Nets Hold Off Furious Rally From Raptors – ESPN

ESPNEAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The Barclays Center crowd was pretty good on Friday night. But Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce, who played in front of some absolutely raucous playoff crowds for several years at Boston’s TD Bank Garden, expected more.Raptors vs. Nets, NBA playoffs 2014: Game time, TV schedule, radio and moreSB NationNBA Playoffs 2014: … Read more

NBA Playoffs Round 1 Game 4 Clippers-Warriors preview — What distraction? – Clips Nation

Clips NationMatt Barnes really solidified himself as a viable NBA player on the We Believe Warriors of the 2007 playoffs. Steve Blake will spend the trade deadline to the end of the season with the Warriors this year, just as he did with the Clippers in 2010 …NBA Playoffs 2014, Clippers vs. Warriors: Start time, … Read more

NBA playoffs 2014, Rockets vs. Trail Blazers: Game time, TV schedule, radio … – SB Nation

SB NationThe Trail Blazers and Rockets head into Game 4 with the road team having won the first three games. The Houston Rockets and Portland Trail Blazers have put up big offensive numbers through three games of their first-round series — two of which …LaMarcus Aldridge has taken over the NBA playoffs and Dwight Howard’s … Read more

NBA playoffs an education for players, fans, referees – azcentral

NBA playoffs an education for players, fans, refereesazcentralThe NBA playoffs are an education. Players compete against Pressure, the upper-case version. Referees learn they have the most thankless job in sports, with the possible exception of stable cleaner at Churchill Downs or caddie for Tiger Woods. Here’s … …read more Source: NBA Playoffs News From Google … Read more

Donald Sterling Racist Comments Anger L.A. Clippers, NBA (Full Transcript)

UPDATE: DONALD STERLING BANNED FOR LIFE FROM NBA: Donald Sterling’s racist ways have finally got out into the public for consumption, and the result is a collective, Cliven Bundy-racist-comments-aided bellyache that could cost him, the owner of the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers, the ability to say his team is his, at the most, and missing … Read more

Thunder vs. Grizzlies results; NBA playoffs 2014: Oklahoma City escapes … – SB Nation

SB NationGrizzlies results; NBA playoffs 2014: Oklahoma City escapes Memphis with 92-89 overtime victory. By Drew Garrison  @DrewGarrisonSBN on Apr 27 2014, 12:46a +. Andy Lyons. It wasn’t a pretty game, but the Thunder were able to secure a gritty road win …Updated Odds, Predictions for Saturday’s 1st-Round GamesBleacher ReportNBA playoffs: Thunder beat Grizzlies … Read more

Washington Wizards enjoy newfound buzz during the NBA playoffs – Washington Post

Washington PostThe Washington Wizards were a few hours from playing their first home playoff game in six years, the payoff for a painful and embarrassing road back to relevance. Zennie AbrahamZennie Abraham | Zennie Abraham or “Zennie62” is the founder of Zennie62Media which consists of zennie62blog.com and a multimedia blog news aggregator and video network, … Read more

NBA playoffs: Carter beats buzzer, sends Mavs past Spurs 109-108 – SportingNews.com

SportingNews.com“May 20th, Game 7,” said Carter, referring to an 88-87 loss to Philadelphia in the 2001 Eastern Conference finals when he was he was the dunking sensation known as “Vinsanity” with Toronto. Carter had graduated from North Carolina earlier that day …NBA playoffs 2014, Spurs vs. Mavericks: Game time, TV schedule, radio and moreSB NationVince … Read more

Donald Sterling: No surprise – ESPN

ESPNIf you’ve paid attention to the NBA before TMZ dropped an audio file of tape of what it said was a conversation between Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling and his girlfriend, then Sterling’s disparaging view of African-Americans shouldn’t come …NBA Rumors 2014: Chris Paul, Blake Griffin To Boycott NBA Playoffs? Several …International Business Times … Read more

NBA Playoff Schedule 2014: First-Round TV Info and Updated Postseason Bracket – Bleacher Report

Bleacher ReportA plethora of stunning results and jaw-dropping individual performances have the 2014 NBA playoffs off to an exciting start. But with nearly two months left to go before a champion is crowned, there’s a whole lot of action still left for fans to take …Keidel: Nets Are In The Playoffs, So Can We Please … Read more

2014 NBA Playoffs: Recapping Thursday, April 24 1st-Round Action – Bleacher Report

Bleacher ReportNow things start getting really interesting. The teams have switched venues for Game 3 of the first round of the NBA playoffs, and every one of Thursday’s matchups are tied at a game apiece. Here’s what Thursday’s slate of games looks like: Indiana …NBA playoffs 2014, Pacers vs. Hawks: Game 3 time, TV schedule … Read more

NBA playoffs: Pacers, Thunder and Clippers return home – SB Nation

NBA playoffs: Pacers, Thunder and Clippers return homeSB NationNBA playoffs: Pacers, Thunder and Clippers return home. The Pacers, Thunder and Clippers try to regain home-court advantage on Thursday night. StoryStream. Live. 3 Total Updates since April 24, 2014. Important – 3, Articles – 3, All Updates – 3 … and more …read more Source: NBA … Read more

