Celtics Blame Refs for Game 6 Loss
Posted 8 hours ago at FanHouse - %CategoryName%
Filed under: Celtics , Cavaliers , NBA Gossip , NBA Playoffs The Celtics lost Game 6 in Cleveland, dropping them to 0-6 on the road in this post-season. After the game, Doc Rivers seemed to have the answers for the teams road woes: bad calls from...

Ballin’: Contender Advances / Pretender Faces Game 7
Posted 4 hours ago at The Big Lead » NBA
Cleveland 74, Boston 69 : Ugh - as in ugly. Only four (4!) players scored in double figures between the two teams. Kevin Garnett scored 25 to lead the Celtics to defeat. KG’s 25 included a monstrous, dominant, MVP-like 4 points in the 4th...

Cavs "Grind it out" to Force Game Seven Versus Celtics
Posted 5 hours ago at 20 Second Timeout
Cleveland's 74-69 game six win over Boston was even more "aesthetically challenged" than the previous five defensive battles in this basketball war of attrition. LeBron James struggled with his shot for most of the game but his 9-23 field goal...

Add A 4th Referee
Posted 5 hours ago at RedsArmy.com: The Voice Of Celtics Fans
In the NBA, Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, and Kevin Garnett are all considered on the back 9 of their careers… because they’re over 30.  I mean… who the hell can expect them to keep up with phenoms like LeBron James… Chris...

Lakers-Jazz Game 6 Live Blog
Posted 22 hours ago at FanHouse - %CategoryName%
Filed under: Lakers , NBA Live Blogging , NBA Playoffs , Jazz , Featured Stories Can Kobe and the Lakers close out what has been a very tough Jazz team on the road tonight? Considering the closeness of the last two games of this series, sure, it's...

Game Notes: Lakers @ Jazz, Game 6
Posted 15 hours ago at SLAM Online
by Marcel Mutoni I didn’t get nervous. Not once. Not when the Jazz cut the lead to single digits midway through the fourth quarter; not even when they sliced it to three with under a minute remaining. Like any fan who invests way too much...

5 Things to Keep an Eye on: Lakers at Jazz, Game 6
Posted 27 hours ago at FanHouse - %CategoryName%
Filed under: Lakers , Western , NBA Playoffs , Jazz , Los Angeles In another of our continuing series , five things to keep an eye out for tonight in the Lakers-Jazz Western Conference Semifinals Game 6 this evening. Be sure to stop by later tonight...

May 16: Lakers 108, Jazz 105
Posted 9 hours ago at InsideHoops.com's Basketball Blog
The AP reports: Kobe Bryant scored 34 points, 12 in the fourth quarter, and Los Angeles held off a furious rally by the Utah Jazz for a 108-105 victory Friday night in Game 6, putting the Lakers in the Western Conference finals for the first time in...

5 Things to Keep an Eye on Tonight: Celtics at Cavaliers, Game 6
Posted 28 hours ago at FanHouse - %CategoryName%
Filed under: Celtics , Cavaliers , Eastern , NBA Playoffs , Boston , Cleveland In another of our continuing series , five things to keep an eye out for tonight in the Celtics-Cavs Eastern Conference Semifinals Game 6 this evening. Nowhere To Go But...

Boston Celtics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers: - Game 6: Knee Jerk Reactions
Posted 17 hours ago at Green Bandwagon
Go to this old Bill Simmons article, scroll down to "Question: What was the most disturbing subplot of the season" and check out what he said about Dick Bavetta. It's intriguing. I'll leave it at that. Doc Rivers looked great when he played Glen...

Cavs Force Game Seven!
Posted 17 hours ago at BASKETBALL NOTES BY ALEX
LeBron James willed the Cavs to win over the Celtics. The series is now tied 3-3 and game seven will be played in Boston on Sunday. It seemed just like another typical game in the second round- the home team had the upper hand. They started the second...

Bad News Cavs: Boobie Out
Posted 31 hours ago at SLAM Online
Daniel Gibson’s injured left shoulder - he hurt it in the fourth quarter of Game Five in Boston - will keep him out of action for 1-2 weeks. © Marcel Mutoni for SLAM Online , 2008. | Permalink | No comment Add to...

Spurs Win 99-80
Posted 31 hours ago at The NBA Source
Obviously not a good night for the Hornets yesterday, losing to the Spurs 99-80, forcing them to play a seventh game in New Orleans. Again, we saw the home team not only come out on top but blow out the opposing team. This has been a theme...

