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WALTHAM, Mass. - Long after practice ended, Ray Allen was still on the court firing up jumpers. He was even making most of them.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
Charles Barkley said last night he will stop gambling, at least for now, less than a week after acknowledging he owed a $400,000 debt to a Las Vegas Strip casino.
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Phil Jasner If you think Cleveland's defense was good, Detroit's is better. And the Pistons are more likely to win one on the road. Pistons in 6.
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TIM DONAGHY'S lawyer lashed out yesterday at federal prosecutors in New York in a 36-page sentencing memorandum designed to keep the disgraced NBA referee out of jail.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
A title defense endures for the playoff-savvy San Antonio Spurs. Manu Ginobili scored 26 points, hitting four free throws in the final minute, sending the visiting Spurs to the Western Conference finals with a 91-82 victory over the New Orleans Hornets last night in Game 7 of their second-round series.
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From a 36-page letter filed yesterday in Brooklyn, N.Y., by John Lauro, attorney for disgraced NBA referee Tim Donaghy: Tim attended Cardinal O'Hara High School in Pennsylvania with Thomas Martino and James Battista, who have also been indicted in this case as a result of Tim's cooperation. Tim and Martino socialized occasionally while Tim attended Villanova and later when
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | yesterday
Paul Pierce hit a shot. Then LeBron James answered. Pierce hit another and so did James. It was like that all game long yesterday, two of the NBA's best trying to carry their teams to the next round. Pierce and the Boston Celtics succeeded, beating the visiting Cleveland Cavaliers, 97-92.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 05/17/2008
LeBron James scored 32 points - 19 in the second half - and had 12 rebounds and six assists as the Cleveland Cavaliers forced a decisive and fitting finale to this home-sweet-home playoff series with a 74-69 win last night over the visiting Boston Celtics, who have gone from regular-season road kings to postseason road kill.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
On May 16, 1980, the Los Angeles Lakers beat the 76ers, 123-107, to win the NBA title in six games.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
Tim Donaghy and two accomplices in an illegal betting ring are scheduled to be sentenced within 3 days of one another this summer after the former NBA referee's sentencing date was postponed yesterday - for a fourth time.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
SALT LAKE CITY - Happy to be home, the Utah Jazz is desperate for another chance on the road. Utah hosts Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals tonight against the Los Angeles Lakers, who lead 3-2 and can wrap it up by becoming the first road team to win in the series.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 05/16/2008
The San Antonio Spurs' Big Three came through. Now they have to win one on the road to keep their title defense alive.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
AUBURN HILLS, Mich. - The Detroit Pistons have defied NBA convention, achieving remarkable consistency with six straight trips to the conference finals without a player widely regarded as a future Hall of Famer.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
Someone is going to have to win in Boston to keep the Celtics from winning their 17th NBA title. Cleveland hopes for one more chance.
Philadelphia Inquirer (Free subscription) | 05/15/2008
BOSTON - Kevin Garnett had 26 points and 16 rebounds and Rajon Rondo added 20 points and 13 assists as the Boston Celtics beat the Cavaliers, 96-89, last night to move within a win of the Eastern Conference finals.