Coaching jobs on the line – ESPN (blog)

Coaching jobs on the lineESPN (blog)In the cold reality of today’s NBA, where coach of the year awards and trips to the conference finals aren’t enough to keep jobs, it’s fair. The Pacers’ record has improved every season since he got the job in 2011. They established their initial … and more …read more Source: … Read more

LaMarcus Aldridge has taken over the NBA playoffs and Dwight Howard’s … – USA TODAY

USA TODAYHe’s here, in the NBA playoffs, where the Blazers have won consecutive road games to take a 2-0 lead on the Houston Rockets. Aldridge is here, and while he’s here after two seasons away from the playffs, he’s making sure we know it. That meant 43 …NBA Playoffs 2014: Updated Odds and Predictions for … Read more

NBA playoffs 2014, Mavericks vs. Spurs final score: Dallas crushes San Antonio … – SB Nation

SB NationThe Spurs committed every single turnover, and the Mavs routed them, winning by nearly 30 to tie the matchup between the best team in the West and a team that squeaked into the playoffs at one apiece.  Tweet Share on Twitter Share Share on Facebook …NBA Playoffs 2014, Mavericks at Spurs live stream: … Read more

NBA playoffs 2014, Bobcats vs. Heat final score: LeBron James leads Miami to … – SB Nation

SB NationChris Bosh added 20 points and was 4-for-5 from behind the arc as the Miami Heat beat the Charlotte Bobcats, 101-97, to take a commanding 2-0 series lead in the teams’ Eastern Conference playoff series. Erik Spoelstra’s swarming defense forced 11 …NBA Playoffs: Heat go up 2-0, hold off Bobcats 101-97SportingNews.comNBA Playoffs 2014, Heat … Read more

Dear, NBA Playoffs in Denver: I miss you – The Denver Post

The Denver PostI’m slouched on the couch, maybe or maybe not wearing sweatpants, solemnly singing along with the YouTube of Eric Carmen’s “All by myseeeellllllllf.” You’re the one that got away, NBA playoffs. In Denver, we’d been treated to your tantalizing beauty …Podcast: Dempsey talks Nuggets plans and NBA playoffsDenver Stiffs all 9 news articles … Read more

NBA Playoffs 2014: Updated Odds and Predictions for Wednesday’s 1st-Round … – Bleacher Report

Bleacher ReportThe 2014 NBA playoffs are set to continue on Wednesday night with three more thrilling games. The first round has been nothing short of thrilling and should get even better as these teams look to pull away or even things up in their series. The Miami …NBA Playoffs: Damian Lillard’s first postseason performance an … Read more

NBA playoffs: George Hill scores 15 in second half, Pacers even series at 1-1 – SportingNews.com

SportingNews.comINDIANAPOLIS — Paul George scored 27 points and George Hill had all 15 of his points in the second half, leading the Indiana Pacers to a 101-85 victory over the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday night in Game 2 of their first-round playoff series. The Pacers …NBA Playoff scores, results and highlights from Tuesday’s action: The … Read more

2014 NBA playoffs: Wizards head home with 2-0 series lead on the Bulls after … – Washington Post

2014 NBA playoffs: Wizards head home with 2-0 series lead on the Bulls after …Washington PostCHICAGO — The Washington Wizards had to wait six years to get back to the postseason. But they only needed two games to really get introduced to playoff basketball, with more physical play, short tempers and extreme rallies. In the … Read more

2014 NBA Playoffs: 5 reasons Arizonans should still pay attention to the NBA … – ABC15.com (KNXV-TV) (blog)

ABC15.com (KNXV-TV) (blog)PHOENIX – With the Phoenix Suns narrowly missing the postseason, many Valley fans are understandably less interested in the outcome of the 2014 NBA Playoffs than they otherwise would be. But this season’s playoffs still carry a great amount of intrigue …2014 NBA Playoffs: Recapping Sunday’s 1st-Round ActionBleacher ReportNBA Playoffs Machine LIVE blog: … Read more

NBA playoffs 2014, Wizards vs. Bulls final score: Washington survives Chicago … – SB Nation

SB NationBradley Beal shines for Washington as the Wizards take the first two games in Chicago. It took until the final 30 seconds of overtime on Tuesday night, but the Washington Wizards took Game 2 from the Chicago Bulls in stunning fashion, 101-99 …2014 NBA playoffs: Wizards’ work pays off with 2-0 series lead coming … Read more

Paul Pierce: Nets ‘soft’ in Game 2 – ESPN

Paul Pierce: Nets ‘soft’ in Game 2ESPNGarnett’s comment is in reference to Toronto general manager Masai Ujiri shouting “F— Brooklyn!” at a Raptors pep rally before Game 1 outside Air Canada Centre on Saturday. Ujiri was fined $25,000 by the NBA for the expletive. [+] Enlarge Pierce/Garnett.Raptors’ DeMar DeRozan is your newest NBA playoff starUSA … Read more