5 Things to Keep an Eye on: Hornets at Spurs, Game 6
Posted 56 hours ago at FanHouse - %CategoryName%
Filed under: Hornets , Spurs , Western , NBA Playoffs , New Orleans In another of our continuing series , five things to keep an eye out for tonight in the Hornets-Spurs Western Conference Semifinals Game 6 this evening. 1. Backs To The Wall: Well,...

Hornets vs. Spurs, Game 5 recap
Posted 47 hours ago at SLAM Online
By Aggrey Sam and Toney Blare Pre-game AS: The Spurs locker room is very quiet. I take that as a sign of focus. I was wrong. Does anybody know what the No. 35 patches on their shooting shirts stand for? I forgot to ask. Rudy Gay is walking...

May 15: Spurs 99, Hornets 80
Posted 35 hours ago at InsideHoops.com's Basketball Blog
The AP reports: The defending champions beat the New Orleans Hornets, 99-80 in Game 6, staying alive and forcing a winner-take-all Game 7 on Monday in New Orleans… Manu Ginobili scored 25 points, Tim Duncan had 20 points and 15 rebounds, and...

If Hornets Beat Spurs in Game 7, They Have the WNBA to Thank
Posted 8 hours ago at FanHouse - %CategoryName%
Filed under: Hornets , Spurs , WNBA After 28 straight days of NBA postseason action, with series schedules oddly staggered for maximum television exposure, the playoffs are taking a day off on Saturday. Now, your first inclination might be to ask,...

Spurs-Hornets: Series Notes
Posted 67 minutes ago at Hornets247.com Blog
This game was actually not in keeping with the rest of the series.  Yes, I know the final score looks the same, and yes, I know it seems like the Hornets had one big meltdown in the third and that cost us the game, but it's actually not an...

Postcards From LA, Vol. 10: One Lakers Fan Tracks His Team Through the NBA Playoffs
Posted 52 minutes ago at Empty the Bench
As long as the Los Angeles Lakers survive through the 2008 NBA playoffs, Empty the Bench’s West Coast correspondent Christopher Thell will be submitting a local fan’s take on his beloved Lakers’ postseason trials, tribulations...

Question of the Day
Posted 3 hours ago at Lakers Blog
Hey folks. I'm afraid you're going to have to do your own link huntin' this morning, as I've got to haul down to Anaheim for the Dodgers game. Of course, all the really important information from Friday night is contained in the score: 108-105 LAL,...

Hating on Refs
Posted 4 hours ago at The NBA Source
Has anyone noticed that fans, players, and coaches have been very critical of the officials so far in the playoffs? I know that they always are, as there are tense moments, but it seems to have gone to another level in these ones. There have been...

Lakers Looking Good
Posted 4 hours ago at The NBA Source
After last night’s win in Utah, the Lakers have advanced to their first Western Conference finals for the first time since 2004. We already knew that these guys were good, perhaps the best in the West, but I think they took it to another level...

Lakers Win 108-105
Posted 4 hours ago at The NBA Source
Las night, the Lakers pulled off the impossible, beating the Jazz 108-105 in Energy Solutions Arena. The whole game, the Lakers were very poised and played with a lot of energy which helped them to get a comfortable lead on the Jazz. Their defense...

Game Notes: Cleveland at Boston Game 5
Posted 55 hours ago at SLAM Online
By Jon Evans Far be it from me to attempt to craft some contrived introduction to this game.  I’m going to assume that Lebron James has made sure you’re paying attention to this pivotal game 5 . PRE An hour prior to the tip, hoards of reporter

Ep. 311: Season Savior
Posted 54 hours ago at The Basketball Jones
The Basketball Jones — The Fix — Episode 311 (.mp3) On today’s show, Tas and I discuss the Celtics new Big Three, why the Cavs loathe the first 15 seconds of the shot clock, if Boozer is hurting Jazz, Scal’s leather, which current

Ballin’: The NBA, Where Home Teams Don’t Lose
Posted 54 hours ago at The Big Lead » NBA
If we could read his berry: “Not this year.” Boston 96, Cleveland 89: What really hurt was the end of the first half. Rondo hit two three’s and Ray Allen hit one and a 13-point lead with about four minutes left in the half was...

