be Horace Spencer III, a 6'8", 200-pound 13-year-old from the Philadelphia area. As you can see in the attached video, he already has a rather impressive set of skills.

New York Knicks’ organization fined by NBA for $200,000

New York Knicks’ organization fined for $200,000 by NBA, on Thursday due to holding inappropriate pre-draft workouts.  

Further, Rodney Heard, the Knicks scout who conducted the workout in May of 2007 and 2010, was also fined $20,000 by the NBA. 

Rodney Heard, hired by Isiah Thomas, arranged these workouts in Atlanta before annual pre-draft evaluation camp by NBA. He held multiple workouts with Wilson Chandler, which may have led to the Knicks drafting Chandler with the 23^rd overall selection in the 2007 draft.

Diana Taurasi Passing Through the Most Difficult Time of Her WNBA Career After Being Tested Positive for Priohibited Substance

WNBA star Diana Taurasi is facing one of the most difficult challenges to her stellar basketball career.

The WNBA standout and former UConn star tested positive for a mild stimulant while playing in a pro league in Turkey, revealed by her lawyer while talking to The Associated Press on Thursday night.

Howard Jacobs said that Taurasi's "A" sample came back positive from a lab in Turkey last week. Jacobs said the substance "was not a steroid or recreational drug," and that Taurasi has asked that her "B" sample be tested.

Taurasi has been suspended by the Turkish Basketball Federation and will not play in the Turkish league until the results from her "B" sample are in. She has already missed three games with her team, Fenerbahce.

Taurasi's positive test came to light two days after the top-ranked Huskies won their 89th straight game, surpassing the UCLA men's winning streak from 1971-74. Taurasi helped lead UConn to three straight national championships as well as 70 consecutive victories from 2001-03. She was the AP Player of the Year in 2003.

Two Games Lead by Los Angeles Lakers Against Phoenix Suns in the Best-of-seven Western Conference Finals

The Los Angeles Lakers held Steve Nash in check for the second straight game, and even a breakout offensive effort by Grant Hill couldn't save the Phoenix Suns.

They lost 124-112 on Wednesday night and trail 2-0 in the best-of-seven Western Conference finals. It's the first time Phoenix has lost consecutive games since Jan. 25-26.

After getting blown out in Game 1, the Suns went to a smaller lineup and brought themselves back in the third quarter, when they tied the game at 90-all.

Hill was a major catalyst, hitting 6 of 7 shots from the field in a vintage performance that recalled his early years in the NBA. He finished with 23 points in the first conference finals of his career.

Jason Richardson led Phoenix with 27 points. Nash, from Victoria, had 11 points and 15 assists. Amare Stoudemire added 18 points, and he and Nash both had five of the Suns' 17 turnovers.

Despite tying it three times in the third, the Suns could never take the lead. They closed within two early in the fourth before the Lakers pulled away for good.

Hill's offence benefited from a defensive switch in the third, when he went from guarding Kobe Bryant to Lamar Odom. The move opened up Hill's offence, with him scoring nine in a row before Nash hit the tying basket going into the fourth.

After an 11-0 run early in the second got them within three, the Suns couldn't get defensive stops and found themselves merely trading baskets with the Lakers for a stretch. They trailed 65-56 at halftime.

Phoenix fell to 8-23 all-time in playoff games in Los Angeles. They head home for Game 3 knowing they had losing road records against first-round opponent Portland and second-round opponent San Antonio, but won both those series to advance to the conference finals.