Leading Off: Pictures of the Week

SI Staff | May 6, 2013

Leading Off: Pictures of the Week /

Leading Off: Pictures of the Week

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Reggie Evans of the Brooklyn Nets and Carlos Boozer of the Chicago Bulls stretch for a rebound as the Bulls clinched the quarterfinal series with a 99-93 win on May 4.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. lands a left jab on Robert Guerrero in the fourth round of their WBC welterweight title fight on May 4.

NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series Aaron's 499 race at Talladega Superspeedway on May 5 saw a dramatic collision as Brad Keselowski drove through a wreck involving Jamie McMurray (1), Kurt Busch (78) and Ryan Newman (39).

Orb and his jockey Joel Rosario came from behind to claim victory by 2 ½ lengths at the 139th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 4.

It was a popular result for the crowd of 151,616, which put enough late money on Orb to make him the 5-1 favorite by the time he held off 34-1 shot Golden Soul.

130506120442-paul-pierce-op4e-46414-mid-single-image-cut.jpg — Damian Strohmeyer/SI

Celtics forward Paul Pierce heaves the ball toward the hoop in Boston's 88-80 May 3rd loss to the Knicks in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference quarterfinals that saw New York through to the next round.

130506120412-chris-phillips-senators-v-canadiens-single-image-cut.jpg — Minas Panagiotakis/Icon SMI

A fiercely physical game between the Ottawa Senators and the Montreal Canadiens not only saw a bloodied Lars Eller rushed off the ice, but also this hit from the Senators' Chris Phillips on Brendan Gallagher that took the net off.

The Padres' Everth Cabrera got enough on this pitch to break his bat, but not enough to avoid going out at first in San Diego's 6-2 loss to the Chicago Cubs on May 1.

Florida Gators infielder Josh Tobias beats the ball home to score a game-tying run in the 6th inning of a game at the LSU Tigers on May 2, but a winning run from LSU in the 7th would sink the Gators 3-2.

Joakim Noah of the Bulls is helpless to stop this dunk from the Nets' Gerard Wallace, but Wallace was helpless to get his team past Game 7 as Brooklyn fell in the final game of their conference quarterfinal series.

Marc Gasol of the Memphis Grizzlies drives to the basket against Reggie Jackson (left) and Kendrick Perkins of the Oklahoma City Thunder during OKC's 93-91 Game 1 victory to kick off the Western Conference semifinals on May 5.

Bryce Harper's reach wasn't quite enough to stop a solo home run from the Atlanta Braves' Tim Hudson as Atlanta ran away with an 8-1 victory over the Washington Nationals on May 1.

Abner Mares delivers a fierce right to the face of Daniel Ponce de Leon, winning their WBC featherweight title bout at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 4 by technical knockout.

Two Reds couldn't do the job as second baseman Brandon Phillips (left) and center fielder Shin-Soo Choo both fail to make a catch on a two-run double hit by the Chicago Cubs' Alfonso Soriano in the fifth inning of Cincinnati's 7-4 win on May 5.

Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh (27) leaves Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin on the wall, taking the puck from him in New York's 3-1 loss to open the teams' conference quarterfinal series.

Ahead of the May 5 Spanish Motorcycle Grand Prix, MotoGP rider Jorge Lorenzo enjoyed the Saturday sun with a practice session at the track in Jerez, Spain.

Published May 6, 2013

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