Fiddlin' and Diddlin' - Daily Links 5/15
Posted 54 hours ago at LOY's PLACE a celtics green blog
Herald Home cooking again suits Celtics Rajon Rondo’s all grown up FL's Take: Rondo was incredible last night. I am glad Doc left him in for the whole 2nd half and didn't put Cassell back in. That was a good decision on Doc's part. I would...

LBJ Carries Cavaliers To Victory As Celtics Comeback Falls Short 74-69 Series Deadlocked At 3-3
Posted 15 hours ago at Slam Dunk Central
LeBron James recorded a double-double including a game high 32 points, and put the Cleveland Cavaliers on his back once again Friday night, leading them to a 74-69 victory over the Boston Celtics at the Q Arena in Cleveland. The win kept...

Bruised Up…and Going to Game 7
Posted 15 hours ago at Cavalier Attitude
Again, the team that won the rebounding battle won Game 6. We’ve pointed to perimeter shooting and limiting turnovers as two of the biggest keys in this series, but truth be told, the team that has lost the turnover battle is still 2-4 in...

Game 7, Part II
Posted 18 hours ago at RedsArmy.com: The Voice Of Celtics Fans
Classic bag job. Dick Bavetta and Co. gift-wrapped this one for the Cavs. See you Sunday. Box Score | Recap

Celtics 0-6 On Road
Posted 17 hours ago at The NBA Source
Another road game, another L in the books for the Celtics. In the playoffs so far against the Cavs and Hawks, they are 0-6 away from Boston. Ouch, that is not what the best team in the NBA is supposed to do. This was already discussed before the...

A Friday Night Double-Header! Part 1: Cavaliers-Celtics
Posted 21 hours ago at The Big Lead » NBA
Two he-yuge Game 6’s tonight. Both Cleveland and Utah are fighting for their Playoff lives tonight. Will either still be alive by the time I pass out tonight? The Caveliers kicks off the Friday festivities by hosting the Celtics in...

Boston Celtics vs. Cleveland Cavaliers: Open Game Thread - Game 6
Posted 21 hours ago at Green Bandwagon
I don't know what to say. Following this team has left me drained and completely spent. And yes I know how pathetic that sounds. Trust me. I know. I'm just looking for the Celtics to go 8 deep, share the ball on offense and bring their top...

Cavs 41, Celtics 33 At Halftime
Posted 19 hours ago at The NBA Source
At the end of the first half, the Cavs lead the Celtics 42-33. This has obviously been a game dominated by defense, with the Celtics shooting just 37.8% and the Cavs 32.4%. For the Celtics, it’s been all about stopping LeBron James....

Team Need4Sheed Podcast #17: Tayshaun Prince - The Eastern Conference Finals Boston or Cleveland?
Posted 30 hours ago at Need4Sheed.com
Now that the Pistons are on their way to the Eastern Conference Finals Bennie and Jeff talk about Tayshaun Prince's performance in the playoffs as well as posing the question "Boston or Cleveland?" Don't forget you can e-mail Bennie and Jeff at...

Daniel 'boobie' Gibson done for the series, with the Cleveland Cavaliers down 3-2
Posted 49 hours ago at Detroit Pistons Full-Court Press - MLive.com
Gibson left the game in the 4th quarter of game five against the Boston Celtics. May 15, ESPN: Cavaliers guard Daniel Gibson has a separated left shoulder and will miss Cleveland's Game 6 against the Boston Celtics... The team said...

D’Antoni May Bring Ewing Back to NYC
Posted 27 hours ago at SLAM Online
The newest Knicks head coach says he’s definitely consider putting Patrick Ewing on his staff. © Marcel Mutoni for SLAM Online , 2008. | Permalink | No comment Add to del.icio.us Search blogs linking this post with...

Ewing To Return To New York?
Posted 20 hours ago at Slam Dunk Central
                                       Although it is the very early stages of New York Knicks coach Mike D’Antoni’s tenure, he is actively looking for assistants to fill out his coaching staff; one th

Knicks Considering Ewing?
Posted 25 hours ago at Posting and Toasting
Patrick Ewing's currently an assistant in Orlando, working on sharpening Dwight Howard's game. Rumor has it we might want him back to coach our own big men. Brian Schmitz of the Orlando Sentinel (who subscribes to the D'Antoni school of grooming)...

D’Antoni Interested In Ewing?
Posted 25 hours ago at The NBA Source
After getting hired about a week ago, Mike D’Antoni is now trying to put his staff together in New York. According to the New York Daily News , he’s considering bringing Patrick Ewing in. Ewing is currently working for the Magic as an...