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| Celtics attempt to take commanding 3-0 lead over Atlanta |
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04/26/2008 |
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| wo in a row and five of their last six Game 3s in the postseason. The Hawks last playoff victory was on May 16, 1999 when they defeated Detroit in Game 5 of the first round of the postseason. Atlanta eliminated the Pistons, 3-2, and was swept by the New York Knicks, 4-0, in the East semis. The Celtics captured a playoff berth and the Atlantic Division title for the first time since the 2004-05 season. Boston finished with its highest number of wins (66) since the 1985-86 squad went 67-15 before winning the NBA |
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| Brown resigns as Sixers' executive VP |
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04/24/2008 |
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| y fell to the Los Angeles Lakers in five games. After Brown resigned as Philadelphia's coach and vice president in May 2003, he joined the Detroit Pistons and led the team to the 2004 title, and the 2005 NBA Finals. He then took over as coach of the New York Knicks for the 2006 campaign, but was fired after going 23-59. Brown also spent time coaching in the college ranks, winning the 1988 national championship at Kansas, and reaching a final with UCLA, and is the only head coach in basketball history to win bo |
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| Celtics, Hawks battle in Game 2 of first-round series |
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04/23/2008 |
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| e playoffs, while the Celtics have dropped four straight Game 2s. The Hawks last playoff victory was on May 16, 1999 when they defeated Detroit in Game 5 of the first round of the postseason. Atlanta eliminated the Pistons, 3-2, and was swept by the New York Knicks, 4-0, in the East semis. The Celtics captured a playoff berth and the Atlantic Division title for the first time since the 2004-05 season. Boston finished with its highest number of wins (66) since the 1985-86 squad went 67-15 before winning the NBA |
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| Bucks set to hire Skiles |
NBA Basketball |
04/21/2008 |
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| etwork) - Scott Skiles has verbally accepted an offer from the Milwaukee Bucks to become the team's next head coach, according to the New York Post. Skiles, who was fired as coach of the Chicago Bulls during the 2007-08 season, was also reported to be a finalist for the New York Knicks job. The former point guard, who once dished out an NBA record 30 assists in one game, was 9-16 with the Bulls this past season before being released. He is 281-251 in his NBA coaching career with stints in Chicago and Phoenix. |
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| Knicks, T-Wolves win lottery tiebreakers |
NBA Basketball |
04/18/2008 |
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| ings were held to help determine the order of selection for the June 26 draft. There were two tiebreakers conducted for teams that are in the lottery. Minnesota (22-60) won a tiebreaker with Memphis in teams between the third- worst marks, while the New York Knicks (23-59) won one with the Los Angeles Clippers between the fifth-worst records in the league. The draft lottery, which will determine the top three picks, will be held on Tuesday, May 20. The remainder of the lottery teams will select in positions fo |
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| National Basketball Association Game Capsules |
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04/17/2008 |
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| Score: Indiana 132, New York 123 Indianapolis, IN (Best E Casino) - Mike Dunleavy scored 36 points, grabbed seven rebounds and handed out six assists, helping the Indiana Pacers wrap up their season on a winning note with a 132-123 triumph over the New York Knicks at Conseco Fieldhouse. Dunleavy hit 12-of-19 from the floor - including a scorching 6-of-8 from three-point range - while Danny Granger went for 26 points and six rebounds, hitting four threes of his own. Troy Murphy scored 19 and grabbed 12 boards |
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| Dunleavy helps hot-shooting Pacers top Knicks in season finale |
NBA Basketball |
04/16/2008 |
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| Indianapolis, IN (Best E Casino) - Mike Dunleavy scored 36 points, grabbed seven rebounds and handed out six assists, helping the Indiana Pacers wrap up their season on a winning note with a 132-123 triumph over the New York Knicks at Conseco Fieldhouse. Dunleavy hit 12-of-19 from the floor - including a scorching 6-of-8 from three-point range - while Danny Granger went for 26 points and six rebounds, hitting four threes of his own. Troy Murphy scored 19 and grabbed 12 boards for the Pacers, who shot 58 perc |
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| Knicks visit Indiana for season finale |
NBA Basketball |
04/16/2008 |
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| (Best E Casino) - The New York Knicks are prepared to put this season behind them and make some adjustments throughout the organization, as they wrap up the 2007-08 campaign tonight against the Indiana Pacers at Conseco Fieldhouse. The Knicks, who went 23-59 after the 2005-06 season, battled through another tumultuous season in which head coach Isiah Thomas was criticized heavily throughout, while players such as Stephon Marbury showed more defiance than a toddler. New York also pegged Donnie Walsh as team p |
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| Nets wrap up disappointing season versus NBA-best Celtics |
NBA Basketball |
04/16/2008 |
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| close out the regular season tonight versus the New Jersey Nets at TD Banknorth Garden. Boston is the top seed in the Eastern Conference thanks to the best record in the NBA, and has won three straight. It recorded a 99-93 victory on Monday over the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden, as Rajon Rondo scored 23 points and pulled down 10 rebounds to lead the way. Sam Cassell added 22 points off the bench for the Celtics, who rested their Big Three in Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen. All three are q |
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| Big three-less Boston rolls past struggling Knicks |
NBA Basketball |
04/14/2008 |
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| New York, NY (Best E Casino) - Rajon Rondo scored 23 points and pulled down 10 rebounds and Sam Cassell added 22 points off the bench, as Boston -- minus the big three of Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen -- disposed of the New York Knicks, 99-93, at Madison Square Garden. In what could have been the final game of the Isiah Thomas era at the historic Garden, the Knicks lost to the Celtics, who had already sewn up homecourt advantage throughout the Eastern Conference playoffs. James Posey scored 15 poi |
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