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NBA Playoffs, Lakers Suns Game 5: And Ron Artest shall save them
May 28, 2010, 1:32 AM EDT
27 CommentsPhil Jackson has seen everything. Well, except a player go from goat to hero faster than Ron Artest did on Thursday night, he said. With one minute left and the Lakers up three, Artest took an early-in-the-shot-clock three that literally had half of Staples Center yelling, “nooooo.” Fans scorned him — “Trevor Ariza never would…
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NBA Playoffs, Lakers Suns Game 5, halftime: Lakers 53, Suns 45
May 27, 2010, 10:20 PM EDT
The Lakers have taken a page out of the Boston/Orlando series — they have gotten physical on defense. The result is an 8-point lead at the half. At first this game looked a lot like the first two, as the Suns got off to an early lead. The Lakers made a concerted effort to go…
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NBA Playoffs, Celtics Magic Game 6: Celtics banged up but most will go
May 27, 2010, 6:11 PM EDT
At the end of Game 5 Wednesday night, Doc Rivers had to wonder just how many players he was going to be able to suit up for Game 6 Friday. By Thursday afternoon, things looked a lot better. Glen “Big Baby” Davis, who suffered a concussion when hit with an inadvertent Dwight Howard elbow, looks…
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Well, at least somebody still likes Zach Randolph. For now. The day after word came out that Z-Bo has been implicated as a major marijuana supplier to the Indianapolis area, and just hours after word came out from Los Angeles that Z-Bo’s posse (at least) were involved in beating up a man at a strip…
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Chris Andersen was not the Birdman during the playoffs. He was battling knee pain and the intimidating, high-flying blocks and dunks were virtually nonexistent. Which really hurt the Nuggets against an undermanned Jazz front line Denver did not exploit. Not surprisingly, he has just undergone knee surgery, according to the Denver Post. He had a…
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NBA Playoffs, Lakers Suns Game 5: Forget the bright shiny offenses, this one is all about the defense
May 27, 2010, 2:50 PM EDT
It’s not about Kobe Bryant seemingly scoring at will this series. Or Pau Gasol in the post. It’s not about Amare Stoudemire or the awakening of the Suns bench. It’s about defense — that is what has decided every game in this series up to now, it is what will decide Game 5 tonight at…
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If you’re in Los Angeles and not chasing around the Kogi trucks, then maybe you want to swing by Staples Center/LA Live around 3 p.m. today for futile ad fascinating Clippers Fans LeBron James parade. The goal of the parade — started by Clippers superfan Clipper Darrell — is to show LeBron how much the…
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Kendrick Perkins second technical rescinded by league, he will play in Game 6
May 27, 2010, 12:57 PM EDT
Kendrick Perkins gets to play another day. The league has rescinded Ed Rush’s technical foul called on Perkins late in the second quarter of Game 5. This means Perkins can play in Game 6 in Boston Friday night. However, if he picks up one more technical foul during the playoffs he will be suspended for…
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Now you have another reason to watch Sacramento Kings games besides the mesmerizing game of Tyreke Evans — Bill Walton will be in the booth. It’s not every Kings game, but he will be a color analyst for some, according to the Sacramento Bee. He’ll attend the Kings games at Staples Center (both Lakers and…
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Earlier we talked about the upcoming Apalachin Meeting with all the top NBA free agents conferring with each other. But in that same Chicago Tribune article where Wade spilled the beans on the meeting, he also pretty much ruled out returning to his hometown of Chicago to elevating the Bulls to elite. It sounds as…
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Everybody has been talking a lot about the future of Phil Jackson, save for the couple people at the center of the debate. At each and every press conference, Jackson dances around the questions, revealing little. Well, except that he is going to wait until the season is over to decide, that he will have…
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NBA Playoffs, Celtics Magic Game 5: Does one good game deserve another?
May 27, 2010, 9:50 AM EDT
Here’s what we learned after the game last night: Stan Van Gundy hates Rasheed Wallace in a good way, the Magic get how hard Game 6 will be, and Big Baby is always a little bit loopy.
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Tampering of a different kind: LeBron, Wade and Johnson to discuss plans together
May 27, 2010, 9:41 AM EDT
It’s a whole different kind of collusion, and there is nothing the league can do about it. Some time next month, Dwyane Wade, LeBron James and Joe Johnson are all going to sit down together and talk free agency plans, Wade told the Chicago Tribune. All before the July 1 official start to free agency.…
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Give credit to the Magic — a lot of teams would have just rolled over after losing three straight games and meekly surrendered their season. I’m looking at you, Atlanta. The Magic showed some fight, caught a couple breaks and won Game 4 in overtime. Then they came out and threw a knockout punch. A…
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NBA Draft: Blazers admit they are looking to move up, but just a little
May 27, 2010, 8:20 AM EDT
Portland has been one of the teams mentioned as a possible trading partner for the Minnesota Timberwolves at for or the Sacramento Kings at five. Maybe not. Blazers left-hanging-in-the-wind General Manager Kevin Pritchard told the Portland Tribune the Blazers are looking to move up from their No. 22 position on the draft board, but not…
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Zach Randolph implicated as major marijuana supplier in Indianapolis
May 26, 2010, 11:04 PM EDT
Zach Randolph, drug kingpin? That is the charge coming out of Indianapolis — he has been implicated as a major marijuana supplier in the Indianapolis area. Randolph has not been arrested or charged, but he is currently in the middle of a police investigation in Indiana. Randolph was born and raised in Marion, Indiana, about…
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NBA Playoffs, Magic Celtics: Rashard Lewis not feeling good on, off court
May 26, 2010, 6:56 PM EDT
Rashard Lewis has not been right in the Eastern Conference Finals, he has averaged 7 points a game on 29 percent shooting. He is key — the Magic need him to stretch out the Celtics defense. And he has not been right. Maybe because he has not been feeling right. Lewis has been fighting a…
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There have been plenty of people in Orlando calling for the head of Stan Van Gundy. It’s ludicrous. We’ve gone into that. But the calls are out there. Not from anybody credible, mind you. Magic general manager Otis Smith was outright dismissive of the claims Van Gundy’s job was in danger. Not the standard denial,…
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NBA Playoffs, Celtic Magic Game 5: It's all about the pick-and-roll
May 26, 2010, 3:45 PM EDT
The numbers tell the story: In the first three games of the series the Magic ran 33 pick-and-roll plays. In Game 4 they ran 43. And won.(via Eddy Rivera) And these weren’t just your standard screens. They were staggered double screens, with Rashard Lewis setting a first screen before Jameer Nelson came off that one…
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Mike Brown had his official statement released through the Cleveland Cavaliers. As one should expect with the official statement, it is filled with nice words, puppies and rainbows. “The past 5 years have been an exceptional experience. I have been very fortunate to lead a group of men who I respect and thoroughly enjoyed coaching…
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NBA Draft: The Sixers are considering Derrick Favors over Evan Turner
May 26, 2010, 2:15 PM EDT
Welcome to the time of year when there are very few locks. When potential can win out over skill sets. When the words upside and motor are overused and overvalued. It has been long assumed that the top pick in the draft would be John Wall, and the second pick would be Evan Turner. After…
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