National Basketball League News and Rumors
NBA Live Moves With A Purpose To Make You A Better BallerOwen Good, deadspin.com The NBA Live development team runs a weekly game of basketball at a rec center across the street from EA Sports' studio in Orlando, Fla. When I visited a couple of weeks ago I was invited to join them. Absolutely, I replied, but deep down I was still a … |
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Rondo ejected after bumping ref in Celtics' lossApr 29, 2012
Chris Forsberg, ESPN.com Celtics guard Rajon Rondo earned two technical fouls and an immediate ejection after losing his temper with 41 seconds remaining in Sunday's 83-74 Game 1 loss to the Hawks. |
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Rondo tossed as Celtics drop Game 1 to HawksApr 29, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Josh Smith scored 22 points and grabbed 18 rebounds, leading the Hawks to an 83-74 victory over Boston in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference playoffs Sunday night, the final minute turning ugly when Celtics star Rajon Rondo was ejected. |
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Bynum swats 10 shots as Lakers rollApr 29, 2012
LOS ANGELES (AP) A day before Andrew Bynum produced one of the most eye-popping defensive performances in NBA playoff history, he spoke up to his Lakers teammates about the importance of getting off to a good start in their championship quest. |
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Parker, No. 1 Spurs down Jazz in easy Game 1Apr 29, 2012
SAN ANTONIO (AP) This was not another early playoff letdown by the San Antonio Spurs . For the first time in four years, they won a series opener. |
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Early This Morning Delonte West Tweeted A Picture Of His Vomit-Soiled Clothes From The BathroomApr 29, 2012
Sean Newell, deadspin.com Delonte West was sick last night, but still managed to play 27 minutes and score five points on two of five shooting. Then he presumably went home a puked all over the place, took a picture and exclaimed "I think that's the last of it....I feel lik… |
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Allen out for Celtics; Hawks minus PachuliaApr 29, 2012
Chris Forsberg, ESPN.com Celtics guard Ray Allen is out for Sunday's Game 1 of an Eastern Conference quarterfinals series against the Hawks. |
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Hawks' Pachulia out for opener; Collins to startApr 29, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Atlanta Hawks center Zaza Pachulia won't play in Game 1 of the NBA playoff series against the Boston Celtics. |
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Parker guides No. 1 Spurs past No. 8 Jazz in openerApr 29, 2012
SAN ANTONIO (AP) This was not another early playoff letdown by the San Antonio Spurs . For the first time in four years, they won a series opener. |
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Thunder: Complaints about D on Dirk old newsApr 29, 2012
Jeff Caplan, ESPN.com Oklahoma CIty Thunder coach Scott Brooks wasn't buying counterpart Rick Carlisle's claims after Saturday's Game 1 of their first-round series that Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki was being held and grabbed without consequence. |
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Bulls GM Forman backs Thibodeau after Rose injuredApr 29, 2012
Chicago Bulls general manager Gar Forman is backing coach Tom Thibodeau, saying he had no problem with the decision to stick with Derrick Rose late in the playoff opener against the Philadelphia 76ers. |
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76ers know not to take Rose-less Bulls lightlyApr 29, 2012
Scott Powers, ESPN.com The 76ers still consider the Bulls to be a formidable opponent without Derrick Rose. |
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Bulls coach: Rose injury 'not a death sentence'Apr 29, 2012
Nick Friedell, ESPN.com Despite losing superstar point guard Derrick Rose for the rest of the season with torn ACL, Chicago Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau isn't about to let his team feel sorry for itself now. |
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Knicks' Lin hopes to return during Heat seriesApr 29, 2012
Ian Begley, ESPN.com New York Knicks point guard Jeremy Lin says that he hoped to return to the court during New York's first-round series with the Miami Heat, possibly as soon as Game 4 on May 6. |
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Manu Ginobili misses wide-open dunk on fast break, minutes after detonating on Jazz (VIDEO)Apr 29, 2012
Dan Devine, yahoo.com After missing Game 1 of the San Antonio Spurs' opening (and, as it turned out, only) playoff series in 2011 due to injury, reserve guard Manu Ginobili entered the 2012 postseason healthy, ready and eager to make a splash. Judging by the results of this … |
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Grizzlies put faith in Randolph to start openerApr 29, 2012
Kevin Arnovitz, ESPN.com Zach Randolph will start at power forward for the Memphis Grizzlies in their first-round Game 1 matchup against the Clippers on Sunday night. |
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The Spurs are the West's No. 1 seed and a heavy favorite, but the Jazz sizzled down the stretch. Can Utah keep it going today in their Round 1 opener at San Antonio? Follow it all right here. |
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LeBron's Nike designer jeers Rose after injuryApr 29, 2012
ESPN.com news services, ESPN.com A Nike shoe designer mocked Derrick Rose's season-ending ACL injury on Twitter on Sunday, igniting a firestorm of criticism on the social media website. |
