LeBron James was named Most Valuable Player on Sunday and the Miami Heat get back to playing basketball on Monday when they open the Eastern Conference semifinals against the visiting Chicago Bulls. Miami hasn’t played since finishing a four-game, first-round sweep of the Milwaukee Bucks on April 28. Chicago completed its seven-game series win over the Brooklyn Nets on Saturday. The Bulls will likely be without forward Luol Deng (illness) while point guard Kirk Hinrich is a game-time decision.

Bulls rally on road to defeat Heat MIAMI -- When Nate Robinson dove for a loose ball near the Heat bench with 4:19 remaining in the second quarter, the 5-9, 180-pounder collided with the 6-8, 250-pound LeBron James. Robinson left the court with a bloodied lip, immediately visiting the locker-room bathroom and staring in disbelief at his face.

Knicks 88, Celtics 80: Carmelo Anthony scored 21 points and visiting New York took control early before holding off a furious comeback to win the Eastern Conference playoff series in six games. Iman Shumpert scored 17 points and Pablo Prigioni added 14 for the second-seeded Knicks, who bounced back from consecutive losses to win their first postseason series since 2000 and advance to play No. 3 seed Indiana in the next round.

(Updated: UPDATES that Luol Deng will miss game in Para 2) The Brooklyn Nets attempt to become the ninth team in NBA history to recover from a 3-1 deficit and win a postseason series when they host the Chicago Bulls on Saturday night in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference first-round series. Chicago looked to be in good shape after its epic triple-overtime victory in Game 4 but the Nets bounced back with two solid efforts, including a 95-92 win on Thursday in Game 6 in Chicago.