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It landed somewhere. James scored 32 points — 19 in the second half — and the Cleveland Cavaliers forced a decisive Game 7 in their home-sweet-home playoff series against Boston with a 74-69 victory Friday night over the Celtics, who have gone from regular-season road kings to postseason road...
By Steve Buckley Saturday, May 17, 2008 - Added 24m ago CLEVELAND - There are those who see each Celtics [team stats] game as a referendum on Doc Rivers. If the Celtics win, Doc knows what he’s doing. If they lose, the guy is clearly in over his head. And then there’s Austin Carr, a sharpshooting...
Note-First things first. I was WRONG about Lebron James (at least for one night). The big guy turned it on and turned it up. Last night the whole package (scoring, rebounds, assists, defense) was there for all 48 minutes. Last night the Boston Celtics looked like the basketball equivalent of one...
The home team has dominated the second round of the playoffs Teams with home-court edge win 75 percent of best-of-seven series The Celtics could secure an NBA title just by winning their home games After beating down for most of its existence one hackneyed claim -- Catch the last two minutes of a...
have established an initial list of four candidates in their search to replace outgoing general manager Billy Knight, according to NBA front-office sources. Sources told ESPN.com that the Hawks have either interviewed or plan to meet with Portland Trail Blazers personnel scout John Gabriel, San...
KKR this morning announced that it has formed a global infrastructure practice, which had been a poorly-kept secret since word leaked last month that the firm had hired Lazard infrastructure chief George Bilicic. There have been some suggestions that the group might be looking to raise upwards of...
This certainly must be a trick question because at this very moment, here today, the Detroit Pistons are the best team in the Eastern Conference. The Pistons just dusted off the Orlando Magic, beating them like they just stole something, 4-1. What was most impressive was how they handled the...
Things must change, guard tells Spanish paper Trading guard Jose Calderon would be in the best interest for the Raptors. Most NBA observers figured the Raptors' chances of keeping both Calderon and T.J. Ford were minimal at best. As the team's off-season continues, the chances grow even slimmer,...
And it cost them. The second-year point guard, who thrived this season in the shadow of his three All-Star teammates, hit a pair of 3-pointers 46 seconds apart to turn the game around on Wednesday night and help the Celtics take a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven Eastern Conference semifinals. "He...
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...