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Grizzlies put faith in Randolph to start openerApr 29, 2012
Kevin Arnovitz, ESPN.com Zach Randolph will start at power forward for the Memphis Grizzlies in their first-round Game 1 matchup against the Clippers on Sunday night. |
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Sean Newell, deadspin.com According to the information provided by the YouTube uploader, this interview occurred prior to Utah's decisive Game 5 win over the Houston Rockets in the 1985 NBA Playoffs. It's times like this when it's fun to reflect back to quiet dignity with which … |
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Sunday Open Thread SmorgasbordApr 29, 2012
Sean Newell, deadspin.com As usual, we've got baseball getting started now and carrying on throughout the afternoon and evening. The NBA and NHL playoffs will follow soon thereafter. Talk, talk, talk below. |
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Today In Free Kicks: Kyle Walker, Young-Pyo Lee Produced Two Of The Most Gorgeous Goals You'll Ever SeeApr 29, 2012
Timothy Burke, deadspin.com The past 20 hours have been outstanding for fans of set pieces, as two beautiful free kick goals found the net and proved decisive in their respective games. Spurs back Kyle Walker secured victory for his squad in their match this morning against Blackb… |
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Celtics' Allen has '50-50' shot to play Game 1Apr 29, 2012
Chris Forsberg, ESPN.com Celtics coach Doc Rivers gave shooting guard Ray Allen a "50-50" chance of playing in Game 1 of Boston's Eastern Conference quarterfinals series against the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday. |
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Read Kyle Korver’s Facebook Post About Derrick RoseApr 29, 2012
Patrick Cassidy, dimemag.com The city of Chicago and Bulls fans worldwide are reeling at the news of Derrick Rose‘s torn ACL. No one though, outside of Rose himself, is as devastated as are Rose’s teammates. That fact was evident last night when Kyle Korver took to his Facebook p… |
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Dime Magazine, dimemag.com No. No no noooooooo. Seriously, we had no other reaction to the news about Derrick Rose than that. It really makes us sick to our stomachs. We aren’t Bulls fans. We’re NBA fans, and with the reigning MVP now out for the reason with a torn ACL, everyth… |
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LeBron James is the reason Miami Heat vs. NY Knicks first round NBA playoff series is compellingApr 29, 2012
LeBron James is the biggest star and the best player and that is why he is facing more pressure in this NBA postseason than anybody in his sport has ever faced, moving up on two years since he had his "Decision." |
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Behind the Box Score, where Kevin Durant downed the Mavericks with a game winner (VIDEO)Apr 29, 2012
Kelly Dwyer, yahoo.com Oklahoma City Thunder 99, Dallas Mavericks 98 (Oklahoma City leads series, 1-0) On the day of a playoff opener that gave us cruel season-ending injuries and some pretty bad basketball at times, the Oklahoma City Thunder and Dallas Mavericks came through… |
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Magic use 11-0 run to steal Game 1 from PacersApr 29, 2012
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) The Orlando Magic entered Indiana's building as huge underdogs and walked out talking trash. |
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So much for the Dwight Howard-less Magic rolling over. Danny Granger and Indiana went cold in the fourth and Orlando closed with an 11-0 run to steal an 81-77 road win in Game 1. |
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It was an off night for Kevin Durant, until it mattered. Oklahoma City's star drained a last-second shot to cap a furious finish and the Thunder's 98-99 victory over the Mavs in Game 1. |
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Durant's last-second shot lifts Thunder over MavsApr 29, 2012
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) Kevin Durant was determined to not let the Oklahoma City Thunder lose another playoff game at home to Dallas. |
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Durant jumper lifts Thunder by Mavs in openerApr 29, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Kevin Durant scored 25 points and hit the game-winning jumper from the foul line with 1.5 seconds left to lift the Thunder to a 99-98 victory over the Mavericks on Saturday night in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series.. |
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Derrick Rose is done. Are the Bulls far behind? Chicago beat Philly 101-93 in Game 1, but with its star sidelined with a torn ACL, a run at the title is no longer realistic, writes Zach Lowe. |
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Carmelo Anthony and NY Knicks look shotApr 29, 2012
MIAMI — Only Derrick Rose had a worse day than the Knicks. Rose is done for the playoffs, a victim of a catastrophic knee injury, and the Chicago Bulls’ run at an NBA title is done after only one game. |
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Knicks' Shumpert tears ACL, out 6-8 monthsApr 29, 2012
Ian Begley, ESPN.com Knicks rookie Iman Shumpert suffered a torn left ACL and lateral meniscus, an MRI revealed on Saturday. |
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Dan Devine, yahoo.com After Derrick Rose suffered a season-ending ACL tear during the Chicago Bulls' 103-91 win over the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 1 of their first-round playoff series on Saturday afternoon, the reaction of NBA fans, media members and fellow players alike c… |
