| Magic headed for tough offseason after elimination |
Sat May 29 12:59:00 2010 EST |
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -The new arena will have no championship coronation. The only thing following the Orlando Magic to the Amway Center next season will be memories of coming close. That elusive NBA title banner will not be raised on opening night. Again. A major overhaul wasn't enough to get back to the NBA finals, much less win a championship, and now the Magic will have to hope their core is enough to stay in contention. They're already over the luxury tax and don't have much wiggle r |
| Bruised and battered Celtics try to put Magic away again |
Fri May 28 10:33:32 2010 EST |
| (Sports Network) - The Orlando Magic are halfway to history but their largest hurdle looms tonight as they try and stave off elimination yet again in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals with the Boston Celtics. The Magic, who are attempting to become the first team in NBA history to rally from a 3-0 series deficit, have gotten back into the set with consecutive wins, the latest coming in Orlando on Wednesday. Jameer Nelson scored 24 points in that one as Orlando lived to see another day wit |
| Perkins eligible for Game 6; Davis game-time decision |
Thu May 27 20:52:21 2010 EST |
| New York, NY (Sports Network) - The NBA has rescinded the second technical foul issued to Boston Celtics center Kendrick Perkins in Game 5 on Wednesday, meaning he is eligible for Friday's Game 6 at TD Garden versus the Orlando Magic. Perkins was ejected with 36.1 seconds left in the second quarter on Wednesday after reacting to a foul call. He screamed in frustration while walking away from referee Eddie F. Rush, who still made the technical foul call. It was Perkins' seventh technical foul of |
| Hawks owner Gearon fined for LeBron comments |
Thu May 27 13:20:07 2010 EST |
| valiers. "If somebody came to us tomorrow and said you can have LeBron for max money and it puts you in the luxury tax, I'd do it in a heartbeat," Gearon said. "But am I going to do that for (Cavs center Zydrunas) Ilgauskas? Am I going to do it for Jermaine O'Neal? I don't think so." The Hawks recently completed a season in which they were swept out of the conference semifinals by the Orlando Magic. One of Atlanta's best players, Joe Johnson, is scheduled to hit the free agent market on July 1. |
| Boston's Perkins eligible for Game 6 after technical rescinded |
Thu May 27 13:00:01 2010 EST |
| New York, NY (Sports Network) - The NBA has rescinded the second technical foul issued to Boston Celtics center Kendrick Perkins in Game 5 on Wednesday, meaning he is eligible for Friday's Game 6 at TD Garden versus the Orlando Magic. Perkins was ejected with 36.1 seconds left in the second quarter on Wednesday after reacting to a foul call. He screamed in frustration while walking away from referee Eddie Rush, who still made the technical foul call. It was Perkins' seventh technical foul of th |
| NBA rescinds Perkins 'T'; can play in Game 6 |
Thu May 27 12:00:00 2010 EST |
BOSTON (AP) -Boston's Kendrick Perkins will be eligible to play in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference finals against the Orlando Magic. The NBA said Thursday that one of the two technical fouls Perkins received in Game 5 was rescinded. That means Perkins hasn't hit the mark of seven technicals in the playoffs that would lead to an automatic suspension. Perkins was called for the first technical when he elbowed Marcin Gortat in the stomach. Replays showed Perkins' arm merely slipped as he tr |
| Magic push East Finals to Game 6 |
Wed May 26 23:42:59 2010 EST |
| Orlando, FL (Sports Network) - Jameer Nelson scored 24 points and the Orlando Magic again staved off elimination with a 113-92 win over Boston in Game 5 of the Eastern Conference finals, a contest in which the Celtics came away with a depleted roster. The Magic, bidding to become the first NBA team to rally from a 3-0 deficit to win a best-of-seven playoff series, went 13-for-25 from three-point range. Nelson led the way by going 4-of-5 from beyond the arc, and Dwight Howard chipped in 21 point |
| Celtics shoot for sweep of Magic in Beantown |
Mon May 24 10:32:51 2010 EST |
| (Sports Network) - The Boston Celtics will try to complete a sweep of the Eastern Conference finals tonight when they host the reeling Orlando Magic in Game 4 from TD Garden. It's been a stunning collapse for the reigning Eastern kings. The Magic entered this series with 14 straight wins dating back to the regular season but slunk to the brink of elimination with a horrid performance in Game 3 of the set on Saturday. Rajon Rondo finished with 11 points, 12 assists and four steals in that one, a |
| Cavs reportedly dismiss Brown |
Mon May 24 03:09:36 2010 EST |
| season. Brown, the 2008-09 Coach of the Year, had spent the last five seasons with the Cavs but went trough two straight disappointing playoff runs. In 2009, Cleveland made it to the Eastern Conference finals before losing in six games to the Orlando Magic. This year the Cavs had the NBA's best record at 61-21. Armed with two-time MVP LeBron James, the Cavaliers had been expected to contend for a championship, as the team won 61 and 66 regular season games, respectively, the past two seasons. B |
| Rondo, Celtics rout Magic to put Orlando on the brink |
Sat May 22 23:15:15 2010 EST |
| Boston, MA (Sports Network) - Rajon Rondo finished with 11 points, 12 assists and four steals, as the Boston Celtics moved to the brink of a return trip to the NBA Finals with a 94-71 rout of the Orlando Magic. Glen Davis had 17 points off the bench for the Celtics, who lead the Eastern Conference finals 3-0 and can finish off the sweep on Monday at TD Garden. They've won six straight playoff games, and the most recent victory came thanks to a surge in the opening quarter. The Celtics held a 27 |
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