| Bettman: All teams to play in 08-09 regular season |
Sat May 24 18:12:00 2008 EST |
| s are bigger both physically and with the equipment they wear, and he wants more room for skaters to shoot on net. Bettman also waded into the controversy over the Red Wings hosting Game 1 the same night the Detroit Pistons were playing the Boston Celtics at home in Game 3 of the NBA's Eastern Conference finals. Criticism of the NHL in the matter has been ``unrealistic and unfair,'' Bettman said, citing the NBA's admission that it decides on its conference final schedule far in advance. `` |
| Celts push Cavs to brink of elimination |
Wed May 14 23:05:04 2008 EST |
| Boston, MA (Sports Network) - Paul Pierce scored 29 points, grabbed seven rebounds, and hit some clutch free throws down the stretch as the Boston Celtics rebounded from an early 14-point deficit to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers, 96-89, and move within one win of advancing to the Eastern Conference finals. Kevin Garnett scored 26 points and raked in 16 rebounds for the Celtics, who won again at home and lead this conference semifinal series three games to two. Game 6 is slated for Friday in Clev |
| Ainge chosen top exec in NBA |
Wed May 14 19:46:00 2008 EST |
BOSTON (AP) -Danny Ainge, who engineered the trades for Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen that helped the Boston Celtics post the biggest turnaround in league history, was given the Sporting News NBA Executive of the Year award before Wednesday night's playoff game. ``What he did off the court with this team, it made a lot of players and a lot of teams in the NBA aware that the Celtics were serious,'' Allen said before Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinal against the Cleveland Cavaliers. |
| Pistons try to eliminate Orlando |
Tue May 13 10:37:55 2008 EST |
| Detroit, which defeated Philadelphia is six games, 4-2, in round one, has advanced to the East semifinals for the sixth straight year. The Pistons have won this round four straight times. Their only loss during the stretch was in 2002 to the Boston Celtics, 4-1. The Pistons have made the Eastern Conference finals five straight years. They lost in six games, 4-2, last year to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the East finals. Orlando knocked off the sixth-seeded Toronto Raptors in five games, 4-1, in t |
| Home Cookin': Cavs even series with Celtics |
Mon May 12 23:11:53 2008 EST |
| Cleveland, OH (Sports Network) - LeBron James scored 21 points and dished out 13 assists as the Cleveland Cavaliers pulled away down the stretch to beat the Boston Celtics, 88-77, evening their Eastern Conference semifinal series after four games. Wally Szczerbiak and Daniel Gibson each tallied 14 points for the Cavaliers, who played spectacular defense in the fourth quarter, holding the Celtics to 5-of-16 shooting in the last 12 minutes. Kevin Garnett had 15 points, but just two of those comin |
| Garnett, Bryant headline All-Defensive Team |
Mon May 12 14:35:06 2008 EST |
| New York, NY (Sports Network) - Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett, the reigning Defensive Player of the Year, and NBA MVP Kobe Bryant of the Los Angeles Lakers highlight the 2007-08 NBA All-Defensive Teams. Garnett is making his ninth appearance on the All-Defensive Team, while Bryant was honored for the eighth time. Both players received 52 points overall, including 24 first-place nods. Spurs forward Tim Duncan, making his 11th consecutive appearance, joins Garnett and Bryant on the first t |
| James, West lead Cavs to impressive Game 3 win over Boston |
Sat May 10 23:25:35 2008 EST |
| Cleveland, OH (Sports Network) - LeBron James and Delonte West each scored 21 points, as the Cleveland Cavaliers dominated the Boston Celtics, 108-84, in Game 3 of their Eastern Conference semifinals series. James was shut down in the first two games of the series, shooting just 8- of-42 from the field, but rebounded to shoot 3-of-5 from three-point range and 5-of-16 overall. The Cavaliers trimmed the Celtics' lead in the best-of-seven series to 2-1, and can even the matchup in Game 4, set for |
| Magic try to even East semis with Pistons |
Sat May 10 11:10:53 2008 EST |
| Detroit, which defeated Philadelphia is six games, 4-2, in round one, has advanced to the East semifinals for the sixth straight year. The Pistons have won this round four straight times. Their only loss during the stretch was in 2002 to the Boston Celtics, 4-1. The Pistons have made the Eastern Conference finals five straight years. They lost in six games, 4-2, last year to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the East finals. Detroit is attempting to become the first team since the 1984-89 Los Angeles |
| Howard among those selected to All-NBA First Team |
Thu May 8 15:58:33 2008 EST |
| NY (Sports Network) - Orlando Magic center Dwight Howard was named to his first All-NBA First Team, the league announced on Thursday. Joining Howard is Los Angeles Lakers guard and league MVP Kobe Bryant, New Orleans Hornets guard Chris Paul, Boston Celtics forward and Defensive Player of the Year Kevin Garnett, and Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James. Howard averaged a career-best 20.7 points per game while leading the league with 14.2 rebounds an outing, becoming the youngest player in le |
| Magic, Pistons continue best-of-seven series in Orlando |
Wed May 7 10:36:33 2008 EST |
| Detroit, which defeated Philadelphia is six games, 4-2, in round one, has advanced to the East semifinals for the sixth straight year. The Pistons have won this round four straight times. Their only loss during the stretch was in 2002 to the Boston Celtics, 4-1. The Pistons have made the Eastern Conference finals five straight years. They lost in six games, 4-2, last year to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the East finals. Detroit is attempting to become the first team since the 1984-89 Los Angeles |
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